Difficult Words/ sayings Flashcards
to stifle a sigh
to hold back/ suppress a sigh
Wayward
difficult to control or predict because of wilful or perverse behaviour.
to marvel at something
be filled with wonder or astonishment
Imperative to your success
Important for your success
coup de grâce
finishing blow
to culminate
To reach the highest or a decisive point/ to reach the climax
shortlisted
Put on a final list from which to select
navel gazing
Spending too much time considering your own thoughts/ feelings/ problems
Introspection
the examination of your own thoughts / feelings. Self analysis. Brooding
To make for
To result in or make possible
Interrelated
to relate/ connect with each other
cognitive
Connected to thinking ( ex. the cognitive processes involved in reading)
hitch your wagon to a star
to aim high
Hitch your wagon to someone/something
Meeliften, gebruik maken van iemands succes
To think he has hung the moon and the stars
Helemaal geweldig vinden
