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1
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Awe

To be in owe of sth.

A

A feeling of a great respect.

When I got to the top of the mountain, I was in owe of the view.

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Somewhat

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A bit

More than a little but not very much

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Ordeal

Something is/was an ordeal.

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A terrible or painful experience that continues for period of time.
Those 7 years studying engineering was a grueling ordeal.

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Grueling

A

Terrible

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Baffled

To be baffled

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Confused

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Bewildering
Bewildered

I am bewildered.
This question is bewildering.

A

Confusing

Confused

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Feat

A

An impressive achievement

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Fare

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Be successful

“Farewell party”

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Frantic

To be frantic

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Extremely worried and frightened.

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10
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Give 4 synonyms to hate.

A

Dislike, loathe, detest, can’t stand.

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11
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Handcuffs

A

Algemas

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12
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What is a gate-crasher?

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Smb who goes to a party without an invitation.

Penetra

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13
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What’s the expression “To pull someone’s leg”?

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To trick smb

Joke smb

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14
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Parts of a tree
Trunk
Bark
Branch

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Trunk = Tronco
Bark = Casca
Branch = Galho
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15
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Give the definition of “Blunt”

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No sharp (e.g. a knife)

James Blunt

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16
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What is “Attic”?

Tip: It’s a part of a house.

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It’s the top of the house, above the ceiling.

Sótão

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17
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Splitting headache

A

A strong headache.

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18
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Provide the formal word for:

to go

A

to depart

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19
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Provide the formal word for:

to stop

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to cease

to halt

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20
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Provide the formal word for:

to show

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to present

to demonstrate

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21
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Provide the formal word for:

to live

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to reside

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Provide the formal word for:

to help

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to assist
to aid
to support

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Provide the formal word for:

to begin

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to commence

to initiate

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24
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Provide the formal word for:

to want

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to desire

would like

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25
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Provide the formal word for:

to get

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recieve
obtain
purchase
gain
acquaire
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26
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Provide the formal word for:

wrong

A

incorrect

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27
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Provide the formal word for:

empty

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vacant

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28
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Provide the formal word for:

cheap

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inexpensive
affordable
cost-effective

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29
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Provide the formal word for:

better

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good

improved

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30
Q

Provide the formal word for:

enough

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sufficient

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31
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Provide the formal word for:

whole

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entire

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32
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Provide the formal word for:

Before

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prior to

previous

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33
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Provide the formal word for:

rigth

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correct

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34
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Provide the formal word for:

about

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approximately
regarding
concerning

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35
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Provide the INFORMAL linking word for:

therefore

A

so

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36
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Provide the INFORMAL linking word for:

moreover

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also

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37
Q

Provide the INFORMAL linking word for:

nevertheless

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anyway

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38
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Provide the INFORMAL linking word for:

in order to

A

to

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39
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Provide the INFORMAL linking word for:

futhermore

A

plus
also
too

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40
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Provide the INFORMAL linking word for:

however

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but

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41
Q

Body action:

to tremble

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to tremble with fear/excitement

body shakes

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Body action:

to shudder

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to shudder at the thought of sth

body shakes

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43
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Body action:

to shiver

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to shiver when you are cold

Body shakes

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44
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Body action:

to quiver

A

To quiver of fear.

Body shakes

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45
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giggling (n)
to giggle (v)
A

the laugh young children make.

E.g. The teacher said it wasn’t funny and she should stop giggling.

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46
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whining (n)
to whine (v)
A

If you whine, especially as a child, you complain or express disappointment or unhappiness repeatedly.
To whine about sth
E.g. The child kept whining that she had a smaller cake than her sister.

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47
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sighed (n)
to sigh (v)
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to breathe out slowly and noisily, expressing, relief tiredness, sadness, disapointed, pleasure, etc
To sigh with relief.
E.g. He sighed whit sadness over all the old friends he had lost.
She sighed deeply and sat down

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wail (n)
to wail (v)
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to make a long, high cry, usually because of pain or sadness, distress/depression.
E.g. When the little girl’s ice cream dropped into the gutter, she started to wail in distress.

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49
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rumbling (n)
to rumble (v)
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The stomach sound when hungry

E.g. I hadn’t eaten anything all day and my stomach kept rumbling.

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50
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buzzing (n)

to buzz

A

vibration-related noise.
to make a continuous, low sound such as the one a bee makes.
E.g. The fly buzzing against the window made it difficult to concentrate.

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51
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to groan

A

similar to sigh but with rumble

old people do

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52
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to patronise sb

patronising (adj)

A

When you talk to sb as if they were a child/stupid, but they aren’t

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53
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Naive

/naíííve/

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Innocent

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54
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poor, lack of funds

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skint

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55
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experiencing cash flow problems

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not having enough money to pay the bills

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56
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outstanding debts

A

money you owe people

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57
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pound

A

quid

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58
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ten-pound note

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tenner

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59
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spend money extravagantly

A

splash out

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60
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unwilling to spend money

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stingy

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61
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on a low salary

A

paid peanuts

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62
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outgoings

A

money that has to be regularly spent

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63
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purchases

A

things you buy

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64
Q

1st Terrence rule?

A preposition is followed by

A

noun

ing

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65
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sth is paramount

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important

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66
Q

Give synonyms to important

A

essential, vital, paramount, crucial, necessary

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67
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1) adj + ___ (white rabbit)
2) adv + ___ (hastily devoured)
3) adv + ___ (really angry)
4) adv + ___ (unfortunately I couldn`t go)
5) adv + ___ (really quickly)

A

1) noun
2) verb
3) adjective
4) clause
5) adverb

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68
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hastily

A

very quick

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69
Q

Synonym to

Many

A

Numerous

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70
Q

To have tact (n)
To be tactful (adj)
To be tactless (adj)

A

When you communicate in a way that doesn’t hurt other people’s feelings.
You choose your words carefully.

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71
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juvenile (adj)

/juvnàiou/

A

immature

childish

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72
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childlike (adj)

A

Innocence

In a good meaner

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73
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Naive

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Innocent, silly

In a bad meaner

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74
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Youthful (adj)

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Appearance you look young to your age

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75
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puerile

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Juvenile, immature, childish

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76
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myth

A

Mito

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77
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Will (n)

A

Testamento

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78
Q

Inheritance

A

Herança

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79
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to pledge sth

A

to promise to do sth

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80
Q

thorough (adj)

/tóura/

A

Complete, very detailed, no gap

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81
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Thrilling

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Really exciting

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82
Q

Utter (negative)

/atar/

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Completely, totally failure

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83
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To put sth up

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To build sth (a house/structure)

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84
Q

To dismantle

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To break sth back into its components

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85
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To take/pull sth apart

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To disassemble

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86
Q

Sth makes me flip

A

It makes angry

Piss me of

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87
Q

To seethe

A

With rage/anger, about to loose your control

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88
Q

To lose ones cool.

I lost my cool.

A

I lost my temper.

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89
Q

Barefoot

A

No shoes

Descalço

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90
Q

To Struggle

A

To Fight

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91
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Leap of

Leaping of

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To jump

92
Q

Synonym of weird, strange

A

Odd

93
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Synonym of chances (%)

A

Odds

94
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Daunt

Daunting

A

Scare, frighten, intimidate

95
Q

Drown

A

Afogar

96
Q

Endeavor (n,v)

A

Esforçar

97
Q

Flaws

A

Weaknesses

98
Q

Reckless

A

Careless

Descuidado

99
Q

1-Fancy (v)
Do you dance a beer?

2-Fancy (adj)
It’s a fancy restaurant.

A

1-want to

2-very elaborated thing, expensive, luxurious

100
Q

Yearn (v);
/iârn/
Yearned

E.g. Yearn to discover sth

A

Desire

101
Q

Synonym to confess

A

Admit

102
Q

Synonym of confess

A

Admit

103
Q

Synonym for “not enough”

A

Insufficient

104
Q

Synonym for “busy”

A

-Snow/snowed under
-Deluge/deluged
E.g. I’ve been snowed under/ deluged with work
-Up to my ears
E.g. I’ve been up to my ears in work

105
Q

Synonym to refund

A

Reimburse

106
Q

Synonym to “surprised”

A

Astonished

107
Q

Synonym to “annoying”

A

Irritating

108
Q

To sort sth out

A

Resolve sth

109
Q

To get one’s act together

A

Stop being disorganized and do the right thing

110
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Take part

A

Participante

111
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Uneasy

A

Uncomfortable

112
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eerie (adj)

ˈi(ə)rē

A

weird

113
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taunting

A

Provocando

114
Q

It’s a pity (that)…

A

É uma pena…

115
Q

Synonym to “waste”

A

to squander

squander time/money/resources

116
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What is the preposition?

to do sth ____ a random.

A

at

117
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to fall short of sth

A

being so close sth

E.g: I just fell short of winning in the lottery.

118
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tipsy (adj)

A

A little drunk

E.g: Are you tipsy?

119
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misanthrope (n)

A

Sb who hates and avoids people.

120
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unassuming (adj)

A

showing no desire to be noticed or given special treatment.

E.g: He is quite unassuming…

121
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inadvertently (adj)

A

without realizing what are you doing.

E.g: I inadvertently picked up someone else’s baggage…

122
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disgruntled (adj)

A

angry or dissatisfied/disappointed because things have not happened in the way you wanted

123
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insipid (adj)

A

tasteless food

124
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nondescript (adj)

A

Very ordinary and not interesting

Common appearance

125
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nonchalant (adj)

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behaving calmly and not seeming interested in what’s going on around them

126
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to look down on sb/sth

A

you think that sb/sth is inferior or very low quality, and you are better

127
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to make the ends meet

A

to have just enough money to buy the essential things you need

128
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Janitor (n,p)

Janitorial services

A

Who cleans office and buildings.

Similar to cleaner.

129
Q

to see sth at first hand

A

to see sth with your own eyes

130
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riots

A

Violent public disorder

131
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to bounce back

A

to recover

get better

132
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to branch out

A

to try sth new, that is unrelated to the original/core value.
To diversify

133
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to shake up

A

changing, but with good intention.

134
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to bring on

to bring sth on

A

to create

135
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to match up with sth

A

be the same

136
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Engolir

A

Swallow

137
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Mastigar

A

Chew

138
Q

Soluço

A

Hiccups

139
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sham (n)

A

fraud

140
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Flabbergasted

Gob smacked

A

Surprised

141
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Opposit of persuade

A

dissuade sb from doing sth

142
Q

I dread to think…

A

I’m afraid to imagine…

143
Q

What are the 5 senses?

A

Sight, sound, smell, taste, touch

144
Q

To puncture a tire/ ballon

A

Furar

145
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Synonym of boring

A

Dull

146
Q

to grate a cheese

cheese greater

A

ralar

ralador

147
Q

scrape /scrêp/

graze /grêz/

A

ralado (pele)

Wound

148
Q

to boss sb around

stop bossing me around

A

To give orders like a boss, but you aren’t

149
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Palate

/pálet/

A

Paladar

150
Q

Teetotaller

A

Who doesn’t drink alcohol

151
Q

Ripe /raipe/

Unripe

A

Maduro (frutas e vegetais)

152
Q

Soggy (adj)

A

wet + unpleasant

Eg: soggy vegetables

153
Q

Kitsch (adj)

A

Brega

154
Q

Naughty (adj)

A

Atrevido

155
Q

to blackmail

A

Chantagem

Chantagear

156
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Dounting (adj)

A

Challenging

Scaring

157
Q

Embrace (v)

A

Hug, cuddle

158
Q

dawn
/don/
to dawn on sb
It’s just dawn on me

A

to realize sth

159
Q

Synonym of live, reside, inhabit

A

Dwell

160
Q

dawn /don/

A

Verb: alvorecer, amanhecer, despontar
Noun: amanhecer, madrugada, aurora

161
Q

dusk

A

Noun: crepúsculo, escuridão, sombra
Verb: escurecer, obscurecer, sombrear
Adj: escuro, sombrio, obscuro

162
Q

Tooth peak

A

Palito de dente

163
Q

Peg

Wooden pegs

A

Pregador de roupa

164
Q

Tenant (n)

/ténânt/

A

inquilino

Aluga residência

165
Q

Neat (adj)

A

Arrumado, limpo

166
Q

Thorough (adj) /forá/
Thoroughly (adv)

Clean the house thoroughly.
Have a thorough understanding.

A

Completo

Completamente

167
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Spotless (adj)

E.g: Spotless cleaning

A

Impecável

168
Q

Shuttle (n)

/shârou/

A

Transporte

169
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clutter (n)

A

a lot of objects

My desk is full of clutter.

170
Q

replenish(v)

A

reabastecer

171
Q

glare (light)

A

unpleasantly bright or strong light

Tinted windows will reduce the sun’s glare

172
Q

unclutter (v) sth

Unclutter your wallet

A

Esvaziar / organizar

173
Q

stink (v,present)

stank (past simple)

A

ferder

fedia

174
Q

tenant (n)

A

Inquilino

renter, lodger, lessee

175
Q

porch

A

varanda

176
Q

Plethora (n)

A

abundância
A large or excessive amount of sth.
A plethora of committees and subcommittees.

177
Q

redeem (v)

A

resgatar

Redeem my Groupon voucher.

178
Q

crave (v)

A

desire

179
Q

Step out

Stepped out /stéped out/

A

Get out
Got out
Sair

180
Q

unwind

/an uái de/

A

Relax

181
Q

Blush (adj)

You make me blush

A

Shy, embarrassed, change skin color

182
Q

Likelihood (n)

A

Probability, possibility

183
Q

virtually (adj)

A

practically

My job is virtually done.

184
Q

Wasp (n)

A

Vespa, marimbondo

185
Q

Slam (v)

Stop slamming the dor

A

Bater, fechar com força.

186
Q

Nasty(adj)

A

Unpleasant, disagreeable, desagradável

187
Q

Lousy (adj)

A

Nasty, disgusting, dirty, grubby

Nojento

188
Q

shatter (v)

A

Break, crack, smash, destroy

189
Q

flimsy (adj) /flínzi/

A

fragile

190
Q

bummer

A

que pena

191
Q

hooked

I’m totally hooked

A

Addicted

Viciado

192
Q

Pay up front

A

Pay in advance

193
Q

award wage

A

minimum wage, salary

194
Q

Procurement (n)

A

Purchase

195
Q

shortfall (n)

A

deficit, wantage (carência), shortage

196
Q

culprit (n)

A

culpado

197
Q

syrup (n)
Medicine
Cough syrup

A

Xarope

198
Q

fell like (v)

A

want, will, desire

She does not fell like living in Australia

199
Q

caught flat footed

A

caught unprepared, taken by surprise.

The reporter’s question caught the President flat-footed

200
Q

greed (adj)

A

Ganância

201
Q

warp (v)

Frequently the parts eventually warped in the over

A

Bent, twist

202
Q

stain (n)

Stain in the leather

A

mancha

203
Q

For your sake

A

Para seu bem

204
Q

Hiding place.

I gotta find a hiding place for my money.

A

Esconderijo

205
Q

Awake

Are you awake?

A

Acordado

206
Q 
Gather
Get together 
Gathering
I’m gathering my stuff
Put yourself together
A

Juntar
Reunir
Recuperar-se

207
Q

That God speak to you.

A

God protect you

208
Q

Similar to “Very good”

A 
Brilliant
Terrific
Splendid
Excellent
Outstanding
209
Q

Similar to “Very cute”

A

Adorable
Lovely
Admirable

210
Q

Collision

Car collision.

A

Batida, acidente

211
Q

Loom (v)

Tide looms

A

Stand up
Elevar-se
Agigantar-se

212
Q

Knackered (v)

Jesus, I’m knackered.

A

So tired, exhausted

213
Q

Beat it

A

Go away immediately

214
Q

Beauty is in the eye of beholder

A

Different people have different opinion about what is beautiful

215
Q

He’s self made

A

Ele apareceu/surgiu do nada

216
Q

Kick out

You are kicking me out.

A

Expulsar

217
Q

To take steps

I will have to take steps against it.

A

Tomar providências

218
Q

Break up
Break the word up in syllables.
Break them up.

A

Separate

219
Q

Get a grip

A

To recover oneself’s control

220
Q

Pumped

I’m super pumped.

A

Empolgado

Eu estou empolgado.

221
Q

Stop sillin

A

Pare de bobeira

222
Q

You rock

A

Você é demais

223
Q

You mocking me?

A

Você está brincando com a minha cara?

Você está zombando de mim?

224
Q

Have a point.

A

Esteja certo em algo

225
Q

Get the hang of

A

Learn how to do or operate something

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