Exam 1 - senior year Flashcards
bubble away
?
contribute to
chip in
eroding
devastating, spending, wasting
not have enough (money)
to be strapped for (cash)
to be strapped for (cash)
not have enough (money)
at (one’s) wits’ end
At the limit of one’s mental resources; utterly at a loss.
whit’s ends
fed up with, (na rubu)
leach
pijavica
to sponge off sbd
live @ another person’s expense
retirement perks
benefits, advantages
to forfeit
give sth up, to lose, to be deprived from
a titbit
(delicious) leftover, specially attractive piece of food
do away with
- to make an end of
- to eliminate
called off
cancelled
carry out
complete, perform
to be layed off
lose job???/
turn down
refuse, reject
withdrawn
shy, reserved (povucen)
uneasy
worried about sth
bewildered
really confused (isprepadan)
Circumspect
caucious
distraught
Very upset (izbezumljen)
Overawed
careful (strahopostovanje)
-impress (someone) so much that they become silent or inhibited
Unnerved
Feeling afraid, discouraged
- obeshrabljen
Fickle
Capricious, Mercurial
evocative
Remind of something
- reminiscent, suggestive
Hindsight
understanding of a situation or event only after it has happened or developed
Ingrained
Bilt in
Reminisce (about)
recall, remember
Recollection
memory, remembrance, impression, reminiscence
Breakdown
- retreat,
- failure, collapse, disintegration
Stand up to
Face boldly
See something through
You doing something despite difficulties
See-through versus
Give up
To come down to
The most important aspect of something
Come from
Originate from
Pass something on
Give something to next-generation
Account for
Be responsible for something
Make up (your mind)
Decide
Break it down into its constituent parts
divide into core (essential) parts
Looking into
Research
Come up with
Conclude
Get away with something
Not be punished
Work it out
Solve, find answer
Come across
Bump into somebody or something
Go for somebody
attack
Pass out
faint
Put up with something
Tolerate, bear, handle
Set off
?
strive to
- try very hard
- try, fight for
WITTED
duhovit, funny, Jocular
let somebody down
betray
Do something up
redecorate
Get around to doing something
Find time to do something
Put somebody up
Provide food and shelter
Get through to somebody
Difficult to reach somebody
Action-packed
full of activity or exciting events
hearthwarming
making you feel happy, usually because other people are being kind
Quick-witted
able to think of good ideas or good answers quickly
Cool-headed
always staying calm in difficult situations
run-down 1
1 so tired that you do not feel well
run-down 2
2 in bad condition because no one has spent money on repairs
Narrow-minded vs.
tolerant