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withdrawn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
Self assured
Very confident
Thirst-quench
?????
thick skinned
Not care what somebody thinks
Light-hearted
funny (movie)
cut-price ticket
Discount
As to=
About
Fair-skinned
pale
Narrow-minded
disliking or not interested in ideas or cultures different from your own
shoe-string budget
do not have a lot of funding
heart-throb
a man who is very attractive, especially a young movie actor or pop singer
Watch TV to UNWIND
To relax
WELL-DRAWN tv character
Portrayed very complexly
State verbs:
believe, belong, enjoy, Forget, love, hate,prefer, remember, understand, one
wail
make a long, high cry of pain
dismal
Miserable, Unhappy
to hack
- cut, chop
- Cut with hough, heavy blows
baffled
Confused
to smudge
Make a dirty mark
vicious
cruel & agressive
tinkle
Light, high ringing sound
Scramble
Move quickly or awkwardly up a steep slope or over rough ground by using one’s hands as well as one’s feet
mimic
copy in a funny way what somebody does, the way sbd speaks
a gale of hysteria
To sound of people laughing uncontrollably
twitch
Make a sudden, small movement without meaning to
Draw oneself up
stand up to one’s full
obscurley
For a reason that was difficult to identify
a snub
an insult
apprehensive
anxious, worried, uneasy
disillusioned
disappointed in someone or something that one discovers to be less good than one had believed:
elated
thrilled, delighted, very happy
accessible
available, usable
apprehensive
afraid, concerned, suspicious
back down
give up
by and large
1 altogether
2 generally
3 usually
categorically
trully, exactly
disenchanted
let down
disillusioned
disappointed
disoriented
lost
for the time being
1 during
2 meanwhile
gravely
deaply, grately
loosely
aproximately
make up mind
1 decide
2 agree
once in a while
occasionally
onwards
ahead, forward
overwhelmed
affected, beaten
paradoxically
conflicting
partial
incomplete
perplexed
confused, bewildered
petrified
1 hardened
2 terrified
promptly
immediately
recollection
remembrance, memory
remorseful
guilty, ashamed
resolutely
bravely, decisivly
supposedly
seemingly
swiftly
quickly
tense
under pressure
thereby
by that
thus
so
time after time
over and over
trait
characteristic
traumatic
frightening
utight
nervous
absent-minded
tending to forget things or to not notice things
action-packed
full of activity and excitment
all time
for now and forever
buff
sandy color
cold-blooded
cruel or callous
covet
desire strongly
edgy
nervous
escapism
avoidance
exhilarate
make very happy
far-fetched
hard to believe
get into something
absorb, get
get down
descend, to bring down
gripping
Jagged, opp. Of dull
gross
large, fat
hair-rising
breathtaking
hearth-throb
sweethearth
maroon
abandon
light-hearthed
carefree, untroubled
resent
be angry about
sequel
conclusion
third rate
miserable
wacky
acting crazy
Time after time
Repeatedly
At the time
Then
For the time being
For now
Any moment now
Very soon
The whole time
All the time
Endless
Never ending
Once in a while
Occasionally
Not for a moment
?
At once
Immediately
In the end
Finally
Ungracious
Lacking charm and good taste
Scramble
Move quickly and with difficulty using hands to help
