Lesson series 4 Flashcards
(22 cards)
to postpone
to procrastinate
to do things immediately
to seize the moment
New Year’s resolutions
out with the old, in with the new
How did you celebrate New Year’s eve?
How did you ring in the New Year?
Volhouden New Year’s resolutions
To keeping TO New Year’s resolutions
People hate Christmas
People really dread Christmas
Rewarding
Gratifying
His urge for cigarettes
His yearning/craving for cigarettes
High class, to be moneyed
posh (neutral connotation)
sociaal onhandig
socially impaired
stressless
the pressure’s off
iets indienen voor een prijsvraag
To submit an entry for a compitition
meedoen aan een prijsvraag
to enter a contest/competition
een abonnement nemen
to subscribe to a magazine/internet provider
overindulged
eaten and drunk too much
self-restraint
ability to control ourselves
self-denial
not allowing yourself to have what you want
stick to
keep doing
a brisk walk
quick and active
willpower
the ability to do things you don’t want to or not do things you do want to do
weak-willed
without self-control
to stay on the straight and narrow
do what we should do
