Lesson series 4 Flashcards

1
Q

to postpone

A

to procrastinate

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2
Q

to do things immediately

A

to seize the moment

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3
Q

New Year’s resolutions

A

out with the old, in with the new

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4
Q

How did you celebrate New Year’s eve?

A

How did you ring in the New Year?

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5
Q

Volhouden New Year’s resolutions

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To keeping TO New Year’s resolutions

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6
Q

People hate Christmas

A

People really dread Christmas

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7
Q

Rewarding

A

Gratifying

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8
Q

His urge for cigarettes

A

His yearning/craving for cigarettes

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9
Q

High class, to be moneyed

A

posh (neutral connotation)

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10
Q

sociaal onhandig

A

socially impaired

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11
Q

stressless

A

the pressure’s off

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12
Q

iets indienen voor een prijsvraag

A

To submit an entry for a compitition

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13
Q

meedoen aan een prijsvraag

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to enter a contest/competition

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14
Q

een abonnement nemen

A

to subscribe to a magazine/internet provider

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15
Q

overindulged

A

eaten and drunk too much

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16
Q

self-restraint

A

ability to control ourselves

17
Q

self-denial

A

not allowing yourself to have what you want

18
Q

stick to

A

keep doing

19
Q

a brisk walk

A

quick and active

20
Q

willpower

A

the ability to do things you don’t want to or not do things you do want to do

21
Q

weak-willed

A

without self-control

22
Q

to stay on the straight and narrow

A

do what we should do