Mixt part 2

Question 1

Seguir el ritmo

Answer 1

Keep up with (trans)

Stay level with, go as fast as

He raced ahead of me and I couldn’t keep up with him

Question 2

Permitir que alguien sepa algo

Answer 2

Let SO in on ST (trans)

Allow to know about

He promised to let me in on the secret

Question 3

Recordar, mirar hacia el pasado

Answer 3

Look back on (trans)

Remember, reminisce about

Occasionally he would look back on his time as a long-haired hippy

Question 4

Inventar, imaginar

Answer 4

Make up (trans)

Invent, create, come up with

You should be a writer, you make up such interesting stories

Question 5

Compensar por

Answer 5

Make up for (trans)
Compensate for


He made up for her absence by working overtime

Question 6

Despedir, decir adiós

Answer 6

See off (trans)

Say good-bye to, bid farewell to

He came to the airport with me to see me off

Question 7

Sustituir, reemplazar

Answer 7

Stand in for (trans)

Step in for (trans)

Substitute, replace temporarily

Your teacher had an emergency so I will stand in for her for this class

Question 8

Defender, alzarse en defensa de

Answer 8

Stand up for (trans)

Defend

We must all stand up for what we believe in

Question 9

Hacer frente, enfrentarse

Answer 9

Stand up to (trans)

Confront

The best form of defence is attack. Stand up to whoever is nasty to you

Question 10

Erosionar(se), desgastar(se), borrar(se)

Answer 10

Wear away (trans) (intrans)

Decrease, erode, wash out

The wind and rain wear away the stone of buildings