New Vocabulary and phrases Flashcards
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soportar
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to tolerate / to put up with something/somebody|
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groserias
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swear words/ rude words
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tener sentido
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to make sense
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todo el mundo
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everyone/everybody
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Esperar
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to wait/hope/expect
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a new person in a company or a group
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a newbie
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techo
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roof
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techo (inside)
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ceiling
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colegio
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school
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multa
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a fine
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soborno
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Suggested phrases: “You’re going to get both of us in trouble.” “The boss is very suspicious.” “I really need you to do me a favour.” “This is an emergency.”
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amenaza
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a threat
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amenazar
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to threaten
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zone comoda
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comfort zone
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lengua materna
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mother tongue / native language
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traba lenguas
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tongue twister
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torneo
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tournament
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juego de palabras
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a play on words / wordplay
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problems at the beginning of a new job or a project
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teething problems
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to keep somebody alert/ready
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to keep somebody on their toes
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a surprising and unexpected action or event
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a curveball (OR to throw a curveball at somebody)
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to do something very well or perfectly
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to nail something
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agradable
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pleasing
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genero (of a movie)
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genre
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genero (of a person or animal etc)
gender
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un personaje
a character
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salvar algo
to save something
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conjunto
a building complex
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derritir
to melt
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frijoles
beans
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mani
peanuts
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apoyar
to support
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jabon
soap
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sopa
soup
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moda
fashion
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telenovela
a soap opera
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imponer
to force s/b, to make s/b do s/t
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congelado
frozen
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traer
to bring
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a mistake made when typing.....
a typo
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anunciada
foretold (formal english)
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a pesar de
although/ despite/ in spite of
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pico y placa
licence plate restriction
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plano
flat
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doblado (movies)
dubbed
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estar acostumbrado
To get used to/to be used to/ to be accustomed to
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los llanos
the plains/ the flatlands
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bachilerato
middle/high school
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mochilero
a backpacker
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to use your thumb when you need a ride
to hitchhike
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to learn/to try to meet many women/to collect s/b
to pick up
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to bring somebody somewhere in your car/bike
a lift/ a ride
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fundador
a founder
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socio
a partner (a wife or a business partner)
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bienestar
wellbeing
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el futuro inmediato
the immediate future (short-term future)
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cultura machista
a macho culture
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hacer un esfuerzo
a couples days ago I parked my ferrari in a prohibit spot and a police guy give me a fine, I felt terrible because I have to pay this new bill.
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hacer algunas cosas personales
to do some personal stuff
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en los ultimos/proximos años
in the last/next FEW years
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con mucho gusto
You're welcome
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de nada
i need to pick up Isabelle from the airpor
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ladron
thief/robber
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solo tengo un billete de 50 dolares
I only have a 50 dollar bill/note
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la razon de eso
The reason FOR that
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my day was tranquilo....
My day was QUIET
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doblar (clothes)
to fold
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a very basic house. No water, toilet etc
a shack
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to tell somebody the information they missed due to vacations etc
to fill s/b in on s/t
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when you really dislike s/b or s/t (clue: Jorge's wife and pizza)
'I can't stand (the sight/ smell/taste) of it/him/them
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to allow s/b to use your internet data from their phone
to hotspot s/b (verb)
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Cucuta has a lot of virus cases, so it's a virus ______
hotspot (noun)
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opposite of a vacation
staycation
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when there is a lot of people (adj)
crowded (adj)
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when there is a lot of people (noun)
crowd (noun)
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el pregunto al gerente
He asked the manager
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el pidio ayuda
he asked for help
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somebody who is clever, maybe with technology....
savvy (adj)
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if the price of something goes from $1 to $0.80, the price has.......
to decrease/ to reduce
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if a business collapses (nokia for example)
Nokia bombed, nokia crashed
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law requiring people to stay at home cos of coronavirus
obligatory isolation
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Jorge smoked a couple of cigarettes, why?
to look cool
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a word or phrase that is very popular lately....
a buzz word
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a person who works in a drug store is a ................
pharmacist / chemist
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cajero/a ......(or in a supermarket, we might say ......)
cashier (checkout girl/guy in a supermarket)
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I ________ not studying harder in college.
to regret
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la cuenta, please
the bill (Euro) / the check (USA)
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Ricardo _____ food ______ for his cats before he goes to the office.
to leave s/t out
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Pudieron find some facemasks
they were able to find some (not: they could find some)
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I usually ............... the office at 6pm
leave
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I occasionally .............. with my friends for a few beers.
go out
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another word for a plan.....
an arrangement
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sometimes politicians give poor people things for free.......a sandwich, toilet paper etc...
a care package
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not a neckache, but a ......
a pain in my neck/a sore neck
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Something to put all my books on,....
a shelf
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Quiero ver las noticias
I want to watch the news
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to advise/encourage
to urge
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I was about to say something, but ricardo......
he took the words out of my mouth
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to accomplish 2 things at the same time more or less
to kill 2 birds with 1 stone
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......
a news report
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I can't believe that youtuber ______ the toilet bowl
To lick
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We received a message ___ ________ _____ the state governor
on behalf of
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ponerse moreno
to get a tan
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piel bronceada/trigueña
tanned skin
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...
the majority
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...
foreigner
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apetecer
to fancy
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estoy pensando en viajar
i'm thinking of/about travelling
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chocolate (pronunciation)
(choclat)
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casa por carcel
house arrest
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disponibilidad
availability
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comodo
comfortable - comfterble
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albondigas
meatballs
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when you can't speak clearly because it feels like something is stuck in your throat
to have a frog in your throat
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a place where elderly people often live
a nursing home
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to protect someone or something from pain or an unpleasant situation...clue - Quarantine
to cocoon
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To meet an old friend or acquaintance to exchange stories about what's happening in your lives since you last met.
to catch up with s/b
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to increase rapidly
to surge
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to increase super rapidly!
to skyrocket
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the thing you receive from servientrega.....
a parcel
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to block a street, a sink...clue: phrasal verb
to clog up
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a task that takes a lot of time is .....
time-consuming
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i prefer to go to the store to ___ ___ the clothes
to try on
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peluca
a wig
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caos
chaos
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tomar sol
to sunbathe
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la bodega of a store
a storeroom
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i like to be ___ _______ (punctual)
On time
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he arrived at the last possible opportunity (he arrived just __ _____)
in time
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.....
cherished
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......
household chores (or just chores)
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synonym for approximately.....
roughly
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another way of saying 'an approximate figure....'
a rough figure
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aggressive, violent
rough (adjective)
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the last past of a masters or a phd (nightmare!)
thesis
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the russians ______ the American presidential election
to rig or to fix
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to begin doing something
to take s/t up (again)
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what tense do we usually use with since/for?
the present perfect
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......
every other (second) month/day/class
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to overthink something
to dwell on s/t ......
| ´Maybe it was better not to dwell on it, he decided.´´
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an escape or a vacation
a getaway
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if a company approaches you about working for them, they are ....... you
to headhunt s/b ....... 'She was headhunted by starbucks, because they loved the work she did for S4N.'
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albahaca
basil
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synonym of tolerate....
to handle....... 'I can't handle horror movies, they freak me out.'
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under pressure
under the pump/cosh
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.....
grand
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....
what's the craic? (ah not much / ah grand)
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........
let's get down to business /get underway
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.....
javelin
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to go too far, to behave inappropriately
cross the line
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really, really heavy rain
a downpour
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hot, sweaty, sticky weather
humid
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balacera
a stray bullet
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....
crossfire
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phrasal verb meaning to buy phone credit
to top up
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a gifted young person
a prodigy
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.....
tap (UK) or faucet (USA)
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to manage to get past or through something that is in your way
to break through
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mas facil
easier
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.......
to keep an eye on s-b or s.t
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.....
to keep an eye out for s.b or s.t
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......
to dust off the cobwebs
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.....
to be old school
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.....
fun vs funny
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.....
an increible feat
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......
to sleep on s.t
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......
to dub s.b (he was dubbed 'the man mountain'
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.....
to bring s.b up to speed
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.....starvation/bankrupcy
to keep the wolf from the door
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...... to keep a secret
to keep s.t under your hat
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....
to go the extra mile
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......
heart was in my mouth
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....
once in a blue moon
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..
over the moon
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......
to have your heart in your mouth
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difference between go out and hang out......
to hang out (with friends)
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....
my head is pounding
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....
to be fed up (with s/t or s/b)
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....
to blow ones mind
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.....
to catch s/b out
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esposas
handcuffs
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....
to let the cat out of the bag
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to like s.t or s.b or a place
to be fond of ...... 'I'm quite fond of Cali/waffles/Claudia
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trancon
a traffic jam
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to emphasise s/t
to stress s/t
