UNIT 1

Question 1

besotted with (someone/something)

Answer 1

soattractedby someone or something that you are alwaysthinkingabout them

He’s absolutely besotted with Yulia - he’ll do anything she wants.

Question 2

chuffed to bits

Answer 2

very pleased about something

We were chuffed to bits when Sam won the course prize.

Question 3

despondent

Answer 3

veryunhappybecause you do notbelievethat anunpleasantsituationwillimprove

I’m becoming increasingly despondent about if I’m in the right job.

Question 4

down in the dumps

Answer 4

unhappy or without hope

She’s feeling a bit down in the dumps, so I’m trying to cheer her up.

Question 5

dumbfounded

Answer 5

sosurprisedthat you do notknowwhat to do orsay

I told them the news about Eva and they were completely dumbfounded.

PERPLEJO/A

Question 6

elated

Answer 6

extremely happy and excited

The team captain was visibly elated as she collected the trophy.

Question 7

engrossed in (something)

Answer 7

so interested or involved in something that you think about nothing else

He wasn’t listening and spent the day engrossed in his phone.

Question 8

flabbergasted

Answer 8

very surprised or shocked

We were absolutely flabbergasted when Marvin resigned.

Question 9

glued to (something)

Answer 9

looking at something and not paying attention to anything else

Max had his eyes glued to the computer screen.

Question 10

Self-reliance

Answer 10

the quality of not needing help or support from other people:

From early boyhood he learned the lesson of sturdy self-reliance.

Autosuficiencia

Question 11

go apoplectic with rage

Answer 11

to show a very, very strong feeling of anger

On hearing the judge’s decision he went apoplectic with rage.

Question 11

go ballistic

Answer 11

to become extremely angry

A customer went ballistic when I wouldn’t give her a refund.

Question 11

gross out

Answer 11

if somethinggrossesyou out, it is sounpleasantthat itmakesyoufeelill

The sight of blood totally grosses me out.

Question 12

head over heels in love (with someone)

Answer 12

loving someone very much

I’m headoverheelsinlove with him.

Question 13

petrified

Answer 13

extremelyfrightened,especiallyso that you cannot move ordecidewhat to do

I couldn’t see where I was going and I was absolutely petrified.

Question 14

repulse

Answer 14

if someone or somethingrepulsesyou, they are sounpleasantthat youfeelslightlyill when you see them orthinkabout them

We were repulsed by the disgusting smell.

Question 15

scared out of your wits

Answer 15

extremely frightened

It was a great horror film but I was scared out of my wits.

Question 16

Mumbling

Answer 16

Balbucear
Mascullar

“The woman at the desk mumbled something, but I couldn’t quite make it out.”

Question 17

Grumble

Answer 17

Quejarse/ refunfuñar

She spent the evening grumbling to me about her job.

Question 18

Don’t do justice

Answer 18

No hacer justicia

“The photos don’t do it justice, yo have to have seen it in real life”

Question 19

take/follow the path/line of least resistance

Answer 19

idiom
to choose the easiest way to do something instead of trying to choose the best way

‘Incoming administrations often prioritize domestic issues and take the path of least resistance on foreign policy.’