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Vocabulary August 9th Flashcards

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fall in(to) place

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(1) To suddenly make sense. (2) To produce an ideal or desired outcome.

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out of the blue

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Completelyunexpectedly.

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go downhill

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Tosteadilyworsen.

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on the cards

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Verylikelyorcertaintohappen,occur,ortakeplace.

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the rest is history

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Everyoneknowshowtherestofthestorygoes.

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a change of heart

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Achangeinone’sopinionorfeelingsonamatter.

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make haste

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To hurry or hasten

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finicky

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Insistingcapriciouslyongettingjustwhatonewants;difficulttoplease;fastidious

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tend to

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Ocuparse de - please tend to these customers

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nightfall

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anochecer

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shed

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cabaña - also as woodshed

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conveyor belt

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cinta transportadora

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to hatch

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Are the eggs hatching?

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pickle

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(1) pepinillo/encurtido; also as a verb, “encurtir” (2) to be in a pretty pickle (slang): To be in a troublesome situation.

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shack

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Choza, casucha

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hitch a ride

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Solicitafreeride,especiallybyhitchhiking

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adamant

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Notwillingtochangeone’sopinion,purpose,orprinciples;unyielding.

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clearance

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(1) Aspacecleared;aclearing (2) Autorización (ej. aduanas)

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lax

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Security was totally lax last time i was here

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lever

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palanca; also “to lever something open”

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shabby

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gastado, muy usado (raído). Also as bad, unfair: what a shabby way of trating him.

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oaf

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rude/clumsy person

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amend

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Please amend they to them in this sentence

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budge

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The closed door won’t even budge if we push it.

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good riddance

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Anexpressionusedwhenoneispleasedthatsomeoneorsomethingisleavingorstopping.Ashortenedversionofthephrase”goodriddancetobadrubbish.”

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steeple

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torre, caampanario, aguja

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tingle

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cosquilleo, hormigueo

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distraught

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consternado, angustiado

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prowl

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merodear, rondar. Usually followed by “for.”

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shortly

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We’ll arrive shortly

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dependable

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formal, de confianza, con quien se puede contar

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dizzy

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de mareo - he went uphill in zigzags, he looked dizzy

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weigh up

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considerar, ponderar

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outweigh

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Forhim, religious principlesoutweighallotherconsiderations.

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outperform

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perform better than, be more profitable than

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ominous

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Menacing;threatening; foreboding evil

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earnest

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Showingorexpressingsincerityorseriousness

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lofty

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many uses; see linguee.com

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actionable

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Relatingtoorbeinginformationthatallowsadecisiontobemadeoractiontobetaken, Capable of being put into practice.

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harrowing

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desgarrador, angustioso, terrible

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fair enough

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(Thatis)reasonable,understandable,oragreeable.(Canbeusedasanadjectiveorasastandalonestatement.)

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get-go

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Thebeginning;outset. Eg: You’ll start speaking Portuguese from the get-go

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My sense is …

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I think that …

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on the same page

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Weallneedtobeonthesamepagebeforewetrytopresentthiscomplexideatotheboss.

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gear up

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Toreadyoneself,someone,orsomethingforsomething.

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back on (one’s) feet

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Ingoodhealthagainafteraperiodofinjuryorillness. No longer in a precarious financial situation. Eg: He went to Uganda because he wanted to get the country back on its feet.

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topple

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overthrow (government, dictator)

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plush

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He bought a plush dog to his daughter

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Scared to death

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He was scared to death when I entered the room without here noticing

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run away

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My depression run away

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spring into action

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Tobegindoingsomethingorbecomeactivesuddenlyandveryquickly. Eg: When Emily Gellis hears rumors of people suffering horrible side effects from a trendy diet she springs into action.

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get (one’s) hands dirty

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“Mancharse las manos”

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shoot up, rocket

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Crecer mucho, disparase (go up quickly)

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line up

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Alinearse

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on and off

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occasionally;erratically;nowandagain. Also: Irresolute; wavering in certainty or constancy; inconsistent. Eg: Mike and I were pretty serious for about a year, but our relationship has been off and on ever since we graduated.

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shatter

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He had his dream shattered

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once in a while

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Occasionally;sometimes.

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blot out

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I wish I could blot him out of my mind

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mind-blogging

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mentally or emotionally exciting or overwhelming

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no-holds-barrel

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free of restrictions or hampering conventions. Eg: Matt’s show gives you a no-holds-barred take on today’s cultural, religious and political issues.

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up-close

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at close range. Eg: This show provides listeners with an up-close view of politics.

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leverage

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The end goal of the project is to leverage the software package.

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profeteering

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especulación (economía)

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grief

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profunda pena - sorrow

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bump up

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to move (something or someone) to a higher level, position, rank, etc. Eg: Prices are being bumped up. Bumped-up profit. They’re bumping her up to district manager.

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fresh eyes

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He was expected to bring fresh eyes to the company.

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laugh all the way to the bank

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Toprofitorbenefitfromsomethingthatisregardedbyothersasfrivolousorstupid. Eg: That movie is dumb, but it’s a big hit, and the studio executives will laugh all the way to the bank.

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spill over

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Thisdispute couldspillover into other sectors of industry. Frustration on both sides spilled over into scenes of violence.

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be fond of (someone or something)

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I’mcoldallthetime,soI’mquitefondofsummerweather.

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parochial

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Narrowlyrestrictedinscopeoroutlook;provincial:parochialattitudes.

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landmark

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(well-knownfeature):oneof London’s most famouslandmarks; (historic building); “hito”: the promotion was a landmark in his career

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