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término		definición
The world is your oyster empezar lección		you can have or achieve anything you put your mind to
Hold your horses empezar lección		wait and be patient
Let the cat out of the bag empezar lección		reveal a secret
White elephant empezar lección		a possesion that is useless or troublesome, especially one that is expensive to maintain or difficult to dispose of
Birds and the bees empezar lección		sex education
Red herring empezar lección		a fact, idea or subject that takes people’s attention from the central point being considered
Kill two birds with one stone empezar lección		get two things done at once
Cat got your tongue empezar lección		someone is at a loss for words, unusually quiet; something you say to someone when you are annoyed because they will not speak
To chicken out empezar lección		to decide not to do something out of fear (usually just before)
A little bird told me empezar lección		to hear something (usually secretive or unknown) from someone (not named)
Pigs might fly empezar lección		said when you think there is no chance at all of something happening
Ants in your pants empezar lección		unable to sit still or remain calm out of nervousness or excitement
Eager beaver empezar lección		a person that is excited about doing certain work
In the dog house empezar lección		in trouble with another person
A wild goose chase empezar lección		a search that is completely unsuccessful and a waste of time because the person or thing being searched for does not exist or is somewhere else
Cook someone’s goose empezar lección		spoil someone’s plans; cause someone’s downfall
Tackle empezar lección		to try to deal with something or someone (usually a problem)
Lay bare empezar lección		to reveal or explain
Particulates empezar lección		an extremely small piece of dirt, especially one produced by road vehicles, that causes pollution
Airborne pollutants empezar lección		harmful substances carried in the air
Diwali empezar lección		a Hindu festival with lights, held in the period October to November
Guy Fawkes Night empezar lección		event is also known as Bonfire Night, celebrates the failure of a plot against the English government in 1605
Brainchild empezar lección		an original idea, plan, or invention
Sophisticated empezar lección		intelligent or made in a complicated way and therefore able to do complicated tasks
Dust mites empezar lección		bugs that live in household dust
Irritants empezar lección		a substance that causes slight inflammation or other discomfort to the body
Medical-grade empezar lección		device or equipment certified to operate safely near patients
Pollen empezar lección		a fine powder produced by certain plants when they reproduce
Pet-dander empezar lección		skin cells that are shed by animals with fur or feathers
Purification empezar lección		the removal of contaminants from something
Soot empezar lección		a black powder composed mainly of carbon, produced when coal, wood, etc. Is burned
Nitrogen dioxide empezar lección		common air pollutant
Volatile empezar lección		likely to change suddenly and unexpectedly, especially by getting worse
Cross-party empezar lección		involving or relating to two or more parties
Get a fix on someone/something empezar lección		to have a clear idea or understanding of someone or something
Count empezar lección		concentration in the air
Brainchildren empezar lección		contrivances, creations, discoveries, ideas
Alleviate empezar lección		easing, relieving, reducing, e.g. a problem
Levy empezar lección		impose a tax or a fee
Spike empezar lección		sharp increase in the magnitude or concentration of something
Nifty empezar lección		useful, effective, practical
Launched empezar lección		revealed publicly
Have a good hair day empezar lección		be in good mood
Purifier empezar lección		a machine or a substance that removes harmful substances from something
Conservation empezar lección		the protection of plants and animals or natural areas, especially from the damaging effects of human activity
Collective conservation consciousness empezar lección		the set of shared beliefs, ideas, and moral attitudes which operate as a unifying force within society, in this case concerning conservation
Naturalist empezar lección		a person who studies and knows a lot about plants and animals
Expertise empezar lección		a high level of knowledge or skil
Developing countries empezar lección		a country with little industrial and economic activity and where people generally have low incomes
Affiliated empezar lección		connected to
Breeding empezar lección		mating and production of offspring
Dismay empezar lección		concern and distress
Biodiversity empezar lección		the number and types of plants and animals that exist in a particular area or in the world generally, or the problem of protecting this
Immediate habitat empezar lección		closest to natural habitat
In situ empezar lección		in the original place
Assertion empezar lección		a statement that you strongly believe is true
Restoration empezar lección		the act or process of returning something to its earlier good condition
Stir the imagination empezar lección		make you imagine something
Unquantifiable empezar lección		not able to be measured
Conservationist empezar lección		a person who advocates or acts for the protection and preservation of the environment and wildlife
Lifeblood empezar lección		the thing that is most important to the continuing success and existence of something else
CEO empezar lección		a chief executive officer, the highest-ranking person in a company or other institution
Buzzkill empezar lección		something or someone that spoils people’s feelings of excitement, enjoyment, or pleasure
Glee empezar lección		happiness or great pleasure
Feel the heat empezar lección		to encounter an uncomfortable situation
When it comes to the crunch empezar lección		if/when a situation becomes extremely serious and a decision must be made
Beach read empezar lección		a book, usually fiction, that one might enjoy during a vacation or a day at the beach because it is engaging, entertaining, and easy to read
Reputation-management-via-bookshelf empezar lección		displaying your persona through the books you read
Ward off empezar lección		repel, prevent, block
Vacate empezar lección		to leave a place or a position
Slather empezar lección		spread or smear (a substance) thickly or liberally.
Pollinate empezar lección		to carry a powdery substance from the male part of a flower or from a male cone to fertilize the female one
Miniscule empezar lección		tiny, minute, microscopic
Homing empezar lección		return by instinct to one’s territory
Calamity empezar lección		disaster, catastrophe, tragedy
Dwindle empezar lección		diminish, decrease, reduce
Afoot empezar lección		in preparation, in progress; happening or beginning to happen
To boot - in addition empezar lección		To boot - in addition
Pitiful ring - sad tone empezar lección		Pitiful ring - sad tone
Foster empezar lección		encourage development
Accessory - someone who gives assistance to the perpetrator of a crime without taking part in it empezar lección		assisted with crime
Cart round empezar lección		transport, carry
Speak volumes empezar lección		give a lot of information
Abound empezar lección		exist in large number or ammount
Ensue empezar lección		result in
Stack empezar lección		pile up
Deem empezar lección		regard, consider
Tangible empezar lección		palpable, substantial
Relegate empezar lección		consign, banish
Deploy empezar lección		utilize, display
Odds empezar lección		probability, chance
Kudos empezar lección		status, prestige
Affinity empezar lección		natural liking, chamistry
Unfolding empezar lección		gradually develop or be revealed
Daunting empezar lección		seeming difficult to deal with; intimidating
Endeavour empezar lección		an attempt to achieve a goal
Quirky empezar lección		unusual in an attractive or interesting way
Eclectic empezar lección		composed of elements drawn from different sources
Intricate empezar lección		very complicated or detailed
Be on tenterhooks empezar lección		worried or nervous about something that is going to happen
Tatty empezar lección		worn out, in a poor condition
Mediocrity empezar lección		averageness, ordinariness
Lousy empezar lección		miserable, inadequate
Notorious empezar lección		infamous
Taut empezar lección		tight
Prerequisite empezar lección		something that must exist or happen before something else can exist or happen
Constraint empezar lección		a limitation or restriction
Pool empezar lección		a group
Sartorial empezar lección		elegant, refined
Scrounge empezar lección		seek to obtain
Churn empezar lección		to move something
Jaded empezar lección		lacking interest or desire because of experiencing too much of something
Tangled empezar lección		entwined, twisted
Veneer empezar lección		facade, disguise, mask
Comprises empezar lección		includes, covers
Fuelled empezar lección		intensified, boosted
Prerequisite empezar lección		necessity, imperative
Crude empezar lección		primitive, basic, vulgar
Refined empezar lección		stylish, perfect, sophisticated
To shed a tear empezar lección		weep, sob
Dress rehearsal empezar lección		the final rehearsal of a live show, in which everything is done as it would be in a real performance
Be in the limelight empezar lección		to be at the center of public attention
Backing vocals empezar lección		accompaniment to a song
Stage fright empezar lección		nervousness when appearing before an audience
Standing ovation empezar lección		an occasion when the people in an audience stand up to clap at the end of a performance or speech because they liked it very much
On cue empezar lección		at the correct moment
Live performance empezar lección		performance is broadcast at exactly the same time as it happens
Stage recall empezar lección		method of acting
Curtain call empezar lección		bowing after the performance

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