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término		definición
THE ACT OF DOING STH THAT IS NOT ALLOWED empezar lección		A VIOLATION
SOMETHING OF BASIC IMPORTANCE empezar lección		A CORNERSTONE
A PERSON OF LOW RANK OR STATUS empezar lección		AN INFERIOR
A PERSON WHO MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR OTHER PEOPLE TO ENJOY THEMSELVES BY COMPLAINING, BY SHOWING NO ENTHUSIASM, ETC. empezar lección		A WET BLANKET
AN AGREEMENT IN WHICH A PERSON MAKES REGULAR PAYMENTS TO A COMPANY AND THE COMPANY PROMISES TO PAY MONEY IF THE PERSON IS INJURED OR DIES empezar lección		INSURANCE
A SMALL, USUALLY ROUND PIECE OF GLASS, WOOD, STONE, ETC., THAT HAS A HOLE THROUGH ITS CENTER AND THAT IS PUT ON A STRING WITH OTHER SIMILAR PIECES AND WORN AS JEWELRY OR THAT IS SEWN ONTO CLOTHING empezar lección		A BEAD
A REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES; empezar lección		DOWNSIZING
A PERSON WHOSE JOB INVOLVES TALKING TO MANY PEOPLE AND TRYING TO PERSUADE THEM TO BUY THINGS, DONATE MONEY, ETC. empezar lección		A SOLICITOR
SOMETHING THAT CAUSES TROUBLE OR PROBLEMS empezar lección		AN INCONVENIENCE
SOMEONE WHO HAS COMMITTED A CRIME, DONE SOMETHING ILLEGAL empezar lección		A PERPETRATOR
SOMETHING THAT INCREASES THE FEELINGS OF ENTHUSIASM AND LOYALTY THAT A PERSON OR GROUP HAS ABOUT A TASK OR JOB empezar lección		A MORALE BOOSTER
A COVER ON A BOX, CAN, JAR, ETC. THAT CAN BE LIFTED OR REMOVED empezar lección		A LID
THE SYSTEM THAT PROTECTS YOUR BODY FROM DISEASES AND INFECTIONS empezar lección		IMMUNE SYSTEM
A GROUP OF PEOPLE OR THINGS THAT ARE TOGETHER OR ARE ASSOCIATED WITH EACH OTHER IN SOME WAY empezar lección		A BUNCH
AN IDEA OR QUALITY THAT A WORD MAKES YOU THINK ABOUT IN ADDITION TO ITS MEANING empezar lección		A CONNOTATION
SOMEONE WHO IS ALWAYS HELPFUL; empezar lección		A GO-TO GUY/ PERSON
A SITUATION IN WHICH YOU HAVE SEX WITH SOMEONE ONCE AND YOU DO NOT CONTINUE IN A RELATIONSHIP AFTERWARDS empezar lección		A ONE-NIGHT STAND
A RIGHT OR BENEFIT THAT IS GIVEN TO SOME PEOPLE AND NOT TO OTHERS empezar lección		A PRIVILEGE
A LOCAL OFFICE OF A COMPANY OR ORGANIZATION empezar lección		A BRANCH
A SMALL PIECE OF SHINY METAL OR PLASTIC THAT IS SEWN ONTO CLOTHES AS A DECORATION empezar lección		A SEQUIN
THE ABILITY TO MAKE CHOICES QUICKLY AND CONFIDENTLY empezar lección		DECISIVENESS
A LACK OF KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING, OR EDUCATION empezar lección		IGNORANCE
THE QUALITY OR STATE OF BEING PRIVATE empezar lección		CONFIDENTIALITY
A MAN THAT A WOMAN IS ENGAGED TO BE MARRIED TO empezar lección		A FIANCE
A PERSON WHO WORKS WITH OR HELPS SOMEONE WHO IS DOING SOMETHING WRONG OR ILLEGAL empezar lección		AN ACCOMPLICE
A NUMBER (SUCH AS 1⁄2 OR 3⁄4) WHICH INDICATES THAT ONE NUMBER IS BEING DIVIDED BY ANOTHER; ALSO: A SMALL PART OF SOMETHING empezar lección		A FRACTION
OF HIGH QUALITY, OR BETTER THAN OTHERS empezar lección		SUPERIOR
VERY FUNNY empezar lección		HILARIOUS
EASILY HURT OR HARMED empezar lección		VULNERABLE
HAVING TO DEAL WITH A VERY LARGE AMOUNT OF THINGS OR PEOPLE AT THE SAME TIME empezar lección		SWAMPED
FAIRLY LARGE empezar lección		SIZEABLE
USED TO REFER TO AN EXACT TIME empezar lección		SHARP
NOT WILLING TO ALLOW OR ACCEPT SOMETHING empezar lección		INTOLERANT OF
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE empezar lección		ASAP
RUDE OR INSULTING empezar lección		OFFENSIVE
MADE OR DONE BY SOMEONE UNKNOWN empezar lección		ANONYMOUS
HIGHER IN PRICE AND OF BETTER QUALITY THAN MOST OTHERS empezar lección		HIGH-END
(INFORMAL) USED TO ASK WHY SOMETHING HAS HAPPENED, IS TRUE, ETC. empezar lección		HOW COME
(INFORMAL) VERY FRIENDLY empezar lección		CHUMMY
INTRODUCING NEW IDEAS OR METHODS empezar lección		GROUNDBREAKING
GIVING YOU NEW INFORMATION ABOUT A SUBJECT OR MAKING IT EASIER TO UNDERSTAND empezar lección		ILLUMINATING
SECRET OR PRIVATE empezar lección		CONFIDENTIAL
TO MAKE A COMPANY SMALLER AND MORE EFFICIENT BY REDUCING THE NUMBER OF WORKERS empezar lección		TO DOWNSIZE
(INFORMAL) TO LEAVE SOMEONE WHEN THE SITUATION GETS DIFFICULT empezar lección		TO BAIL ON SB
TO GIVE (A DOCUMENT, PROPOSAL, PIECE OF WRITING, ETC.) TO SOMEONE SO THAT IT CAN BE CONSIDERED OR APPROVED empezar lección		TO SUBMIT
TO BEGIN TO OCCUR OR TO EXIST empezar lección		TO ARISE
TO SLAP OR HIT (SOMEONE OR SOMETHING) HARD empezar lección		TO SMACK SB
TO DO WELL IN A SITUATION empezar lección		TO THRIVE ON STH
TO OCCUR IN USUALLY A SUDDEN OR UNEXPECTED WAY empezar lección		TO COME UP
TO KEEP AWAY FROM SOMEONE OR SOMETHING COMPLETELY empezar lección		TO STEER AWAY FROM
TO PAY MONEY TO GET A PUBLICATION OR SERVICE REGULARLY empezar lección		TO SUBSCRIBE TO
(DISAPPROVING) TO TREAT SOMEONE WITH TOO MUCH CARE OR KINDNESS empezar lección		TO CODDLE
TO CAUSE TROUBLE OR PROBLEMS FOR SOMEONE empezar lección		TO INCONVENIENCE
TO SHOW SOMETHING empezar lección		TO INDICATE
TO MAKE A HOLE IN SOMETHING BY PUSHING SOMETHING SHARP OR POINTED THROUGH OR INTO IT empezar lección		TO POKE
TO RISK LOSING SOMETHING VALUABLE OR IMPORTANT IN ORDER TO DO OR ACHIEVE SOMETHING empezar lección		TO GAMBLE
TO CAUSE SOMEONE TO FEEL TROUBLED empezar lección		TO BOTHER SB
TO MAKE A HOLE IN OR THROUGH SOMETHING empezar lección		TO PIERCE
TO PREPARE SOMEONE FOR A PARTICULAR JOB OR POSITION empezar lección		TO GROOM SB
TO INCLUDE SOMETHING AS PART OF SOMETHING ELSE empezar lección		TO INCORPORATE
TO LOSE OR GIVE UP SOMETHING AS A PUNISHMENT OR BECAUSE OF A RULE OR LAW empezar lección		TO FORFEIT
TO HAVE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT SOMETHING OR TO BE INVOLVED IN IT empezar lección		TO BE IN ON STH
TO GIVE MONEY, FOOD, CLOTHES, ETC. IN ORDER TO HELP A PERSON OR ORGANIZATION empezar lección		TO DONATE TO STH
(INFORMAL) TO DO SOMETHING VERY BADLY: TO MAKE A MESS OF SOMETHING empezar lección		TO BUTCHER STH
TO LEAVE SOMETHING empezar lección		TO STEP AWAY (FROM)
TO LIE OVER THE EDGE OF SOMETHING OR TO HAPPEN AT THE SAME TIME AS SOMETHING ELSE empezar lección		TO OVERLAP
TO BE FIRED FROM YOUR JOB OR TO BE STOPPED FROM HAPPENING empezar lección		TO GET THE AXE
TO ESTABLISH A HIGH STANDARD empezar lección		TO SET THE BAR HIGH
NOT IN CAPTIVITY BUT IN THE NATURAL HABITAT empezar lección		IN THE WILD
TO RECEIVE RESPECT, PRAISE, AWARDS empezar lección		TO GARNER RESPECT (PRAISE / AWARDS)
WHEN YOU WANT empezar lección		AT WILL
USED TO SAY THAT YOU CANNOT CONTROL SOMETHING empezar lección		OUT OF SB’S HANDS
TO TOSS A COIN empezar lección		TO FLIP A COIN
TO MAKE IT HARDER FOR SOMEONE TO SUCCEED; empezar lección		TO PUT SB AT A DISADVANTAGE
TO FEEL RELAXED AND COMFORTABLE empezar lección		TO MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME
TO OFFICIALLY MAKE SOMEONE LEAVE A JOB empezar lección		TO LET SB GO
TO REDUCE COSTS / PRICES AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE empezar lección		TO CUT STH TO THE BONE
TO CREATE A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PEOPLE, GROUPS, COUNTRIES, ETC. IN WHICH THEY AGREE TO WORK TOGETHER empezar lección		TO FORM AN ALLIANCE
DEEPLY INVOLVED IN SOMETHING empezar lección		UP TO YOUR EARS
TO FORGET ABOUT AN IMPORTANT IDEA OR FACT BECAUSE YOU ARE THINKING TOO MUCH ABOUT OTHER THINGS empezar lección		TO LOSE SIGHT OF STH
TO KEEP SOMETHING SECRET empezar lección		TO KEEP A LID ON STH
TO MAKE SOMEONE AWARE OF SOMETHING empezar lección		TO BRING STH TO SB’S ATTENTION
TO COMPLAIN OFFICIALLY TO SOMEONE empezar lección		TO FILE A COMPLAINT
TO HAVE A SUDDEN BRILLIANT IDEA empezar lección		TO HAVE A STROKE OF GENIUS

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