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término		definición
adulthood empezar lección		the time when you are an adult
all-out argument empezar lección		argument involving a lot of energy or anger
awesome empezar lección		extremely impressive
be down to empezar lección		to be the result of one person’s actions or one particular thing
big time empezar lección		to a very large degree
bitterly disappointed empezar lección		really disappointed
blurry empezar lección		something difficult to see, because the edges are not clear
burning ambition empezar lección		a burning ambition is very strong
colossal amount empezar lección		extremely large quantity
come out on top empezar lección		to win a difficult struggle or argument, especially one that has continued for a long time
creep in empezar lección		to gradually enter something and change it
cut your losses empezar lección		to stop doing something that is failing, so that you do not waste any more money, time, or effort
daunting empezar lección		frightening in a way that makes you feel less confident
declaim empezar lección		to speak loudly, sometimes with actions, so that people notice you
defensive empezar lección		behaving in a way that shows you think someone is criticising you even if they are not
deflect empezar lección		to do something to stop people paying attention to you, criticising you, etc.
dismal failure empezar lección		bad and unsuccessful result
endearing character empezar lección		a person in a film that is most easily likeable
eternal student empezar lección		a person who seems to study for ever
face the music empezar lección		to accept criticism or punishment for something you have done
fatally flawed empezar lección		when something is fatally flawed it means that it is certain to fail as it has a flaw that is not seen
fleeting moment empezar lección		a moment lasting for only a very short time
formidable challenge empezar lección		a task that is difficult to deal with and needs a lot of effort or skill
futile effort empezar lección		pointless attempts to do something
getting there empezar lección		to be making progress
glass half empty empezar lección		used to say that a particular person is more likely to notice the bad parts of a situation
hang on every word empezar lección		to listen carefully to everything that someone says
heady empezar lección		pleasantly strong and seeming to affect someone strongly
heated debate empezar lección		a debate that is full of angry and excited feelings
heavily influenced empezar lección		strongly affected by something or someone else
hold a grudge empezar lección		to feel dislike for someone because you cannot forget that they harmed you in the past
if all else fails empezar lección		if something was planned but cannot happen
immediacy empezar lección		when something is important or urgent because it relates to a situation or event that is happening now
in a huff empezar lección		feeling angry or bad-tempered, especially because someone has offended you
in good shape empezar lección		in good state of health or in a good condition
in person empezar lección		if you do something in person, you go somewhere and do it yourself, instead of doing something by letter, asking someone else to do it, etc.
it’s a win-win situation empezar lección		a situation that will end well for everyone involved in it
it’s back to square one empezar lección		if something is back to square one it means that you have to start doing it from the begining because your previous efforts failed
let something get the better of you empezar lección		to be defeated by someone or be unable to deal successfully with a problem
lukewarm response empezar lección		a reaction that does not show much interest or excitement
maintain empezar lección		to keep a machine, building, etc. in good condition by checking and repairing it regularly
massively important empezar lección		of great importance
not entirely convinced empezar lección		not being absolutely persuaded
not for the faint-hearted empezar lección		used humorously to say that something is difficult and needs a lot of effort
not in the know empezar lección		having less information about something than most people
otherwise empezar lección		used when saying what bad thing will happen if something is not done
painfully shy empezar lección		when someone is very shy
perfectly plausible empezar lección		believable
petty argument empezar lección		a situation in which two or more people disagree, often angrily, on something small and unimportant
play mind games empezar lección		to deceive someone or try to get them to behave as you want them to
pulsing empezar lección		vibrant
purist empezar lección		someone who believes that something should be done in the correct or traditional way, especially in the areas of art, sport, music, and language
randomly selected empezar lección		chosen without any definite pattern or plan
resounding success empezar lección		a very great or complete success
rigorous empezar lección		very severe or strict
rise to the occasion empezar lección		to deal successfully with a difficult situation or problem, especially by working harder or performing better than usual
scout empezar lección		someone whose job is to look for good sports players, musicians, etc. in order to employ them
sedate empezar lección		calm, serious, and formal
sidetracked empezar lección		distracted by something that you are not supposed to do at the moment
slam empezar lección		a contest in which competitors e.g. recite their entries and are judged by members of the audience
sneer empezar lección		to smile or speak in a very unkind way that shows you have no respect for someone or something
stay on top of the game empezar lección		to make efforts to be as good at something as you can be
stock up (on) empezar lección		to buy a lot of something in order to keep it for when you need to use it later
strictly limited empezar lección		when there are a lot of limits put on something
strong competition empezar lección		a group of people that is competing agaist you and is very good at it
the ride of your life empezar lección		when an experience is one of the best in your life
the stuff that dreams are made of empezar lección		used to describe something that is very luxurious
think big empezar lección		to plan to do things that are difficult, but will be very impressive, make a lot of profit, etc.
thinking time empezar lección		a period of time when you think about something
thoroughly fed up empezar lección		really annoyed
throb empezar lección		if a part of your body throbs, you have a feeling of pain in it that regularly starts and stops
throw a move empezar lección		to perform some dance moves
total failure empezar lección		a lack of success in achieving or doing something
unmitigated disaster empezar lección		something that is completely bad
vast number empezar lección		extremely large number
widely believed empezar lección		when many people believe that something is true
wildly exaggerated empezar lección		if something is widely exaggerated, it is described as way better or larger than it really is

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