Vocabulary

shocked or disgusted because it is so bad or unpleasant

Murder someone (slang)

Erase something

“The ink wont rub out”

understanding of a situation or event only after it has happened or developed

“In hindsight, it would have been better to wait“

To make a person or an action seem as if he, she, it is not important

“Though she had spent hours fixing the computer, he belittled her efforts.“

a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases

“It is not a panacea for existing ills.“

Agree or express agreement without really wanting to

“Steve seemed to acquiesce in the decision“

liveliness or eagerness

speak angrily to someone for bad behavior

“One hasn't the heart to scold her, she is so much to be pitied“

diffusing warmth and friendliness

Known only to a few, mysterious or secret

“He was the only person who understood all the arcane details of the agreement.“

shameless or disrespectful boldness (descarado)

“Crime was never again so brazen and daring“

Persuade with flattering/gentle urging (engatusar)

“He really knows how to cajole people into doing what he wants.“

A callous person is insensitive or emotionally hardened

“If you laugh at your little sister while she's trying to show you her poetry, you're being callous“

Candor usually means the quality of being open, honest, and sincere.

"While I appreciate your candor, I don't think we need to be friends anymore."

to criticize angrily someone who has done something wrong (regañar)

“She chided us for arriving late.“

persuade forcefully (obligar, forzar)

“He was coerced into signing the confession.“

feeling of calm satisfaction with your own abilities or situation that prevents you from trying harder (conformarse)

“One lapse in concentration, one moment of complacency, can ruin a career.“

closely integrated and bound in love or friendship

“ a tight-knit family“

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move or jump suddenly or rapidly upward or forward

“I sprang out of bed“

Loud sound or disapproval (silbar)

“The steam escaped with a loud hissing noise“

Rare kind of hot spring that is under pressure and erupts, sending jets of water and steam into the air

the vapor into which waiter is converted when heated

“Careful, the steam from the pot is hot.“

over the full length of a ship or boat

“Repair teams have inspected the ship from stem to stern“

“Proa a popa“

Madurar (A fruit)

to spin or cause something to spin

“The wind came up and the snow began to whirl around us.“

a strap fastened to a bit by which a rider or driver controls an animal

“The planners keep a tight rein on building work.“

“She handed the reins of the company to her successor.“

seeming likely to be true, or able to be believed

“There was no way the story could be made to sound even remotely plausible“

a feeling of intense pleasure or joy.

“He listened to the wind in the trees, his eyes closed in rapture“

a device for cutting something, especially nails, hair, wire, or bushes

to suggest indirectly; intimate.

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He could not sleep despite his extreme weariness.

“extreme tiredness; fatigue.“

short and broad; stumpy or thickset

o manipulate or control usually by deceptive or dishonest means.

to increase three times in size or amount,

to utter a loud, harsh cry, as a duck or other fowl when frightened

(graznar, chillar)

chatarra

“I had to drive my mom's clunker for a few weeks.“

or

something worthless or inferior

“"novel after novel and not a clunker among them"“

Anything related to office work is called clerical

"temps are always needed for clerical work"

clero

bancos (como los de la iglesia)

to take a strong hold of somebody/something and struggle with them.

lacking excitement or variety; dull; monotonous.

give an unofficial name or nickname to (someone or something).

"the media dubbed anorexia “the slimming disease.”"

causes desire and excitement in you, but is unlikely to provide a way of satisfying that desire (tentador)

“Lose yourself in a tantalising world of fragrant herbs, plants and flowers.“

salespersons reach out to their first-time customers through telemarketing or door-to-door visits. This way of advertising is called cold calling. 

you're embarrassed, agitated, or just confused

“She was so flustered that she forgot her reply.“

(nervioso)

a close and harmonious relationship in which the people or groups concerned understand each other's feelings or ideas and communicate well.

"she was able to establish a good rapport with the children"

buena relación

to cause (people) to become so excited or concerned about an issue, idea, etc., that they want to do something about it.

“The group is hoping to galvanize public opinion against the proposed law.“

a person or shop that lends money in exchange for someone's valuable possession.

an act of removing someone from a job

o esos sacos de paja

run hurriedly or furtively with short quick steps.

“1. Because I was running late, I had to scuttle through the airport parking lot“

NOUN cesta

to eject (the contents of the stomach) involuntarily through the mouth; vomit. 2. to spit (spittle, phlegm, etc) out of the mouth.

“The faucet started spewing dirty water”

escupir, vomitar

a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute

“Fighting there could easily draw neighboring nations into the fray”

desilacho (ropa)

an adult female chicken, often kept for its eggs

or

uncomfortably hot

¨sofocante¨

shining with a sparkling light

“brillante“

to become dry and sapless

marchito

“withered leaves“

(of a part of the body) shrunken or wrinkled from age or disease.

¨a girl with a withered arm¨

used to indicate that something such as pain or heat is very intense

“the searing heat of the fire.

She felt a searing pain in her foot.“

to produce offspring by sexual union

“Frogs will usually breed in any convenient pond.“

to fall suddenly and helplessly

“He tripped and tumbled to the ground.“

Slang: to understand or become aware of (something) They didn't tumble to the seriousness of the problem.

to defend or protect yourself from something/somebody that is attacking you synonym fight off, ward off.

“They have had to fend off allegations of voter fraud.“

a two-masted, square-rigged ship with an additional gaff sail on the mainmast.

a prison, especially on a warship.

“"the brig sailed to the coast of Norway to avoid capture"“

“a prison, especially on a warship.“

encoger-arrugar

the arrival of a notable person, thing, or event.

"the advent of television"

enough or more than enough; plentiful.

"there is ample time for discussion"

many, numerous.

“My reasons for choosing this particularly fine item of clothing were multifold.“