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Section 1
(50 cards)
to put on hold
to delay, postpone
narrow-minded
unwilling to accept or try to understand ideas that are new or different
down-to-earth
practical, reasonable, and friendly
unconventional
to reflect on
to think carefully and deeply about sth
to resign to
to fit the description
to put the record straight
to write or say something in order to make the true facts known
courageous
to pop over to
fare un salto da; passare da
snuggled
cuddled together
preconception about
an idea or opinion formed before enough information is available to form it correctly
pretentious
trying to impress others by pretending to be more important or better than you actually are
skeletons in the cupboard
decisive
capace di scegliere rapidamente/decisivo (importante)
to catch sight of
to see for a moment
to get insight into something
acquisire una chiara e profonda visione di una situazione o problema
tip of the icerberg
outgoing
friendly and socially confident
a rich source of
to face the music
to face the consequences
to take a gap year
sour milk
competent
capable; qualified
for good
to have the best of both worlds
to engage in
to take part in
hands-on
involved in something, not letting other people do all the work
persuasive
good at persuading someone to do or believe something through reasoning or the use of temptation
all at once
at the same time
by chance
do research into
complex
consisting of many different and connected parts
by and large
in general
to hog the limelight
to get more attention than anyone or anything else in a situation
to beware of
used to warn someone to be careful
propped up
helped, supported
to address the issue
to deal with a problem
stale bread
old and hard bread
knowledgable about
knowing a lot (informato, che se ne intende, esperto)
to tell the difference between
to draw on
fare riferimento; ricorrere
bustling
trafficato; movimentato; frequentato
Rotten fruit/vegetables/meat
smash hit
a very successful new play, book, film etc.
to put effort into
in turn
a turno
conscientious
putting a lot of effort into your work (scrupoloso, diligente)
in protest at
to live to the full
Section 2
(32 cards)