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The mood is upbeat at Shaw’s campaign headquarters tonight. inizia ad imparare
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to stay full of hope, happiness, and good feelings
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Her controversial speech was punctuated with noisy interjections from the audience. inizia ad imparare
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an occasion when someone interrupts someone else, or the interruptions themselves:
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everyone prefers to cherry pick calls inizia ad imparare
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It was a long drive and the children started to get antsy. I always get antsy about meeting my husband's boss. inizia ad imparare
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very nervous, worried, or unpleasantly excited:
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o put unnecessary or additional items on a bill to make the total cost higher
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Children can't sit still for long without fidgeting. Stop fidgeting! inizia ad imparare
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to make continuous, small movements that annoy other people
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I only caught (= had) a fleeting glimpse of the driver of the getaway car, but I know I would recognize her if I saw her again. inizia ad imparare
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an occasion when you see something or someone for a very short time
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to look quickly at the pages of a magazine, book, etc.
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to give a quick short look
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not liking to meet people or to spend time with them
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Despite being a busy city, Dublin has the ambience of a country town inizia ad imparare
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the character of a place or the quality it seems to have
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I don't * very well (memory) inizia ad imparare
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I don't memorize very well
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He made crass comments about her worn-out clothes. inizia ad imparare
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stupid and without considering how other people might feel
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offensive language SMART Vocabulary: rel
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I can count my close freinds on one hand inizia ad imparare
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I have a very few close friends.
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We glimpsed the ruined abbey from the windows of the train. I quickly glimpsed... inizia ad imparare
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to see something or someone for a very short time or only partly
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done carefully and in great detail:
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a course primarily related to We're primarily concerned with keeping expenditure down. Baseball is primarily a summer game. inizia ad imparare
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The construction of the tunnel is a large and complex undertaking. inizia ad imparare
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a job, business, or piece of work
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it * perfectly (for example, about size) inizia ad imparare
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it has a sentimental value for me. inizia ad imparare
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giving too much importance to emotions, especially love or sadness
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Some thugs smashed his windows inizia ad imparare
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a man who acts violently, especially to commit a crime
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Such a noisy environment was not conducive to a good night's sleep. A quiet room is a more conducive atmosphere for studying. inizia ad imparare
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providing the right conditions for something good to happen or exist
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Bankhead got a contract to supply computers to the department in exchange for a kickback. inizia ad imparare
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an amount of money that is paid to someone illegally in exchange for secret help or work
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They threatened the shopkeeper with a gun. They threatened to kill him unless he did as they asked. inizia ad imparare
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to tell someone that you will kill or hurt them or cause problems if they do not do what you want:
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The plan to build the road through the forest is wholly misconceived. inizia ad imparare
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badly planned because of a failure to understand a situation and therefore unsuitable or unlikely to succeed:
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Any attempt to influence the judges will be seen as an infraction of the rules. A minor infraction inizia ad imparare
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an occasion when someone breaks a rule or law
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I have so many things on my bucket list yet to do. inizia ad imparare
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a number of experiences or achievements that a person hopes to have or accomplish during their lifetime.
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Did you cross her name off the guest list? inizia ad imparare
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to remove someone or something, such as a name, from a list by drawing a line through it:
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That's one more action point that we can tick off. inizia ad imparare
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to put a mark beside an item in a list to show that you have dealt with it:
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This part of town is full of sleazy bars and restaurants. inizia ad imparare
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dirty, cheap, or not socially acceptable, especially relating to moral or sexual matters:
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What really made her mad was the dirty, underhanded way they had tricked her. inizia ad imparare
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done secretly, and sometimes dishonestly, in order to achieve an advantage:
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The deal was completely open and above board. inizia ad imparare
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If a plan or business agreement is above board, it is honest and not trying to deceive anyone:
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Government troops have overwhelmed the rebels and seized control of the capital. The boxer relied on his power, pace, and pressure to overwhelm opponents. inizia ad imparare
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to defeat someone or something by using a lot of force
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When they announced her name, the winner just sat there, flabbergasted. She is flabbergasted by the whole affair. inizia ad imparare
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feeling shocked, usually because of something you were not expecting:
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She claimed that the government had only changed the law in order to appease their critics. inizia ad imparare
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to prevent further disagreement in arguments or war by giving to the opposing side an advantage that they have demanded:
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