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Domanda		Risposta
a reaction your body has to something, like a smell inizia ad imparare		a physiological response
to be confused by something, to not understand it inizia ad imparare		to be baffled by something
to prevent something from growing or developing, or from working effectively inizia ad imparare		suppress The virus suppresses the body’s immune system.
forced on inizia ad imparare		impose The court can impose a fine
far away from other places and people inizia ad imparare		isolated
strongly inizia ad imparare		intensely
to be tormented by something; to have it causing you problems and difficulties inizia ad imparare		to be plagued by something
to control inizia ad imparare		to regulate
someone whose behaviour is a good example that others want to copy inizia ad imparare		role model
aim to be, hope to achieve inizia ad imparare		aspire to
causing harm or damage inizia ad imparare		detrimental Smoking is detrimental to your health.
find new ways of doing things inizia ad imparare		think outside the box
the most important thing needed by an organization, relationship etc to continue to exist or develop successfully inizia ad imparare		lifeblood Communication is the lifeblood of a good marriage.
consisting of things or people that are very different and not related to each other inizia ad imparare		disparate a meeting covering many disparate subjects
when your mind is in a good state and you can think clearly inizia ad imparare		headspace Before I start on a painting, I need to be in the right headspace.
to give something, especially money, to a person or an organization in order to help them inizia ad imparare		donate Last year he donated $1,000 to cancer research.
people who start an idea or an organization inizia ad imparare		founding fathers
person who has to follow the latest fashion trends inizia ad imparare		fashion victim
things that are ... happen at exactly the same time inizia ad imparare		simultaneously Up to twenty users can have simultaneous access to the system.
to be slowly destroyed by a natural chemical process, or to make something do this inizia ad imparare		decay Her body was already starting to decay.
something that can decay naturally without harming anything inizia ad imparare		biodegradable This carton is made of biodegradable plastic.
disagreement between two opposing ideas; lack of agreement inizia ad imparare		dissonance
someone who is clever and knows how to deal with situations successfully inizia ad imparare		savvy savvy consumers
attracting attention and being noticed inizia ad imparare		eye-catching
a question etc that is complicated and difficult inizia ad imparare		a thorny question/problem/issue the thorny question of immigration policy
very rude or insulting and likely to upset people inizia ad imparare		offensive I found her remarks deeply offensive.
something that you say when you express an opinion or say what you have noticed inizia ad imparare		remark = comment I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have made that remark.
if you ... a law, rule etc, you say that you are doing something because the law allows or forces you to inizia ad imparare		invoke The UN threatened to invoke economic sanctions if the talks were broken off
moving the images on a smartphone inizia ad imparare		to swipe
immediate, at once inizia ad imparare		instantaneous modern methods of instantaneous communication
the act of not accepting, believing in, or agreeing with something inizia ad imparare		rejection What are the reasons for his rejection of the theory?
being positive and optimistic after a rejection or a bad experience inizia ad imparare		dusting yourself off
to manage / deal with inizia ad imparare		to cope with
food prepared in a microwave oven inizia ad imparare		microwave food
no longer useful, because something newer and better has been invented inizia ad imparare		obsolete computer hardware that quickly became obsolete
used about sales number, it means sales have fallen significantly over a short period of time inizia ad imparare		to drop off a cliff
to choose one thing or do one thing instead of another inizia ad imparare		opt for / opt to We finally opted for the wood finish. Many young people are opting to go on to college.
become very intrested in an activity inizia ad imparare		get into something
feeling annoyed, upset, and impatient, because you cannot control or change a thing inizia ad imparare		frustrated with/at She had become increasingly frustrated with her life.
do something at a higher level inizia ad imparare		take the next rung up
to enjoy an experience or the thought of something that is going to happen inizia ad imparare		relish the prospect/idea/thought I don’t relish the thought of you walking home alone.
a difference between two or more things, especially an unfair one inizia ad imparare		disparity in/between a disparity between the rates of pay for men and women
to go out somewhere, but usually when the conditions are bad inizia ad imparare		to venture out somewhere
amazing, surprising, unbelievable inizia ad imparare		phenomenal
activities that prevent us from doing more important things inizia ad imparare		distractions
a very slight, hardly noticeable difference in manner, colour, meaning inizia ad imparare		nuance He was aware of every nuance in her voice.
... behaviour is very difficult to stop or control, and is often a result of or a sign of a mental problem inizia ad imparare		compulsive Compulsive overspending in these days of credit cards has become more common.
actually meeting someone face to face inizia ad imparare		in person
to remove someone from a place or organisation, possibly because they've broken the rules or behaved badly inizia ad imparare		to turf out He was turfed out of the party.
place where you pay for you shopping, either in a real shop or online inizia ad imparare		checkout
business that sell you thin inizia ad imparare		retailers
to break a rule or law, especially without intending to inizia ad imparare		fall foul of sth Manufacturers may fall foul of the new government guidelines.

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