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Domanda		Risposta
at a loose end inizia ad imparare		to have nothing to do
at a stretch inizia ad imparare		only with difficulty or in extreme circumstances
at first glance inizia ad imparare		when you first look at something
at sixes and sevens inizia ad imparare		disoganised and confused
by all accounts inizia ad imparare		according to what a lot of people say
by default inizia ad imparare		if something happens by default it happens only because something else does not happen
by no means inizia ad imparare		not at all
in action inizia ad imparare		doing a particular job, activity, or sport
in conjunction with inizia ad imparare		working, happening, or being used with someone or something else
in my element inizia ad imparare		to be in a situation that enjoy because you are good at it
in no time inizia ad imparare		very soon or very quickly
in turn inizia ad imparare		as result of something
in vain inizia ad imparare		without success
at breakneck speed inizia ad imparare		carelessly fast and dangerous
beyond recovery inizia ad imparare		past a point that sojmething or someone can get better
go out on a limb inizia ad imparare		to do something risky or extreme which puts you in a position of weakness
have a gut feeling inizia ad imparare		to have a feeling that you sure is right although you cannot give a reason for it
have a mental block inizia ad imparare		if you have a mental block about something, you cannot understand it or do it because something in your mind prevents you
in its entirety inizia ad imparare		including every part
yours truly inizia ad imparare		used humorously to mean yourself
anecdotal inizia ad imparare		consisting of short stories based on someone’s personal experience
chronic inizia ad imparare		a chronic problem is one that continues for a long time and cannot easily be solved
clear-cut inizia ad imparare		certain or definite
continuosly inizia ad imparare		continuing to happen or exist without stopping
conventional inizia ad imparare		a conventional method product, practice etc. has been used for a long time and is considered the usual type
defeatist inizia ad imparare		behaving in a way that shows you expect to fail
flawed inizia ad imparare		spoiled by having mistakes, weaknesses, or by being damaged
gory inizia ad imparare		involving a lot of violance and blood
inaccessible inizia ad imparare		difficult or impossible to reach
invaluable inizia ad imparare		extremely useful
laughable inizia ad imparare		something that is laughable is impossible to believe or to be serious about, because it is so bad or silly
nostalgic inizia ad imparare		if you feel nostalgic about a time in the past, you feel happy when you remember it and in some ways you wish that things had not charged
pharmaceutical inizia ad imparare		relating to the production of drugs and medicines
provoking inizia ad imparare		causing mild anger, annoying
sighted inizia ad imparare		someone who is sighted can see and is not blind
squeamish inizia ad imparare		easily shocked or upset or easily made to feel sick by seeing unpleasant things
stationary inizia ad imparare		standing still instead of moving
tactile inizia ad imparare		if something is tactile it has a surface that is pleasant or attractive to touch
undeniable inizia ad imparare		definitely true or certain
undignified inizia ad imparare		making you look silly and lose people’s respect, especially because of not being controlled, serious, or calm
unmanageable inizia ad imparare		difficult to control or deal with
curiosity inizia ad imparare		the desire to know about something
dependance on inizia ad imparare		the fact of needing someone or something in order to exist, be successful, healthy etc
dragonfly inizia ad imparare		a brightly coloured insect with a long thin body and transparent wings which liveds near water
drought inizia ad imparare		a long period of dry weather when thereb is not enough water for plants and animals to live
empathy inizia ad imparare		the ability bto understand other people’s feelings and problems
honeycomb inizia ad imparare		a structure made by boss which consists of many six-sided cells in which honey is stored
hunch inizia ad imparare		a feeling you have that something is true or that something will happen, even if you have no information or proof
inflection inizia ad imparare		the way the sound of your voice goes up and down when you are speaking
initiative inizia ad imparare		an important new plan or process to achieve an aim or solve a problem
inscription inizia ad imparare		words that are written or cut in something
proponent inizia ad imparare		someone who supports something or persuades people to do something
quest inizia ad imparare		a long search for something that is difficult to find
rivalry inizia ad imparare		when people or groups try to show that they are better than each other
threshold inizia ad imparare		the level at which something starts to happen or have an effect
tile inizia ad imparare		a flat square piece of baked clay or other material, used for covering walls, floors etc
wax inizia ad imparare		a solid substance made of fat or oil and used to make candles, polish etc
abound inizia ad imparare		to exist in very large numbers
backtrack inizia ad imparare		to change an opinion or promise that you so that it is not as strong as it was earlier
compile inizia ad imparare		to make a book, list etc using different pieces of information
outdo inizia ad imparare		to be better or more succesful then someone else at doing something
promote understanding inizia ad imparare		to raise awareness or strengthen someone’s understanding
topple inizia ad imparare		to become unsteady and then fall over or to make something do this
bypass inizia ad imparare		to go around something
cater for inizia ad imparare		to provide a particular group0 of people with the things they want or need
decommissioned inizia ad imparare		if something is decomissioned it is taken out of use
drive the length of inizia ad imparare		to travel by car from the beginning to the end of something
fell into disrepair inizia ad imparare		buildings, roads etc that fell into disrepair degrade into an unusable condition because they have not been maintained
go off track inizia ad imparare		to leave the planned route
gravel inizia ad imparare		small stones used to make a surface for paths, roads etc
head for inizia ad imparare		to go or travel towards a particular place especially in a deliberate way
make a diversion inizia ad imparare		to stray from a planned route
memorabilia inizia ad imparare		things that you keep or collect because they are connected with a famous person, event or time
spring up inizia ad imparare		to suddenly appear or start to exist
stretch inizia ad imparare		an area of land or water especially one that is long and narrow
trading poet inizia ad imparare		a small place, especially in the past, far from other places in which people live, where goods can be bought and sold or exchanged
circumference inizia ad imparare		the distance or measurement around the outside of a circle or any round shape
diameter inizia ad imparare		a straight line from one side of a circle to the other side, passing through the centre of the circle or the length of this line
hexagon inizia ad imparare		a flat shape with six sides
miniscule inizia ad imparare		very small
radius inizia ad imparare		the distance from the centre to the edge of a circle or a line drawn from the centre to the edge
rhombus inizia ad imparare		a shape with four equal straight sides especially one that is not a square
symmetrical inizia ad imparare		an object or design that is symmetrical has two halves that are exactly the same shape and size
technological inizia ad imparare		related to technology
squeeze out inizia ad imparare		to force out of a problem, place
short-sighted (approach) inizia ad imparare		not considering the possible effects in the future of something that seems good now
noticeable inizia ad imparare		easy to notice
debatable inizia ad imparare		an idea, fact or decision that is debatable may be right but it could easily be wrong
justifiable inizia ad imparare		actions, reactions, decisions etc that are justifiable are acceptable because they are done for good reasons
edible inizia ad imparare		something that is edible can be eaten
profitable inizia ad imparare		producing a profit or a useful result
defensible inizia ad imparare		a defensible opinion, idea, or action seems reasonable, and you can easily support it
alternatively inizia ad imparare		used for suggesting something different
assumption inizia ad imparare		something that you think is true although you have no definite proof
beneficial inizia ad imparare		helpful or useful
endurance inizia ad imparare		the ability to continue doinf something difficult or painful
implication inizia ad imparare		a possible future effect or result of an action, k event, decision
removal inizia ad imparare		when something is taken away or someone gets rid of it
mistaken belief inizia ad imparare		a misconception, misunderstanding
get hooked on inizia ad imparare		if you are hooked on something you like it a lot and want to continue doing it
double-book inizia ad imparare		to promise the same seat in a theatre, on a plane etc to more than one person by mistake
intriguing inizia ad imparare		something that is intriguing is very interesting because it is strange, mysterious or unexpected
chore inizia ad imparare		a small job that you have to do regularly, especially work that you do to keep a house clean
fade inizia ad imparare		to gradually disappear
is an uproar inizia ad imparare		with a lot of noise or angry protest about something
on second thoughts inizia ad imparare		used to say that you have changed your mind about something
at a standstill inizia ad imparare		in a situation in which all movement or activity has stopped
on impulse inizia ad imparare		if you do something on impulse you suddenly decide to do it without planning it
out of stock inizia ad imparare		unavaiable for immediate sale in a shop
to someone’s credit inizia ad imparare		used for saying that someone deserves praise
on good terms inizia ad imparare		if two people are on good terms they are friendly with each other
in line with inizia ad imparare		according to or following something such as a rule or principle

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