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Domanda		Risposta
adulthood inizia ad imparare		the time when you are an adult
all-out argument inizia ad imparare		argument involving a lot of energy or anger
awesome inizia ad imparare		extremely impressive
be down to inizia ad imparare		to be the result of one person’s actions or one particular thing
big time inizia ad imparare		to a very large degree
bitterly disappointed inizia ad imparare		really disappointed
blurry inizia ad imparare		something difficult to see, because the edges are not clear
burning ambition inizia ad imparare		a burning ambition is very strong
colossal amount inizia ad imparare		extremely large quantity
come out on top inizia ad imparare		to win a difficult struggle or argument, especially one that has continued for a long time
creep in inizia ad imparare		to gradually enter something and change it
cut your losses inizia ad imparare		to stop doing something that is failing, so that you do not waste any more money, time, or effort
daunting inizia ad imparare		frightening in a way that makes you feel less confident
declaim inizia ad imparare		to speak loudly, sometimes with actions, so that people notice you
defensive inizia ad imparare		behaving in a way that shows you think someone is criticising you even if they are not
deflect inizia ad imparare		to do something to stop people paying attention to you, criticising you, etc.
dismal failure inizia ad imparare		bad and unsuccessful result
endearing character inizia ad imparare		a person in a film that is most easily likeable
eternal student inizia ad imparare		a person who seems to study for ever
face the music inizia ad imparare		to accept criticism or punishment for something you have done
fatally flawed inizia ad imparare		when something is fatally flawed it means that it is certain to fail as it has a flaw that is not seen
fleeting moment inizia ad imparare		a moment lasting for only a very short time
formidable challenge inizia ad imparare		a task that is difficult to deal with and needs a lot of effort or skill
futile effort inizia ad imparare		pointless attempts to do something
getting there inizia ad imparare		to be making progress
glass half empty inizia ad imparare		used to say that a particular person is more likely to notice the bad parts of a situation
hang on every word inizia ad imparare		to listen carefully to everything that someone says
heady inizia ad imparare		pleasantly strong and seeming to affect someone strongly
heated debate inizia ad imparare		a debate that is full of angry and excited feelings
heavily influenced inizia ad imparare		strongly affected by something or someone else
hold a grudge inizia ad imparare		to feel dislike for someone because you cannot forget that they harmed you in the past
if all else fails inizia ad imparare		if something was planned but cannot happen
immediacy inizia ad imparare		when something is important or urgent because it relates to a situation or event that is happening now
in a huff inizia ad imparare		feeling angry or bad-tempered, especially because someone has offended you
in good shape inizia ad imparare		in good state of health or in a good condition
in person inizia ad imparare		if you do something in person, you go somewhere and do it yourself, instead of doing something by letter, asking someone else to do it, etc.
it’s a win-win situation inizia ad imparare		a situation that will end well for everyone involved in it
it’s back to square one inizia ad imparare		if something is back to square one it means that you have to start doing it from the begining because your previous efforts failed
let something get the better of you inizia ad imparare		to be defeated by someone or be unable to deal successfully with a problem
lukewarm response inizia ad imparare		a reaction that does not show much interest or excitement
maintain inizia ad imparare		to keep a machine, building, etc. in good condition by checking and repairing it regularly
massively important inizia ad imparare		of great importance
not entirely convinced inizia ad imparare		not being absolutely persuaded
not for the faint-hearted inizia ad imparare		used humorously to say that something is difficult and needs a lot of effort
not in the know inizia ad imparare		having less information about something than most people
otherwise inizia ad imparare		used when saying what bad thing will happen if something is not done
painfully shy inizia ad imparare		when someone is very shy
perfectly plausible inizia ad imparare		believable
petty argument inizia ad imparare		a situation in which two or more people disagree, often angrily, on something small and unimportant
play mind games inizia ad imparare		to deceive someone or try to get them to behave as you want them to
pulsing inizia ad imparare		vibrant
purist inizia ad imparare		someone who believes that something should be done in the correct or traditional way, especially in the areas of art, sport, music, and language
randomly selected inizia ad imparare		chosen without any definite pattern or plan
resounding success inizia ad imparare		a very great or complete success
rigorous inizia ad imparare		very severe or strict
rise to the occasion inizia ad imparare		to deal successfully with a difficult situation or problem, especially by working harder or performing better than usual
scout inizia ad imparare		someone whose job is to look for good sports players, musicians, etc. in order to employ them
sedate inizia ad imparare		calm, serious, and formal
sidetracked inizia ad imparare		distracted by something that you are not supposed to do at the moment
slam inizia ad imparare		a contest in which competitors e.g. recite their entries and are judged by members of the audience
sneer inizia ad imparare		to smile or speak in a very unkind way that shows you have no respect for someone or something
stay on top of the game inizia ad imparare		to make efforts to be as good at something as you can be
stock up (on) inizia ad imparare		to buy a lot of something in order to keep it for when you need to use it later
strictly limited inizia ad imparare		when there are a lot of limits put on something
strong competition inizia ad imparare		a group of people that is competing agaist you and is very good at it
the ride of your life inizia ad imparare		when an experience is one of the best in your life
the stuff that dreams are made of inizia ad imparare		used to describe something that is very luxurious
think big inizia ad imparare		to plan to do things that are difficult, but will be very impressive, make a lot of profit, etc.
thinking time inizia ad imparare		a period of time when you think about something
thoroughly fed up inizia ad imparare		really annoyed
throb inizia ad imparare		if a part of your body throbs, you have a feeling of pain in it that regularly starts and stops
throw a move inizia ad imparare		to perform some dance moves
total failure inizia ad imparare		a lack of success in achieving or doing something
unmitigated disaster inizia ad imparare		something that is completely bad
vast number inizia ad imparare		extremely large number
widely believed inizia ad imparare		when many people believe that something is true
wildly exaggerated inizia ad imparare		if something is widely exaggerated, it is described as way better or larger than it really is

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