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Domanda		Risposta
anxious inizia ad imparare		worried about something
face-to-face inizia ad imparare		a face-to-face meeting, conversation etc is one where you are with another person and talking to them
addicted inizia ad imparare		liking something so much that you do not want to stop doing it or having it
dump inizia ad imparare		to end a relationship with someone
insensitive inizia ad imparare		not noticing, or not taking the care to notice, other people’s feelings, and not realizing when they are upset or when something that you do will upset them
factual inizia ad imparare		based on facts or relating to facts
characteristic inizia ad imparare		a quality or feature of something or someone that is typical of them and easy to recognize
narrowly inizia ad imparare		by only a small amount
defeat inizia ad imparare		to win a victory over someone in a war, competition, game etc
bizarre inizia ad imparare		very unusual or strange
blindfolded inizia ad imparare		with your eyes covered by a piece of cloth
negotiate inizia ad imparare		to succeed in getting past or over a difficult place on a path, road etc
obstacle course inizia ad imparare		a line of objects which people have to jump over, climb through etc in a race
showdown inizia ad imparare		a meeting, argument, fight etc that will settle a disagreement or competition that has continued for a long time
abbreviation inizia ad imparare		a short form of a word or expression
capitalisation inizia ad imparare		to write a letter of the alphabet using a capital letter
virtual inizia ad imparare		made, done, seen etc on the internet or on a computer, rather than in the real world
via inizia ad imparare		using a particular person, machine etc to send something
dismiss inizia ad imparare		to refuse to consider someone’s idea, opinion etc, because you think it is not serious, true, or important
astonish inizia ad imparare		to surprise someone very much
introvert inizia ad imparare		someone who is quiet and shy, and does not enjoy being with other people
dread inizia ad imparare		to feel anxious or worried about something that is going to happen or may happen
unbalanced inizia ad imparare		a report, argument etc that is unbalanced is unfair because it emphasizes one opinion too much
privacy inizia ad imparare		the state of being free from public attention
sensitivity inizia ad imparare		the ability to understand other people’s feelings and problems
concerned inizia ad imparare		worried about something
disturbed inizia ad imparare		worried or upset
isolation inizia ad imparare		when someone feels alone and unable to meet or speak to other people
self-discipline inizia ad imparare		the ability to make yourself do the things you know you ought to do, without someone making you do them
reassuring inizia ad imparare		making you feel less worried or frightened
extrovert inizia ad imparare		someone who is active and confident, and who enjoys spending time with other people
slog inizia ad imparare		a piece of work that takes a lot of time and effort and is usually boring
sceptical inizia ad imparare		tending to disagree with what other people tell you
shameless inizia ad imparare		not seeming to be ashamed of your bad behaviour although other people think you should be ashamed
distract inizia ad imparare		to take someone’s attention away from something by making them look at or listen to something else
weird inizia ad imparare		very strange and unusual, and difficult to understand or explain
cultivated inizia ad imparare		a cultivated image is one which has been carefully improved or developed
image inizia ad imparare		the opinion people have of a person, organization, product etc, or the way a person, organization etc seems to be to the public
invisible inizia ad imparare		something that is invisible cannot be seen
fulfil inizia ad imparare		to do or provide what is necessary or needed
endeavour inizia ad imparare		an attempt to do something new or difficult
sacrifice inizia ad imparare		to willingly stop having something you want or doing something you like in order to get something more important
ultimately inizia ad imparare		finally, after everything else has been done or considered
harmony inizia ad imparare		notes of music combined together in a pleasant way
rhythm inizia ad imparare		a regular repeated pattern of sounds or movements
sour inizia ad imparare		bad, unpleasant etc
subtle inizia ad imparare		not easy to notice or understand unless you pay careful attention
tactic inizia ad imparare		a method that you use to achieve something
response inizia ad imparare		something that is done as a reaction to something that has happened or been said
awesome inizia ad imparare		very good
participant inizia ad imparare		someone who is taking part in an activity or event
unambitious inizia ad imparare		feeling or showing lack of ambition
witty inizia ad imparare		using words in a clever and amusing way
curious inizia ad imparare		wanting to know about something
mask inizia ad imparare		an expression or way of behaving that hides your real emotions or character
empathise inizia ad imparare		to be able to understand someone else’s feelings, problems etc, especially because you have had similar experiences
courage inizia ad imparare		the quality of being brave when you are facing a difficult or dangerous situation, or when you are very ill
go on inizia ad imparare		to continue doing something or being in a situation
eloquence inizia ad imparare		ability to express your ideas and opinions well, especially in a way that influences people
banter inizia ad imparare		friendly conversation in which people make a lot of jokes with, and amusing remarks about, each other
sarcastic inizia ad imparare		saying things that are the opposite of what you mean, in order to make an unkind joke or to show that you are annoyed
sporadic inizia ad imparare		happening fairly often, but not regularly
unease inizia ad imparare		a feeling of worry or slight fear about something
burst inizia ad imparare		a short sudden effort or increase in activity
slide inizia ad imparare		small piece of film in a frame that you shine a light through to show a picture on a screen or wall
dismantled inizia ad imparare		to gradually get rid of a system or organization
dwindle inizia ad imparare		to gradually become less and less or smaller and smaller
courteous inizia ad imparare		polite and showing respect for other people
be struck down by inizia ad imparare		to kill someone or make them extremely ill
acquaintance inizia ad imparare		someone you know, but who is not a close friend
block off inizia ad imparare		to completely close something such as a road or an opening
wander inizia ad imparare		if your mind, thoughts etc wander, you no longer pay attention to something, especially because you are bored or worried
flick inizia ad imparare		to move with a sudden quick movement, or to make something move in this way
motive inizia ad imparare		the reason that makes someone do something, especially when this reason is kept hidden
stereotyping inizia ad imparare		the action of deciding unfairly that a type of person has particular qualities or abilities because they belong to a particular race, sex, or social class
chat-up line inizia ad imparare		something that someone says in order to start a conversation with someone they think is sexually attractive
abstract inizia ad imparare		existing only as an idea or quality rather than as something real that you can see or touch
touching inizia ad imparare		making you feel pity, sympathy, sadness etc
eagerness inizia ad imparare		the state of being very keen and excited about something that is going to happen or about something you want to do
gossip inizia ad imparare		information that is passed from one person to another about other people’s behaviour and private lives, often including unkind or untrue remarks
harmless inizia ad imparare		unable or unlikely to hurt anyone or cause damage
chat inizia ad imparare		an informal friendly conversation
conversation inizia ad imparare		an informal talk in which people exchange news, feelings, and thoughts
debate inizia ad imparare		a formal discussion of a particular problem, subject etc in which people express different opinions, and sometimes vote on them
discussion inizia ad imparare		when you discuss something
presentation inizia ad imparare		an event at which you describe or explain a new product or idea
speech inizia ad imparare		a talk, especially a formal one about a particular subject, given to a group of people
statement inizia ad imparare		something you say or write, especially publicly or officially, to let people know your intentions or opinions, or to record facts
trustworthy inizia ad imparare		able to be trusted and depended on
authoritative inizia ad imparare		behaving or speaking in a confident determined way that makes people respect and obey you
deep inizia ad imparare		a deep sound or voice is very low
flat inizia ad imparare		not showing much emotion, or not changing much in sound as you speak
harsh inizia ad imparare		unpleasantly loud and rough
high-pitched inizia ad imparare		a high-pitched voice or sound is very high
husky inizia ad imparare		a husky voice is deep, quiet, and attractive
lively inizia ad imparare		very quick and exciting
mellow inizia ad imparare		a mellow sound is pleasant and smooth
monotonous inizia ad imparare		boring because of always being the same
nasal inizia ad imparare		a sound or voice that is nasal comes mainly through your nose
soft inizia ad imparare		a soft sound or voice, or soft music, is quiet and pleasant to listen to
soothing inizia ad imparare		a soothing sound makes someone feel calmer and less anxious, upset or angry
squeaky inizia ad imparare		making very high noises that are not loud
warm inizia ad imparare		friendly or making someone feel comfortable and relaxed
wobbly inizia ad imparare		a wobbly voice is weak and shakes, especially because you feel frightened or upset
celebrity inizia ad imparare		a famous living person
visual inizia ad imparare		relating to seeing
vocal inizia ad imparare		relating to the voice or to singing
speaks volumes inizia ad imparare		if something speaks volumes, it clearly shows the nature of something or the feelings of a person
breathy inizia ad imparare		if someone’s voice is breathy, you can hear their breath when they speak
crude inizia ad imparare		offensive or rude, especially in a sexual way
let oneself down inizia ad imparare		to not do something that someone trusts or expects you to do
budget inizia ad imparare		the money that is available to an organization or person, or a plan of how it will be spent
address inizia ad imparare		if you address a problem, you start trying to solve it
feedback inizia ad imparare		advice, criticism etc about how successful or useful something is
offence inizia ad imparare		when you offend or upset someone by something you do or say
disinclined inizia ad imparare		to be unwilling to do something
gadgets inizia ad imparare		a small, useful, and cleverly-designed machine or tool
struggle inizia ad imparare		to try extremely hard to achieve something, even though it is very difficult
offensive inizia ad imparare		very rude or insulting and likely to upset people
heavy-going inizia ad imparare		difficult to understand or deal with
justify inizia ad imparare		to give an acceptable explanation for something that other people think is unreasonable
convention inizia ad imparare		behaviour and attitudes that most people in a society consider to be normal and right
cognitive inizia ad imparare		related to the process of knowing, understanding, and learning something
bears ... out inizia ad imparare		if facts or information bear out a claim, story, opinion etc, they help to prove that it is true

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