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Domanda		Risposta
oral tradition inizia ad imparare		spoken stories, about a community’s beliefs, customs, history etc that are passed on from person to person over many years
have good eye for sth inizia ad imparare		to be good noticing a particular type of thing, especially something attractive, valuable, of good quality etc
throw light on sth inizia ad imparare		to provide new information that makes difficult subject or problem easier to understand
timeless classic inizia ad imparare		a book, play, or film that is important and has been admired for a long time
turn-off inizia ad imparare		something that makes you lose interest in something or someone
human endeavour inizia ad imparare		effort by people in general to do something new or difficult
be captivated by sth inizia ad imparare		to be very attracted to someone, so that you give them all your attention
surreptitiously inizia ad imparare		secretly, without other people knowing or seeing
keep sb on tenterhooks inizia ad imparare		to make someone feel nervous and excited waiting to find out something ot for something to happen
unfolding inizia ad imparare		an unfolding event, situation etc is happening now
abound inizia ad imparare		to exist in very large numbers
deploy inizia ad imparare		to use something for a particular purpose, especially ideas, arguments etc
ensue inizia ad imparare		to happen after or as a result of something
speculation inizia ad imparare		when you guess about possible causes or effects of something witout knowing all the facts, or the guesses that you make
stack inizia ad imparare		to make things into a neat pile, or to form a neat pile
deem inizia ad imparare		to think of something in a particular way or as having a particular quality
kudos inizia ad imparare		the state of being admired and respected for being important or for doing something important
tangible inizia ad imparare		perceptible by touch
relegate inizia ad imparare		to give someone or something a less important position than before
odds inizia ad imparare		how likely it is that something will or will not happen
derived from inizia ad imparare		to have developed or come from something else
ambiance inizia ad imparare		the qualities and character of a particular place and the way these make you feel
lexicon inizia ad imparare		all the words and phrases used in a language or that a particular person knows
good riddance inizia ad imparare		a rude way of saying you are glad that someone has left
document inizia ad imparare		to write about something, film it, or take photographs of it, in order to record information about it
principled inizia ad imparare		based on clear and definite ideas
field inizia ad imparare		a subject that people study or an area of activity that they are involved in as part of their work
last-ditch inizia ad imparare		a final attempt to achive something before it is too late
intricate inizia ad imparare		containing many small parts or details that all work or fit together
quirky inizia ad imparare		unusual, especially in an interesting way
daunting inizia ad imparare		frightening in a way that makes you feel less confident
insight inizia ad imparare		a sudden clear understanding of something or part of something, especially a complicated situation or idea
browse inizia ad imparare		to search for information on a comupter or on the Internet
eclectic inizia ad imparare		including a mixture of many different things or people, especially so that you can use the best of all of them
eye-opener inizia ad imparare		an experience from which you learn something surprising or new
perceptive inizia ad imparare		someone who is (...) notices things quickly and understands situations, people’s feelings etc well-used to show approval
avid inizia ad imparare		doing something as much as possible
fervent inizia ad imparare		believing or feeling something very strongly and sincerely
touch inizia ad imparare		a particular way of doing something, or the ability to do it in a particular way
foresight inizia ad imparare		the ability to imagine what is likely to happen and to consider this when planning for the future
affinity inizia ad imparare		a liking or sympathy for someone or something, especially because of shared characteristics
cart inizia ad imparare		carry (a heavy or cumbersome object) somewhere with difficulty.
in the heat of inizia ad imparare		in the most intense or active stage of some activity or condition
equivalent inizia ad imparare		equal in value, amount, function, meaning, etc.
on display inizia ad imparare		put somewhere for people to see
account for inizia ad imparare		to form the total of something
misled into inizia ad imparare		to lead into a mistaken action or belief
relegate to inizia ad imparare		assign an inferior rank or position to
nosing around inizia ad imparare		to search for something
draw attention to inizia ad imparare		to make someone notice something or someone
put on the market inizia ad imparare		to put up on a platform for sale
damaged in inizia ad imparare		harmed or spoiled during something
it comes to the crunch inizia ad imparare		when a situation reaches a very important or difficult point and you must make a decision on how to progress
destined for inizia ad imparare		(of a person's future) regarded as developing as though according to a pre-existing plan
abound in inizia ad imparare		to be filled with (something)
take in haste inizia ad imparare		you do it quickly and hurriedly, and sometimes carelessly
on the move inizia ad imparare		in the process of moving from one place or job to another
strewn with inizia ad imparare		to scatter things over a surface
prone to inizia ad imparare		likely or liable to suffer from, do, or experience something unpleasant or regrettable
say something off the top of your head inizia ad imparare		you say it immediately, from memory
be a load off your mind inizia ad imparare		it causes you to stop worrying
be at your wits’ end inizia ad imparare		be overwhelmed with problems and at a loss as to what to do next
be the brains behind sth inizia ad imparare		the person who has planned and organized something successful
come face to face with sb/sth inizia ad imparare		directly, meeting someone in the same place
cross sb’s mind inizia ad imparare		to come into someone's mind
give sb a piece of your mind inizia ad imparare		tell them very clearly that you think they have behaved badly
go to sb’s head inizia ad imparare		it makes that person think that they are very important and makes them a less pleasant person
have a good mind to do sth inizia ad imparare		you are threatening or announcing that you have a strong desire to do it, although you probably will not do it
keep a straight face inizia ad imparare		to manage to stop yourself from smiling or laughing
keep your wits about you inizia ad imparare		to be ready to think quickly in a situation
bang your head against a brick wall inizia ad imparare		you are frustrated because someone is stopping you from making progress in something
lose/save face inizia ad imparare		you do something which makes you appear weak and makes people respect or admire you less
put your mind to sth inizia ad imparare		to decide you are going to do something and to put a lot of effort into doing it
rack your brains inizia ad imparare		make a great effort to think of or remember something
cliché inizia ad imparare		a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought
pun inizia ad imparare		a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meaning
simile inizia ad imparare		a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid

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