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Domanda		Risposta
lifestyle inizia ad imparare		the way a person or group of people live, including the place they live in, the things they own, the kind of job they do, and the activities they enjoy
investigate inizia ad imparare		to try to find out the truth about something such as a crime, accident, or scientific problem
the advent of inizia ad imparare		the time when something first begins to be widely used
persuade inizia ad imparare		to make someone decide to do something, especially by giving them reasons why they should do it, or asking them many times to do it
periodically inizia ad imparare		happening a number of times, usually at regular times
enlightening inizia ad imparare		giving more understanding of a situation
beep inizia ad imparare		if a machine beeps, it makes a short high sound
inopportune inizia ad imparare		an inopportune moment or time is not suitable or good for something
distracted inizia ad imparare		anxious and unable to think clearly
banking inizia ad imparare		the business of a bank
health care inizia ad imparare		the service that is responsible for looking after the health of all the people in a country or an area
hospitality inizia ad imparare		business such as hotels, bars, restaurants that offer people drink, food or a place to sleep
law inizia ad imparare		law as a subject of study, or the profession of being a lawyer
marketing inizia ad imparare		the activity of deciding how to advertise a product, what price to charge for it etc, or the type of job in which you do this
media inizia ad imparare		all the organizations, such as television, radio, and newspapers, that provide news and information for the public, or the people who do this work
career inizia ad imparare		a job or profession that you have been trained for, and which you do for a long period of your life
creativity inizia ad imparare		the ability to use your imagination to produce new ideas, make things etc
sacked inizia ad imparare		if you are sacked, you are dismissed from your job
unfamiliar inizia ad imparare		not known to you
overtime inizia ad imparare		time that you spend working in your job in addition to your normal working hours
stricter inizia ad imparare		expecting people to obey rules or to do what you say
bullying inizia ad imparare		to put pressure on someone in order to make them do what you want
bare essentials inizia ad imparare		the bare essentials are the most necessary things
element inizia ad imparare		an amount, usually small, of a quality or feeling
benefit inizia ad imparare		if you benefit from something, or it benefits you, it gives you an advantage, improves your life, or helps you in some way
dead-end job inizia ad imparare		a dead end job is one with low wages and no chance of progress
keep your nose to the grindstone inizia ad imparare		to work very hard, without stopping to rest
up to your ears in work inizia ad imparare		to have a lot of work etc
carrot and stick approach inizia ad imparare		a way of trying to persuade someone to do something by offering them something good if they do it, and a punishment if they do not:
getting your foot in the door inizia ad imparare		to get your first opportunity to work in a particular organization or industry
commute inizia ad imparare		the journey to work every day
destiny inizia ad imparare		the things that will happen to someone in the future, especially those that cannot be changed or controlled
work-life balance inizia ad imparare		the ability to give a sensible amount of time and effort to your work and to your life outside work, for example to your family or to other interests
gets on my nerves inizia ad imparare		if someone gets on your nerves, they annoy you, especially by doing something all the time
stapler inizia ad imparare		a tool used for putting staples into paper
consequence inizia ad imparare		something that happens as a result of a particular action or set of conditions
pattern inizia ad imparare		the regular way in which something happens, develops, or is done
wisely inizia ad imparare		doing things that are sensible and based on good judgment
ancestor inizia ad imparare		a member of your family who lived a long time ago
inherit inizia ad imparare		to receive money, property etc from someone after they have died
burglar inizia ad imparare		someone who goes into houses, shops etc to steal things
body of research inizia ad imparare		a large amount or mass of something, especially something that has been collected
income inizia ad imparare		the money that you earn from your work or that you receive from investments, the government etc
intriguing inizia ad imparare		something that is intriguing is very interesting because it is strange, mysterious, or unexpected
paradox inizia ad imparare		a situation that seems strange because it involves two ideas or qualities that are very different
squander inizia ad imparare		to carelessly waste money, time, opportunities etc
indulge inizia ad imparare		to let yourself do or have something that you enjoy, especially something that is considered bad for you
obsess inizia ad imparare		if something or someone obsesses you, you think or worry about them all the time and you cannot think about anything else
devoted inizia ad imparare		dealing with, containing, or being used for only one thing
bonus inizia ad imparare		money added to someone’s wages, especially as a reward for good work
informant inizia ad imparare		someone who gives information about their language, social customs etc to someone who is studying them
definitively inizia ad imparare		precisely and with authority
donate inizia ad imparare		to give something, especially money, to a person or an organization in order to help them
charity inizia ad imparare		an organization that gives money, goods, or help to people who are poor, sick etc
hypothesis inizia ad imparare		an idea that is suggested as an explanation for something, but that has not yet been proved to be true
on two counts inizia ad imparare		on two counts means in two ways
inherent inizia ad imparare		a quality that is inherent in something is a natural part of it and cannot be separated from it
cynicism inizia ad imparare		the state of being unwilling to believe that people have good, honest, or sincere reasons for doing something
emulate inizia ad imparare		to do something or behave in the same way as someone else, especially because you admire them
meditation inizia ad imparare		the act of thinking deeply and seriously about something
hormone inizia ad imparare		a chemical substance produced by your body that influences its growth, development, and condition
serotonin inizia ad imparare		a chemical in the body that helps carry messages from the brain and is believed to make you feel happy
marathon inizia ad imparare		a long race of about 26 miles or 42 kilometres
endorphin inizia ad imparare		a chemical produced by your body that reduces pain and can make you feel happier
taste bud inizia ad imparare		one of the small parts of the surface of your tongue with which you can taste things
chilly inizia ad imparare		a small thin red or green pepper with a very strong hot taste
agony inizia ad imparare		very severe pain
fade inizia ad imparare		to gradually disappear
banish inizia ad imparare		to not allow someone or something to stay in a particular place
seasonal affective disorder inizia ad imparare		an illness that makes people feel sad and tired in winter, because there is not enough light from the sun
blast inizia ad imparare		a sudden strong movement of wind or air
misanthrope inizia ad imparare		someone who does not like other people and prefers to be alone
curl up inizia ad imparare		to move so that you are lying or sitting with your arms and legs bent close to your body
pat inizia ad imparare		to lightly touch someone or something several times with your hand flat, especially to give comfort
misguided inizia ad imparare		intended to be helpful but in fact making a situation worse
misconception inizia ad imparare		an idea which is wrong or untrue, but which people believe because they do not understand the subject properly
misleading inizia ad imparare		likely to make someone believe something that is not true
misgiving inizia ad imparare		a feeling of doubt or fear about what might happen or about whether something is right
misinterpretation inizia ad imparare		the action of not understanding the correct meaning of something that someone says or does, or of facts that you are considering
misprint inizia ad imparare		a small mistake, especially a spelling mistake, in a book, magazine etc
unassuming inizia ad imparare		showing no desire to be noticed or given special treatment
inadvertently inizia ad imparare		without realizing what you are doing
insipid inizia ad imparare		food or drink that is insipid does not have much taste
nondescript inizia ad imparare		someone or something that is nondescript looks very ordinary and is not at all interesting or unusual
surrealist inizia ad imparare		in the style of 20th century art or literature in which the artist or writer connects unrelated images and objects in a strange way
masterpiece inizia ad imparare		a work of art, a piece of writing or music etc that is of very high quality or that is the best that a particular artist, writer etc has produced
nonchalant inizia ad imparare		behaving calmly and not seeming interested in anything or worried about anything
disgruntled inizia ad imparare		annoyed or disappointed, especially because things have not happened in the way that you wanted
ironically inizia ad imparare		used when talking about a situation in which the opposite of what you expected happens or is true
oddly enough inizia ad imparare		oddly enough is used to say that something seems strange or surprising
curiously inizia ad imparare		strangely or unusually
uplifting inizia ad imparare		making you feel happier and more hopeful
downer inizia ad imparare		a person or situation that stops you feeling happy
mood inizia ad imparare		the way you feel at a particular time
purely inizia ad imparare		completely and only
depressing inizia ad imparare		making you feel very sad
outskirts inizia ad imparare		the parts of a town or city that are furthest from the centre
disillusioned inizia ad imparare		disappointed because you have lost your belief that someone is good, or that an idea is right
monk inizia ad imparare		a member of an all-male religious group that lives apart from other people in a monastery
a host of inizia ad imparare		a large number of people or things
faulty inizia ad imparare		not working properly, or not made correctly
hard graft inizia ad imparare		hard work
consecutive inizia ad imparare		consecutive numbers or periods of time follow one after the other without any interruptions
strive inizia ad imparare		to make a great effort to achieve something
crush inizia ad imparare		to make someone lose all hope, confidence etc
incentive inizia ad imparare		something that encourages you to work harder, start a new activity etc
sting inizia ad imparare		the upsetting or bad effect of a situation
compliment inizia ad imparare		a remark that shows you admire someone or something

Unit 5

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