5,6 y 7 de AF (definiciones)

Question	Answer
to not wake up at a determined time	to oversleep
an excuse	a pretext
to look at something for a long time	to gaze
a gentle, caressing motion with the hand	to stroke
to make an agreement official	to ratify
arguments	disputes
a secret or underhanded plan	scheme
to wait for further developments	biding his time
a mill operated by the wind’s rotation of large sails	windmill
a tool consisting of a thin blade with a sharp edge	a saw
a building used for storing things	a shed
unfriendly because you think are better than others	aloof
to die of hunger	to starve
a trough or an open box in which food for livestock is placed	manger
absurd, foolishness	nonsense
the ability to express yourself well in speech	eloquence
dirty, filthy	sordid
pursuit	chase
the condition or quality of being brave; courage	bravery
showing respect	reverent manner
clever in you use of tricks and dishonesty	sly
to be unwilling for sb to have sth. In context, to not complain	grudge
a place where large amounts of stone or sand are dug out of the ground	quarry
a large stone or piece of rock.	boulders
to cause to trail along a surface, especially the ground	drag
to make something or someone fall	topple over
break into small pieces	shatter
everyone contributes as best s/he can	to do one's share
your feet or object move accidentally and you fall or almost fall	slip
too much worry or work	overstain
situation in which there is not enough of sth necessary	shortages
to do business	engage in trade / to have dealings with
not comfortable or relaxed	awkwardness
a lawyer in Britain who gives legal advice and works in the lower courts	solicitor
clever in the use of tricks and dishonesty	sly-looking
a fear of sth that may happen	dread
unable to pay your debts	bankrupt
place where pigs live	a sty
to work out	to puzzle out
strong wings	gale
a flat piece of baked clay used on a roof	tiles
a small red or white root vegetable	radish
a feeling of great unhappiness w/o hope for the future	despair
a mixture of snow and rain	sleet
white ice that covers outside surfaces in very cold weather	frost
a large pile of snow that has been blown by the wind	snowdrifts
to become disheartened; disappointed so that you lose hope	to lose heart
a lack of food in a community over a long period of time	famine
to do sth when everything else fails	resort to
to prevent sb from doing what they want	thwart
without pity	ruthlessly
to order, establish, or decide	decree
to be working with sb secretly	to be in league with
to call people together	to rally
marked after a fall or blow to your body	to be bruised
the leader of a group that is doing sth wrong	ringleleaders
to kill	to slay
a disloyal action against sb who trusts you	treachery
punishment that is deserved	retribution
to crowd together	huddle
sadly	mournfully
a strong desire for sth	longing

to not wake up at a determined time

to oversleep

an excuse

a pretext

to look at something for a long time

to gaze

a gentle, caressing motion with the hand

to stroke

to make an agreement official

to ratify

arguments

disputes

a secret or underhanded plan

scheme

to wait for further developments

biding his time

a mill operated by the wind’s rotation of large sails

windmill

a tool consisting of a thin blade with a sharp edge

a saw

a building used for storing things

a shed

unfriendly because you think are better than others

aloof

to die of hunger

to starve

a trough or an open box in which food for livestock is placed

manger

absurd, foolishness

nonsense

the ability to express yourself well in speech

eloquence

dirty, filthy

sordid

pursuit

chase

the condition or quality of being brave; courage

bravery

showing respect

reverent manner

clever in you use of tricks and dishonesty

sly

to be unwilling for sb to have sth. In context, to not complain

grudge

a place where large amounts of stone or sand are dug out of the ground

quarry

a large stone or piece of rock.

boulders

to cause to trail along a surface, especially the ground

drag

to make something or someone fall

topple over

break into small pieces

shatter

everyone contributes as best s/he can

to do one's share

your feet or object move accidentally and you fall or almost fall

slip

too much worry or work

overstain

situation in which there is not enough of sth necessary

shortages

to do business

engage in trade / to have dealings with

not comfortable or relaxed

awkwardness

a lawyer in Britain who gives legal advice and works in the lower courts

solicitor

clever in the use of tricks and dishonesty

sly-looking

a fear of sth that may happen

dread

unable to pay your debts

bankrupt

place where pigs live

a sty

to work out

to puzzle out

strong wings

gale

a flat piece of baked clay used on a roof

tiles

a small red or white root vegetable

radish

a feeling of great unhappiness w/o hope for the future

despair

a mixture of snow and rain

sleet

white ice that covers outside surfaces in very cold weather

frost

a large pile of snow that has been blown by the wind

snowdrifts

to become disheartened; disappointed so that you lose hope

to lose heart

a lack of food in a community over a long period of time

famine

to do sth when everything else fails

resort to

to prevent sb from doing what they want

thwart

without pity

ruthlessly

to order, establish, or decide

decree

to be working with sb secretly

to be in league with

to call people together

to rally

marked after a fall or blow to your body

to be bruised

the leader of a group that is doing sth wrong

ringleleaders

to kill

to slay

a disloyal action against sb who trusts you

treachery

punishment that is deserved

retribution

to crowd together

huddle

sadly

mournfully

a strong desire for sth

longing

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