Misc
Misc
Misc
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| Language | English |
| Category | English |
| Level | Other |
| Created / Updated | 19.01.2014 / 15.08.2014 |
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so shocked that you cannot speak
baff, platt
gobsmacked
unentschlossen sein, zögern
dither
Stop dithering and choose which one you want.
She's still dithering over whether to accept the job she's just been offered.
to examine something very carefully in order to discover information
scrutinize
showing no intelligence or imagination:
vapid
a vapid television programm
realize; grasp
discover the true character or nature of
suss (out)
He never sussed (out) that they'd tricked him.
She thinks she's got me all sussed (out), but she's wrong.
I'll visit the college and suss it out before I apply.
approach and speak to sb boldly or aggressively
accost
reporters accosted him in the street
approach and speak to sb boldly or aggressively
accost
reporters accosted him in the street
Fülle an
plethora of
dynasty (Pron)
ˈdɪnəsti
investigate or look around furtively in an attempt to find out something, especially information about someone’s private affairs
snoop (about)
predecessor (Pron)
ˈpriːdɪsɛsə
Arztzeugnis
doctor's note
stylishly luxurious and expensive
swanky
Justizirrtum
miscarriage of justice
wohlgemerkt; allerdings
mind you
getting the punishment or fate that someone deserves
getting one's comeuppance for stn
deteriorate, especially through neglect (id)
go / run to seed
Mark has allowed himself to go to seed.
pecan (Pron)
ˈpiːk(ə)n
dough (Pron)
dəʊ
bilge
1. nautical term (part of a ship)
2. nonsense, rubbish
behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others (+ 2 syn)
supercilious
suːpəˈsɪlɪəs
haughty, sniffy
etwas zusammenrechen
tot up
in voller Lautstärke
at the top of one's voice
a thing that someone believes to be real but that exists only in their imagination
figment of the imagination
Hausschuhe
carpet slippers
not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant
aloof
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