Language stay in Fort Lauderdale

words i learnt during my language stay in Florida

words i learnt during my language stay in Florida

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to give a little piece of help

to give a hint

not longer used (Adj.)

disused

hobby passion that you like doing during your leisure time (N.)

pastime

clear, obvious (Adj.)

evident

to happen / take place (V.)

to occur

thing where you plug in electronic devices in wall to get electricity

electrical outlet

to fill in for somebody / to replace somebody (V.)

to substitute for somebody

sooo valuable, priceless (Adj.)

invaluable

lack of food (nourishment) (N.)

famine

lawyer / attorney / salesperson (N.)

solicitor

awake at night (Adj.)

nocturnal

tearing down all the trees of an area (N.)

deforestation

to "rent"/"lease" a flat to somebody

to let a flat to somebody

shortage of water, long time no rain (N.)

drought

the long thin green piece of the flower (looks like a thicker blade of grass) (N.)

stem

to have a handicap

to be disabled

to make something longer (V.)

to lenghten something

fake (N.)

knock-off

to move / walk unsteadily (maybe due to drunkenness) (V.)

to stagger

to rush / move really fast / sprint (V.)

to dash

to not be cut out for something/not ment for something (V.)

to be unsuited for something/to being...

to run away and getting married with somebody (V.)

to elope with somebody

very obvious and offensive (Adj.)

blatant

to call someone not guilty of something (V.)

to acquit someone of something

to take place (V.)

to occur

run-down (Adj.)

dilapidated

very tired, exhausted (Adj.)

weary

to question, to ask (V.)

to enquire

motivated, don't want to quit (Adj.)

persevering

rough (Adj.)

coarse

idea / thought (N.)

notion

to calm somebody down / to make somebody feel better / to encourage somebody (V.)

to reassure somebody

to walk in a strange way due to a foot/leg injury (V.)

to limp

pointless / useless (Adj.)

futile

easily hurt, vulnerable (Adj.)

sensitive

honestly, truthfully (Adv.)

frankly

accessible, at hand (Adj.)

convenient

to teach somebody individually (V.)

to tutor somebody

criminal, shady businessman (N.)

crook

somebody who pays rent to use a flat/property (N.)

tenant