May 15 (0) Pat's words 2021_05_15

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to stay upbeat
The mood is upbeat at Shaw’s campaign headquarters tonight.
sākt mācīties
to stay full of hope, happiness, and good feelings
interjection
Her controversial speech was punctuated with noisy interjections from the audience.
sākt mācīties
an occasion when someone interrupts someone else, or the interruptions themselves:
to cherry pick (calls)
everyone prefers to cherry pick calls
sākt mācīties
to pick the best option
antsy
It was a long drive and the children started to get antsy. I always get antsy about meeting my husband's boss.
sākt mācīties
very nervous, worried, or unpleasantly excited:
to pad the bill
sākt mācīties
o put unnecessary or additional items on a bill to make the total cost higher
to fidget
Children can't sit still for long without fidgeting. Stop fidgeting!
sākt mācīties
to make continuous, small movements that annoy other people
to caught a glimpse
I only caught (= had) a fleeting glimpse of the driver of the getaway car, but I know I would recognize her if I saw her again.
sākt mācīties
an occasion when you see something or someone for a very short time
to flip through
sākt mācīties
to look quickly at the pages of a magazine, book, etc.
to glance
sākt mācīties
to give a quick short look
unsociable
sākt mācīties
not liking to meet people or to spend time with them
ambience
Despite being a busy city, Dublin has the ambience of a country town
sākt mācīties
the character of a place or the quality it seems to have
I don't * very well (memory)
sākt mācīties
I don't memorize very well
crass
He made crass comments about her worn-out clothes.
sākt mācīties
stupid and without considering how other people might feel
gutter talk
His minds in a gutter
sākt mācīties
offensive language SMART Vocabulary: rel
to laugh* his jokes
sākt mācīties
to laugh at his jokes
to be by myself
sākt mācīties
to be alone
I can count my close freinds on one hand
sākt mācīties
I have a very few close friends.
to glimpse
We glimpsed the ruined abbey from the windows of the train. I quickly glimpsed...
sākt mācīties
to see something or someone for a very short time or only partly
in-depth (PR)
sākt mācīties
done carefully and in great detail:
primarily
a course primarily related to We're primarily concerned with keeping expenditure down. Baseball is primarily a summer game.
sākt mācīties
mainly
japanese (PR)
sākt mācīties
japanese
undertaking
The construction of the tunnel is a large and complex undertaking.
sākt mācīties
a job, business, or piece of work
it * perfectly (for example, about size)
sākt mācīties
it suits perfectly
I've got all mixed up
sākt mācīties
I confused everything
sentimental
it has a sentimental value for me.
sākt mācīties
giving too much importance to emotions, especially love or sadness
to look * a picture
sākt mācīties
to look at a picture
thug
Some thugs smashed his windows
sākt mācīties
a man who acts violently, especially to commit a crime
conducive
Such a noisy environment was not conducive to a good night's sleep. A quiet room is a more conducive atmosphere for studying.
sākt mācīties
providing the right conditions for something good to happen or exist
kickback
Bankhead got a contract to supply computers to the department in exchange for a kickback.
sākt mācīties
an amount of money that is paid to someone illegally in exchange for secret help or work
threaten
They threatened the shopkeeper with a gun. They threatened to kill him unless he did as they asked.
sākt mācīties
to tell someone that you will kill or hurt them or cause problems if they do not do what you want:
misconceived
The plan to build the road through the forest is wholly misconceived.
sākt mācīties
badly planned because of a failure to understand a situation and therefore unsuitable or unlikely to succeed:
infraction
Any attempt to influence the judges will be seen as an infraction of the rules. A minor infraction
sākt mācīties
an occasion when someone breaks a rule or law
bucket list
I have so many things on my bucket list yet to do.
sākt mācīties
a number of experiences or achievements that a person hopes to have or accomplish during their lifetime.
to cross off
Did you cross her name off the guest list?
sākt mācīties
to remove someone or something, such as a name, from a list by drawing a line through it:
to tick sth off
That's one more action point that we can tick off.
sākt mācīties
to put a mark beside an item in a list to show that you have dealt with it:
sleazy
This part of town is full of sleazy bars and restaurants.
sākt mācīties
dirty, cheap, or not socially acceptable, especially relating to moral or sexual matters:
underhanded
What really made her mad was the dirty, underhanded way they had tricked her.
sākt mācīties
done secretly, and sometimes dishonestly, in order to achieve an advantage:
above board
The deal was completely open and above board.
sākt mācīties
If a plan or business agreement is above board, it is honest and not trying to deceive anyone:
overwhelmed
Government troops have overwhelmed the rebels and seized control of the capital. The boxer relied on his power, pace, and pressure to overwhelm opponents.
sākt mācīties
to defeat someone or something by using a lot of force
flabbergasted
When they announced her name, the winner just sat there, flabbergasted. She is flabbergasted by the whole affair.
sākt mācīties
feeling shocked, usually because of something you were not expecting:
to appease
She claimed that the government had only changed the law in order to appease their critics.
sākt mācīties
to prevent further disagreement in arguments or war by giving to the opposing side an advantage that they have demanded:

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