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Money
Clear = a achita
Donate = a dona
Fritter away = a risipi
Pay off = a rasplati
Raise = a ridica
Run up = a face datorii
Set aside = a economisi
Settle = a stabili
Spend freely/heavily = a cheltui aiurea/cu cap
Lavishly/wisely
Squander = a irosi

Rubbish
Bottle bank = container pentru sticla
Bulky = voluminos
Civic amenity site = groapa de gunoi
Drop litter = a arunca gunoi
Dustcart = masina de gunoi
Dustman = gunoier
Food scraps = resturi de mancare
Piles of rubbish = gramezi de gunoi
Put the rubbish out = a arunca gunoiul
Refuse = a refuza
Rubbish collection = ridicarea gunoiului
Skip = a sari peste
Throw away = a arunca
Tip = groapa de gunoi

Excess
Binge drinking = alcoolism
Bombard (sb) with = a insista
Do (sth) to excess = a exagera
Go over the top = a depasi asteptarile
Go overdrawn = a scoate bani in exces
In excess of = excesiv
Overeat = a manca prea mult
Overexposed = a fi prea expus
Overkill = a depasi necesarul
Overpaid = a fi platit mai mult decat merita
Overpriced = a fi mai scump decat valoreaza
Overrated = a fi mai apreciat decat merita

Oversensitive = a fi prea sensibil

Oversleep = a dormi mai mult decat trebuie
Overtired = a fi obosit peste puteri
Overworked = a munci din greu
Take (sth) to extremes = a exagera

Adjective affixes
Caution = grija
Cautionary = grijuliu
Envy = invidie
(un)enviable = de (ne)invidiat
Expect = a astepta
(un)expected = (ne)asteptat
Faith = credinta
Faithful = credincios
Globe = glob
Global = global
Home = casa
Homeless = fara locuinta
Imagine = a imagina
Imaginative = imaginar
Number = numar
Numerous = numeros
Persuade = a convinge
Persuasive = convingator
Rain = ploaie
Rainy = ploios
Response = raspuns
(ir)responsible = (i)responsabil
Substance = substanta
Substantial = substantial

Other words
& phrases
A stroke of genius = o sclipire de geniu
Amiable = amabil
At a premium = greu de obtinut
Bail (sb) out = a salva pe cineva
Banish = a izgoni
Benefactor = binefacator
Bimbo = pipita
Blacklist = lista neagra
Book price = pretul cartii
Bottom line = rezultat
Buck = dolar

Bulging = a depasi limitele

Bump into = a se intalni cu cineva
Cash handout = a oferi bani
Cheapskate = zgarcit
Choke = sugrumare
Chuck (sth) out = a arunca ceva
Clothes-buying binge = obsesie pentru
cumpararea hainelor
Come in for criticism =
Compost = ingrasamant
Confide = a destainui
Conman= om care profita de increderea altora
Countless = nenumarat
Crate = lada
Crockery = ceramica
Decay = a putrezi
Decompose = a descompune
Disposable = liber
Dough = bani, aluat
Dunk = a inmuia
e-waste = aparate electronice nefolositoare
excruciating = cumplit
fake = fals
flashy = scrlipitor
germinate = a germina
grab = a apuca
guileless = nevinovat
hail (sth) as a success = a anunta un succes
have (distance) on the clock = a parcurge
distanta
have (sb) on =
have a chuckle = a rade incet
hick = taran
ingnue = ingenua
junk shop = magazin de bunuri secodhand
karma = karma
landfill site = groapa de gunoi
lick = a linge
life expectancy = durata vietii
manicure = manichiura
masticate = a mesteca
memoir = amintire
money-laundering = spalare de bani
nauseated = ingretosat
oversized = exagerat de mare
pallet = paleti
panhandling = a cersi
panic-stricken = panicat
pedicure = pedichiura
perk = ingamfat

pick up a bargain = a obtine un chilipir

pin = ac
plead for = a sustine ceva
plough through = a reusi ceva dificil
ponder = a chibzui
quarry = cariera (de piatra)
reel = rola
return to black = a o lua de la inceput
rust = rugina
shed = adapost
sip = a luat o gura
slot = deschizatura
snap (sth) up = a obtine (ceva) rapid
stacks of (sth) = gramezi de (ceva)
stronghold = cetate
stuffing = umplutura
tackle a problem = a trece peste o problema
tax haven = taxe mici
this sucks = (nu cred ca e nevoie)
thrilled = incantat
wear off = uzat
wolf (sth) down = a manca salbatic