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GRIEVE

DILUTE
GRIEF
PERKY
STANDSTILL 
SHIELD
DREAD
OUTCOME
GRIP
STEERING
GIDDINESS
MEAGER
LAVISH
ASSET (Possession)
STIPULATION (requirement)
GESTURE
SLIP UP
CURSE
PERK UP
WHISK
RELIEF
nag [sb] about [sth] vtr + prep  (remind constantly) insistirle a alguien sobre
scoff (mock)burlarse de

ponder⇒ (think) meditar/pensar


brag⇒ (talk boastfully) presumir
a knack to [sth] (special technique) truco para nm + prep
cradle [sb/sth] (hold, coddle)mecer/sostener contra el pecho
sip [sth]⇒ (drink in sips) beber a sorbos
wanderlust (desire to travel) espíritu viajero
flippantly (light-heartedly, not seriously) con poca seriedad
swig (large mouthful, gulp) trago

naive (not experienced: person) ingenuo/a, inocente


lean in US, figurative, slang (be assertive) ser firme

dismiss [sth]⇒ (reject: idea) descartar/desestimar

upstream (against the current)contracorriente

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shove⇒ vi (push through) empujar⇒

wrinkled adj
arrugado/a  adj
(having wrinkles, creases)

oblivious to [sb/sth] adj + prep


no darse cuenta de  loc verb
(not conscious of  [sb],  [sth])
shatter [sth]⇒ vtr
destrozar⇒  vtr
(break in pieces)

keepsake n (souvenir, memento) recuerdo nm

nuptials npl
nupcias  nfpl
(wedding ceremony)
  casamiento nm

toss [sth]⇒ vtr
lanzar⇒  vtr
(throw lightly)
    tirar⇒ vtr

herein adv formal (here inside) aquí dentro loc adv

subtle adj
sutil  adj mf
(not obvious)
    disimulado/a adj

ostentatious adj (actions,
ostentoso/a adj
appearance: showy)
    aparatoso/a adj
    espectacular adj
    llamativo/a adj

flatter [sb/sth]⇒vtr
quedarle bien a  loc verb
(make attractive)
    sentarle bien a loc verb
    lucir bien en loc verb

cocky adj
engreído/a  adj
(too confident)
    arrogante adj mf

verge on [sth] vtr (be almost equal to) lindar con vi + prep


phrasal insep
    rozar⇒, rayar⇒ vtr

turmoil n (disturbance, agitation) confusión nf


    agitación nf
wallow⇒ vi
figurative  (dwell dar vueltas sobre algo  loc verb
on  [sth]  bad)  (con algo malo)
    obsesionarse con algo loc
verb

rip off [sth], (clothes: remove quickly) arrancar⇒ vtr


rip [sth] off vtr
phrasal sep

see-through adj
transparente  adj mf
informal  (transparent)
    traslúcido/a adj

duvet n (on bed: quilt) edredón nm


    (AR) acolchado nm

envision [sth]⇒ vtr
imaginar⇒  vtr
(imagine, conceive)
    concebir⇒ vtr

snug adj (warm and


caliente adj mf
comfortable)
    acogedor/a adj
    cómodo/a adj

rebound n
recuperación  nf
(in life: to normal)

mull [sth] vtr
reflexionar sobre  vi + prep
(think about)
    meditar sobre vi + prep

derail [sth] vtr figurative (plan, discussion: disrupt) arruinar⇒ vtr


    estropear⇒ vtr

have a hand in [sth]v expr


participar en  vi + prep
informal  (be involved)

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