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questão		resposta
schadenfreude começar a aprender		the satisfying feeling you get when something bad happens to someone else
loanword começar a aprender		a word from one language that is used in another language without being changed
comeuppance começar a aprender		a person's misfortune that is considered to be deserved punishment for something bad that they have done
justice começar a aprender		punishment someone receives that is fair for what they have done
hypocrites começar a aprender		people who claim to have certain moral beliefs but actually behave in a way that shows they are not sincere
commiserate começar a aprender		expressing sympathy to someone about their bad luck
streaming começar a aprender		describes the activity of listening or watching music, radio or videos directly from the internet as a continuous stream
commercial success começar a aprender		something that is popular and makes lots of money – like a new computer game or pop song
catchy começar a aprender		something that attracts attention and is easy to remember
playlist começar a aprender		list of songs that a radio station plans to play or list of songs you compile yourself on a streaming service
driving começar a aprender		(here) having a strong influence
register começar a aprender		record, count or measure something – like the download of a file
down in the dumps começar a aprender		(informal) feeling of unhappiness, sometimes with no hope
imperfection começar a aprender		fault or weakness
gild começar a aprender		cover something in a thin layer of gold
jolly começar a aprender		cheerful and happy
coping mechanism começar a aprender		something someone does to deal with a difficult situation
memories começar a aprender		things we remember from the past
kinaesthetic começar a aprender		learning by 'doing' and practicing something over and over again
contextual começar a aprender		seeing something in the situation where it usually exists
encoding começar a aprender		changing information into a form that can be stored and later recalled
intuitive sense começar a aprender		doing something based on feelings rather than facts or proof
Alzheimer’s (disease) começar a aprender		a disease affecting your brain that makes it difficult to remember things and gets worse as you get older
oppression começar a aprender		being forced to do something by someone more powerful
glamour começar a aprender		the quality of looking fashionable and attractive
transformative começar a aprender		great improvement or positive change
otherworldly começar a aprender		belonging to an imaginary world rather than the real world
act of subordination começar a aprender		making someone do something to give them less authority or power
to draw parallels começar a aprender		to highlight the similarities between two distinct things
flamboyant começar a aprender		someone or something brightly coloured and that attracts attention
work ethic começar a aprender		belief that working hard is morally right
motives começar a aprender		reasons for doing something
makes sense começar a aprender		is understandable and not a surprise
out of curiosity começar a aprender		for no real reason other than a casual interest
disillusioned começar a aprender		no longer satisfied with something but disappointed by it
jaded começar a aprender		a feeling of being tired and bored by something
callous começar a aprender		emotionally hard and uncaring
food allergies começar a aprender		medical problems that are caused by eating certain foods
robust studies começar a aprender		detailed, thorough and accurate research
prevalence começar a aprender		a noun referring to how often or how frequent something is
eczema começar a aprender		a medical condition of the skin
a significant increase começar a aprender		a large, noticeable rise in the number of something
to put something down to something começar a aprender		to say that one thing is the reason for another
enchanted começar a aprender		with a magical atmosphere
a feat começar a aprender		a difficult task, something that is hard to achieve
a panacea começar a aprender		a cure
potent começar a aprender		strong and powerful
to deploy começar a aprender		to use something for a particular purpose
e.g. the army were deployed to help protect the refugees começar a aprender		pressing
a pressing matter or issue is an important one that needs to be sorted urgently começar a aprender		e.g. finding a solution to climate change is a pressing matter
a chore começar a aprender		a boring, ordinary task you do regularly
admin começar a aprender		short for 'administration' – the activities and tasks you have to do to make a business, organisation or just your life, run smoothly
aka começar a aprender		also known as
utility company começar a aprender		a company that supplies something such as electricity, gas, or water to the public
procrastinate começar a aprender		delay doing things until later, probably because you don't want to do them
super-doers começar a aprender		an informal term to describe people who get satisfaction out of doing life admin and do lots of it
fad começar a aprender		something that is popular but only for a short time
mainstream começar a aprender		something that has become accepted by most people as normal
polarised começar a aprender		a situation that causes people to divide into two groups with opposing views
immoral começar a aprender		something that society thinks is wrong or not acceptable
peripheral começar a aprender		relates to things that are not as important as the main argument but are connected to it / situated on the edge
decent começar a aprender		good or good enough
extrovert começar a aprender		someone who has a very outgoing personality, confident and socially comfortable.
introvert começar a aprender		someone who is shy and not comfortable in social situations and doesn’t like being the centre of attention.
findings começar a aprender		the results and conclusions of research
unconstrained começar a aprender		without control or restriction
gaze começar a aprender		the way that someone looks at someone
figured out começar a aprender		understood something after studying it
to make ends meet começar a aprender		to have just enough money to pay for the things you need
sideline começar a aprender		an extra job you do alongside your main job
sacrificing começar a aprender		giving up or going without something
accustomed começar a aprender		familiar with
creative balance começar a aprender		a good mix of doing creative and uncreative tasks
grind começar a aprender		something tiring, difficult or boring which involves lots of effort
awkward (adjective), awkwardness (noun) começar a aprender		feeling uncomfortable, self-conscious or embarrassed in a social situation
implicit começar a aprender		not spoken or written down, but still understood
social rules começar a aprender		the way we behave in society in particular situations so that we can live together peacefully
to govern começar a aprender		to rule, to control
to illuminate começar a aprender		to make something easier to understand, to clarify
to breach (a rule) começar a aprender		to break (a rule)
floordrobe começar a aprender		collection of clothes untidily kept on the floor rather than in a wardrobe.
clutter começar a aprender		untidiness caused by having too many things – to declutter is the process of getting rid of things
to tackle (a problem) começar a aprender		to deal with a problem and try to fix it
sentimental começar a aprender		with an emotional and/or nostalgic connection
shift começar a aprender		change
make do and mend começar a aprender		an expression that means to use what you’ve got and fix something if it breaks rather than buying new things
a fan of something começar a aprender		somebody who is keen on something
endemic começar a aprender		very common or strongly established in a place or situation
a warren começar a aprender		an underground area where rabbits live, but also a building or a part of a town where there are lots of confusing passageways or streets where it is easy to get lost
a predator começar a aprender		an animal that hunts and kills another animal
paradoxical começar a aprender		something that has two opposing characteristics making it hard to understand
a trickster começar a aprender		someone who deceives people to get what they want
comfy (informal) começar a aprender		comfortable
casualisation começar a aprender		The process of becoming less formal and more relaxed, more casual
streetwear começar a aprender		a style of casual clothing especially worn by young people from urban settings
filter through começar a aprender		appear or happen gradually over time
wellness começar a aprender		the state of being healthy
knobbly começar a aprender		lumpy; having many raised areas on the surface
anxiety começar a aprender		a feeling of worry and fear
natural selection começar a aprender		a principle of evolution when random changes in an organism’s biology may lead it to being more successful in its environment
to shape começar a aprender		to have an important impact on the way something develops
to cope with começar a aprender		to manage a difficult situation
life-threatening começar a aprender		possibly causing death
to go off (talking about an alarm) começar a aprender		starts making its warning noise
eavesdrop começar a aprender		secretly listen to someone's conversation
bug começar a aprender		small electronic device used for secretly listening to conversations
intimate começar a aprender		private and personal
circumvent começar a aprender		cleverly bypass or go around
be resigned to começar a aprender		accept an unpleasant situation which cannot change
trade-off começar a aprender		compromise
paunch começar a aprender		fat stomach that mostly men have
skinny começar a aprender		very thin
willpower começar a aprender		controlling your own behaviour to achieve something
come to terms (with something) começar a aprender		start to accept the difficult or unpleasant situation you are in
judgemental começar a aprender		quick to criticise people based on your own beliefs
burst começar a aprender		sudden and short increase in something
insomnia começar a aprender		the condition of not being able to sleep
tossing and turning começar a aprender		moving around a lot in bed and trying to get to sleep without success
counter-intuitive começar a aprender		the opposite of what seems obvious or natural, but which may be correct
decades começar a aprender		(here) many years
diluted começar a aprender		made weaker
chronic começar a aprender		long-lasting (of a medical condition)

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