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questão		resposta
a breath of fresh air começar a aprender		someone or something that is new, interesting, and exciting
a grain of truth começar a aprender		a small amount of truth
bouts of anxiety começar a aprender		short periods when you feel very anxious
fit of anger começar a aprender		a sudden strong feeling of anger that you cannot control
fits of laughter começar a aprender		a sudden strong reaction of laughing
glimmer of hope começar a aprender		a very small sign that something might improve or succeed
glimmer of light começar a aprender		a soft weak light that is not steady
hint of bitterness começar a aprender		a slight feeling of anger and unhappiness about something
hint of irony começar a aprender		a small amount of irony
pang of regret começar a aprender		a very strong, sudden feeling of regret
pang of guilt começar a aprender		a very strong, sudden feeling of guilt
round of applause começar a aprender		a period of time when an audience reacts by clapping their hands
school of thought começar a aprender		a way of thinking about a particular subject or idea that is shared by a group of people
scrap of evidence começar a aprender		a small amount of information that helps to prove something
stroke of genius começar a aprender		a very intelligent act or idea
stroke of luck começar a aprender		something that happens by chance and that helps you to achieve something
become a scapegoat começar a aprender		to be blamed for something that is not your fault, especially because someone else wants to avoid being blamed
be on the same wavelength começar a aprender		to understand the way that another person thinks because you often have the same ideas and opinions as they do
break the stalemate começar a aprender		to stop or end a situation in which progress is impossible because the people or groups involved cannot agree
cherished keepsake começar a aprender		a small object that you like very much and keep in order to remind you of someone or something
employee turnover começar a aprender		the rate at which employees leave an organization and new employees arrive
flaws and shortcomings começar a aprender		faults and problems in something or someone that make them useless or less effective
proofread carefully começar a aprender		to carefully read something written or printed and mark any mistakes so that they can be corrected
sheer willpower começar a aprender		when you only use the ability to control your thoughts and behaviour in order to achieve something
spark a backlash começar a aprender		to cause a strong, negative, and often angry reaction to something that has happened, especially a political or social change
watershed moment começar a aprender		a time when an event causes an important change to take place
agree to differ começar a aprender		to accept that someone else does not have the same opinion as you and agree not to argue about it any more
clear the air começar a aprender		to discuss a problem or difficult situation with someone in order to make it better
draw the line at (something) começar a aprender		to say that you will definitely not allow or accept something
find common ground começar a aprender		to find something that people can agree about, especially when they disagree about other things
get off on the wrong foot começar a aprender		to immediately establish a bad relationship with someone when you first meet them or first start working with them
grey area começar a aprender		a situation in which the rules are not clear, or in which you are not sure what is right or wrong
meet (someone) halfway começar a aprender		to agree to do something that someone wants, if they do something that you want
nail down the finer points começar a aprender		to definitely decide the details of something
sticking point começar a aprender		something that people cannot agree on and that stops them from continuing with a discussion
the bottom line começar a aprender		the most basic fact or issue in a situation
forthcoming começar a aprender		happening or coming soon
prospective começar a aprender		expected or likely to happen or become something
imminent começar a aprender		likely to happen very soon /neg
borne começar a aprender		carried or transported by
grievance começar a aprender		a real or imagined cause for complaint or protest
reproach começar a aprender		criticism or disapproval for doing something wrong
a grain of rice/truth começar a aprender		a very small amount of rice/truth
a speck of dirt começar a aprender		a very small spot or particle of dirt
a drop of whisky começar a aprender		a very small quantity of whisky
a hint of lemon começar a aprender		a very slight amount or suggestion of lemon
scraps (of leftover food) começar a aprender		small pieces of leftover food
a pang of anxiety começar a aprender		a sudden sharp feeling of anxiety
a splinter of wood começar a aprender		a small, thin, sharp piece of wood broken off from a larger piece
a gang of robbers começar a aprender		a group of robbers acting together
a whiff/puff of smoke começar a aprender		a small amount of smoke carried through the air
a suite of rooms começar a aprender		a set of connected rooms
a feat of endurance começar a aprender		an achievement requiring great effort and stamina
a clump of bushes começar a aprender		a group of bushes growing closely together
a medley of tunes começar a aprender		a mixture of different songs or musical pieces
a swarm of bees/gnats começar a aprender		a large group of bees or gnats moving together
a spell of fine weather começar a aprender		a short period of fine weather
a cluster of cottages começar a aprender		a small group of cottages close together
a bundle of laundry/clothes começar a aprender		a collection of clothes or laundry tied or wrapped together
a token of gratitude começar a aprender		something that expresses thankfulness
a litter of puppies/kittens começar a aprender		a group of puppies or kittens born at the same time to the same mother
a bevy of girls/lawyers começar a aprender		a large group of girls or lawyers
a side of bacon/lamb começar a aprender		a large portion or cut of bacon or lamb
a pat of butter começar a aprender		a small, shaped piece of butter
a shoal of herring/mackerel começar a aprender		a large group of herring or mackerel swimming together
a specimen of moon rock/handwriting começar a aprender		an example or sample of moon rock or handwriting
an act of bravery começar a aprender		an action showing great courage
a batch of samples/cupcakes começar a aprender		a quantity of samples or cupcakes produced or handled at the same time
contemptuous começar a aprender		showing strong dislike or disrespect
contemptible começar a aprender		deserving contempt or hatred
definite começar a aprender		clear and certain
definitive começar a aprender		considered to be the best or most complete
liniment começar a aprender		a liquid or lotion rubbed into the skin to relieve pain or stiffness
complacent começar a aprender		showing uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one’s achievements
luxuriant começar a aprender		rich and abundant in growth
volatile começar a aprender		likely to change suddenly and unpredictably, especially for the worse
voluble começar a aprender		speaking easily and at length
conclusive começar a aprender		proving something and allowing no doubt
continually começar a aprender		happening repeatedly, often in an annoying way
continuously começar a aprender		happening without stopping
intensive começar a aprender		involving a lot of effort or activity in a short period of time
intense começar a aprender		very strong or extreme
distinctive começar a aprender		having a quality that makes something clearly different and easy to recognize
urbane começar a aprender		polite and sophisticated
credulous começar a aprender		too ready to believe things
credible começar a aprender		able to be believed or trusted
elicit começar a aprender		to draw out a response or reaction
illicit começar a aprender		forbidden by law or rules
infer começar a aprender		to reach a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning
practicable começar a aprender		able to be done or put into practice successfully
appreciable começar a aprender		large enough to be noticed or measured
appreciative começar a aprender		feeling or showing gratitude or pleasure
edible começar a aprender		safe to eat
eatable começar a aprender		good enough to be eaten
deficient começar a aprender		not having enough of something
defective começar a aprender		imperfect or faulty
negligible começar a aprender		so small as to be not worth considering
negligent começar a aprender		failing to take proper care
officious começar a aprender		offering help or advice when it is not wanted or needed
judicious começar a aprender		showing good judgment or sense

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