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)