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Idioms: Provide the Spanish equivalent

1. All bark and no bite - Appears threatening but is ineffective


2. Bite off more than one can chew - Take on more responsibility than one can handle
3. Break the ice - Overcome initial social awkwardness
4. Burn the midnight oil - Work late into the night
5. Cross that bridge when you come to it - Deal with a problem only when it arises
6. Drop the ball - Fail to complete or accomplish something
7. Get the hang of - Learn how to do something
8. Go down the rabbit hole - Enter a confusing or disorienting situation
9. Jump through hoops - Go through a series of difficult or time-consuming tasks
10. Kick the bucket - Euphemism for dying
11. Leave no stone unturned - Make every possible effort
12. Pull strings - Use influence or connections to achieve a goal
13. Read between the lines - Understand the hidden meaning
14. Sail through - Complete something effortlessly
15. Take the bull by the horns - Confront a difficult situation directly
16. Throw caution to the wind - Act recklessly without concern for consequences
17. Up in the air - Uncertain or unresolved
18. Vanish into thin air - Disappear suddenly and completely
19. Wild goose chase - Fruitless pursuit of something unattainable
20. Zoom in on - Focus or concentrate closely on something

Here are 50 vocabulary words suitable for C1 level ESL students, along with their definitions: Provide the Spanish
equivalent

1. Alacrity - Eagerness, willingness, promptness in response.


2. Apathy - Lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern.
3. Cacophony - Harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.
4. Capricious - Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.
5. Debacle - Sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco.
6. Ebullient - Cheerful and full of energy.
7. Ephemeral - Lasting for a very short time.
8. Equivocate - Use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself.
9. Exacerbate - Make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.
10. Exonerate - Absolve someone from blame for a fault or wrongdoing.
11. Extricate - Free (someone or something) from a constraint or difficulty.
12. Facetious - Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor.
13. Garrulous - Excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters.
14. Gregarious - Fond of company; sociable.
15. Hackneyed - Lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite.
16. Idiosyncrasy - A mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual.
17. Impetus - The force or energy with which a body moves.
18. Ineffable - Too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words.
19. Innuendo - An allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one.
20. Insidious - Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects.
21. Lament - A passionate expression of grief or sorrow.
22. Meticulous - Showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.
23. Munificent - (of a gift or sum of money) larger or more generous than is usual or necessary.
24. Nefarious - (typically of an action or activity) wicked or criminal.
25. Obfuscate - Render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible.
26. Parsimonious - Unwilling to spend money or use resources; stingy or frugal.
27. Pedantic - Excessively concerned with minor details or rules.
28. Pernicious - Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.
29. Prolific - (of a plant, animal, or person) producing much fruit or foliage or many offspring.
30. Quintessential - Representing the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class.
31. Reticent - Not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily.
32. Salient - Most noticeable or important.
33. Sycophant - A person who acts obsequiously towards someone important in order to gain advantage.
34. Ubiquitous - Present, appearing, or found everywhere.
35. Vicarious - Experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person.
36. Voracious - Wanting or devouring great quantities of food.
37. Zealous - Having or showing great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective.
38. Acumen - The ability to make good judgments and quick decisions, typically in a particular domain.
39. Aplomb - Self-confidence or assurance, especially when in a demanding situation.
40. Benevolent - Well meaning and kindly.
41. Cognizant - Having knowledge or being aware of.
42. Efficacious - (typically of something inanimate or abstract) successful in producing a desired or intended result;
effective.
43. Eloquent - Fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing.
44. Incessant - (of something regarded as unpleasant) continuing without pause or interruption.
45. Inscrutable - Impossible to understand or interpret.
46. Juxtaposition - The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.
47. Mollify - Appease the anger or anxiety of (someone).
48. Paragon - A person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality.
49. Pertinent - Relevant or applicable to a particular matter; apposite.
50. Serendipity - The occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.

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