New vocab from classes 17/02 and 24/02/16

Week 17/02/2016

Wise = clever / knowledgeable

To distinguish between two things

To cause embarrassment

To undergo therapy

To come to terms with something = to accept

To regard something as …..

To be a factor in + gerund

To be under new management

To break down = to cry your eyes out

To place the blame with somebody = to say somebody is guilty for something

To be under the impression that …. = to believe that…

Little did I know that = I would never have guessed that…

Profitably

World-wide

Appraisal

Week 24/02/16

To peddle = To cycle

Stubbornness(noun) = when you will not change your opinion/decision even though you know you are wrong

Constraint (noun) = Restriction

To spur something = To propel (impulsar)

American prairies = flat lands in America

To be awed / to be in awe = to be amazed

Perk = a benefit (usually to do with a job)

To dwindle = To reduce gradually

To slacken off = To reduce gradually