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    The document provides a list of vocabulary words organized into different categories. It includes words to describe sounds animals make, words for movement, prepositions and phrasal verbs with "go", idioms and expressions using "and" or containing prepositions, and miscellaneous words like "given to" and "prompt". The vocabulary is intended to be useful for writing and covers topics such as emotions, habits, and encouragement or incitement of actions.

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    Cpe Vocabulary

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    CPE VOCABULARY

    Buzz: zumbido
    Croak: voz ronca
    Drone: make repetitive noises
    Growl: gruñir
    Purr: continuous, soft sound (cat)
    Roar: long, loud, deep sound (lions)
    Whine: complain

    Creep: (into, out) approach silently


    Crouch: threat about to happen (lurk)
    Leap: frog
    Lurk (in the shadows): acechar
    Pounce (on smth): saltar y echarse encima
    Scramble: correr dispersandose
    Stalk: follow

    back to the drawing board / back to square one


    a clean slate
    throw light
    mixed feelings
    scruff into bed- arropar/remeter la ropa
    goose pimples = goosebumps
    newly born: recién nacido
    survival of the fittest (strongest)

    bank: girar (aircraft)


    bowl: ir como un bólido
    choke: asfixiar (choked with traffic)
    jostle: forcejear (pushed and jostled by the crowd)
    linger: permanecer (perfume)
    scatter: esparcir
    spew= ooze: filtrar (liquid through tiny hole)
    trickle: run down slowly through a surface (tears)

    be off the beaten track: not known or


    against all the odds: contra todo pronóstico
    at (my employer's) beck and call: a su disposición (in a bad way)
    behind schedule: con retraso
    out of par:
    on tenterhooks: nervous
    below pocket: no money
    over the hill: end of one’s life
    on my own steam: por mi mismo
    up to scratch: al nivel
    go against the grain: en contra de la naturaleza
    go blank: to space out
    go by the board: take a lot of trouble
    go downhill: deteriorate (people)
    go halves: pay half of the cost
    go off the tangent: angry/irse por las ramas (go off topic)
    go spare: to be abandoned
    go the whole hog: to lose it
    go to great lengths: to do it in the best way possible
    go to pieces: breakdown (mental)

    GOOD FOR WRITINGS

    A wild guess: tratar de adivinar


    A lost cause:
    A tall order: pedir demasiado
    A rude awakening: sorpresa desagradable, duro despertar
    A close call: por los pelos
    - by the skin of your teeth
    - on the eleventh hour
    - on the nick of time (for time)
    A far cry: to compare (is a far cry of what I had expected)
    A foregone conclusion: conclusión inevitable
    The going rate: precio actual
    A narrow escape: por los pelos
    A near miss: por los pelos
    A long haul: long term

    Expressions with and


    bits and pieces:
    bright and early:
    give and take:
    hustle and bustle:
    odds and ends:
    part and parcel:
    peace and quiet:
    rack and ruined:
    safe and sound:
    short and sweet:
    touch and go:

    To do with/without: to need smth

    Phrasals with go

    Go about: por dónde empezar


    Go off at (someone): dar la “bara”

    Go off (things): caducar, aburrir

    Go over something: revirsar, repetir

    Go down with (illness): caer enfermo

    Go after: pursue something

    Go along: hacer lo mismo/agree

    Go through (with somth): finish/complete (studies)

    Go through: pulirse, consumir (dinero)

    Go at: ir a por alguien

    Expressions and idioms

    Out of the question

    To be at her beck and call

    Start from scratch

    At a pinch: si no hay mas remedio/emergencia

    Go against the grain

    To be in a rut: rutina

    Off the cuff: without preparation/improvisation

    Down in the dumps: depressed

    Impromptu speech:

    A peeping tom: fisgón

    VOCABULARY NEW PHOTOCOPY WE SHOULD KNOW

    Given to do (smth): propenso

    - Tend to

    - Leans towards
    - To be prone to (the same as given to)

    Take to something: begin to like

    - Take to smth like ducks to water

    Fall into the habit of: adquirido el habito (negative)

    Run to somebody: help

    Dash: apresurarme

    Expedite:

    Gush (out): liquids/flow out quickly and aboundingly (herida, sangre)

    Inundate: (with calls) writing

    Shortcoming: defecto, carencia personal (flaw)

    Dearth: scarcity

    At a premium: on high demand

    Intances: “sucedimientos” casos (algo que ha pasado)

    Yardstick: mesurement (now we say vengemark)

    Norm: colloquial (for speaking)

    (below) the average

    Par for the course: lo esperado, natural

    Littered: full but not organised

    Scattered: esparcido (things) YOU do it

    Sprayed: (with champagne)

    Messed up: standard to say it

    Luring (into): attract with no good intention, provoke or incite

    Eliciting: conseguir (una respuesta)

    Spurring (on): espolear (dar un impulso) – on the spur of the moment

    Inciting:

    Faint: weak, little, not very defined

    Secluded: encerrado, preso, recluido


    Distant with : ALOOF (in the speaking: aloof with people, distant with people)

    Abrupt: cortante, brusco

    Prompt: quick (a prompt response, reply)

    Quick to (blame): culpa enseguida

    The like(s) of which: una igual

    People of his type

    All its own: por si misma

    My old self: my antigua yo

    Set against: estar MUY en contra

    - Dead set against: muy en contra

    Weighed up : poner en la balanza 8spekaing)

    Make up for: compensate

    Settle up with: hacer cuentas (money)

    Indulge: garantizar

    Gainful employement/ gainful insight (idea, knowledge)

    VERY:

    Utterly: puramente/claramente (=JUST)

    Sorely: painfully

    Appreciably: claramente major

    To that end: para ello (good for writing)

    Fight a loosing battle: batlla erdida

    Defeating the object: va en su contra

    Utmost: vital

    To no avail: in vane

    So much... as…

    Except=but

    So much so

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