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Domanda		Risposta
a rule of thumb inizia ad imparare		a general principle or method for calculating something
at face value inizia ad imparare		to accept what you are told without thinking carefully first
be a pain in the neck inizia ad imparare		be very annoying
be in the public eye inizia ad imparare		someone who is in the public eye is seen a lot on television, written about in newspapers etc
face the music inizia ad imparare		to be confronted with the unpleasant consequences of one's actions
go hand in hand inizia ad imparare		to be closely connected
lose your head inizia ad imparare		to lose control and not act in a calm way
turn a blind eye inizia ad imparare		to ignore something that you know is wrong
chunky inizia ad imparare		thick, solid, and heavy
legendary inizia ad imparare		very famous and admired
musty inizia ad imparare		having an unpleasant, old, or wet smell
rebellious inizia ad imparare		deliberately not obeying people in authority or rules of behaviour
underlying inizia ad imparare		the cause, idea etc that is the most important, although it is not easily noticed
unheard of inizia ad imparare		something that is unheard of is so unusual that it has not happened or been known before
widespread inizia ad imparare		existing or happening in many places or situations, or among many people
wiped out inizia ad imparare		extremely tired
come off well (or badly) inizia ad imparare		to happen as planned, or to succeed (or not)
come together inizia ad imparare		to start working successfully with each other
come under (a heading) inizia ad imparare		to be in a particular part of a book or information system
draw up inizia ad imparare		to prepare a document
fit in with inizia ad imparare		if something fits in with other things, it is similar to them or goes well with them
go against (instincts) inizia ad imparare		to oppose or be in disagreement with something or someone
hold up (evidence/argument) inizia ad imparare		if information holds up, it is proved to be true
iron out inizia ad imparare		to put something into a finished state by solving problems, removing differences, or taking care of details
line up inizia ad imparare		if you line up an event or activity, you arrange for it to happen
rush into inizia ad imparare		to do something without first thinking carefully about it
show off inizia ad imparare		to make it possible for others to see and admire something or someone
step up inizia ad imparare		to take action when there is a need or opportunity for it
take on inizia ad imparare		to start doing some work or start being responsible for something
wind round inizia ad imparare		to wrap something around an object several times or twist it repeatedly around itself
boot inizia ad imparare		an enclosed space at the back of a car, used for carrying bags etc
brand loyalty inizia ad imparare		the tendency of some consumers to continue buying the same brand of goods rather than competing brands
eccentricity inizia ad imparare		strange or unusual behaviour
glitch inizia ad imparare		a small fault in a machine or piece of equipment, that stops it working
knock-on effect inizia ad imparare		a process in which everything that happens causes something else to happen
lodgings inizia ad imparare		a room in someone’s house which you live in and pay rent for
maze inizia ad imparare		a complicated and confusing arrangement of streets, roads etc
nerd inizia ad imparare		a person who is extremely interested in one subject, especially computers, and knows a lot of facts about it
nonconformity inizia ad imparare		the quality of living and thinking in a way that is different from other people
scaffolding inizia ad imparare		a set of poles and boards that are built into a structure for workers to stand on when they are working on the outside of a building
scrutiny inizia ad imparare		careful and thorough examination of someone or something
soundtrack inizia ad imparare		the recorded music from a film
spiral inizia ad imparare		a line in the form of a curve that winds around a central point, moving further away from the centre all the time
stack inizia ad imparare		a neat pile of things
swish inizia ad imparare		a movement through the air with a soft sound
cash in (something) inizia ad imparare		to exchange something such as an insurance policy for its value in money
face value inizia ad imparare		the value or cost shown on the front of something such as a stamp or coin
go up in value inizia ad imparare		to increase in price or worth
in circulation inizia ad imparare		if something is in circulation, it is available
inflated (fare) inizia ad imparare		inflated prices, amounts etc are high and unreasonable
loose change inizia ad imparare		coins that a person is carrying
toss a coin inizia ad imparare		to decide something by throwing a coin up in the air and seeing which side is shown after it lands
compromise inizia ad imparare		to reach an agreement in which everyone involved accepts less than what they wanted at first
dapple inizia ad imparare		to mark something with spots of colour, light, or shade
offload inizia ad imparare		to get rid of something that you do not want by giving it or selling it to someone else
redesign inizia ad imparare		to change the design of something
bear in mind inizia ad imparare		used to tell someone they should not forget a fact or idea
it stands to reason inizia ad imparare		used to say that something is clearly true
on the subject of inizia ad imparare		used to refer back to something that has just been said and link it to what you are going to say next
peaks and troughs inizia ad imparare		a regular series of high and low points
rub shoulders with inizia ad imparare		to meet and spend time with people, especially rich and famous people
at a loose end inizia ad imparare		to have nothing to do
at a stretch inizia ad imparare		only with difficulty or in extreme circumstances
at first glance inizia ad imparare		when you first look at something
at sixes and sevens inizia ad imparare		disorganised and confused
by all accounts inizia ad imparare		according to what a lot of people say
by default inizia ad imparare		if something happens by default, it happens only because something else does not happen
by no means inizia ad imparare		not at all
in action inizia ad imparare		doing a particular job, activity, or sport
in conjunction with inizia ad imparare		working, happening, or being used with someone or something else
in my element inizia ad imparare		to be in a situation that you enjoy, because you are good at it
in no time inizia ad imparare		very soon or very quickly
in turn inizia ad imparare		as a result of something
in vain inizia ad imparare		without success
at breakneck speed inizia ad imparare		carelessly fast and dangerous
beyond recovery inizia ad imparare		past a point that something or someone can get better
go out on a limb inizia ad imparare		to do something risky or extreme, which puts you in a position of weakness
have a gut feeling inizia ad imparare		to have a feeling that you are sure is right, although you cannot give a reason for it
have a mental block inizia ad imparare		if you have a mental block about something, you cannot understand it or do it because something in your mind prevents you
in its entirety inizia ad imparare		including every part
yours truly inizia ad imparare		used humorously to mean yourself
anecdotal inizia ad imparare		consisting of short stories based on someone’s personal experience
chronic inizia ad imparare		a chronic problem is one that continues for a long time and cannot easily be solved
clear-cut inizia ad imparare		certain or definite
continuously inizia ad imparare		continuing to happen or exist without stopping
conventional inizia ad imparare		a conventional method, product, practice etc has been used for a long time and is considered the usual type
defeatist inizia ad imparare		behaving in a way that shows you expect to fail
flawed inizia ad imparare		spoiled by having mistakes, weaknesses, or by being damaged
gory inizia ad imparare		involving a lot of violence and blood
inaccessible inizia ad imparare		difficult or impossible to reach
invaluable inizia ad imparare		extremely useful
laughable inizia ad imparare		something that is laughable is impossible to believe or be serious about, because it is so silly or bad
nostalgic inizia ad imparare		if you feel nostalgic about a time in the past, you feel happy when you remember it, and in some ways you wish that things had not changed
pharmaceutical inizia ad imparare		relating to the production of drugs and medicines
provoking inizia ad imparare		causing mild anger; annoying
sighted inizia ad imparare		someone who is sighted can see, and is not blind
squeamish inizia ad imparare		easily shocked or upset, or easily made to feel sick by seeing unpleasant things
stationary inizia ad imparare		standing still instead of moving
tactile inizia ad imparare		if something is tactile, it has a surface that is pleasant or attractive to touch
undeniable inizia ad imparare		definitely true or certain
undignified inizia ad imparare		making you look silly and lose people's respect, especially because of not being controlled, serious, or calm
unmanageable inizia ad imparare		difficult to control or deal with
curiosity inizia ad imparare		the desire to know about something
dependence on inizia ad imparare		the fact of needing someone or something in order to exist, be successful, healthy etc
dragonfly inizia ad imparare		a brightly-coloured insect with a long thin body and transparent wings which lives near water
drought inizia ad imparare		a long period of dry weather when there is not enough water for plants and animals to live
empathy inizia ad imparare		the ability to understand other people’s feelings and problems
honeycomb inizia ad imparare		a structure made by bees, which consists of many six-sided cells in which honey is stored
hunch inizia ad imparare		a feeling you have that something is true or that something will happen, even if you have no information or proof
inflection inizia ad imparare		the way the sound of your voice goes up and down when you are speaking
initiative inizia ad imparare		an important new plan or process to achieve an aim or solve a problem
inscription inizia ad imparare		words that are written or cut in something
proponent inizia ad imparare		someone who supports something or persuades people to do something
quest inizia ad imparare		a long search for something that is difficult to find
rivalry inizia ad imparare		when people or groups try to show that they are better than each other
threshold inizia ad imparare		the level at which something starts to happen or have an effect
tile inizia ad imparare		a flat square piece of baked clay or other material, used for covering walls, floors etc
wax inizia ad imparare		a solid substance made of fat or oil and used to make candles, polish etc
abound inizia ad imparare		to exist in very large numbers
backtrack inizia ad imparare		to change an opinion or promise that you gave so that it is not as strong as it was earlier
compile inizia ad imparare		to make a book, list etc, using different pieces of information
outdo inizia ad imparare		to be better or more successful than someone else at doing something
promote understanding inizia ad imparare		to raise awareness or strengthen someone's understanding
topple inizia ad imparare		to become unsteady and then fall over, or to make something do this
bypass inizia ad imparare		to go around something
cater for inizia ad imparare		to provide a particular group of people with the things they need or want
decommissioned inizia ad imparare		if something (such as equipment) is decommissioned, it is taken out of use
drive the length of inizia ad imparare		to travel by car from the beginning to the end of something (e.g. a particular road)
fall into disrepair inizia ad imparare		buildings, roads etc that fall into disrepair degrade into an unusable condition because they have not been maintained
go off track inizia ad imparare		to leave the planned route
gravel inizia ad imparare		small stones, used to make a surface for paths, roads etc
head for inizia ad imparare		to go or travel towards a particular place, especially in a deliberate way
make a diversion inizia ad imparare		to stray from a planned route
memorabilia inizia ad imparare		things that you keep or collect because they are connected with a famous person, event, or time
spring up inizia ad imparare		to suddenly appear or start to exist
stretch inizia ad imparare		an area of land or water, especially one that is long and narrow
trading post inizia ad imparare		a small place, especially in the past, far from other places in which people live, where goods can be bought and sold or exchanged
circumference inizia ad imparare		the distance or measurement around the outside of a circle or any round shape
diameter inizia ad imparare		a straight line from one side of a circle to the other side, passing through the centre of the circle, or the length of this line
hexagon inizia ad imparare		a flat shape with six sides
miniscule inizia ad imparare		very small
radius inizia ad imparare		the distance from the centre to the edge of a circle, or a line drawn from the centre to the edge
rhombus inizia ad imparare		a shape with four equal straight sides, especially one that is not a square
symmetrical inizia ad imparare		an object or design that is symmetrical has two halves that are exactly the same shape and size
technological inizia ad imparare		related to technology
familiarise (someone) with inizia ad imparare		to learn about something so that you know it well
humorous inizia ad imparare		funny and enjoyable
misconception inizia ad imparare		an idea which is wrong or untrue, but which people believe because they do not understand the subject properly
purport inizia ad imparare		to claim to be or do something, even if this is not true
scare someone half to death inizia ad imparare		to shock or frighten someone very suddenly and/or severely
gullibility inizia ad imparare		the quality of being easily tricked
come across as inizia ad imparare		if someone comes across in a particular way, they seem to have particular qualities
come on inizia ad imparare		if an illness comes on, you start to be ill with it
come over inizia ad imparare		if someone comes over, they visit you at your house
come round (after an operation) inizia ad imparare		to become conscious again
come under (a lot of pressure) inizia ad imparare		if you come under something, you suddenly experience or suffer it
come up inizia ad imparare		if a problem comes up, it suddenly happens
exemplify inizia ad imparare		to be a very typical example of something
in all likelihood inizia ad imparare		almost certainly
get the impression (that) inizia ad imparare		to form an opinion or feeling about someone or something
(there's) no indication (that) inizia ad imparare		an indication is a sign, remark, event etc that shows what is happening, what someone is thinking or feeling, or what is true
commemorative (coin) inizia ad imparare		done or made to officially remember and give respect to a great person or event
busk inizia ad imparare		to play music in a public place in order to earn money
to die for inizia ad imparare		used when saying that something is very good
advise against inizia ad imparare		to tell someone not to do (something)
understaffing inizia ad imparare		understaffing is a situation in which an organisation does not have enough employees to do its work properly
accommodating inizia ad imparare		helpful and willing to do what someone else wants
query inizia ad imparare		to express doubt about whether something is true or correct
well equipped (with) inizia ad imparare		supplied with all the necessary equipment
locality inizia ad imparare		a small area of a country, city etc
shrub inizia ad imparare		a small bush with several woody stems
gale inizia ad imparare		a very strong wind
riverside inizia ad imparare		the land along the sides of a river
a matter of urgency inizia ad imparare		very important and needing to be dealt with immediately
squeeze out inizia ad imparare		to force (someone or something) out of a position, place, etc
short-sighted (approach) inizia ad imparare		not considering the possible effects in the future of something that seems good now
noticeable inizia ad imparare		easy to notice
debatable inizia ad imparare		an idea, fact, or decision that is debatable may be right but it could easily be wrong
justifiable inizia ad imparare		actions, reactions, decisions etc that are justifiable are acceptable because they are done for good reasons
edible inizia ad imparare		something that is edible can be eaten
profitable inizia ad imparare		producing a profit or a useful result
defensible inizia ad imparare		a defensible opinion, idea, or action seems reasonable, and you can easily support it
alternatively inizia ad imparare		used for suggesting something different
assumption inizia ad imparare		something that you think is true although you have no definite proof
beneficial inizia ad imparare		helpful or useful
endurance inizia ad imparare		the ability to continue doing something difficult or painful
implication inizia ad imparare		a possible future effect or result of an action, event, decision etc
removal inizia ad imparare		when something is taken away or someone gets rid of it
mistaken belief inizia ad imparare		a misconception; misunderstanding
get hooked on inizia ad imparare		if you are hooked on something, you like it a lot and want to continue doing it
double-book inizia ad imparare		to promise the same seat in a theatre, on a plane etc to more than one person by mistake
intriguing inizia ad imparare		something that is intriguing is very interesting because it is strange, mysterious, or unexpected
chore inizia ad imparare		a small job that you have to do regularly, especially work that you do to keep a house clean
fade inizia ad imparare		to gradually disappear
it’s no skin off somebody’s nose inizia ad imparare		used to say that someone does not care or does not have a strong opinion about something
your (own) flesh and blood inizia ad imparare		someone who is part of your family
jump down someone’s throat inizia ad imparare		to suddenly speak angrily to someone
be all ears inizia ad imparare		to be very keen to hear what someone is going to tell you
toe the line inizia ad imparare		to do what other people in a job or organisation say you should do, whether you agree with them or not
be an old hand (at something) inizia ad imparare		to have a lot of experience of doing something
scratch someone’s back inizia ad imparare		to do something that helps someone else but that is often difficult to do and with the expectation of help in return
in an uproar inizia ad imparare		with a lot of noise or angry protest about something
on second thoughts inizia ad imparare		used to say that you have changed your mind about something
at a standstill inizia ad imparare		in a situation in which all movement or activity has stopped
on impulse inizia ad imparare		if you do something on impulse, you suddenly decide to do it, without planning it
out of stock inizia ad imparare		(of goods) unavailable for immediate sale in a shop
to someone's credit inizia ad imparare		used for saying that someone deserves praise
on good terms inizia ad imparare		if two people are on good terms, they are friendly with each other
in line with inizia ad imparare		according to or following something such as a rule or principle

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