Objective Proficiency

náufrago

castaway

atardecer

sunset

amanecer

sunrise

enfermedad, dolencia

ailment

Expr: Es el apogeo

it is the heyday

corteza del árbol

bark of the tree

exudar, rezumar, brotar

exude

savia (de árbol) pegajosa

sticky sap

para curar la herida

to heal the wound

integrado, incrustado, incorporado, empotrado

embedded

mota, arenilla, gravilla / coraje, agallas, determinación, valor

grit

buen precio, precio decente

decent price

pequeños bultos, pequeños grumos

small lumps

chicle

chewing gum

carbón vegetal

charcoal

arcilla

clay

plastilina

clay, plasticine

representar, describir

to depict

beneficios laborales

job perks

tamborileo, golpeteo

patter

golpetear, corretear

to patter

crujido, susurro

rustle

improvisar

to rustle sth up

de vez en cuando

every now and then

en llamas, flameante, abrasador, centelleante

blazing

pelearse, reñir / caerse / romper filas

fall out

derrumbarse, colapsar, venirse abajo / fallar, fracasar

fall down

Expr: él lleva la voz cantante, él toma las decisiones

He calls the shots

adv - con una sonrisa de satisfacción

smirkingly

barrer, aniquilar, liquidar, eliminar

wipe out

húmedo, con mucha humedad

muggy

ir en aumento

be on the rise

pena capital

capital punishment

pena de muerte

death penalty

salir de / descontar, sacar, debitar, provenir / surgir

came out of

empobrecido

impoverished

empobrecer (v)

to impoverished sb/sth

Expr: aprobar con éxito (pasar con colores voladores)

pass with flying colours

repeler, mantener a raya

ward off

Expr: Estar deprimido, tener los animos por los suelos (estar abajo en lso vertederos)

be down in the dumps

fascinante, apasionante (adj) / agarre, sujeción (n)

gripping

PV: esforzarse

plug away

cónyuges ineptos

inept spouses

que asciende socialmente (adj)

upwardly mobile

Expr: escabullirse en el rincón

to skirt off into a corner

PV: enfrentarse a, encontrarse con

run up against sth/sb

sacerdote, padre, cura

priest

persona con ambición, persona exitosa

high-flyer / high-flier

un activo, bien mueble/ valor, acciones / ventaja /recurso

an asset

Expr: Estar dispuesto a bailar a mi sombra

Be willing to dance in my shadow

(adj) servicial, atento, amable

obliging

meter la pata (v) / tonto (n) / metedura de pata (n)

to goof

Expr: to be in the wrong order (ir en la dirección equivocada)

be heading the wrong way

Expr: intervenir por alguien

stepping in for someone

Expr: conocer al principe azul / a la persona perfecta

to meet Mr Right

Me arrastraron a una fiesta

I was dragged along to a party

encajes antiguos

antique lace

PV: inventó algo original (vino con algo original)

to came up with sth original

Expr: aprovechar la oportunidad (saltar ante la oportunidad)

jump at the opportunity

Expr: un cambio para bien

a change for the best

Expr: un cambio para mal

a change for the worse

Expr: un cambio de opinión (de corazón)

a change of heart

Expr: to do something in a different way in order to make it more interesting (llamar a los cambios)

Ring the changes

Concierto en el que se acaban todas las entradas

sell-out concert

for or during the night sensation (sensación nocturna)

overnight sensation

Expr: un golpe de suerte

one lucky break

PV: tropezar con

trip over

PV: Quedarse entre bastidores

to hang around backstage

PV: ou do a part of someone's work or give someone money (ayudar a alguien con trabajo o dinero)

help sb out here

Expr: unos meses malos (sombríos / depresing months))

a dismal few months

PV: romper una relación con alguien

break up with sb

PV: Yo terminé

I ended up

PV: calmar / establecerse

settle down

Expr: sale de la nada y te golpea

come out of the blue and knocks your sideways

PV: pay you for the last time and then end your job, because you are not needed or there is not enough money to pay you in the future (pagarte el finiquito)

pay sb off

PV: Reducción de la mano de obra

work cut back on its workforce

Entrar en pánico (v)

to panick

Expr: decaer rápidamente (ir cuesta abajo rápido)

go downhill fast

PV: to gradually become worse

go downhill

PV: to be or become popular or friendly with bad people (llevarse con malas compañías)

get in with a bad crowd

PV: to find something or someone after looking for them in a lot of different places (rastrear a alguien)

track sb down

someone whose job is to teach people to improve at a sport, skill, or school subject (un entrendor)

a coach

Expr: Un techo sobre mi cabeza y un nuevo trabajo en las tarjetas

a roof over my head and a new job on the cards

Expr: un día terriblemente horrible (num...)

mind-numbingly awful day

Expr: to not have changed what you do or how you do it for a very long time so that it is not interesting any longer (estar en la rutina)

be in a rut

Mirar melancolicamente a mi reflejo

to stare gloomily at my reflection

Me compadezco de mí mismo

I feel utterly sorry for myself

Día adormecedor

numbing day

grandes salpicaduras de lluvia

huge splashes of rain

Expr: como por arte de magia

as if by magic

El bus apareció por sorpresa

the bus turn up

PV: it happens or becomes available unexpectedly or in a way that was not planned

turn up

PV: When events or details that you did not understand before, but they become easy to understad (encajar)

fall into place

Una vez que descubrí que la mujer era su hermana, todo encajó.

Once I discovered that the woman was his sister, everything fell into place.

Expr: to belikely to happen (estar escrito en las cartas)

be on the cards

¿Crees que se casarán el año que viene?" "Creo que está en las cartas

So you think they'll get married next year?" "I think it's on the cards

Expr: everything that happened since then is well known (el resto es historia)

the rest is history

Los Beatles tuvieron su primer disco en 1962 y el resto es historia

The Beatles had their first hit record in 1962 and the rest is history.

Go in a place where few people go, far from any main roads and towns (Apartarse de las rutas más transitadas)

Get off the beaten track (UK) / path (Us)

La granja en la que nos quedamos estaba completamente apartada de las rutas más transitadas

The farmhouse we stayed in was completely off the beaten track

forma aún no realizada

as yet-unrealised form

a thin book with pictures and information usually advertising something (folleto)

brochure

a plant that grows in the sea (alga)

seaweed

the ropes that support and control a ship's sails (aparejo)

rigging

limitation

downcast

grapar algo a algo

constraint

elemento básico de la charla de oficina

staple sth to sth

traveler with dull personality

staple of office chat

La cuenta atrás fue impecable

The countdown was flawless

perfect or without mistakes (impecable)

flawless

have an argument (discutir)

poor over

in danger, at risk (por nuestra cuenta y riesgo)

have a row

Subestimamos la destructividad de la guerra a nuestro riesgo.

We underestimate the destructiveness of war at our peril.

Expr: to do something that might be very dangerous for you (nuestro riego)

do sth at your peril

a type of small magazine that contains pictures and information on a product or a company (folleto)

brochure

alga

seaweed

Olla de alquitrán

pot of tar

para enmarcar y alinear tu dormitorio

to frame and line your bedroom

viajero frecuente (collocation)

frequent traveller

viajero independiente (collocation)

independent traveller

viajero experimentado (collocation)

seasoned traveller

Viajero intrépido (collocation)

intrepid traveller

viajeros cansados (collocation)

weary traveller

Viajero exigente (collocation)

discerning traveller

One who speaks authoritatively about traveling despite not traveling often. (viajero sofá)

an armchair traveller

Viajero incansable o empedernido

inveterate traveller

Viajero imprudente

unwary traveller

a person connected with another in a particular activity (compañero de cama)

bedfellow

vidrio deformador

distorting glass

viajero solitario

single traveller

viajero internacional

international traveller

compañero de viaje

fellow traveller

an agreement, usually between two armies, to stop fighting in order to allow discussions about peace (alto al fuego)

ceasefire

someone whose job is to repair or put together equipment or machines (persona que repara o ajusta)

fitter

product is intended to be thrown away after use (desechable)

disposable

having or giving hope (esperanzado, esperanzador)

hopeful

unable to speak because you are so angry, shocked, surprised, etc (sin palabras)

speechless

easy to see or recognize (perceptible)

noticeable

viajero con poco presupuesto

budget traveller

viajero interrail

rail traveller

Viajero turista

leisure traveller

Tartamudear repitiendo letras, es inato

stutter

Tartamudear blokeandose y pausas, es adquirido

stamer

Expr: (of a child) to behave very well (ser tan bueno como el oro)

as good as gold

Expr: To be extremely skinny or slender. (estar tan delgado como un rastrillo)

as thin as a rake

Este traje te queda como un globo

this suit fits like a glove

Expr: to fit perfectly (sentar como un guante, ir como anillo al dedo, ajustarse como un globo)

fit like a glove

Eres tan ligero como una pluma

You are as light as a feather

Expr: very light (tan ligero como una pluma)

as light as a feather

Expr: two people completely different from each other (son como la tiza y el queso)

be like a chalk and cheese

Expr: very white (tan blanco como una oveja)

as white as a sheet

Expr: to have a red face because you are embarrassed (tan rojo como una remolacha)

as red as a beetroot

Expr: to be very stubborn (ser tan cabezota como una mula)

be as stubborn as a mule

Ella camina tan fría como fría como un calabacín, como si nada hubiera pasado

she walked in as cool as a cucumber, as if nothing had happened

Expr: very calm or very calmly, especially when this is surprising (tan frío como un calbacín)

as cool as a cucumber

My abuela tiene 89, pero está tan en forma como un violín

my grandmother's 89, but she's as fit as a fiddle

Expr: to be very healthy and strong (estar tan en forma como un violín)

be as fit as a fiddle

Expr: very level (tan plano como un creppe)

as flat as a pancake

Expr: criticisms of or warming to a particular person that have no effect on that person (como el agua de la espalda de un pato)

like water off a duck's back

(humanidad, especie humana)

mandkind

(pedal, sustentador, sostenedor)

sustainer

(proveedor, sostén)

provider

(actitud, perspectiva, opinión / pronóstico

outlook

sutil, disimulado (adj) / imperceptible / ingenioso

subtler

acupuntor

acupuncturist

(golpe de seguridad)

lay up

hito, logro

feat

apenas, escasamente

barely

simplemente

merely

el borde de sus manos

the edge of their hands

sobrevivir, superar / aguantar, soportar, padecer

endure sth

El amor de la pareja había soportado pruebas y tribulaciones.

the couple's love had endure trials and tribulations

Adam soportó el dolor en su músculo y logró terminar el maratón

Adam endure the ache in his muscle and managed to finish the marathon

atacar a alguien

set about sb

el ladrón atacó a su víctima cuando fueron molestados

the burglar set about their victim when they were disturbed

surgir, suceder, ocurrir

come about

pronto se producirá un nuevo giro de los acontecimientos

a new turn of events will soon come about

ir sobre (pv) / seguir con

go about

pero tenemos que hacerlo lentamente

but we have to go about this slowly

ahora puedes dedicarte a tus respetables asuntos

you may now go about your respectable business

llevar acabo (pv)

bring about

imprevisto

unforseen

cubretetera

tea cosy (UK) / tea cozy (US)

grupo que trastorna el orden establecido (grupo subversivo)

subversive group

tocar música en la calle / actuar en la calle

to busk

músico callejero

busker

perdurar, durar

endure

objeto super-elegante, pelo super brilante o liso

super-sleek

hilo

yarn

art of using yarn item to decorate

yarn storming

manualidades con agujas

needle craft

un premio

a treat

voy a darme un premio

I'll treat myself today

Phr. sla: you are given orders (Rechazé ser dictado por)

I refused to be dictated to

Camino de Santiago

Walk Saint James way

Expr: se vende como churros (como pasteles)

sold as hot cakes

stand in the way of (bloquear el paso)

to block

skills training

coaching

not particulary wealthy

modest

PV: stolen (escapar con)

made off with

Él planeó escapar (pv) con el dinero

he planned to make off with the money

PV: depressed, you feel unhappy or depressed (deprimir)

get sb down

El caos en su casa estaba comenzando a deprimirle (pv)

The chaos in his house was starting to get him down

PV: encountering (enfrentarse), have to deal with a problem

come up against

Si te enfrentas a (pv) dificultades, dejamelo saber y te ayudaré

If you come up against difficulties, let me know and I'll help out

PV: finish, to get better after an illness, or feel better after sth or sb has made you unhappy

get sb over

Ella acababa de recuperase (pv) de un costipado que ella pillo una gastronteritis

she was only just getting over the flu when she got a stomach bu

PV: appeared (aparecer), to move towards someone

come up

Una joven vino a mí (pv) y me pidió dinero

a young girl came up to me and asked for money

PV: submit, to succeed in entering a place, especially by using force or a trick

get in

Ellos tendrían que haber entrado (pv) por la ventana del baño

They must have got in through the bathroom window

PV: spreads, to persuade someone to allow you sth by using your charm

get around / get about

Mira a ver si puedes convencer a tu padre (pv) de que te lleve al juego

see if you can get round your father to take you to the game

Ninguna cantidad de dinero puede compensar (pv) la muerte de un niño

No amount of money can make up for the death of a child

PV: offsets (compensaciones), to take the place of sth lost or damaged or to compensate for sth bad with sth good

Make up for sth

Tratamos de llegar a nuestro punto de vista (pv), pero él no quiso escuchar

we tried to get our point across, but he just wouldn't listen

PV: conveying, to manage to make sb understand or believe sth (transmitir)

get sth across

Él está llevando a cabo (pv) investigaciones sobre el arte cristiano temprano

He is carrying out research on early Christian art

PV: conducting, to do or complete sth, especially that you have said you would do or that you have been told to do

carry sth out

Si podemos bajar (salir) (pv) a las siete, las carreteras estarán despejadas

if we can get off by seven o'clock, the roads will be cleared

PV: despatch / dispatch, to leave a place, usully in order to start a journey

get off

Dos cargas de tela fueron enviadas a la fábrica el 12 de diciembre

two loads of cloth were dispatched to the factory on 12 December

to send sth, especially goods or a message, somewhere for a particular purpose (enviar un paquete)

dispatch

PV: work, to happen as planned, or to succeed

come off

Había algún tipo de acuerdo de propiedad que no funcionó (pv)

there was some sort of property deal that didn't come off

PV: arise, to be mentioned or talked about in conversation

come up

¿Qué puntos surgieron (pv) en la reunión?

What points came up at the meeting?

PV: it is successful (valer la pena)

pay off

Todo su trabajo duro valió la pena al final (pv), y finalmente aprobó el examen

All her hard work paid off in the end, and she finally passed the exam

PV: to deal successfully with a problem or a situation (sacar adelante)

sort out sth

Sus registros financieros son un desastre, pero los solucionaremos (pv)

Her financial records are a mess, but we will sort them out

PV: it begins and seems likely to continue in a serious way (establecida)

set in

La desesperación parece estar establecida (pv) en el equipo

despair seems to have ser in among the team

PV: to say sth that adds to or interrupts what is already being said (añadir a la conversación)

put sth in

"Hola" añadió (pv) Jane

"Hello" put in Jane

PV: to fix a large piece of equipment or system into a room or building, ready to be used (instalar)

put sth in

Me acaban de poner (pv) calefacción central

I've just had central heating put in

PV: to completely understand the meaning or importance of sth (pillar la información)

take in

Tuve que leer la carta dos veces antes de que pudiera pillarlo todo (pv)

I had to read the letter twice before I could take it all in

PV: to do or use less of sth (dejar)

cut down on

Estoy intentando dejar la cafeina

I am trying to cut down on caffeine

PV: to spend less, do less, or use less of sth (reducir)

cut back on

Si hacer deporte te produce dolor, tienes que reducirlo

If exercise is causing you pain, you should cut back

PV: to finally agree to what someone wants, after refusing for a period of time

give in

El gobierno no puede ser visto como cediendo (pv) a las demandas de los terroristas

The government cannot be seen as giving in to terrorists' demands

PV: you do a part of someone's work or give someone money

help out

sus padres ayudaron (pv) a (ella) con un préstamo de £500

her parents helped (her) out with a £500 loan

PV: to defend or support a particular idea or a person who is being criticized or attacked

stand up for sth/sb

Es hora de que todos defendamos (pv) nuestros derechos por aquí

It's high time we all stood up for our rights around here

PV: to behave in a way that is intended to attact attention or admiration, and that other people often find annoying (lucirse)

show off

ella sólo compró ese coche deportivo para lucirse (pv) y demostrar que podía permitirse uno

she only bought that sports car to show off and prove she could afford one

PV: to steal sth (llevarse)

make off with sth

alguien entró en la tienda y se escapó (pv) con varios televisores

somebody broke into the shop and make off with several TVs

PV: to have to deal with a problem

come up against sth

Si tienes muchas dificultades (pv), avísame y te ayudaré

If you come up against difficulties, let me know and I'll help out

PV: to finish, use, or sell all of sth, so that there is none left / sth has been used or it is completely finished (agotado)

run out of

Me he quedado sin (pv) leche

I've run out of milk

PV: to avoid doing sth that you do not want to do, especially by giving an excuse (librarse, escabullirse)

get out of sth

Si puedo escaquearme (pv) de ir a la reunión, lo haré

If I can get out of going to the meeting tonight, i will

PV: to murder someone (acabar con, poner fin a, deshacerse de)

do away with

Tenía algo de esperanza de poder acabar con las operaciones escubiertas

I was kind of hoping to do away with the covert ops

PV: to succeed in avoiding punishment for sth (salirse con, escapar con, librarse de)

get away with

Si pensara que podría salirme con la mía

if I thought I could get away with it

excavadora

bulldozer

price charged

fee

in the public eye

high-profile

increase

boost

successful achiever

high-flyer

a useful and valuable ressource

asset

willing to help or please

obligiong

Expr: what you do for living (ganarse el pan)

bread and butter

Muletillas (rellenadores de conversación)

conversation filler

social mobile (ascender socialmente)

upwardly mobile

a large farming tool with blades that digs the soil in fields so that seeds can be planted (arado)

plough (UK) plow (US)

make you way through (abrirse camino)

plough away

cambio comercial

comercial change

cambio medioambiental

enviromental change

cambio social

social change

cambio político

political change

cambio físico

physical change

the lengh of time that a living thing, especially a human being, is likely to live (esperanza de vida9

life expectancy

believing or causing you to believe that sth desired will happen (esperanzador, optimista, prometedor)

hopeful

sth that happens in a way or at a time that you know about before it happens (pevisible, pronosticlable)

predictable

sth you can use if you do not want to use another one (alternativa, variante, alterno, sustitutorio)

alternative

relating to the study or writing of philosophy (filosófico)

philosophical

relating to test, especially scientific ones (experimental, piloto)

experimental

unable to speak because you are so angry, shocked, surpised, etc. (sin palabras, mudo, boquiabierto)

speechless

easy to see or recognize (notable, perceptible)

noticeable

Perfect or without mistakes (imperefcto, sin defectos)

flawless

A disposable product is intended to be thrown away after use (desechable, de un solo uso)

disposable

extremely bad or unsuccessful (desastroso, catastrófico)

disastrous

very large in size, amount, or number (masivo, gigantesco)

massive

very small pieces of dried bread, especially used in cooking (migas de pan)

breadcrumbs

pipas

pipes

comer en tu escritorio

eat at your desk

refresco

soda / soft drink

Mujeres en el trabajo de verdad me saca de mis casillas

woman in the workplace really gets my goat

Me dejé llevar un poco cuando fui de compras y gasté demasiado dinero

I got a bit carried away when I wen shopping and spent far too much money

¿Cuánto desembolsaste (pv) por tus zapatos nuevos?

How much did you fork out for your new shoes?

La factura de la tarjeta de crédito era bastante fuerte este mes

The credit card bill was pretty hefty this month

Mi hermana estaba en un presupuesto ajustado cuando estaba en la universidad

my sister was on a tight budget when she was at college

Dejó su imaginación correr libre cuando pintó su habitación

she let her imagination run wild when she painted her room

Estoy muerto de ganas deir a la universidad y obtener mi título

I'm dead set on going to university and getting my degree

Sus ideas de expandir la compañía están muy en líneas con las mías

His ideas for expanding the company are very much in line with mine

No pretendía ser un autostopista

I didn't intend to be thumbing lifts

Expr: to persuade a driver of a passing car to stop and take you somewhere, by putting your hand out with your thumb raised

thumb a lift (UK) / thumb a ride (US)

Expr: to accept a difficult or unpleasant responsibility, duty (hombro problema)

shoulder the burden

Expr: to pay for something, especially something expensive that you do not want to pay for (pagar la cuenta9

foot the bill

Expr: to accept criticism or punishment for something you have done (se enfrento a la música)

face the music

Expr: to do what you are expected to do without causing trouble for anyone (seguir las reglas)

toe the line

Expr: to be able to accept an unpleasant idea or watch something unpleasant (soportar la idea)

stomach the idea / face de idea

Expr: to push someone rudely with your elbows so that you can move or have more space (hacerse hueco entre la gente)

elbow people aside

Si quieres seguir adelante, será mejor que aprendas a seguir la línea. (con dedo del pie)

If you want to get ahead, you’d better learn to toe the line.

No puede soportar la idea de que Peter sea el próximo presidente. (con estómgo)

He can't stomach the idea that Peter might be the next chairman.

Hicieron a un lado a los espectadores (con el codo)

They elbowed the onlookers aside.

Estar atento a las condiciones climáticas

Be aware of weather conditions

Para tu propia tranquilidad

For your own peace of mind,

Tomar tiempo para

take time to

Compobar que también es una buena idea

Checking that is also a good idea

optar por taxis oficiales sobre operadores menos regulados

opt for official taxis over less regulated operators

Evitar el uso de operadores de bajo coste

avoid using low cost operators

Lo mejor es esperar y esperar (lo mejor es sentarse estrecho y esperar

The best thing is to sit tight and wait it out

Considere la posibilidad de encontrar un salón ejecutivo del aeropuerto

Consider finding an executive airport lounge

Esto va garantizar que

That will ensure that

De esta manera, será más facil rastrear al conductor

That way, it will be easier to track the driver down

Se capaz de relajarse

be able to chill out

posiblemente

possibly

a situation in which there is not enough of sth (desabastecimiento)

shortage, scarcity

PV: to annoy sb very much (sacar la cabra de alguien)

get sb's goat

PV: to become so excited about sth that you do not control what you say or do (perder el control de la excitación)

carry away

PV: to pay an amount of money, especially unwillingly

fork sth out

in a way that involves someone doing sth they do not want to do

unwillingly

PV: sb behaves as they want to without being controlled by anyone

sb runs wild

PV: determined to, firmly decided to

dead set on (doing) sth

FH: vacas tiradas en el campo significa que la lluvia está en camino

cows lying in the filed means rain is on its way

(sabiduría popular)

traditional lore

a small bird with curved, pointed wings that can fly ver fast (vencejo)

swifts

a very strong wind (vendabal)

gale

Collocation: very important /involving the possibility that someone will die (vida y muerte)

life and death

willingness to accept suggestions from another person and give up some of your own (dar y tomar)

give and take

C: very often (una y otra vez)

time and again

C: fama y fortuna

fame and fortune

C: put sb in a very hard situation (alto y seco)

high and dry

C: more than anything else (primero y antetodo)

first and foremost

C: situation easy to understand whats is right and wrong (blanco y negro)

black and white

C: always support or stay with them (delgado y grueso)

thin and thick

C: uncertain situation (toca y vete)

touch and go

C: someone from your family (carne y sangre)

flesh and blood

C: vida y alma

life and soul

FH el dinero es la raíz del mal

money is the root of all evil

FH: pronto acostarse, pronto levantar hace a un hombre sano, rico y sabio

early to bed, early to rise,. makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise

someone who feels awake and full of energy in the morning (persona diurna)

a morning person / an early bird

someone who prefers to be awake and active at night (persona nocturna)

a night owl

Si le das un pescado a un hombre, lo alimentas por un día, pero enséñale a pescar y lo alimentas de por vida.

if you give a man a fish you feed him for a day, but teach him to fish and you feed him for life

fish or other sea creatures that are caught unintentionally by people who are trying to catch other types of fish

bycatch

an amount of something that can be held in one hand (puñado)

hadfuls

a small square piece of cloth or paper, used while you are eating to protect your clothes or to clean your mouth or fingers (servilleta)

napkins

a square of thick soft paper or cloth taht is fastened around a baby's bottom and between its legs to absorb its urine and solid waste (pañal)

nappy (UK) diaper (US)

the side of sth that is usually closest to the ground (envés)

undersides

patas traseras

hind legs

Atletas griegos

Greek athletes

to move easily and without interruption backwards and forwards or from one side to the other, especially from fixed point, ot to cause sth or sb to do this (columpiarse)

swing

sb who helps with an activity (ayudante)

helper

the young of an animal (descendencia)

offspring

to hit sth repeatedly and with great force (abofetear)

buffet

Expr: suplicar clemencia

plead for leniency

perfect happiness (felicidad)

bliss

the feeling of being unhappy, disappointed, or without hope (abatimiento)

dejection

a cause of a feeling of great sadness (tristeza)

sorrow

a strong feeling of hating someone or something (aversión)

loathing

the quality of being boring for a long time (tedio)

tedium

to feel extremely worried or frightened about something that is going to happen or that might happen (muerto de miedo)

dread

to live temporary in basic and uncomfortable condition (sobrevivimos)

to rough it

mientras que la casa estaba siendo decorada nosotros sobrevivimos en una tienda

while the house was being decorated we roughed it in a tend

Idiom: to be able to live with a very small amount of money (manejar un presupuesto bajo)

get by on a shoestring budget

sin embargo la comunidad de salud tuvo que operar durante muchos años con un presupuesto bajo

however community health councils have had to operate for many years on a shoestring budget

idiom: sb who is very interested in music, art, theatre (vuitre de cultura)

a culture vulture

idiom: living in very comfortable condition because you have a lot of money (en la cima del lujo)

in the lap of luxury

la gente está viviendo en las calles mientras que otros viven en la cima del lujo

people are living on the streets while others live in lap of luxury

to live in accordance with someone's expectation or an ideal standard (vivir cumpliendo las expectativas)

to live up to someone's expectation