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Domanda		Risposta
come about inizia ad imparare		to happen or develop
come round to inizia ad imparare		to change your opinion so that you now agree with someone
do away with inizia ad imparare		to get rid of something
get (somebody) out of inizia ad imparare		to help someone to leave or get extracted from a particular place.
go into inizia ad imparare		to be spent or used to get, make, or do something
mess about with inizia ad imparare		to bother or have to deal with something
refer to inizia ad imparare		to mention or speak about someone or something
run (something) past inizia ad imparare		to tell someone something so that they can give you their opinion
set back inizia ad imparare		to delay something, or delay someone in doing something
shy away from inizia ad imparare		to avoid something that you dislike, fear, or do not feel confident about
stem from inizia ad imparare		to develop as a result of something
accumulate knowledge inizia ad imparare		to gradually get more knowledge over a period of time
boost energy inizia ad imparare		to increase the energy
complicate matters inizia ad imparare		to make a problem or situation more difficult
deepen understanding inizia ad imparare		to understand more
determine the facts inizia ad imparare		to find out the facts about something
draw on experience inizia ad imparare		to use information, experience, knowledge etc for a particular purpose
establish a rapport inizia ad imparare		to develop a friendly understanding and agreement between people
exude confidence inizia ad imparare		if you exude confidence, it is easy to see that you have a lot of it
heed advice inizia ad imparare		to pay attention to someone’s advice or warning
meet the criteria inizia ad imparare		to achieve a level that has been set or expected
strike up a friendship inizia ad imparare		to start to become friendly with someone, to start talking to them, etc
thwart expectations inizia ad imparare		to do something which prevents someone's expectactions from being met
distinctive feature inizia ad imparare		something that is different from other things and very easy to recognise
exceptionally difficult inizia ad imparare		extremely difficult
heartfelt emotion inizia ad imparare		a strong human feeling such as love, hate, or anger felt very strongly and sincerely
highly symmetrical inizia ad imparare		having two halves that are exactly the same shape and size
highly thought of inizia ad imparare		regarded with approval or respect
relatively unsurprising inizia ad imparare		comparatively not a surprise
remarkably beautiful inizia ad imparare		beautiful to a degree that is unusual or surprising
stark contrast inizia ad imparare		a difference between people, ideas, situations, things etc that is unpleasantly clear and impossible to avoid
unique combination inizia ad imparare		two or more different things that exist together in a one of a kind way
unsolved mystery inizia ad imparare		a problem or mystery that is unsolved has never been solved
armed (with) inizia ad imparare		having something useful that you need
compatible (with) inizia ad imparare		if two pieces of computer equipment are compatible, they can be used together, especially when they are made by different companies
diluted inizia ad imparare		made weaker or less effective
intimidating inizia ad imparare		making you feel nervous and not confident
plausible inizia ad imparare		reasonable and likely to be true or successful
straightforward inizia ad imparare		honest and not hiding what you think
undervalued inizia ad imparare		more important or valuable than people think
adversity inizia ad imparare		a situation in which you have a lot of problems that seem to be caused by bad luck
brevity inizia ad imparare		the quality of expressing something in very few words
chunk inizia ad imparare		a unit of information retained in the memory and easily recalled
cradle inizia ad imparare		a small bed for a baby, especially one that moves gently from side to side
mantra inizia ad imparare		a statement or slogan repeated frequently
protagonist inizia ad imparare		the most important character in a play, film, or story
punch line inizia ad imparare		the last few words of a joke or story, which make it funny or clever
repercussions inizia ad imparare		the bad effects that are the results of an action or event, and which last a long time
stance inizia ad imparare		a position in which you stand, especially when playing a sport
swirl inizia ad imparare		a circular pattern
the naked eye inizia ad imparare		if you can see something with the naked eye, you can see it without using any artificial help such as a telescope or microscope
a far cry from inizia ad imparare		very different from something else
can’t string a sentence together inizia ad imparare		to not be able to say or write something that other people can understand
different walks of life inizia ad imparare		when people talk about walk(s) of life, they are referring to different types of jobs and different levels of society
eyes go vacant inizia ad imparare		if your eyes go vacant, they show no interest or mental activity
it’s more a case of inizia ad imparare		it’s too a greater degree
keep someone in the loop inizia ad imparare		to keep someone informed about and/or involved in something, such as a plan or project
let me get this straight inizia ad imparare		used when someone has said something to you and you want to check if it is true
on the go inizia ad imparare		quickly while doing some other activity
rooted to the spot inizia ad imparare		unable to move
take exception to inizia ad imparare		to be offended by something
to and fro inizia ad imparare		moving in one direction and then in the other
(be) plagued (with) inizia ad imparare		causing pain or trouble to someone for a long time
lucid dream inizia ad imparare		lucid dreams are when you know that you're dreaming while you're asleep
highly controversial inizia ad imparare		causing a lot of disagreement among people
highly efficient inizia ad imparare		working very well without wasting time, money, or energy
highly sophisticated inizia ad imparare		a highly sophisticated machine or system is designed in a very clever way
widely available inizia ad imparare		very easy to obtain; available in many places
widely held inizia ad imparare		believed by a lot of people
widely understood inizia ad imparare		if something is widely understood, it is generally known or accepted
deeply offended inizia ad imparare		someone who is deeply offended is very angry and upset by someone’s behaviour or remarks
deeply regretful inizia ad imparare		someone who is deeply regretful feels very sorry or disappointed
deeply upset inizia ad imparare		very unhappy and worried because something unpleasant or disappointing has happened
broadly accepted inizia ad imparare		something that is broadly accepted is accepted by most people in a general way, even if they do not agree about all the details
broadly interpreted inizia ad imparare		understood in a general or non-specific way
broadly similar inizia ad imparare		similar in a general way
strongly attached inizia ad imparare		having a strong connection to something
strongly implied inizia ad imparare		hinted at or suggested in a strong way
strongly opposed inizia ad imparare		believing that something is wrong and should not be allowed
heavily built inizia ad imparare		someone who is heavily-built has a large body that looks strong
heavily guarded inizia ad imparare		guarded by a lot of people, usually with weapons
heavily involved inizia ad imparare		to take part in an activity or event, or be connected with it to a great degree
finely balanced inizia ad imparare		very carefully arranged to include things or people of different kinds in the right amounts
finely crafted inizia ad imparare		made using a special skill, especially with your hands, with attention to detail
finely tuned inizia ad imparare		finely tuned feelings, senses, or systems are extremely sensitive and able to react quickly
cross paths inizia ad imparare		if two people’s paths cross, or if they cross paths, they meet, usually without expecting it
spot on inizia ad imparare		exactly right
reasonable assumption inizia ad imparare		something that one could logically consider to be true
go along with inizia ad imparare		to agree with or support someone or something
as far as I'm concerned inizia ad imparare		used to show your opinion
shortlist inizia ad imparare		a list of people or things that have been chosen from a larger group to be considered for a job or prize
nicely put inizia ad imparare		well said
be on the cards inizia ad imparare		to seem likely to happen
shattering inizia ad imparare		very shocking and upsetting
it goes without saying inizia ad imparare		used to mean that something is obvious
boot up inizia ad imparare		to start a computer by loading its operating system
go down inizia ad imparare		if a computer goes down, it stops working
hack into inizia ad imparare		to secretly find a way of getting information from someone else’s computer or changing information on it
hook up inizia ad imparare		to connect one piece of electronic equipment to another piece of equipment or to an electricity supply
key in inizia ad imparare		to put information into a computer
opt out inizia ad imparare		to choose not to join in a group or system
power up inizia ad imparare		to switch on an electrical device
scroll down inizia ad imparare		to move information down a computer screen so that you can read it

reading unit 3

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