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Doable

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Feasible

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Tapped out

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having spent all your money

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To nudge

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to push something or someone gently, especially to push someone with yourelbow

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To figure out:

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to finally understand something or someone, or find the solution to a problemafter a lot of thought

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Brim:

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the bottom part of a hat that sticks out all around the head (??)

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To Brim with (PV):

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riempire la tua agenda con così tante cose che non puoi aggiungere altro. To be full of

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Glowing:

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praising with enthusiasm

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Slog:

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to work hard over a long period, especially doing work that is difficult or boring (it’s like wasting time?)

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To cram:

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to force a lot of things into a small space

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To eschew:

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to avoid something intentionally, or to give something up

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taking your foot off the gas:

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to decelerate

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To spilled over into all areas of life (pv)

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: something that contaminates different areas of your life

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build in regular physical activity:

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to incorporate

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blocked off time:

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to protect your time

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Ease:

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is the state of being very comfortable and able to live as you want, without any worries or problems.

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Slog:

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to work hard over a long period, especially doing work that is difficult or boring (it’s like wasting time?) (We no longer feel as if life is a slog)

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cram things into your schedule:

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to force a lot of things into a small space

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To eschew:

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to avoid something intentionally, or to give something up

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Buddy breathing:

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when you share your breath with someone else (it is a technique..)

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Void:

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vuoto

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To harbour:

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to give shelter or refuge to (a person) (….In the endless void of space, our fragile blue planet harbors virtually all life that we know, cherish and depend on)

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To cherish:

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to protect and love (a person)

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Seemingly:

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apparently

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To scratch:

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to make a slight cut or long, thin mark with a sharp object (….In all of modern-day ocean exploration we’ve barely scratched the surface )

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entanglement:
imbroglio
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To partake:
to take part on something
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Dire:
tremendous
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To pursue:
to try to do something over a period of time (... We must stay in the water and pursue knowledge and answers as quickly and as wisely as we can, using safe means to do it)
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Hull:
scafo
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Stake:
palo
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Just thrown together
fatto alla belle e meglio
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overdressed
vestito troppo elegante
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Changing room
camerino, spogliatoio
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brim
orlo
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A hoot and a half
un vero spasso
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What a hoot
(What a laugh!)
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To mock
(to make fun of something - unkind)
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I am done with that/it!
(frustration - don’t want to have anything more to do with it)
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whodunnit
poliziesco, giallo, triller
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Withheld:
to refuse to give back something
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Foremost:
most important, best
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Lingering:
to take a long time to leave or disappear
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Downcast:
sad and without hope
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Demeanor:
a way of looking or behaving
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lurching
barcollante
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sin
peccato
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Hurl
to throw something with a lot of force, usually in an angry or violent way
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Sprawl
distendersi
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Red herring
falsa pista
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murky
torbido
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soothing
calmante, rassicurante
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Riled
stizzito, arrabbiato, irritato
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refrains:
to avoid doing or stop yourself from doing something
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Theft
furto
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bounty
taglia, ricompensa
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Ungainly
goffo, sgraziato
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Childbearing
parto
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Foul
disgustoso, ripugnante
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To stomp around:
battere i piedi
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To lay off:
licenziare
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dash out my desperate brains
salvare un cervello malato (es nel poema Romeo e Giulietta)
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Pull something off:
to succeed in doing something difficult or unexpected
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Intermission
intervallo
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To bristle:
to react angrily (ma anche l’azione del gatto quando alza il pelo arrabbiato)
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Demeanor
modo di comportarsi
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To comb:
pettinare
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Niche
nicchia
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wagging tongue
pettegolezzi
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Open the tap
aprire il rubinetto
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grit
sabbia; coraggio, determinazione
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