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question		réponse
to point the finger of suspicion commencer à apprendre		to suspect sb of sth
dissolve into a flood of tears commencer à apprendre		suddenly start crying a lot
in the heat of the moment commencer à apprendre		spontaneously, without thinking
miscarriage of justice commencer à apprendre		where the law is unfair
nick of time commencer à apprendre		just in time to prevent sth bad
ring of truth commencer à apprendre		can possibly be true so it has a...
shred of truth commencer à apprendre		not a ... = completely untrue
a smattering of sth commencer à apprendre		a very small amount of sth
trail of destruction commencer à apprendre		a series of destructive events
an all-rounder commencer à apprendre		sb good at everything
gatecrasher commencer à apprendre		goes to a party uninvited
daredevil commencer à apprendre		sb thrilled by unnecessary risks
name-dropper commencer à apprendre		sb who boasts about knowing sb
smart alec commencer à apprendre		sb annoyingly smart
a spoilsport commencer à apprendre		sb who ruins the fun and enjoyment
a squatter commencer à apprendre		lives in an empty building without permission
a wimp commencer à apprendre		weak and pathetic person
a yuppy commencer à apprendre		young professional person who earns a lot
conceited commencer à apprendre		far too proud of oneself
highly-strung commencer à apprendre		easily upset, nervous
spiteful commencer à apprendre		deliberately cruel
vindictive commencer à apprendre		sb who never forgets and takes revenge
lank commencer à apprendre		thin, straight, unattractive hair
permed commencer à apprendre		hair made curly
unkempt commencer à apprendre		very untidy hair, not combed, needing a cut
flabby commencer à apprendre		has loose fat hanging
plump commencer à apprendre		pleasantly fat
tubby commencer à apprendre		short and a little fat
lanky commencer à apprendre		unattractively tall and thin
puny commencer à apprendre		weak, thin, without muscles
scrawny commencer à apprendre		unattractively thin and weak
burly commencer à apprendre		strong and heavy
stocky commencer à apprendre		short, heavy and strong
strapping commencer à apprendre		big, tall, strong
bustling commencer à apprendre		full of activity and noise
dark and dingy commencer à apprendre		dark, depressing place
drab commencer à apprendre		grey and depressing place
draughty commencer à apprendre		cold because of currents of air entering
godforsaken commencer à apprendre		horrible, boring and depressing place
musty commencer à apprendre		old and damp-smelling
plush commencer à apprendre		comfortable and expensively decorated
poky commencer à apprendre		uncomfortably small place
seedy commencer à apprendre		dirty and illegal/immoral place
stuffy commencer à apprendre		lacking fresh air and unpleasant
to cast a vote commencer à apprendre		to vote
close-run election commencer à apprendre		election where parties have similar results
constituency commencer à apprendre		area represented by a politician
coup commencer à apprendre		attempt to take over the government, ... D'etat
a gamble pays off commencer à apprendre		a risk sb undertakes has positive results
landslide victory commencer à apprendre		a victory in election where a party gets most votes
overthrow a government commencer à apprendre		to remove a government illegally and by force
rampant/galloping inflation commencer à apprendre		inflation that is out of control
staunch commencer à apprendre		very loyal and a strong believer
tarnish (reputation) commencer à apprendre		to spoil sb's reputation
to drum up business commencer à apprendre		to get business
a gap in the market commencer à apprendre		an opportunity in the market for sth
teething troubles commencer à apprendre		small problems that beginners experience
adamant commencer à apprendre		determined not to change your mind

skipper voc 30-58 part V

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