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Unit 2
unit 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Breath-taking | (positive) |
| Chilling: | scary, but enjoyable |
| Compelling: | that catches your attention |
| Evocative: | (positive) it reminds you of good things |
| Fast-moving: | depending on what you prefer, could be positive or negative |
| Humorous: | (positive) |
| Light-hearted: | easy reading |
| Lightweight: | not profound, does not go deeper on things / not fully developed |
| Macabre | depending on what you are reading, could be positive or negative (creepy, horrible details) |
| Nail-biting: | may be positive or negative, very exciting or worrying (like suspense) |
| Poignant: | that makes you feel sad |
| Predictable: | (negative) |
| Sensational: | , wonderful, fantastic |
| Sentimental | positive or negative, depends on personal preferences |
| Shallow | superficial, Lightweight, not much happening in the story or with the characters |
| Slow-moving: | negative or positive |
| Tedious: | really boring and long |
| Thought-provoking | (positive) you can't stop thinking about it, related with the topics in the story |
| Touching: | (positive or negative) that makes you cry |
| Convincing: | (positive) |
| Unconvincing: | (negative) |
| Be a bit of bookworm: | you like reading very much |
| Heavy going: | not easy to read |
| Get into sth: | to like, it doesn't catch your attention. |
| Judge a book by its cover: | to judge someone or something by its looks |
| A real page-turner: | very interesting books |
| Read between the lines: | to get the real meaning |
| To cut a long story short: | to summarize |
| Good bedtime reading | |
| Chamber: | room |
| Hue: | color |
| Pray: | please |
| Receive: | welcome |
| Steal: | creep |
| On the instant: | immediately |
| Bend on: | turned towards |
| Please: | wish to |
| Sensations: | feelings |
| Singular: | strange |
| Wondered at: | surprised at |
| Earnestness: | seriousness |
| Sultry: | hot and uncomfortable |
| Heath: | large area of land with rough grass |
| Gloom: | darkness |
| Roundabout: | indirect |
| Mechanically: | automatically |
| Solitary: | completely alone |
| The dead of night: | the middle of the night |
| Discern: | recognise; see |
| Meagre: | thin |
| Wistfully: | sadly |
| Touched by: | affected by |
| Fearfulness: | discomfort; unhappiness |
| Shrank back: | step back in fear |
| Shrink: | make something smaller (usually water when washing) |
| Shifted: | moved |
| Pleading: | begging; asking in an emotional way |
| Determined: | decided |
| High-road: | main road |
| Garments: | clothes |
| Grave: | sad, serious |
| Be of assistance: | be helpful |
| Feared: | be scared/afraid/fearful |
| Meet with: | have |
| Wind-up: | turn something to make it work, idiomatically to make someone mad, irritate them |
| Outrageous: | scandalous |
| hand-made | made using the hands rather than a machine |
| well-dressed | wearing smart or fashionable clothes |
| english-speaking | obvio |
| easy-going | relaxed and not easily upset or worried |
| never-ending | eterno |
| strong-willed | determined to do as one wants even if other people advise against it. |
| broad-minded | tolerant or liberal in one's views and reactions; not easily offended. |
| many-sided | having many sides: having a lot of different features or characteristics |
| tax-free | If something is tax-free, you do not pay tax on it |
| lead-free | (of petrol) without added tetraethyl lead. (plomo) |
| worldwide | extending or reaching throughout the world. |
| a tip-off: | kind of advice, evidence. |
| a breakdown | a failure of a relationship or system. |
| make-up | cosmetics compose sth |
| lift off: | same as take off |
| award-winning | ganador de premios |
| best-selling | . |
| crackdown | an action by an authority to stop something |
| life-threatening | capable of causing someone's death |
| middle-aged | . |
| user-friendly | easy to use or understand. |
| twenty-storey | a level of a building |
| world-famous | known all around the worls |
| warm-hearted | sympathetic and kind. |
| black out | cause the lights in a place to be extinguished, |
| check up | a thorough examination, especially a medical or dental one |
| hand out | distribute |
| takeaway | a restaurant or shop selling cooked food to be eaten elsewhere |
| warm-up | prepare for physical exertion or a performance by exercising or practising gently beforehand |
| check-in | arrive and register at a hotel or airport |
| Big-budget | involving a relatively large cost. |
| Clichéd | showing a lack of originality |
| Complex | consisting of many different and connected parts. |
| Disappointing | sad or displeased because someone or something has failed to fulfil one's hopes or expectations. |
| Far-fetched | unlikely and unconvincing; implausible. |
| Fast-paced | happening very quickly |
| Gripping | firmly holding the attention or interest; |
| Groundbreaking | innovative; pioneering. |
| Low-budget | made with a small amount of money. |
| Mediocre | . |
| Powerful | having control and influence over people and events having or producing great force or energy |
| Spectacular | . |
| Well-rounded | (of a person) having a personality that is fully developed in all aspects |
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