Numbers are hard to come back

The baggage it has carried for ages

Level of

In that time

Staple

Back into the normal range

Poses a question

Close to producing

Flies of the shelves

Compiling to

Shot out

Mainstream

Popping up

Types of vegans

Sprouts

Gender-entrenched

Brocade=thick embroidered fabric

Embroidery

Dainty=delicate

Plushy=soft and flufy

Derive from

Strapless

Pinafore=full-length apron

Brighten your mood

Cramped=too small

Based in

Inroad=progress, advance
Fork in the road

Money driven

Posing a threat to

Are important to sb

Converging=becoming the same

Keep out= not to get involved

To be baffled that/why you are unable to do sth

It contributed to his sacking=dismissal

Set your mind on

There was virtually no-one/nobody who understood it

It won him the admiration of the contemporary musical figures

The identity of the girl remains elusive to this day

To come to terms with sth

Regardless=irrespective

…not least its spelling system

English has spread not so much for linguistic reasons, but rather because it has often found
itself in the right place, at the right time.

Beamed back from

The evidence has been mounting as well

Water-lain sediments

Skip a beat

It is, at least in part,…

Provide inspiration to artists

Truly beautiful

All sides have to accept that the arbitrator’s decision will be binding (difficult, obligatory: a
binding contract)

The binding of a book (encuadernación)

He escaped his bindings and ran from his captor (ataduras)

She’s such a ray of sunshine

We pledged eternal friendship

She has set her heart on becoming a ballet-dancer

Further concessions would be needed

She is blissfully ignorant about the fact that…They had a whirlwind romance. They met and
married in two months

I want a dash of cream on my strawberries, not very much

Take care that your love for him doesn’t cloud your judgement

Buy the dress on approval. Then you can take it back

The recently discovered documents lend credence to his interpretation of events

He never really broke the rules but he did bend them a little when it suited him

She is quite indefatigable (tireless). I don’t know how she manages to fit everything in

To have divergent opinions

Upshot=result

He must be commended for recognizing that he would never become a great musician

Its economy has been ailing (doing badly)

Perverting the course of justice

It’s as if that silly argument we had has driven a wedge between us and we’ve lost all our old
closeness

A great deal can be deduced about the composer’s state of mind from his works at this period

Their interest in playing the game soon flagged (droop: flaquear, decaer)

The incidence of left-handedness

Contrary to popular belief

Unfortunately, his work doesn’t tally with what we have learnt from other sources (be
consistent with: concordar con)

Pay tribute to

It gives the low-down on life among the royals (infame, vil, ruin)

It was so hot in the restaurant that, after half an hour, we were all starting to wilt (be weak,
exhausted: marchitarse)
What do you perceive as the main issues afecting the situation?

You’ve been singing your boss’s praises ever since he arrived

Many small companies get swallowed up by large multinationals

It was a close call but we just made it to the airport on time for our flight

The crowds poured out of the stadium into the nearest bars

It can provide you with a lump sum on retirement

In the course of his long life in business he amassed a substantial fortune

That argument doesn’t hold water

The government is doing all it can to wage war on dangerous driving

As the token woman

We got our wires crossed