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Cemetery

مقبرة مدفنة


مقابر مدافن

A place where dead people are buried

Atmosphere

الجو

The feeling that exists in a place or situation

Grave

قبر


وقور رصين

A place in the ground where a dead person is buried




grave doubtsa grave mistake


Ancestors


اسلاف

A person in your family who lived a long time ago



My ancestors came from Ireland

Picnic

نزهة يتنزة

Food that you take from your house to eat outside



We are going to have a picnic down by the lake

Somber

كئيب حزين

Serious sad and without humor or entertainment



I left them in a somber mood

Approach

نهج طريقة


يقترب


يتعامل مع

A way of doing something


Neill has a different approach to the problem



The crowd cheered as she approached the finishing




I’m not sure how to approach the problem

Acknowledge

يعترف ب


يقر


يفيد باستلام

He acknowledged that was a problem



Did they acknowledge your letter?

Deny


Denying

ينكر يرفض


انكار

Her request for time off work was denied



She denies any involvement in the attack

Curious

فضولي

I was curious about his life in India

That's it

Idiom. That is all there is no more that is everything

Got into

دخل


يدخل

She got into Oxford University.

Regular prices

Normal prices

Credit card

بطاقه الائتمان

Back in change

الباقي من المبلغ المدفوع

The extra money

Grocery store

دكان بقالة

Convenience store

متجر صغير

Hug

يحضن


احتضان

They hugged and kissed each other



She gave me big hug before she left

Affection

عاطفة

Mum gave us lots of love and affection

I have seen him through

I stayed with him through

Cancer

مرض السرطان

His wife died of cancer

Diabetes

مرض السكري

Therapist

معالج


اخصائي بالمعالجة


خبير بالمداوة

& someone whose job to treat a particular type of mental or physical illness

Generous

كريم سخي

It was very generous of you to buy her flowers

Compliment

مجاملة اطراء

He complimented me on my writing

Affair

علاقة غرامية


حادث

He had an affair with a woman at work

Draws a salary

ياخذ مرتب

Take a salary

Above and beyond

More than


Also

Gifts above and beyond the $11,000 annual limit may be subject to tax

Workload

إعباء العمل

Teachers are always complaining about their heavy workloads

Lessen

يقلل

Exercise lessens the chance of heart disease.



Greatly

بشكل كبير

We will miss her greatly

Burden

عب


يثقل علي

On the clock

على مدار الساعة

Expenses

نفقات مصاريف

My biggest expense is petrol for the car

Going through the roof

Going up very fast

As long as

طالما

You can play football as long as you do your homework

On top of

Also

Buyout

شراء كامل

a situation in which a person or group buys all the shares belonging to a company and so gets control of it:

Intimacy

علاقة جنسية


علاقة حميمة


ألفة


مودة

a situation in which you have a close friendship or sexual relationship with someone:


Intimacy between teachers and students is not recommended

As far as he is concerned

بقدر ماهو معني

In his opinion

Odd

غريب


فردة

There is something odd about her.



being one of a pair when the other of the pair is missing

Frequently

في كثير من الأحيان


تكرارآ

I see him very frequently

The case

The situation

Remarks

ملاحظات

He made a remark about her clothes

Intimate

حميم


عاطفي

intimate relationships

To reach him

Means to they understand you

At Total loss

I have no more ideas


I don't know what to do

Who to turn to

Who to ask

To turn to someone you ask for help

Short on

You don't have enough for something

I am Short on money

Cure

يعالج


علاج شفاء

To make someone with an illness healthy again



They are trying to find a cure for cancer

Impotent

عاجز ضعيف


عاجز جنسيآ

You feel so impotent when your child is ill and you cannot help them.

Hesitate

يتردد

Richard hesitated before answering

Intensity

كثافة شدة

The intensity of his feelings made me feel uncomfortable

Unaware

غير مدرك

He seems totally unaware of the problem

Additional

اضافي

We need additional informations

Concern

يهتم


يقلق


قلق خوف


اهتمام

Environmental issues concern us all.



What concerns me is her lack of experience



I have concerns about his health.




Our primary concern is safety.

Senior

أعلى رتبة


اكبر سنا


طالب في السنة الأخيرة من الثانوية

A senior executive


Senior citizens


My senior year

Value

قيم قيمة فائدة


يقدر يهتم


جودة عالية

Traditional values


Cars go down in value quickly


I always value his opinion


The ring was valued


The meal was very good value

Long for

To long for something to really really want something a lot




I long for Money


Handsome

وسيم جميل المظهر

He was tall dark and handsome

Sneer

سخرية يسخر

a look that shows you do not approve of someone or something

You're on

I agree with you

Hit it off

ينسجم مع

If people hit it off they like each other immediately

Fooling around with

Having sex with somebody without dating or relationship

I have no place

You have no reason

Further

علاوة على ذلك


من ناحية أخرى


ابعد اكثر اضافي

Let's walk a bit further down the road




He refused to discuss the matter further



For further details about the offer, call this number


Reunion

ام الشمل


لقاء عائلي


إعادة توحيد


لقاء الخريجين

We are having a family reunion next week

Issue

مسألة قضية


عدد


يصدر

Environmental issue



the newspaper, magazine, etc. from a particular day, month, etc.



All members will be issued with a membership card



Nonsense

هراء


كلام فارغ


تصرف سخيف

She talks nonsense sometime



Please stop this children nonsense

Otherwise

فيما عدا ذلك


والا

She hurt her arm in the accident, but otherwise she was fine.



I’ll meet you there at six o’clock unless I hear otherwise.



You’d better phone home, otherwise your parents will start to worry.




To feel with

To trying to solve a problem you don't quit

My gut tells me

You have a deep feeling about some information or something

Get over

ينسى


يتخطى


يتعافى من

To forget



She is just getting over a cold

I stand up for myself

You fight for yourself

Want to have his cake and eat too

You have two things but you must chose one thing

Animosity

عدا حقد حسد


Of course we're competitive, but there's no personal animosity between us.


In spite of his injuries, he bears no animosity towards his attackers.


The European Community helped France and Germany forget the old animosities

Regarding

بخصوص


فيما يخص


فيما يتعلق

I am writing to you regarding your application dated 29 April.

Dire

رهيب


اليم

very serious or extreme



These people are in dire need of help.


He gave a dire warning that an earthquake was imminent.


This decision will have dire consequences for local people

Hooked up with

To meet

I'm going to hook up with my friends to see a movie

Sensitive

حساس

I want a man who's kind and sensitive

Survive

ينحو

No one survived the plane crash

Range

تشكيله


سلسله جبال


فئه عمرية


مدى نطاق

We discussed a wide range of subjects



a line of hills or mountains



The product is aimed at young people in the 18–25 age range.



He was shot at close range (= from very near

Rewind

يعيد إلى البداية

to make a sound or video recording go back to the beginning


numerous

متعدد


عديد


كثير

He has written numerous articles

Affairs

شؤون


امور

an expert on foreign affairs


He refused to discuss his financial affairs


Involve

يشارك


يشارك يتورط


يتورط

The trips often involve a lot of walking.


There are a lot of risks involved.



The event involves hundreds of people

Terrific

ممتاز


رائع


عظيم

I thought she looked terrific

Lasted

استمر


دام

The movie lasted for two hours

Betrayal


Betray


betrayer

خيانة


يخون


خائن

a betrayal of trust



to behave in a dishonest way to someone who trusts you



betrayers of the nation's interests


Bow to their pressure

You do something that other people that want to do

Bow

ينحني احترامآ


انحناء


رباط علي شكل عقدة فيونكة


القوس

The actors all bowed after the performance


Won't budge

Will not move or will not change

Budge

يتزحزح

I have tried to moving the desk but it won't budge

Confront a

يواجة يقابل


بتحدى يجابه

We were confront with a lot of problems when we tried to buy a house in Garmany

sophisticated

رفيع الثقافة


متمرس


متطور راقي معقد

I think a more sophisticated approach is needed to solve this problem.



These are among the most sophisticated weapons in the world.

Worldly

دنيوي خبير بشؤون الحياة والناس

For many of the refugees, the clothes they are wearing are all the worldly goods (= possessions) they have.


Her worldly success can hardly be denied



Have a lot of experience

Turned a blind eye to it

You agnore it

Entitle

يخول


مسموح له


Being in employed entitles you to free medical treatment



Children are not entitled to vote.

Awkward


awkwardness

صعب مربك اخرق محرج

an awkward question



His movements were slow and awkward.

Get past it

Your problem is gone

I finally past feeling sad

Intonation

ترتيل تنغيم

The way your voice goes up and down when you speak

Catholicism

الكاثوليكية

The believe of the Catholic religion

Convert

يحول


The old factory was converted into offices

Orthodox

الأرثوذكسية

Jewish Orthodox family

Attend

يحضر


يذهب إلى مدرسة

He attended a meeting



Which school does your daughter attend?

Priest

كاهن


قس قسيس

someone who performs religious duties and ceremonies

Heritage

إرث

They are proud of their Jewish and Palestinian heritages.

Neutral

محايد

He decided to remain neutral on the issue

Neat


Neatness

مرتب ونظيف


نظافة اتقان

He was always looks very neat and tidy




When writing your homework, remember that neatness counts.



Innocent

برئ

An innocent young woman

Temper

حاد المزاج

He’s got a really bad temper.

Intertwined

متشابك ملفوف

Our fates seemed to be intertwined.

Nonetheless

مع ذلك


بالرغم من ذلك

There are serious problems in our country nonetheless we feel this is a good time to return

Slice

شريحة


يقطع إلى شرائح

A slice of cake



Could you slice the tomatoes?

Perceive

يدرك يعي


تصور فهم ادراك

In those days, crime wasn’t even perceived as a problem

Bewitched

مسحور

Once kids step inside a circus tent, they’re bewitched

Bewildered

مندهش مرتبك متحير مشوش

I came out of the movie a bit bewildered but I enjoyed it

Stuck

عالق


لاصق

We were stuck at the airport for twelve hours

Angle

زاوية رؤية منظور

They looking at the problem from another angle

Frightenined

خائف مزعور مرعوب

Don't be frightenined of the dog he won't bite

Threat

تهديد

A death threat

Belittle

يستخف


يقلل من شأن

Though she ha ha spent hours fixing the computer he belittled her effortts

Custody

حضانة


وصاية كفالة


حبس

He was taken into custody by Mexican authority

Unfit

غير صالح


غير لائق


غير مؤهل


ع


غير كفؤو

The food was judged unfit for human consumption

Trapped


Trap

محاصر


يحاصر بحبس


ينصب فخ


فخ

Damaged

تالف

Both cars involved in the accident badly damaged

Threaten

يهدد

He threatened to call the police

Abuse

سؤ المعاملة يسئ معاملة


سؤ الاستخدام يسئ استخدام


سباب كلمات نابية يتفوة بكلمات نابية



child abuse



the abuse of power



The crowds were shouting abuse at him


Agency

وكالة

An addressing agancy

Arragant

متكبر

Believing that you are butter than others people

Meddling

تطفل


تدخل في أمر لا يعنية

High-ranking officials said there was no political meddling in the case

Laundry

غسيل الملابس

clothes, sheets, etc. that need to be washed

Duec

متوقع

When is the baby due [expected to be born]

Occasional

من حين إلى آخر


عرضي مرات مرات


احيانا متباعد

He still plays the occasional game of football

Picky

من الصعب ارضاءه

Big companies can afford to be picky about who they hire.

Strong-willed

قوي الارادة

Lousy

ردئ للغاية

The food in the hotel was lousy.

Housekeeper

مدبرة المنزل

someone who is paid to clean and cook in someone else’s house

Get an eyeful

To see a lot

He get an eyeful of this

Nudist

العراء

The whole family are committed nudists.


a nudist beach (= beach for nudists)

Flash

عامية للشخص العاري

Someone who doesn't wear cloth

Retrieve

يسترد

We taught our dog to retrieve a ball



Computers are used to store and retrieve information efficiently.

In the buff

Slang

Other way to say naked or no clothe

Topless

عاري الصدر

Many women now go topless on the beach

Streak

To run naked or nudist

Assume

يخمن


يدعي


افتراض

You weren't here I assumed you were at home

Thankful

شاكر

We were thankful that none of the children saw the accident.


Our don't cross

We don't meet each other

Startled

مندهش متفاجئي

to suddenly surprise or frighten someone


The sound startled me.

Long for

يتوق إلى


يشتاق إلى

She longed to see him again

Busty

عالي الصدر


مفلس

A busty woman has large breasts.

Breasts

صدر أثداء نهود

Breast cancer

Obsessed

مهووس

As a society we are obsessed by sex ?

Behavior

سلوم


تصرف

The way that you behave

Suspect

مشتبة فية مشبوهة


يشتبة فية يظن

He is a suspect in the murder case



He suspected of drug dealing

Suffer

يعاني


يعاني من مرض

I can't bear to see animals suffering

obsessive compulsive disorder


اضراب الوسواس القهري

OCD

Complsive

لا يقاوم

Doing something a lot and unable to stop doing it




Complsive gambling

Disorder

اضطراب خلل فوضي شغب

A blood disorder



His financial affairs are in complete disorder




crime and disorder

Chafed

يفرك يديه من أجل التدفئة


أبلى بالحك

The bracelet was so tight that it started to chafe (my wrist).

Raw

ني


خام


مسلوخ عنة الجلد

Raw meat and vegetables

Reprimand

توبيخ لوم تأنيب


يوبخ يلوم يانب

She was reprimanded by her teacher for biting another girl.

Nix

يرفض


يعارض

The film studio nixed her plans to make a sequel

Opt

يختار


يقرر

Most people opt to have the operation

Served as

بمثابة


شغل منصب

The spare bedroom served as a study

Renaissance

نهضة عصر النهضة


صحوة


تجدد

Opera is enjoying a long waited Renaissance

Poets

الشعراء

Someone who writes poems

liberal


ليبرالي متحرر

Her parents were very liberal

Credit

ديم


تقدير


احسان

I did most of the work but Dan git all the credit

Whom

الذي التي


I just saw a woman whom I used to work



That is the man whom I met last week

Controversial

مثير للجدل

The book was very controversial

Howl

يعوي


عواء

He howled in pain



Entrepreneur

صاحب مشروع خاص


رائد اعمال

Compsier

مؤلف موسيقي

Someone who writes music

animated

متحرك


شيق

animated computer graphics



an animated conversation

Intersection

تقاطع ملتقى طرق

Hurry

عجل يسرع هرول

Make you leave quickly

Attracte

يجذب

The museum attracts more than 300000 visitors a year

Just

عادل منصف صائب غير متحيز

Fair


Good


Correct

By means of

بسبب


بواسطة


عن طريق

Because of

Well-disposed

حسن التصرف

People with good thought and good hearts

Injustice

ظلم جور

The fight against racial injustice

Undue

مفرج


غير ضروري

Such a high increase will impose an undue burden on the local tax payer.

A file

طابور

A line of

Indeed

حقا


بالتأكيد

Many people are very poor indeed.


Common sense

الفطرة السليمة


التفكير السليم


منطق سليم

What most think correct and right

Rank

رتبة منزلة


يحتل مكانآ


He holds the rank of general



He ranked number one in the world at the start of the competition.


The city’s canals now rank among the world’s dirtiest.


Admirable

رائع بديع ممتاز

The police did an admirable job in keeping the fans calm.

Damnable

مريع لعين

This damnable car! It just won't start on cold mornings!


Inclianed

ميال لفعل شيئا ما

Tom is inclined to be forgetful.

unscrupulous

عديم الضمير


مجرد من المبادئ

an unscrupulous financial adviser


Permanent

دائم

She found a permanent job

Manufacturer

يصنع


صناعة صنع

He works for a company that manufactures plestic products




The manufacturer of computers

Command

أمر طلب


قيادة


يامر

Jones was in command (= the leader)




The officer commanded his men to shoot

Lump

كتلة


ورم


قطعة كبيرة

She found a lump in her breast

Civil

مدني


مهزب

Helicopters are mainly used for military rather than civil use.



He and his ex-wife can’t even have a civil conversation

Obedience

طاعة

He demanded complete obedience from his soldiers.

Moan

يتاؤه


يتزمر

He lay in the floor moaning




She is always moaning about work



Solely

فقط لا غير


Only



I bought it solely for that purpose

Carrying out their orders

Donig what they say to do

Abandoned

مهجور منبوذ

An abandoned factory

Dutifully obeying

الطاعة الواجبة

Trigger

زناد

The part of a gun that you pull when you shoot

Torture


Torturing

يعزب


تعزيب


تجربة مريرة

I had to listen to her for hours – it was torture!

Merely

ببساطة


مجرد فقط لا غير


Only



I’m not arguing with you – I’m merely explaining the problem.

Discharge

تفريغ


تسريح من الخدمة

Patients were discharged from the hospital because the beds were needed by other people.

Revolution

ثورة

The French revolution

Resistor

مقاومة

resist

يقاوم يمتنع

I can’t resist eating chocolate.



British troops resisted the attack for two days.



The president is resisting calls for him to resign

Condemn

يدين

The Prime Minister was quick to condemn the terrorists.


Unpatriotic

غير وطني

The people who raised questions about the cost of the Olympic Games were accused of being unpatriotic

imprisone

يسجن بحبس

Taylor was imprisoned in 1969 for burglary

vilify

يزم


يشوه سمعة

He was vilified by the press as a monster.

Newlywed

حديث الزواج

The hotel has a special discount rate for newlyweds.

Indicate

يدل على


يشير الى

Recent evidence indicates that the skeleton is about three million years old



He indicated a man in a dark coat.


Evolution

تطور

Darwin’s theory of evolution



the evolution of language


the painter’s artistic evolution

Superior

متفوق ممتاز ارقئ

This car is far superior to the others

Unlike

على عكس

different from someone or something

Benefit

منفعة فائدة


مزايا

I’ve had the benefit of a happy childhood.



The personnel director outlined the employee benefits – health insurance, pension plan,

Influence

تاثير


نفوذ

The drug companies have a lot of influence on doctors.

Tend

يميل إلى شئآ ما

I tend to wear dark colours.

Outstanding

ممتاز

He was an outstanding football player.


Delight

سعادة فرحة بهجة


يسعد يفرح

The children screamed with delight.




The new discovery has delighted scientists everywhere


Mourn

يندب

He mourned for his dead son every day.


Entitlement

تخويل


استحقاق

the right to do or have something

indignation

سخط

anger about a situation that you think is wrong or not fair

Draw into a lonely shall

Stop communicating with other people

Consequence

عاقبة

If you make him angry, you’ll have to suffer the consequences.

Oppose

يعارض

The committee opposed a proposal to allow women to join the club

Shield

يحمي


درع

She shielded her eyes from the sun.




A large, flat object that soldiers hold in front of their bodies to protect themselves

Grip

قبضة


يمسك بأحكام


يستحوذ على إهتمام

She tightened her grip on my arm



She gripped his arm.



This trial has gripped the nation.

Giddy

دائخ


طائش


مصاب بالدوار

She was giddy with excitement

Chest

صدر


صندوق

Grin

يبتسم ابتسامة عريضة


ابتسامة عريضة

He grinned at me.



She had a big grin on her face.


Bounce

يتقافز


يرتد


ارتداد

The children love to bounce on the bed.




The ball bounced high into the air.


Wiry

نحيل لكنة قوي

He has a runner's wiry frame.

Sparkling

لامع


متالق


فائر

Cape

خليج


رداء

a very large piece of land sticking out into the sea:


the Cape of Good Hope

Coffin

نعش تابوت

a box in which a dead body is buried or cremated

Stride


خطوة واسعة


يخطو خطوة واسعة

She strode up to the desk and demanded to speak to the manager.



He strode across/into/out of the room.

Vermin

حشرات

small animals and insects that can be harmful and are difficult to control when they appear in large numbers:



Flies, lice, and cockroaches can all be described as vermin.

cackling

ثرثرة


قوقلة صوت الدجاج

The hens cackled in alarm.

Likewise

على نفس المنوال


كذلك ايضآ

Water these plants twice a week and likewise the ones in the bedroom.

Awe

خشية رهبة

I was filled with awe at the sheer size of the building

Tense

متوتر قلق

The students looked tense as they waited for their exam results.

anachronism

مفارقة تاريخية

For some people, marriage is an anachronism from the days when women needed to be protected

Oddball

غريب الاطوار

a person whose behaviour is unusual and strange

Armour

درع

metal clothes that soldiers wore in the past when fighting

Outlandish

غريب دخيل شاء

an outlandish hairstyle/outfit

Misfits

لا ينسجم

I didn't really know anyone at the party, so I felt like a misfit

Surrender

يستسلم

Rebel troops are refusing to surrender.


succumb

يخضع


يستسلم

I'm afraid I succumbed to temptation and had a piece of cheesecake.

drudgery

عمل ممل

Work that very boring

Revolve

يدور

A fan was revolving slowly.

tournament

بطولة مسابقة

a tennis tournament

patchwork

cloth made by sewing together a lot of smaller pieces of cloth with different patterns and colours, or the activity of doing this:

The old lady sat in the corner doing patchwork

Calligraphy

فن الخط


خط اليد

Craft

حرفة


مركب

traditional crafts such as weaving



The wind is too strong for small craft.

Archery

رياضة الرماية

a sport in which you shoot arrows

Guild

نقابة

the Writers' Guild



the Fashion Designers' Guild

Armaring

تدريع


تسلح

Expand

يوسع يمدد

The company has expanded.

Full-fledge

completely


Totally

Monarchy

حكم ملكي

a system of government in which a country is ruled by a king or queen, or a country where this happens


Clans

عشائر

Is/Are the whole clan coming to visit you for Christmas?

Knight

فارس

a man of high social rank who fought as a soldier on a horse in the past




in the UK, a man who has been given the title ‘Sir’ by the king or queen


stunning

فاتن ساحر

The apartment has stunning views across the bay

manic

جنوني مهووس


نشيط للغاية

The kids were totally manic.

meticulous

شديد التدقيق


شديد الإنتباه للتفاصيل

This book is the result of meticulous research

accomplished

بارع

an accomplished musician/painter


acceptance

قبول

her acceptance of the job

eccentricity

غرابة

eccentric behaviour

camaraderie

صداقة حميمة

When you've been climbing alone for hours, there's a tremendous sense of camaraderie when you meet another climber.

jubilant

مبتهج

The fans were jubilant at/about/over their team's victory.

enthusiastic

متحمس

The teacher was very enthusiastic about my project

Tedium

ملل ضجر

Soldiers often say that the worst thing about fighting is not the moments of terror, but all the hours of tedium in between

neglect

يتجاهل يهمل


تجاهل إهمال

I’m afraid I’ve been neglecting the garden.




The children had suffered years of neglect

for the sake of someone

مِن أَجل خاطِر شَخْص ما


مِن أَجل خاطِر شَخْص ما

He asked her to stay for the sake of the children.

nurture

تنشئة تربية


رعي

She wants to stay at home and nurture her children.

essence

جوهر خلاصة

The essence of his argument is that we should not eat meat.


Novelist

روائي كاتب روايات

His father was a novelist

Popularity

شعبية

the quality of being liked by many people

critical

نقدي


حاسم حساس


خطير

He is very critical of the way I work



a critical decision



The doctors said her condition was critical

spontaneous

عفوية تلقائي

His jokes seemed spontaneous, but were in fact carefully prepared beforehand

confessional

اعتراف


مقصورة الاعتراف

a small structure like a box in a church that people enter privately to confess to a priest


Inspire

يهلم

A teacher had inspired Sam to become an acto

Roam

يحوم يتجول يتنقل

Gangs of youths roam the streets at night

Vast

شاسع واسع

a vast amount of money

Landscape

منظر طبيعي

The landscape is very beautiful

Seek

يبحث يطلب

I am seeking advice on the matter


Reflect

يعكس


يعكس يتعامل يفكر


يتعامل يفكر

He saw himself reflected in the shop window.




The statistics reflect a change in people’s spending habits.



In prison, he had plenty of time to reflect on his crimes.


Embark

يركب السفينة

to get on a ship, boat, or aircraft to begin a journey

Catalyst

محفز مشجع

The high suicide rate acted as a catalyst for change in the prison system.

Profound

عميق عويص

His mother's death when he was aged six had a very profound effect on him.

Athletic

نشيط قوي رياضي

She has an athletic body.


spectator

مشاهد متفرج

They won 4–0 in front of 40,000 cheering spectators.


Draft

مسودة

He made several changes to the first draft

Tentatively

مؤقتآ

The project, tentatively called Viva, is in the early design stages.




The meeting has been tentatively scheduled for next week.

marginalize

يهمش

Now that English has taken over as the main language, the country's native language has been marginalized.

coincide

يتزامن مع

I timed my holiday to coincide with the children's.



If the heavy rain had coincided with an extreme high tide, serious flooding would have resulted

Release

يطلق سراح


يطلق


يفرج عن

Six hostages were released shortly before noon



The album is due to be released in time for Christmas



Release the handle.


Deem

يعتبر

to consider or judge something in a particular way




The area has now been deemed safe

explicit

صريح واضح

I gave her very explicit directions how to get here

Manuscript

مخطوط


مخطوطة

a piece of writing or music that has been written, but not yet published


immersion

انغماس

the fact of becoming completely involved in something:



Total immersion in a videogame is almost like living another life.

chronicled

مؤرخ

a chronicle of the French Revolution

biography

سيرة قصة حياة شخص ما

the story of a person’s life written by another person

serialize

ينشر يبث ذاع في حلقات

to make a book or story into a number of television or radio programmes or publish it in a newspaper or a magazine in parts:

haemorrhage

نزيف

Serious haemorrhage may occur at any time throughout pregnancy



Internal haemorrhage

cirrhosis

تليف الكبد

The commonest cause of cirrhosis is alcohol

Typifies

يجسد


يصور


يتمثل

His latest book reflects the old preoccupations with sex and religion that typify much of his work

illustrate

يوضح


يرسم رسما ايضاحيآ

to draw pictures for a book

Surplus

فائض

Every year we produce a huge surplus of meat.

Struggle

يناضل


يكافح


نضال

He’s struggling to pay his bills.



She struggled but couldn’t break free



It was a real struggle to stay awake during the movie.

Excess

زيادة


افراط

There is an excess of anxiety in her day-to-day life



We had to pay $100 for excess baggage

commercial

تجاري


اعلان

The computer was a commercial success (= made a profit).



The café closed down because it was no longer commercial.



an advertisement on the radio or television

Reduce

يخفض يقلل يقلص

Reduce your speed

portion

حصة جزء قطمة نصيب

The portions in the restaurant were very small



A portion of their profits go to charity.


toxic

سامّ

poisonous


toxic chemicals

Anxious

تواق متلهف


قلق متوتر

She’s very anxious about her exams.



He’s anxious to get home.

Outlet

منفذ مخرج متنفس

an outlet to the sea

Distract

يشتت

Stop distracting me – I’m trying to finish my essay.

Gain

يكتسب يكسب

You’ll gain a lot of experience working there.



He’s gained a lot of weight in the last few months

exertion

مجهود

I get out of breath with any kind of physical exertion.

enumerate

يعد يرتب

He enumerated the benefits of the insurance scheme.

pursuit

مطاردة

The police are in pursuit of a 25-year-old murder suspect.

leisure

وَقت الفَراغ


راحة

the time when you are not working


Do you have a lot of leisure time?

radially

بشكل شعاعي


نصف قطري

Items in the diagram are arranged radially around a central key word or idea.

generate

يوجد يولد

This movie has generated a lot of interest




We need to generate more electricity.

classify

يصنف

A third of the population has been classified as poor.The books are classified by subject

visualize

يتخيل يتصور

I was very surprised when I met Jeff – I’d visualized someone much older.

semantic

متعلق دلالات الألفاظ

connected with the meanings of words

Non-linear

رسومات غير خطية

brainstorming

العصف الذهني

We need to do some brainstorming before we get down to detailed planning.We're having a brainstorming session on Friday

element

عنصر


جزء

This book has all the elements of a good story

intuitive

حدس


حدسي

He has an intuitive understanding of animals

mnemonic

متعلق بفن تقوية الذاكرة

The musical notes on the lines go EGBDF - use the mnemonic "Every good boy deserves fun"

collaborate

يتعاون

A German company collaborated with a Swiss firm to develop the product.



The British and Italian police collaborated in catching the terrorists.

conclude

ينهي


يستنتج يقرر

I would like to conclude by thanking you all for attending.



The report concluded that the drug was safe


rough

خشن


تقريبي


خطر عنيق


هائج



rough hands



Can you give me a rough idea of the cost?



Hockey can be a rough game.



The boat sank in rough seas.


emphasis

توكيد تشديد

Schools are starting to place greater emphasis on passing exams.

Association

جمعية اتحاد رابطة

the Football Association



an alumni association

hierarchy

التسلسل الهرمي

Some monkeys have a very complex social hierarchy.


He rose quickly through the political hierarchy to become party leader.

numerical

الترتيب الرقمي العددي

Keep your files in numerical order.

Amnesty

العفو

Most political prisoners were freed under the terms of the amnesty.

Cooperate

يتعاون

Witnesses are cooperating with detectives.

Critic

ناقد معارض

a critic of the government



a theatre critic

Censorship

رقابة

Political Censorship

Pardon

عفوآ


معزرة


يعفو يصفح

You’ll need an umbrella.’ ‘Pardon?’ ‘I said you’ll need an umbrella.

Forgiveness

تسامح

the kindness of forgiving someone for something they have done

Ban

يحظر يمنع


حظر منع

I think plastic bags should be banned



There is a ban on smoking in restaurants.

implement

تنفيذ منفذ


اداة

to start using a plan or system:



The changes to the national health system will be implemented next year.



The determination of policy is not your business - your job is to implement it.

Access

وصول


دخول


يحصل على معلومات من جهاز الحاسوب


Do you have access to a computer?



The only access to the island is by boat



.You will need a password to access those files.


Filter

مصفاة


يصفي يرشح

A coffee filter



The water was filtered to remove any impurities.


massacre

مزبحة


قتل جماعي


يرتكب مزبحة

He ordered the massacre of over 2,000 women and children.

Restric

يحدد يقيد

They’ve brought in new laws to restrict the sale of cigarettes.


I restrict myself to two glasses of wine most evenings.

Caption

شرح


عنوان لمقالة صورة

a short piece of text under a picture in a book, magazine, or newspaper that describes the picture or explains what the people in it are doing or saying

assert

يوكد يجزم

Don't be afraid to assert yourself and make your views clear.




Things began to change when women asserted themselves politically.

insist

يؤكد


يصر على

Mia insisted that she and Carlo were just friends



She insisted on seeing her lawyer.


Display

معروض


عرض


شاشة عرض


يعرض

Many old planes are on display at the museum



a display of children’s paintings



The display shows the time and date.



There were some family photographs displayed on his desk.

Undertake

يتعهد بالقيام ب...

to promise to do something

Prohibit

يمنع

Smoking is prohibited on most international flights.

forbid

يمنع

National Park regulations forbid hunting.

profanity

الفاظ نابية

It was the song's opening line, a series of profanities, that caused the record to be banned on the radio station.

confess

يعترف

He finally confessed to the murder.

admissions

رسوم دخول


اعتراف


قبول

the college admissions office




Her departure was seen by many as an admission of guilt.



the college admissions office

nomadic

مترحل متجول

nomadic people/herdsmen


a nomadic life/existence

Breed

سلالة صنف


يربي حيوانات

a rare breed of cattle



to keep animals in order to produce baby animals

flourish

يزدهر

The tourist industry is flourishing.

Wander

يتجول

They wandered around the town.

The world at large

In the rest of the world

Laying off

يفصل عن العمل


يسرح يطرد

The factory laid off more than a thousand employees.

Stability

استقرار

a period of political stability


Innovation

ابتكار تجديد

the latest innovations in education

infrastructure

البنية التحتية


البنية الاساسية

The war has badly damaged the country's infrastructure.



Improvements are being made to the region's decrepit infrastructure.

emerg

ينبثق يظهر

A figure emerged from the shadows.

portable

محمول متنقل قابل للحمل

a portable computer

Defeat

يهزم هزيمة

She was defeated in the first round of the tournament.

Wild west

An area that is very free and open

headquarters

مقر قيادة

police headquarters

Trend

اتجاه نزعة

I’m not familiar with the latest trends in teaching.

Ritual

طقوس شعيرة مناسك

Coffee and the newspaper are part of my morning ritual.


crammed

مكتظ مزدحم

a crammed train/room

Hip

Cool

Venerable

جليل موقر مبجل

a venerable tradition/company/family



She has worked at such venerable institutions as Boston's Museum of Fine Arts and the Metropolitan Art Museum in New York.

Firm

شركة


صارم قوي ثابت

a law firm



A firm bed is better for your back.




My parents were always firm with me.


Merchant

تاجر

someone whose job is buying and selling goods, usually in large amounts


a wine/grain merchant

Trustworthy

جدير بالثقة

Someone who is trustworthy can be trusted.

Obtain

يحصل على


ينال

He obtained a law degree from Brown University

Founder

مؤسس منشي

He is recognized as one of the founders of computer technology.



She is the founder and managing director of the company.



Overhead

النفقات العامة

combined company aims to reduce annual overheads by as much as £2 billion

interpret

يترجم


يفسر يشرح

We had to ask the guide to interpret for us.



It’s difficult to interpret these statistics.

advantageous

مَفيد / نافع

helping to make you more successful


vitality

حيوية

According to the packet, these vitamin pills will restore lost vitality.

fitness.

اللياقه البدنيه

I’m trying to improve my fitness by cycling.

appearance

مظهر

She’s very concerned with her appearance.

assignment

واجِب مُحَدّد / مهمة

a piece of work or a job that someone gives you to do


a written assignment

sensible

معقول


حكيم

That seems a sensible decision.



Wouldn’t it be more sensible to leave before the traffic gets bad?


Editor

محرر

someone who prepares text so that it can be published

Debate

نقاش جدل مناظرة يناقش

There has been a lot of public debate about the safety of food.





provoke

يستفز

Her statement provoked an angry response.


incredulity

Surprise

the feeling of not wanting or not being able to believe something:




A lot of people expressed incredulity that somebody of her age would want to die.

Theist

مؤمن

Theists regard nature as being the creation of God.

dogmatic

عقائدي

If you are dogmatic, you are certain that you are right and that everyone else is wrong

Atheist

ملحد

someone who believes that there is no god

fervently

بشدة بحرارة

They wanted to change the political order that they so fervently opposed.

Reverse

يرجع يعكس يرجع إلى الخلف

I reversed into a parking space



It is unlikely that the judge will reverse his decision



To go backwards, put the car into reverse.

Doctrine

عقيدة

Christian doctrine



The president said he would not go against sound military doctrine

Certitude

يقين ثقة


يقين بدون شك

Aspect

جانب بعد

His illness affects every aspect of his life.

absence

غياب عدم وجود

His absence was noticed.



the absence of proof


interpretation

تفسير ترجمة

These are traditional interpretations of the Bible.

Formulate

صياغة

to formulate a new plan


to formulate legislation

Agnosticism

لا ادري شخص يعتقد أن وجود الله هو أمر لا يمكن معرفته)


someone who believes that we cannot know if God exists or not

Popularize

ينشر يروج عمم

to make something become popular:It was Pavarotti in the 1980s who really popularized opera.

territory

ارض إقليم مكان

Canadian territory



Cats like to protect their territory.

Oriental

شرقي

the countries of East and Southeast Asia

restate

إعادة توكيد

He restated his belief that the sanctions need more time to work.

Vividly

بشكل واضح

I vividly remember my first day at work.

Dogma

عقيدة

Amount to

مقدار مساوئ

Grandiose

فخم متسم بالمبالغة

grandiose schemes/designs/ideas for making money

absurd

سخيف

Your argument is completely absurd

perpetually

على الدوام

She's perpetually asking me for money.

astonished

مندهش

I was astonished at the news.

Delusion

الوهم

He's under the delusion that he will be promoted this year

Illusion

وهم

There is a large mirror at one end to create the illusion of space.

Subliminally

لا شعوريآ

The leader was interviewed in front of a factory to give the subliminal message that he was a man of the people.

Entity

كيان

The museums work closely together, but are separate legal entities.


He regarded the north of the country as a separate cultural entity.

Pervasive

منتشر

a pervasive smell of diesel

gibberish

ثرثرة رطانة كلام غامض

I was so nervous, I just started talking gibberish

Solid

صلب

Solid ground

Brick

قالب. قرميد (طوب)

a hard, rectangular block used for building walls


a brick wall

Bat

يضرب الكرة


مضرب

a piece of wood used to hit the ball in some sports

Derive from

مشتق من

The English word "olive" is derived from the Latin word "oliva

Biological

بيولوجي احيائي

the biological sciences

Dissolve

يذوب ينحل

These tablets dissolve in water.

Transmute

يحول

Plutonium transmutes into/to uranium when it is processed in a nuclear reactor.

mysticism

التصوف

the belief that there is hidden meaning in life or that each human being can unite with God

Construct

يبني يشيد

The building was constructed in 1930.

bundle

حزمة رزمة صرة

a bundle of letters/clothes

So much for

Enough of

sealed

مختوم مغلق محكم الإغلاق

The teacher opened the sealed envelope containing the exam papers

Jar

مرطبان

a jar of jam

meandering

متعرج

a meandering river


a long meandering speech

Evolve

يطور

Did humans evolve from apes?


The company has evolved over the years into a multi-million dollar organization.


Bacteria are evolving resistance to antibiotics.

Perceive

يدرك يعي

In those days, crime wasn’t even perceived as a problem.

demonstration

مظاهرة مسيرة


عرض ايضاحي

They’re taking part in a demonstration against the war.



We asked the sales assistant to give us a demonstration.

proficiency

براعة مهارة كفاءة

The job requires proficiency in written and spoken English

readily

بسرعة وسهولة


بدون تردد

Information is readily available on the internet.



He readily agreed to help.

Dramatic

مفاجئ مثير دراماتيكي

a dramatic change/improvement

Vulgar

سوقي

rude and likely to upset or anger people, especially by referring to sex and the body in an unpleasant way




vulgar jokes/language


Comic

فكاهي مجلة مصورة

a comic novel



a magazine with stories told in pictures

elaborate

مفصل يشرح

an elaborate design



complicated or with a lot of details

Aural

سمعي اذني

aural teaching aids, such as CDs

Visual

مرئي

The movie has dramatic visual effects.



I have a strong visual imagination.

Association

رابطة اتحاد جمعية

the Football Association



an alumni association

Emphasis

توكيد تشديد

Schools are starting to place greater emphasis on passing exams.

Acquire

حصل على. اكتسب



اكتسب

My grandfather acquired several valuable paintings.




I’ve acquired some useful skills in this job.

Thoroughly

تمامآ


بعناية شديدة


كثيرآ جدآ

Wash the fruit thoroughly.



We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.

Glance

يلمح يلقي نظرة خاطفة لمحة

He glanced at his watch.



She glanced through the newspaper.



She had a quick glance around the restaurant

Redundant

مكرر


زائد عن الحاجة


مستغنئ عن خدماته

Eight thousand people have been made redundant this year.

Pointless

بلا فائدة بلا هدف عدم جدوى

It would be pointless to argue with him.



a poem about the pointlessness of life


Exaggerate

يبالغ

Don’t exaggerate – it didn’t cost that much

Realistic

واقعي

Let’s be realistic – we’re not going to finish this by Friday.

Likewise

كذلك

Water these plants twice a week and likewise the ones in the bedroom.

Context

سياق

This small battle is very important in the context of Scottish history.

Exposure

تعرض تعريض

You should always limit your exposure to the sun.


Even a brief exposure to radiation is very dangerous.

Passively

سلبيآ

He tends to wait passively for his boss to tell him what to do.

Scan

يفحص بالأشعة


يمسح بالماسح الضوئي

Surface

سطح

The sun was reflected on the surface of the water

Thriving

مذدهر

a thriving economy



The island has a thriving community and a rich and tragic history.

Chaos

فوضى ارتباك

The city was in chaos after the earthquake.

revert

يرجع يعود

Please revert by email.

motion

حركة

They showed the goal again in slow motion (= at a slower speed so that the action could be more clearly seen).

Relieve

يخفف


يخفف الالم

Breathing exercises can help to relieve stress.

Trend

نزعة اتجاه

I’m not familiar with the latest trends in teaching.

Truly

بصراحة

I truly believe that he is innocent.

To land on

To decide to choose

Evolve

تطور

Rapid

مسرع

rapid change

Over whelming

عامر عاطفي

She felt an overwhelming urge/desire/need to tell someone about what had happened

Pace

سرعة السير


خطوة


بمشي جيئة وزهابا

We started to walk at a much faster pace.



Take two paces forward/back.



She was pacing up and down, waiting for the phone to ring.

Innovation

ابتكار

the latest innovations in education

reinforce

يعزز يقوي

to reinforce a view/feeling



a security door reinforced by steel barsreinforced concrete

Discard

يرمي ينبذ

discarded food wrappers


Ridig

صارم صلب

Resist

يقاوم يمتنع

I can’t resist eating chocolate.



The president is resisting calls for him to resign.



British troops resisted the attack for two days.


Bitter

مر


يشعر بالمرارة


مرير


غاضب

She is still very bitter about the way she was treated.



Failing the test was a bitter disappointment for me.

Reasonable

معقول كافي مقبول منطقي

There were a reasonable number of people there.



reasonable prices



The service in the restaurant is reasonable.



It’s not reasonable to expect people to work those hours.


enhance

يحسن يعزز

These scandals will not enhance the organization's reputation.

Antihetical

متناقض

The idea that science is antithetical to the arts is wrong.


Birth and death are antithetical

Paradoxical

متناقض

I was in a very difficult and paradoxical situation

adapt

يعدل يهيئ يتأقلم

The original book has been adapted for television.



It took time to adapt to my new boss.


Tumultuous

صاخب مضطرب هائج عاصف

Vital

اساسي مهم للغاية

Tourism is vital to the country’s economy.


Theoretical

نظري

theoretical physics

Abstract

مجرد تجريدي

Truth and beauty are abstract concepts.



abstract paintings

Concrete

مادي ملموس


واقعي


يفرش بالخرسانة

concrete evidence/proof



concrete blocks

Caught up in

Absessed with thinking too much about it

Speculation

تخمين تكهن

She has dismissed the claims as pure speculation.

Tremendous

رائع ضخم عظيم قوي

I think she’s doing a tremendous job.



a tremendous amount of money

Unimaginative

عديم الخيال

Loyal

مخلص وفي

a loyal supporter




She’s very loyal to her friends.


To enjoy the ride

To enjoy the process

Drop out

انسحاب مغادرة تسيب


ترك الدراسة

He dropped out of school at 14.


Standardized

موحد متحد

We standardize parts such as rear-view mirrors, so that one type will fit any model of car we make

Substitution

استبدال

the act of substituting someone or something

infinite

بلا نهاية

God’s power is infinite.

Consequently

نتيجة لذلك

I had car trouble and was consequently late

Acquisition

اكتساب

children’s acquisition of language


Receptive

تقبل متقبل استقبال

The government is not receptive to the idea of a Freedom of Information Act.

Far and advance

Much better than

Inhibited

كابح مانع

not confident enough to say or do what you want

Comprehension

فهم

How anyone could be so cruel is beyond my comprehension (= I can’t understand it)

Orall

شفهي شفوي فموي

You need to be able to communicate well both orally and in writing.

Significant

مهم

These measures will save a significant amount of money.

Supplement

ملحق إضافة تكملة

We paid a supplement (= an extra amount of money) so that we could have a cabin on board the ship.

Ideal

مثالي

She is the ideal person for the job.


incurable

معضول عضال لا أمل في علاجه

not able to be cured:

tenuous

ضعيف هش غير ثابت

The police have only found a tenuous connection between the two robberies.

Fragile

هش قابل للكسر

a fragile china cup

Subject to

عرضه إلى يخضع الى

susceptible

عرضة إلى سريع التأثير

Among particularly susceptible children, the disease can develop very fast.

fatigue

اعياء إرهاق يرهق ينهك

The journey had fatigued him.


Againg


Ageing

شيخوخة تعمير


an ageing Hollywood actor



ageing computers/machinery

Intellectually

فكريآ

She's hoping to find a job which is more demanding intellectually.

persist

يستمر يصر

If symptoms persist, consult a doctor.



He persists in calling me Jane, even though I’ve corrected him twice.

Predict

يتنبأ

Companies are predicting massive profits.

Catastrophic

كارثي فاجع

A catastrophic storm made landfall on US soil.

Conceivably

من المعقول

possible to imagine or to believe:




It's just conceivable (= possible although difficult to imagine) (that) the hospital made a mistake.

Self-reliance

الاعتماد على الذات

the quality of not needing help or support from other people:



From early boyhood he learned the lesson of sturdy self-reliance.



They place a high value on self-reliance and rugged individualism.

to seek out

To look for


To try to find

Capacity

سمعة استيعاب مقدرة قابلية

The restaurant has a capacity of about 200




She has a great capacity for love.

Inner

داخلي

Karen always seemed to have a deep sense of inner peace



Leading off the main hall is a series of inner rooms

Potential

امكانيه يحتمل

A few potential buyers have been found.




She has a lot of potential as a writer.

Expand

يمتد يتوسع

The company has expanded.

Impermanence

عدم الثبات

She says that her paintings represent the impermanence of everything.

Thread

خيط


ينظم بالخيط

a needle and thread

The common thread

The common idea


The same idea

Validation

سريان مفعول


تحقق من الصحة


فاعلية

The data is validated automatically by the computer after it has been entered.

stack

كومة


يكوم

a stack of books/CDs



Can you help me stack these chairs?

Pre-test

اختبار اولي

The company was advised to carry out pretests on all electrical goods.

Post-test

الاختبار اللاحق

Drawn to

ينحزب إلى يميل الى

Attracted to

A big jump

A large improvement

Harangue

Tried to convince

A drunk in the station was haranguing passers-by.

Faithfully

بأمانة باخلاص

He served the family faithfully for 40 years.



always follow the instructions on medicine bottles faithfully.



Adolescent

مراهق

a young person who is between being a child and being an adult

Bulk

حجم ضخم


بكميات كبيرة

He was surprised by the bulk of the document.

Analysis

تحليل

A sample of soil was sent for analysis.

Nag

يلح

She keeps nagging me to clean my room.

Cojole

يصر

to persuade someone to do something they might not want to do, by pleasant talk and (sometimes false) promises:



He really knows how to cajole people into doing what he wants.

Thrilling

مثير

It was a thrilling game.


starkly

صارخ واضح

Her later sensual works contrast starkly with the harsh earlier paintings.

Quantitatively

كميآ

The risks are qualitatively if not quantitatively the same.



How do you quantitatively measure sensitivity?

Dramatic fashion

In a powerful way

Isolated

منعزل

He lives in an isolated village in the mountains

Replicate

استنساخ توالد تكرار

Researchers tried many times to replicate the original experiment.

Finding

نتيجة

The findings of this research will be published next year.

Phenomenal

ظاهرة حدث واقعة غريبة

Gravity is a natural phenomenon.



Do you believe in the paranormal and other psychic phenomena?



There's evidence to suggest that child abuse is not just a recent phenomenon.

Exhort

يخص يحث

The governor exhorted the prisoners not to riot.

Plea

التماس

a plea for help

Rely on

يعتمد على


يثق ب

Families rely more on their cars than before.




I know I can rely on you to help me.

stab

يطعن

He was stabbed several times in the chest

Kidneys

الكليتين

one of the two organs in your body that remove waste from the blood

Sear

يحرق

The heat from the explosion seared their hands and faces.

Numb

منمل مخدر

My fingers and toes were numb with cold.

Dull

ممل باهت خافض

dull colours

panic

فزع زعر هلع

He was in a panic about his exams.




Don’t panic – we’ve got plenty of time.

Urge

بحث على


دافع

His parents urged him to go to university.



I felt a powerful urge to slap him

Sensation

احساس إشارة اهتمام

I had the odd sensation that someone was following me



Three months after the accident she still has no sensation in her right foot.





Flee

يفر. يخلي

He fled the country during the war.

Delve

ينقب

to search, especially as if by digging, in order to find a thing or information:


She delved into her pocket to find some change.

Drain

يصفي من الماء يجفف


مصرف للمياه

Drain the pasta and add the tomatoes



She poured the dirty water down the drain.


Heave

Move

He heaved the bag on to his shoulder.

Creep

يتسلل يتحرك بخسلة وحزر

I crept out of the room.

Vibrate

اهتزار يهتذ

The music was so loud that the floor was vibrating.


Insight

بصيرة فطنة

Understanding




It was an interesting book, full of fascinating insights into human relationships.

Systematic observation

Careful and organized looking

Variants

مختلف متنوع

something that is slightly different from other similar things:




There are many colas on the market now, all variants on the original drink.

Coercion

اكراه اجبار

to persuade someone forcefully to do something that they are unwilling to do:The court heard that the six defendants had been coerced into making a confession.


Centered

تتمحور تتمركز

Volatile

متقلب

likely to change suddenly and unexpectedly, especially by getting worse:




Food and fuel prices are very volatile in a war situation.

Consistent

ثابت

consistent effort/improvement

Worthy

جدير بي...

deserving respect, admiration, or support





a worthy causea worthy champion

At aglacial pace

Very very slow

Monitor

شاشة الحاسوب


مراقب يراقب

a colour monitor






to monitor progress

Mind numbing

Very boring

Autonomy

حكم زاتي استقلال

Demonstrators demanded immediate autonomy for their region.


The universities want to preserve their autonomy from central government

degrading

تدهور مهين مذل

It is so degrading to have to ask for money.



No one should have to suffer such degrading treatment.

Sterility

عقم تعقيم

Noble

شجاع امين نبيل

He was a generous, noble man.




She was born into an ancient noble family.

oppressive

جائر ظالم قمعي

an oppressive government/military regime

Misery

بؤس

The war brought misery to millions of people

Insincerity

نفاق عدم الإخلاص

the quality of being insincere

Drab

وحيد اللون

boring, especially in appearance; having little colour and excitement



I feel so drab in this grey uniform.

Humiliation

إذلال اهانة

the fact of being made to feel stupid or ashamed, or an act of making someone feel like this

livelihood

رزق معاش سبل العيش

Many ship workers could lose their livelihoods because of falling orders for new ships.



That farm is his livelihood

An element of something

القليل من

A whiff

A little

نفحة

truthfully

بصدق

She answered truthfully.

Specter

شبح

The awful spectre of civil war looms over the country.


Drought and war have raised the spectre of food shortages for up to 24 million African people.

Terror

رعب

a feeling of being very frightened

Antidote

ترياق مضاد للسم

a chemical, especially a drug, that limits the effects of a poison:


Sales of nerve gas antidotes increased dramatically before the war.

Swept off my feet

Fall in love very strongly

Need some space

Need time alone

Into my career

Focasing on my job

Nonverbal

Not speech

Tone

Intonation



تنغيم نبرة

Open her eyes

Make her understand

Need the right broom

Need the right technique

Outgoing

منفتح غير متحفظ

Ana is very outgoing, but her sister is shy.

All at one

Suddenly everything done very quickly

Blown you off

To reject someone


To skip an appointment


A sexual meaning to give sex to a man

Miss it up

Cause a big problem


Make a big mistake

Shoes are hot

Looking great

Hang back

Stay back don't be too close

Lingerie

يتباطأ بتسمع يتلكع

The smell of onions lingers.


Maintain the visual

Keep eye contact

High stakes

Very important risky action with potentially gains or big losses

You are on your own

You are alone you are independent

Take your breath away

Amaze and surprise you

Call it

Predict

Screw

To have sex with

Fabulous

رائع

They’ve got a fabulous house.


Run

Print


Publish

Aristo

Aristocrat

Rich person

Dumb

غبي


أخرس ابكم

That was a dumb thing to do.



not able to talk

Party of one

Group of one

Just what the doctor ordered

Exactly what I need

Tropical

استوائي

a tropical climate

Flirt

يغازل

She was flirting with a guy at the bar.

Instructor

معلم

someone who teaches a particular sport or activity



a driving instructor


Never left office

Never stopped working

Realistic

واقعي

The scene in the movie where they find a dinosaur is very realistic.



Let’s be realistic – we’re not going to finish this by Friday.


Masquerading

يتظاهر يتنكر

They kept up the masquerade of being happily married for over 30 years.

Lunatic

مجنون

someone who behaves in a crazy way



He drives like a lunatic.

Overwrought

Too nervous too energetic

Brunette

امراة ذات شعر بني

a white woman with dark brown hair



a person, typically a woman, with dark brown hair.

Gossip

نميمة ينم

an interesting piece of gossip

Sip

يرشف رشفة

to drink, taking only a small amount at a time



She sipped her tea.



He took a sip of his coffee