901 Tues/Thurs Vocab Revision | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

The crowd of teenagers stood around the two fighting boys e...... them o..... (encourage)

egging them on

Be careful with that knife it's r.... s...... (muy afilado)

razor sharp

Eating on the metro is f.... u..... in Barcelona. (mal visto)

frowned upon

I've got a c..... f..... fried chicken, let's order some! (antojo)

craving for

I went to a hypnotist to try to k... my smoking h..... (quit)

kick habit

Actors of all ages suffer from s....... (get scared on stage)

stagefright

I was o... the v..... o..... falling asleep when the phone rang. (just about to)

on the verge of

That child is so s....., his parents give him everything he wants. (mimado)

spoilt

I need to put my headphones on and listen to some music to g.... in the z..... before I start studying.

get in the zone

Right, I'm just going to c.... to the c......, we want to offer your the management position. (ir al grano)

cut to the chase

My sister was suddenly s..... d..... w...... a nasty virus. (suddenly suffer)

struck down with

Peter is panicking about his presentation, someone needs to tell him to s.... o..... of it! (control yourself, regain focus)

snap out of it!

When it comes to poker my brother is no m...... f....... me, I always win!

no match for

My uncle is always r...... and r...... about some new podcast he's discovered.

ranting and raving

He j.... at the c...... to do an internship at Apple. (accept enthusiastically)

jumped at the chance

The difference between the two identical twins is almost ......... (PERCEIVE) - very difficult to identify

imperceptible

I'm not sure about the deal, I've just got a g.... f..... that it's not going to work out well. (an instinct without evidence)

gut feeling

Some people respond well to t..... l...... while other people need more encouragement. (strictness, restraints from loved ones) and support.

tough love

I'm getting too l..... in the t...... to go out clubbing. (old)

long in the tooth

Pol hates maths, most of the time in class he just s..... o..... into s...... (daydreams/doesn't pay attention at all)

stares off into space

I kept the concert ticket as a m......., I've still got it on my wall. (an object to remember something)

memento

Teenagers these days are such pampered p...... d......! They want everything done for them.

prima donnas

On my birthday my wife p...... me all day, she bought me chocolates and tooke me to a spa. (to treat/spoil someone)

pampered

Bringing on another striker for the last 10 minutes was a s...... of g....... byt the coach. (a very clever idea)

a stroke of genius

Listen, I'm not going to b...... around the b......., I'm upset that you didn't give me the promotion and I want to know why.

beat around/about the bush

He was so w..... u.... in the video game that he didn't hear the doorbell ringing. (concentrated/focused)

wrapped up in

The dog looked through the window f....... at the chidren playing outside. (in a sad/pathetic away)

forlornly

We all b..... a g...... to get the house tidy in time for the dinner party. (made a big effort)

busted a gut

I'm just oging to say the first thing that ..... into my ...... (I think of)

pops into my head