Units 59 - 71 (Basic concepts)

Extensive

covering a large area / uitgebreid

Spacious

large with plenty of space / ruim

Roomy

having plenty of space inside / ruim

Rambling

large and spreading in many directions / uitgestrekt

Wide open spaces

large areas without buildings or trees / uitgestrekte open ruimtes

Scattered

spread randomly across a wide area / verspreid

Spread out

not close to one another / verspreid liggen

Ample room

more than enough space / meer dan genoeg ruimte

Cramped

small and uncomfortable / benauwd, krap

Poky

very small and unpleasant / piepklein, benauwd

Congested

overcrowded / overvol, verstopt

Compact

small but efficiently arranged / compact

Hemmed in

unable to move because surrounded / ingesloten

Bustling

full of busy movement / bruisend

Not enough room to swing a cat

extremely little space / piepklein

Packed in like sardines

too many people in a small space / opeengepakt als sardientjes

Labyrinth

complicated maze / doolhof

Boundary

edge of a space / grens

Rear

back part / achterkant

Crammed into

forced into a small space / opeengepropt

Squeeze in

fit into a small space / ertussen persen

Squash

very tight space / krapte

Stuff in

push things in quickly / proppen

Once in a blue moon

very rarely / zelden

All his born days

all his life / zijn hele leven

In a mo / sec / tick / jiffy

very soon / zo meteen

For donkey’s years

for a very long time / al jaren

Till the cows come home

for a very long time / eindeloos

For keeps / for good

permanently / voorgoed

In the nick of time

just before it’s too late / net op tijd

Over the hill

too old to be effective / over zijn hoogtepunt

Has‑been

someone no longer famous / iemand die zijn tijd gehad heeft

In a flash / at a rate of knots

very quickly / razendsnel

Fleeting

brief or quick / vluchtig

Lengthy

long / langdurig

Transient

short‑lasting / tijdelijk

Persistent

lasting long / aanhoudend

Inexorable

unstoppable / onstuitbaar

Incipient

just beginning / beginnend

Protracted

lasting longer than expected / langdurig

Lingering

slow to disappear / aanhoudend

Simultaneous

happening at the same time / gelijktijdig

Duration

length of time / duur

Prolong

make something last longer / verlengen

At short notice

with little warning / op korte termijn

Repeatedly

again and again / herhaaldelijk

Limp

walk unevenly / manken

Hop

jump lightly / huppen, springen

Stagger

walk unsteadily / wankelen

Stumble

nearly fall / struikelen

Lurch

move suddenly and unsteadily / schokken

Tiptoe

walk quietly on toes / op tenen lopen

Amble

walk slowly and relaxed / slenteren

Stride

walk with long steps / grote passen zetten

Strut

walk proudly / paraderen

Tramp

walk with heavy steps / stampen

Trample

crush with feet / vertrappen

Stamp

push foot down heavily / stampen

Trudge

walk with effort / zwoegen

Chase

run after / achtervolgen

Flow

move smoothly / stromen

Spill

move out quickly / naar buiten stromen

Stream

move steadily in numbers / toestromen

Pour

arrive in large numbers / toestromen

Trickle

move slowly in small numbers / langzaam toestromen

Meander

wander without direction / rondslenteren

Flood

arrive in huge numbers / overstromen

Take footsteps

walk / stappen zetten

Courtesy

politeness and respect / beleefdheid

Courteous

polite / beleefd

Discourteous

impolite / onbeleefd

Offhand

rude lack of interest / kortaf

Insolent

very rude / brutaal

Etiquette

rules for social behaviour / etiquette

Stand on ceremony

behave formally / formeel doen

Straitlaced

strict, old‑fashioned morals / preuts

The done thing

socially expected behaviour / wat hoort

Netiquette

online etiquette / netiquette

Raise your eyebrows

show surprise or shock / wenkbrauwen fronsen

Twitch

small repeated movement / trekken

Flinch

move suddenly from fear / terugdeinzen

Squirm

move awkwardly / kronkelen

Smirk

negative smile / grijnzen

Beam

broad positive smile / stralen

Sniff at

show disapproval / minachtend reageren

Snort

explosive nose sound / snuiven

Titter

small nervous laugh / giechelen

Silent

without noise / stil, zwijgend

Quiet

little noise / rustig, stil

Noiseless

without noise / geruisloos

Soundless

without sound / geluidloos

Slammed

closed loudly / dichtslaan

Squeaking

high irritating noise / piepen

Pounding

dull beating sound / bonzen

Creaked

friction sound / kraken

Sizzled

frying sound / sissen

Rang out

loud gunshot sound / weerklonk

Crashing

loud wave noise / beuken

Hoots / toots

car horn sound / toeteren

Wailing

rising and falling siren sound / loeien