ADVANCED ENGLISH TERM 2

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fearless

brave

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to leap

jump

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sequel

2nd movie

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top-grossing

lucrative, profitable

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to astound

to be amazed

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to adhere to

to stick to

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convention

costumbre

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compelling

gripping

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action-packed

full of action

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portrayal

retrato

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literary

literario

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embraced

hug

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inept

incompetente

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eternal

for ever

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critically acclaimed

praised by reviewers

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blockbuster

éxito de taquillas

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persona

imagen publica

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to what extent

hasta qué punto

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to depict

representar

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at the expense of

a la expensa de

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box-office

taquilla

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to be elated

exultante

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thriving

succeeding

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baffled

confused

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onstage

en el escenario

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cameo role

brief appearance

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unassuming

modesto

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disguise

disfraz

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exhilarated

very happy

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mundane

dull

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to revive

to resurrect

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perceptive

intuitivo

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assumption

supposition

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uncount

no contable

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enduring appeal

gusto duradero

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dazzled

amazed

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plausible

likely to be true

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grossed

earned before tax has been deducted

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shave off

reduce an amount

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morph

change with the use of technology

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blissfully

happily

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paragons

people who are perfect, modelos

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chick flick

love film

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sick lit

genre which involves kid illnesses

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second to none

the best

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second rate

de segunda categoria

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engrossed in/by

absorto

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stem from

be caused by

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attention span

periodo de concentración

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one-off

exception

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a hook

enganche

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revenue

impuestos

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cost-cutting

recorte de gastos

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a juggling act

dealing with several things at the same time

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clean up your act

begin to behave in a better way

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bring the house down

make the audience laugh or clap

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read someone like a book

understand easily what someone is thinking or feeling

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paint the town red

to go out and have a good time

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on the edge of my seat

very excited and giving full of attention to sthg

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shallow

hueco

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appaling

very bad

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flawless

benefitial

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contrived

artificial

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poignant

that has feelings of sadness

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tangled

enrevesada

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cliched

estereotipo

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to be starry-eyed

to have an enthusiastic, romantic view of the situation

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to reach for the stars

to try and achieve challenging goals

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to thank one’s lucky stars

to be grateful for opportunities or good fortune

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to be written in the stars

to say a course of events is certain to happen

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what price fame

a phrase to suggest the acquisition of fame may not be worth it

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a claim to fame

an unusual reason why sme may have become well-known

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15 minutes of fame

short period a person is briefly famous and receives lots of media attention

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to shoot to fame

to suddenly become famous after a remarkable achievement

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to write out of

change a story to cut a teenager

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come across as

be seen by others in a certain way

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run through

practice

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get sthg across

communicate/ be understood

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fade out

gradually disappear

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take on

acquire a new characteristic

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read for

to audition

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put on

behave in a false way

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in the flesh

en persona, in real life

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live up to my expectations

cumplir mis expectativas

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bring the house down

provoke an ovation

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folley

everyday sounds

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uncanny

strange, rare

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subtle

sutil

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rendition

proper interpretation

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awkwardly

clumsy, not fluent

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sedentary activity

actividad sedentaria

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exhilarated

very happy

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unattainable

inalcanzable

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bewildered

baffled, confused

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see red

become angry

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part and parcel

cosas que tienen que pasar

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put on an act

fingir

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