| avalanche |
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| fickle |
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| let alone |
used for saying that something is even less likely to happen than another unlikely thing hardly have time to think these days, let alone relax |
| to turn my mind to |
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| i could not get something out of my head |
I couldn't get the image of the stranger out of my head |
| to hear a clap of thunder |
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| the sky clouded over |
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| a thunderclap |
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| set/put/lay (great) store by/on something |
to think that something is very important I’ve never set much store by money and possessions. |
| roundabout |
I heard the news in a roundabout way ho saputo la notizia per vie traverse |
| round-about methods |
x vie traverse |
| flash of lightning |
lampo |
| peal of thunder |
fragore di tuono |
| to get to my feet |
alzarsi in piedi |
| indefinable |
*/ˌɪndɪˈfɪnəbəl/US:/ˌɪndɪˈfaɪnəbəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respellindi fī′nə bəl) |
| in the flesh |
in carne ed ossa |
| harvest |
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| crop |
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| to carry out all the work in the fields |
portare avanti il lavoro nei campi |
| fertilize |
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| fertilizer |
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| store the hay |
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| shear the sheep |
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| they were clinging to |
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| to cling |
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| days were numbered |
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| livestock |
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| to owe a debt to |
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| to fill in the form |
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| name after |
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| without making the slightest effort |
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| you can learn all there is to know about |
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| ward off |
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| to launder |
The housekeeper laundered the sheets. |
| set off for |
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| on my way |
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| villager |
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| to plunge into |
to take the plunge (figurative) buttarsi, saltare il fosso, fare il gran passo |
| rattle |
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| rattling |
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| rucksack |
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| any possible |
ogni possibile |
| a rocky outcrop in the shape of a Y |
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| to climb a little higher |
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| rapt contemplation |
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| in the form of an eagle |
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| high up in the mountains |
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| doubtless her mother had told her never to talk to strangers |
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| hold out my hand |
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| make money from + sost gerundio |
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| hunting season |
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| have been around a bit |
He seems to have been around a bit. A me sembra che abbia visto un bel po' di mondo |
| I've been around a bit, you know |
Io sono un uomo di mondo |
| a man with greying hair |
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| to vanish without trace |
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| wouldn't dare to |
non oserebbe |
| pass yourself off as |
He tried to pass himself off as a doctor Don't try to pass yourself off as the "good guy" |
| take a deep breath |
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| to say my prayers |
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| offer up |
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| offered up a silent prayer |
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| convinced that |
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| encounter |
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| start out |
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| go over to |
to move or travel towards someone or something He went over to the window and closed the curtains |
| Y-shaped rock |
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| he suggested she uncover |
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| to get my hands dirty |
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| spade |
vanga |
| grubby |
sporco |
| to be astonished at |
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| keep my eyes fixed on |
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| as if oblivious to |
noncurante |
| all at once |
tutti allo stesso tempo |
| riches |
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| just about |
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| obsessed with |
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| to gain time |
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| contented with |
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| to slip by |
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| to feel notthing for someone |
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| bait |
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| fall into my trap |
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| scare him off |
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| my destiny is to |
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| to feign |
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| slacken |
The rope holding the sail slackened as the wind died down to slacken the rope |
| to lavish a praise on someone |
slacken the grip |
| have a habit of doing |
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