GREETING AND INTRODUCING

• SYMPATHY
• You offer someone condolences: you use it when someone has died
• You say I feel for you: sympathy
• What a pity: you feel sorry about something unfortunate
• I´m so sorry

• ASKING PERMISSIONS
• Go ahead: dar el visto bueno
• Are we allowed to...?: ¿Tenemos permiso para...?
• You would better not: es mejor que...
• Do you mind if...? ¿Te importaría si...?

• GOING OUT FOR A COFFE
• I have had enough: he tenido suficiente
• Would you like another?: ¿Vas a querer otro?
• What do I owe you?: ¿Cuanto le debo?

IDIOMS AND SLANGS

• You should let sleeping dogs lie: vamos a dejar las cosas tranquilas

• Don't count your chickens before the eggs have hatched: No vendas la piel antes de matar al oso.

• To let the cat out of the bag: say a secret of someone to others

• Elvis has left the building: se acabó lo que se daba

• Don't cry over spilt milk: no te arrepientas

• Take it with a grain of salt: no te lo tomes a mal

• That's the best thing since sliced bread: it is very good

• It cost an arm and a leg: it cost a lot

• Speak of the devil: hablando del rey de Roma

• To be the devils advocate: hacer de abogado del diablo

• Sitting on the fence: you don´t know what you have to choose

• It´s raining cats and dogs: raining a lot

• Like water of a duck's back: como si nada

• A night owl: ave nocturna

• A whale of a time: pasárselo en grande

• A wolf in a sheep's clothing: lobo con piel de cordero

• Zebra crossing: paso de cebra

• To have egg on your face: quedar en ridículo

• Your hands are tied: no puedes ayudar a alguien

• Your heart is in the right place: have the best intention

• Your heart goes out to someone: sientes simpatía con alguien

• Your heart isn´t in it: I don't care

• A bad hair day: a bad day

• A gut feeling: instinto

• A head start: empezar con ventaja

• A kick in the teeth: it feels bad to you

• Young blood: young people

• Big fish: important person

• Eat like a horse: eat a lot

• Have a memory like an elephant: great memory

SLANGS

• Ace: a skil person

• Awesome: incredible

• Dork: a person that doesn´t speak with anybody

• Dweeb: a person that speaks very little but is very intelligent

• Gnarly: very good

• Goof off/ goof around: waste your time

• Gross: disgusting

• Hang out: go out with you friends

• Hickey: chupetón

NEW GLOSSARY

Short-shigted: miope

Flock of birds: group of birds

Herd of cows: group of cows

Accuracy: carefully

Draw attention: llamar la atencion

Draw a conclusion: extraer una conclusion

Draw a crowd:  atraer una multitud

Draw a curtain: move the curtain

Youth: the condition of being young

Sloppy: untidy 

Cheapen: to make cheap or cheaper

Lawn: grass

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Rush to: run away

Insanity: mad

Hollow: having a space or cavity inside

Sway: to (cause to) move or swing from side to side

Pierce:  to penetrate or go through (something), as a pointed object does

Released: to free from jail, burden, debt, pain

Drag: to pull slowly and with effort

Neatly fold: implacablemente doblada

Wrap: to enclose or cover in something wound or folded about

Shore: the land along the edge of a sea

Dim: not bright

Trace: a mark, sign, or piece of evidence of the existence, influence, or action of someone, something, or some event

Sudden: happening

Sideshow: a minor show in connection with a principal one, as at a circus

Flesh: the soft substance of an animal body between the skin and the skeleton

Deeds: something that is done

Mahogany: de madera de caoba

Briefly: happening or done in a short period of time

Brass: a metal alloy of copper and zinc

Lap: the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position

Sorrow: distress caused by loss

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Gunpowder: an explosive mixture, as one made of potassium nitrate, sulfur, and charcoal, used in shells and cartridges, in fireworks, and for blasting.

Stake: risk

Handle: mango

Grasshopper: a plant-eating insect having large hind legs used for leaping

Self-pity: Lastima de uno mismo, autocompasión.

Hesitate: to wait or pause because of doubt, fear, or indecision;
vacillate

Bear: to hold up or support

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Badly shaken: shock


Drain of emotion: tired


Beast: any nonhuman animal


Bullet: a small piece of metal fired from a gun


Clatter: noise

Departure: exit

Slump Back: to fall or lean against something because you are not strong enough to stand


Regaining: to get again

Stocky: fat


Such a tale: story


Shook back: remember


Pitiful: lamentable


Storeroom: a room in which supplies or other articles are stored


Give off: emitir


Gloomy: sad/grey


Tripp over: stumble

Gas man: controlador de los medidores de gas


Nudge: to push slightly or gently


Made their way: go on

Terror-stricken: frighten

Claws: garras


Unbearable: that cannot be endured, suffered through, or tolerated

Scampered over: run away

Rush on: precipitarse


Matter-of-factly: in a normal way

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Beside: by the side of


Miracle: a supernatural or divine event or happening


Cheek: either side of the face below the eye and above the jaw

Defeat: to overcome in a contest

Summon: armarse de valor

Flee: run away

Absence: the state of being away or not being present

Bursting with pride: show off

Sanity: the state of being sane

Trapdoors: a door evenly lined up with the surface of a floor, ceiling, or roof

Unaware: not knowing about

Compose one´s self: tranquilizarse

Daze: confuse

Moaning:  a low, sad, or miserable sound expressing suffering or complaint

Clung: to adhere closely

Tightly: closely

Gleaming: a flash or beam of light

Slip off: resbalar

Weep: cry

Comfort: to make physically comfortable