ADAPT - LANGUAGE CONSULTANCY

29/10/2021

have butterflies (in your stomach)
informal

to feel very nervous, usually about something you are going to do

06/08/2021

foot - noun (BODY PART)

[ C ] plural feet
the part of the body at the bottom of the leg on which a person or animal stands

09/05/2021

mischievous
adjective
US /ˈmɪs.tʃə.vəs/ UK /ˈmɪs.tʃɪ.vəs/

behaving in a way, or describing behavior, that is slightly bad but is not intended to cause serious harm or damage

09/05/2021

15/04/2021

Brain-fart : temporary mental lapse or failure to reason correctly.

11/04/2021

look-alike
noun [ C ]
US /ˈlʊk.ə.laɪk/ UK /ˈlʊk.ə.laɪk/

someone or something that is similar in appearance to someone or something else

05/04/2021

Churchill Resigns

April 5, 1955

The British Prime Minister resigns due to failing health.

03/04/2021

swing noun (SEAT)

[ C ]
a seat joined by two ropes or chains to a metal bar or a tree, on which you can sit and move backward and forward

17/03/2021

talon
noun [ C ]
US /ˈtæl.ən/ UK /ˈtæl.ən/

a sharp nail on the foot of a bird that it uses when hunting animals

16/03/2021

larva
noun [ C ]
UK /ˈlɑː.və/ US /ˈlɑːr.və/
plural larvae UK /-viː/ US

a form of an insect or an animal such as a frog that has left its egg but has not yet developed into a pupa or adult insect or animal

15/03/2021

mediocrity
noun
US /ˌmiː.diˈɑː.krə.t̬i/ UK /ˌmiː.diˈɒk.rə.ti/

[ U ]
the quality of being not very good

08/03/2021

criminals
noun [ C ]
US /ˈkrɪm.ə.nəl/ UK /ˈkrɪm.ɪ.nəl/

someone who commits a crime