Vocabulary

to puzzle. be difficult to understand,
to evolve. develop
spontaneous. happening naturally
outburst. explosion, sudden increase of outpouring
sheer. absolute
to ponder. consider something deeply and carefully
derisive. ridiculous, mocking
to propose. suggest
entity. thing which has a separate and independent existence
courtship. process of developing a relationship leading to marriage or union
ritual. established pattern of behaviour
to utter. make a sound, usuarly human speech
interjections.

Prefixes un-, in-, im-, ir-, il-, dis- and mis-

Prefixes un-, in-, im-, ir-, il-, dis- and mis- are used to make negative forms: natural -> unnatural

popular. unpopular
human. inhuman
practical. impractical
musical. unmusical
understood. misunderstood
logical. illogical
regularly. irregularly
appear. disappear
consistently. inconsistetly
famous. infamous

Synonyms

• alter. modify
• distate. disgust
• derive from. emerge from
• delight. joy
• prehistoric. primitive
• uniformly. regularly
• magically. mystically
• comprehensible. understandable

Phrasal verbs about work

bring down. Reduce

line up. Arrange

put off. To pospone

turned up. Arrived

cut back. Reduce expenses

branch out. Expand

take on. Hire

take over. Take control of something

count on. Depend on

laid off. Fire for economical reasons

Feelings

Elated.

Enthusiastic.

Exhilarated.
I've never felt exhilarated as when I went to the cinema to watch that comedy last night

Inspired.
Only when I stay with her I feel really inspired for making art

Relieved. To free from anxiety, fear, pain, etc.
I felt relieved when Diana called me

Thrilled to bits. Extremely exited or pleased about something

Distraught. Worried about something

Downhearted. Depressed, sad

Overwhelmed. Abrumado (spanish)

Scared stiff. Extremely frightened, you can't move

Staggered. Extremely surprised

Traumatised.

idioms with mind

on your mind. to be worring you

cross my mind. to think something immediately

my mind goes/went blank. to unable to think of anything

keep his mind on. to continue paying attention to something

slip my mind. to forget about something

make up her mind. to decide

put your mind at rest. to make someone stop worring

keep it in mind. to remember information when deciding to do something

change his mind. to change your decision, plan or oppinion about something

spring to mind. to think of something immediately

Phrasal verbs about crimes

let off.
The policeman let Claudia off because her offence was not serious

break into. Enter into a place for robbering
My car was broke into last week

put off. Pospone something
I had to put off my travelling to Chipas because a lack of money

turn up. Arrive
Diana has turn up late because she got stuck in a traffic jam

take on. Hire
A new designer has taken on for developing the radio station's web site

own up. Accept responsability of something
In the end, I had to own up I forgot to bring the documents

cut back. Reducing expenses
My earns were cut back because the crisis is affecting business

take over. Take control of something
The production has increased since Silvia took over the tecnology area