Arbor	cenador, glorieta, pérgola. Arbor, noun (structure that supports plants)	"Each time I turned a corner, the arbor came briefly into view" (Cream, by Murakami)
plunked down	Plunk down US plonk down UK (put down heavily) tirar. She plonked the keys down on the desk and fell wearily into the chair.	All that was there was a little arbor, plunked down in the middle. (Cream, by Murakami)
Chilly	Chilly adj (weather: cold) frío, helado. The weather is chilly today	"It was a chilly sunday afternoon" (Cream, by Murakami)
Allowance	mesada SUBSIDIO Allowance noun (money given) The grad student's grant provides an allowance for monthly living expenses. US (child's pocket money) paga, mesada. Wayne gives his son five dollars as allowance every week.	Why was I spending all my allowance on a bouquet (Cream, by Murakami)
Elbow	codo Elbow noun (arm joint) Brian bent his elbow.	"My elbow bumped against her a few times as well" (Cream, by Murakami)
Delve into	indagar en Delve into figurative (investigate, research) He was eager to delve into the ancient archives discovered in the monastery.	"I found it a lot more enjoyable to read all of Balzac than to delve into the principles of calculus" (Cream, by Murakami)
Bust	fracaso, quiebra. Bust noun US, slang (failure) I'm afraid the whole project was a bust.	"I took the exam, knowing all along that it'd be a bust" (Cream, by Murakami)
Alibi	excusa, pretexto Alibi noun informal (excuse, defence) (law: defence) coartada	"I spent the next year basically killing time, as if I were creating an alibi" (Cream, by Murakami)
Cram	abarrotado, atestado. Cram adjective	"Cram school" (Cream, by Murakami)
Hung out	pasar el rato. Hang out pp Hung out verb phrasal slang (spend time idly) Why don't you come over to my house and hang out for awhile.	"I hung out at the local library" (Cream, by Murakami)
Run of the mill	Común y corriente Run of the mill adjective (ordinary, average) Note: Hyphens are used when the adjective precedes the noun	"Run- of -the- mill guy like me" (Cream, by Murakami)
Bungled	hacer mal, hacer chapuceramente. Bungle verb (do incompetently)	"When the two of us sat side and played I bungled a lot of notes" (Cream, by Murakami)
Plow	Buscar Plow throug [sth] (US), plough through [sth] (UK) phrasal insep verb figurative (read: [sth] lengthy or heavy) buscar You will just have to plough through the archives until you find what you are looking for.	"Plowing my way through thick novels " (Cream, by Murakami)
Baffled	perplejo, desconcertado. Baffled adjective (confused, mystified) The students looked baffled when they saw the exam questions.	"So suddenly receiving an invitation to her recital took me by surprise -in fact, had me baffled " (Cream, by Murakami)
Figure out	resolver, solucionar, descubrir la solución de, descifrar Figure [sth] out verb phrasal sep (solve) How did you figure out that math problem	"I was still figuring out how best to use my sense of curiosity, and banging my head" (Cream, by Murakami)
Venue	lugar, sitio. Venue noun (of event) (de un evento) This venue hosts music concerts and plays.	"And after a short walk arrived at the modest-sized concert venue" (Cream, by Murakami)
Upscale	lujoso, exclusivo. Upscale adjective mainly US (upmarket, high-income) There's a new upscale shopping area by the waterfront.	"In such an inconvenient spot, at the top of a mountain, in a quiet, upscale residential neighborhood" (Cream, by Murakami)
Decked out	engalanar, ataviar? Deck [sth] out, deck out [sth] vtr phrasal sep (decorate, adorn) She was very trendy, always decked out in the last fashions.	"I got on the bus decked out like that" (Cream, by Murakami)
Doubtless	seguro, indudable Doubtless adjective (certain) , (formal) indubitable. If the team continues to play so well, it's doubtless that they will win the tournament.	"My mother would doubtless ask" (Cream, by Murakami)
Toss	lanzar, tirar, echar. Toss [sth] vtr (throw lightly) Jacob tossed the ball to Pippa.	"I wanted to toss them in the trash" (Cream, by Murakami)

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