Swear. SWORE - SWORN	Maldecir, decir groserías	"Father stepped on the chamber pot... And swore loudly"
Tapeworn	Tenia, solitaria, lombriz solitaria	"It was then that a white tapeworn slowly crawled out of her mouth“
Swing. SWUNG-SWUNG	Balancearse	"the ornament swung in the breeze"
Rush	Irrumpir	"When the door burst open and in rushed one of the loviest young women I have ever seen“
Shattered	Destrozado, hecho añicos	"The bones on the left hand side of the skull, at the back, had shattered by a heavy blow"
Stench	Hedor	"I can recall my actual condition, the stench of my body's secretions"
Steal STOLE-STOLEN	Robar
Spread SPREAD	Propagarse (news)	"In fact, I never knew that Sheila's baby was a boy until he died and the news spread"
Spit. SPAT-SPAT	Escupir	"What kind of underworld connection do you use for business? Spit it out!"
Slope	Inclinado, cuesta	"The orchard on the slope below"
Accuracy	Exactitud, precisión. Seido	"This study aims to demonstrate the impact that the Task Based Language Teaching approach has on the accuracy in writing production of a group of undergraduate university students"
appraisal / əˈpreɪzəl /	( opinion) Valoración, estimación. "Mishima the man gets in the way of a more objective appraisal of his writing."
approachable /əˈprəʊtʃəbl/	accesible. " making his writing both sufficiently exotic and easily approachable."
goblin	(mythology: elf) Duende. " The egg creatures recall the faceless goblins of Japanese legend."
harmful /ˈhɑːmfʊl/	dañino, nocivo. "I'm here talking with Dr. Mitchell Hertz about today's most harmful habits and their long term consequences."
hone /həʊn/	pulir, perfeccionar. " His ability to combine a finely honed Japanese aesthetic with Western-style literary tradition."
Regret UK:*/rɪˈgrɛt/US:/rɪˈgrɛt/ ,(ri gret′)	arrepentirse de, lamentar⇒ vtr "As soon as I had said the words, I regretted my harsh tone." Tan pronto como dije las palabras, me arrepentí de mi tono severo.	"I truly regret that from the bottom of my heart"
Truly UK:*/ˈtruːli/US:/ˈtruli/ ,(tro̅o̅′lē)	De verdad loc adv (truthfully) "Tell me truly which one of you did it." Díganme de verdad quién de ustedes lo hizo.	"I truly regret that from the bottom of my heart""
Take away	llevarse⇒ v prnl (number: subtract from another) (matemáticas), restarle "What do you get if you take 63 away from 100?"	"People are truly scared of death as it takes away the people they care for"
care for	Querer a (have romantic feelings for) vtr + prep, sentir cariño por loc verb "Juliana still cares for Simon after all these years." Juliana todavía quiere a Simon después de todos estos años.	"People are truly scared of death as it takes away the people they care for"
Funeral parlors	Funeraria (mortuary: burials and cremations)
Pass away	1. Fallecer (euph) (=die) 2 desaparecer(=disappear)
Willing UK:*/ˈwɪlɪŋ/US:/ˈwɪlɪŋ/ ,(wil′ing)	Estar dispuesto loc adj(compliant) "When the president decided to go to war, the country was willing." Cuando el presidente decidió ir a la guerra, el pueblo estaba dispuesto.	"And there is nobody who is willing to take on the burden of running the Ihara Funeral business..."
Take on	Hacerse cargo de (assume, accept) vtr phrasal sep loc verb "Taking on the directorship was his first mistake." Hacerse cargo de la dirección fue su primer error.	"And there is nobody who is willing to take on the burden of running the Ihara Funeral business..."
Burden UK:*/ˈbɜːrdən/US:/ˈbɝdən/ ,(bûr′dn)	Responsabilidad, carga(mental: responsibility)nf "Being responsible for the family is a burden to him." La responsabilidad de mantener a la familia recae en él.	"And there is nobody who is willing to take on the burden of running the Ihara Funeral business..."
Tough UK:*/ˈtʌf/US:/tʌf/ ,(tuf )	Duro/a, correoso/a adj (hard to break, chew, cut) "The steak was too tough." El bistec estaba demasiado duro. El bistec estaba demasiado correoso. Resistente, fuerte informal (person: strong) "The football player was so tough that he played with a fractured rib." El jugador era tan resistente que jugó con una costilla fracturada.
Suing UK:*'Sue': French: /sy/; 'sue': /ˈsuː/, /ˈsjuː/	Demandar a, poner pleito a (take legal action against) (derecho) "Ian sued his employers after his accident at work." Ian demandó a su empresa tras su accidente laboral.	"I had be planning on suing his company"
Stifling UK:*/ˈstaɪflɪŋ/US:/ˈstaɪflɪŋ/ ,(stī′fling)	Sofocante, agobiante adj mf (oppressively stuffy) "It's stifling in here! - open some windows quick!" ¡Está sofocante aquí dentro! Abre una ventana, ¡rápido! Asfixiante, opresivo stifling adj figurative (smothering, confining) "He seems to find every intimate relationship too stifling. Parece encontrar todas las relaciones íntimas asfixiantes.	"stifling silence"
Thoughless UK:*/ˈθɔːtləs/US:/ˈθɔtlɪs/ ,(thôt′lis)	Desconsiderado/a adj (person: inconsiderate) "Ricky is so thoughtless; he never cares about others' feelings." Ricky es tan desconsiderado; a él nunca le importan los sentimientos de los demás.
Grieve UK:*/ˈgriːv/US:/griv/ ,(grēv)	Hacer el luto, apenarse, afligirse (mourn a death) "The press should allow the dead woman's family time to grieve." La prensa debería dejar que la familia haga el luto.
Bereaved UK:*/bɪˈriːvd/US:/bɪˈrivd/ ,(bi rēvd′)	Que perdió a un ser querido be bereaved vi + past p (grieve, lose [sb] close) "It is hard to know what to say to someone who is bereaved." Desconsolado/a, afligido/a adj "The doctor offered his condolences to the bereaved parents." doliente the bereaved n invariable (person or persons close to [sb] dead) n común	" The vicar's words at the funeral service were a great comfort to the bereaved."
See off	Despedir a "He came to the airport with me to see me off." Vino al aeropuerto conmigo para despedirme.	I'll drive you to the station and see you off.
Raise UK:*/ˈreɪz/US:/reɪz/ ,(rāz)	Criar a, educar a vtr + prep (children: rear) "We raised the children to be respectful of their parents." Hemos criado a los niños para que le tengan respeto a sus padres.	"It made me see that you had managed to raise us by doing your job well, dad" (Me hizo ver que habías logrado criarnos haciendo bien tu trabajo, papá)
sneak up [sniːk] Sneak sneaked UK Sneak Snuck US	Acercarse sigilosamente (approach stealthily) (familiar) "I snuck up behind him whilst he was reading. I snuck up behind him while he was reading." Me acerqué sigilosamente por detrás de él mientras estaba leyendo.
Stab UK:*/ˈstæb/US:/stæb/ ,(stab)	Apuñalar, acuchillar⇒ vtr (attack with [sth] sharp) "The mugger stabbed his victim when she refused to hand over her bag." El atracador apuñaló a su víctima cuando esta se negó a darle el bolso.
straightaway	enseguida I'll do it straightaway / ahora mismo / enseguida lo hago she did it straightaway / lo hizo enseguida / inmediatamente	If I see a green house I want to buy it straightaway, without a second thought.
Disguise	1.Disfrazar/cambiar ; 2.ocultar/disimular; Disfraz; disimulo	The first recognised female doctor was Elizabeth Garrett, in 1870. But over half a century earlier there was a woman who had disguised herself as a man to become the first female surgeon in the western world.
Dampen	1.(moisten)humedecer / mojar 2. (discourage)hacer perder / hacer perder / apagar	He also warned him not to fly too low because the sea would dampen the feathers and they would get too heavy to fly.
beeswax	cera de abeja Verb (T) 1. encerar	He made two pairs of wings out of feathers and beeswax and with these wings the father and son would be able to escape from the island.
wise	1. (prudent)prudente / sensato / acertado / prudente. 2. (learned, experienced)sabio the three Wise Men / los Reyes Magos. 3. (aware)	Daedalus was a very talented and wise inventor. Dédalo era un inventor muy talentoso y sabio.
Straightaway	1. enseguida Noun 1. recta	If I see a green house I want to buy it straightaway, without a second thought. Si veo una casa verde quiero comprarla de inmediato, sin pensarlo dos veces.
embedded	. (in rock, wood) enterrar / incrustar 2. insertar Verb 1. incrustarse 2. arraigarse	Imagine a white marble building with a large dome. It has precious gems and stones embedded in its walls.

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