OSWA wall of vocabulary by Inge Praat https://padlet.com/ingepraat_iep/609tet2je7mt made with foresight and "mixed with an empty feeeeling inside" en-us 2018-02-06 18:01:07 UTC 2025-12-03 01:36:43 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Diskette.png 52 ingepraat_iep https://padlet.com/ingepraat_iep/609tet2je7mt/wish/228759231 road rage 
spark sth off
incident
drive sb mad//crazy//insane
egg sb on 
one thing leads to another
retaliate 
provoke = goad 
overreact 
boil down to sth
chain/sequence of events
arouse sth
motive
final outcome = end result 
coerce sb into
repercussions 
prompt sb to do smth
no reason
spin-off
generate
make a difference 
]]> 2018-02-06 18:06:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ingepraat_iep/609tet2je7mt/wish/228759231 58 ingepraat_iep https://padlet.com/ingepraat_iep/609tet2je7mt/wish/228763203 do = get-together
a (good) laugh
a (bit of a) drag
lousy
quid
rip-off 
tight-fisted
vile = disgusting
bloke = guy
a (real) pain (in the neck)
moan
loo
pinch = nick
what a nerve//cheek!
darling//love
broke
starving = dying for sth to eat
kip 
posh
nosy
bug
be into
hammer = trash sb
con sb
flak = stick
daft
ta = cheers
dodgy
laid-back = easy-going
racket = din]]> 2018-02-06 18:12:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ingepraat_iep/609tet2je7mt/wish/228763203 59 ingepraat_iep https://padlet.com/ingepraat_iep/609tet2je7mt/wish/228765965 goes in one ear and out of the other
my mind goes (completely) blank
get there
its no good = there's no point in 
they could do with 
have sb in mind
off the top of my head
your best bet = the best thing to do
don't hold your breath
a foregone conclusion
you bet
you can say that again
no such luck
a likely story 
haven't the faintest idea = 
don't ask me, your guess is as good as mine
it's one of those days
you've got nothing to lose
you're kidding
it's not your day
no way = no chance ]]> 2018-02-06 18:16:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ingepraat_iep/609tet2je7mt/wish/228765965 53 ingepraat_iep https://padlet.com/ingepraat_iep/609tet2je7mt/wish/231867430 economical with truth (partial)
talk sth up 
embellish 
gloss over
unpalatable 
namely
sustain
detect
deteriorate
interrogation
catch sb out
humiliated
needless to say
fib
declare war/ceasefire
casualty
distort
level with
phoney
anonymously 
posthumously 
puzzle/baffle/confound sb 
adversary
deceive = delude sb]]> 2018-02-15 12:56:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ingepraat_iep/609tet2je7mt/wish/231867430 60 ingepraat_iep https://padlet.com/ingepraat_iep/609tet2je7mt/wish/231867526 last/final resort = if all else fails
more trouble than its worth
best of both worlda
lose 
keep on the ground
let your hair down 
fight a losing battle
too good to be true
live in a world of your own
by any chance
if you don’t mind me asking
the thing is
every bit as .. as
you never know
guess what
believe  it or not
no wonder
on earth
all things being equal
for some reason
have to admit]]> 2018-02-15 12:56:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ingepraat_iep/609tet2je7mt/wish/231867526 61 ingepraat_iep https://padlet.com/ingepraat_iep/609tet2je7mt/wish/231867576 back and forth
first and foremost 
long and hard
sooner or later
back to front
hustle and bustle
trial and error
aims and objectives
rules and regulations
law and order
bright and cheerful
safe and sound
sick and tired of = fed up with
pick and choose
pushing and shoving]]> 2018-02-15 12:57:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ingepraat_iep/609tet2je7mt/wish/231867576 54 ingepraat_iep https://padlet.com/ingepraat_iep/609tet2je7mt/wish/235307337 minor
growing
urgent
perennial
insoluble = insurmountable 
arise = occur/come up 
raise 
confront sb = face sb
confront sth = face up to sth
adress sth
get to grips with sth
tackle sth
overcome sth
exacerbate sth = aggravate sth
dent sb's .. 
self-esteem 
make light of sth
trivial
take sth in your stride 
get sb down
keep sth in perspective 
setback 
reassure sb
be behind sb regardless of sth
articulate
channel of communication ]]> 2018-02-26 12:31:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ingepraat_iep/609tet2je7mt/wish/235307337 62 ingepraat_iep https://padlet.com/ingepraat_iep/609tet2je7mt/wish/235307387 as good as gold
as light as a feather
blind as a bat
deaf as a post
as strong as an ox
as thin as a rake
as quiet as a mouse
as white as a sheet
as red as a beetroot
as dry as a bone
selling like hot cakes
slept like a dog
worked like a dream
mind like a sieve ]]> 2018-02-26 12:31:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ingepraat_iep/609tet2je7mt/wish/235307387 63 ingepraat_iep https://padlet.com/ingepraat_iep/609tet2je7mt/wish/235307400 persuade
dissuade from
raise sth
communicate with 
interrupt 
prolong 
confess 
criticize 
retaliate
abolishes 
cancel
compensate for sth
deceived
reconciled 
dismantle 
bump into sb
ask after sb
show up = turn up
crop up = come up
go down with sth = catch sth
shake sth off 
wear off
miss out on sth
pick sth up
get by
sink in 
stick at sth ]]> 2018-02-26 12:31:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ingepraat_iep/609tet2je7mt/wish/235307400 55 ingepraat_iep https://padlet.com/ingepraat_iep/609tet2je7mt/wish/240113565 dilapidated = ramshackle/run-down
formerly = previously 
abandon sth
preserve sth
fall into decay/disrepair
renovate sth = do sth up
stables 
ultra- (modern)
ruins
medieval
trace sth back 
brand new 
cutting-edge 
innovative 
device
up to date
second-hand
as good as new 
genuine = authentic
antique
in mint/perfect condition 
reproduction
ancient
reconditioned
packaged]]> 2018-03-09 12:49:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ingepraat_iep/609tet2je7mt/wish/240113565 64 ingepraat_iep https://padlet.com/ingepraat_iep/609tet2je7mt/wish/240113611 mind you = still
incidentally = by the way 
as for 
alternatively
it's true = i agree
even so = all the same
as a matter of fact = actually //to be honest //to tell you the truth
by and large = to an large extent //on the whole //broadly speaking 
in any case = besides //anyway
at any rate = anyway //anyhow
as i was saying]]> 2018-03-09 12:50:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ingepraat_iep/609tet2je7mt/wish/240113611 65 ingepraat_iep https://padlet.com/ingepraat_iep/609tet2je7mt/wish/240113698 or thereabouts = or so 
stacks/tons/loads/bags of sth 
smw in the region of = round about
sth to do with 
kind of = sort of
somehow or other
give or take sth
stuff
-odd ]]> 2018-03-09 12:50:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ingepraat_iep/609tet2je7mt/wish/240113698 56 ingepraat_iep https://padlet.com/ingepraat_iep/609tet2je7mt/wish/243084521 resounding
turn out 
secret of success
a stroke of sth
potential 
not put a foot wrong
overcome sth
obstacle
in the way (of sb) 
come unstuck
make it
breakthrough
go from strength to strength
make a go of sth
out of your depth
tricky
up against it
go downhill = deteriorate 
come bottom
scrape through (an exam) 
let sb down
be past it
comeback
flop
unmitigated = absolute ]]> 2018-03-17 15:12:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ingepraat_iep/609tet2je7mt/wish/243084521 57 ingepraat_iep https://padlet.com/ingepraat_iep/609tet2je7mt/wish/243084541 time flies
from time to time = now and again
in due course
it's about time = it's high time
at one time
minute = leave sth till the last min
in retrospect = looking back
for the time being
behind the times
over time
behind your time
with hindsight
during / throughout
age / era
extend / prolong
interval / gap / break
spell / stage / phase 
pass / elapse / go by
soon / shortly

]]> 2018-03-17 15:12:12 UTC https://padlet.com/ingepraat_iep/609tet2je7mt/wish/243084541 66 ingepraat_iep https://padlet.com/ingepraat_iep/609tet2je7mt/wish/243084554 famous last words
first come, first served
you can never tell
once bitten, twice shy
easier said than done
the more the merrier 
do far, so good
out of sight, out of mind
a small world (after all)
the pot calling the kettle black]]> 2018-03-17 15:12:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ingepraat_iep/609tet2je7mt/wish/243084554