Saturday, 2 June 2012

Hello my readers... I'm sorry... That's what i can say for now. It has been over a month since my last post.  Firstly, it is hard to come out with new ideas or essay. In addition, i am quite busy, as beaver building a new lodge. So, for this time, i juz want to post the vocabs, idioms and proverbs used for the "My First Day" post. Here we go... For the next post, i would like to share you about my new talent... :-)


No
Words, Idioms or Proverbs
Meaning
1.
All and sundry
Everybody
2.
Any Tom, Dick or Harry
Anybody
3.
Kick off
Start something, launch
4.
Blow the cobwebs away
Renew or start something that has been laid aside for some time.
5.
Dwell
To live and have a home in a particular place
6.
As a matter of fact
Actually
7.
Extrovert
A lively and confident person who enjoys being with other people
8.
Affable
Pleasant, friendly and easy to talk to
9.
Birds of a feather flock together
People who are similar tend to come together and become friends
10.
Entwine
Twist together
11.
A calm sea does not make a good sailor
Difficult times strengthen a person.
12.
Do not give up the ship
Not to surrender
13.
In the small hours
Very early in the morning
14.
Intimidating
To frighten or threaten sb so that they will do what you want
15.
Nothing daunted
Not discourage by any difficulty
16.
Bear fruit
Show results, usually positive
17.
Vis a vis
In relation to
18.
Shove
A rough push - Menolak
19.
Early bird catches the worms
A person who acts fast usually gets a greater portion of profit
20
Grotesque
Ugly
21.
Scavenger : scavenge
Search for usable object among rubbish
22.
Superstitious
A belief in magical and similar influences
23.
A piece of churchyard fits everybody
People will eventually die
24.
Exhilaration
Make joyful or lively
25.
Soliloquize
A speech made aloud to yourself
26.
Eat like a bird
Eat a little
27.
Splendour
Grand and impressive beauty
28.
Exalter
To praise sb/sth very much
29.
Lofty
Very tall, noble or exalted
30.
Spick and span
Neat, clean and tidy
31.
Exasperate
Annoy greatly
32.
In the proximity
Near
33.
Prop
A piece of or metal : used to support something to keep it in position. -menyandar
34.
All days are short to Industry and long to Idleness
Time is slow when there is no activity
35.
Lunge
A sudden forward movement of the body – Terpa
36.
Squeaks
A short high noise that is not very loud – Mendecit
37.
Pant
To breath quickly after running - Mencungap
38.
Gasp
Draw in breath sharply; speaks breathlessly – Tercungap – cungap
39.
Lodge
Make or become fixed or embedded – Terbenam
40
Cheek by jowl
Extremely close
41.
Humming
To make a continous low noise – Mendengung
42.
Flabbergasted
Extremely surprised or shocked - Terperanjat
43.
Relish
To get great pleasure form something - Menikmati
44.
A thing of beauty is a joy for ever
A beautiful thing that brings joy to someone will stay long when he appreciates it
45.
Ease off
Lessen
46.
Dolorous
Sorrow
47.
Gloom
A feeling of being sad and without hope – Kemuraman, kesuraman
48.
Redolent
Making you think of the thing mentioned – Teringat
49
Pops out
To come out (of sth) suddenly or quickly
50.
Irresolute
Unable to make up your mind
51.
Conscience
The part of your mind that tells you if what you are doing is right or wrong – Suara hati, hati kecil, sanubari
52.
Brobdingnagian
Big, colossal
53
Perspicacious
Able to understand sth/sb quickly and accurately
54.
Magnanimous
Kind, generous and forgiving – Baik hati
55.
Alpha and Omega
First and last, beginning and end



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