VOCABULARY OF LION (SAROO BRIERLEY)

• The  mod cons
• The wee hours
• a rundown building
• the home's layout
• a leftover food
• a disused factory
• the luggage claim carrusel: cinta transportadora de maletas en el aeropuesrto
• a newfound celebrity
• the  limelight:  centro de atención
• firecraker:  petardo
• fireworks: fuegos artificiales
• a pittance:  una  miseria  ( cantidad de dinero)
• blare: estruendo
• a  bumpy train:  con baches

• day in day out
• a day-to-day use
• In a low-key way
• in dribs and drabs: con cuentagotas
• A steady pace
• stumbling  (trip) and  ducking : dodge (esquivar agachándose)
• unrelenting:incesante, implacable
• Thorough:  meticuloso,  preciso
• painstaking:  escrupuloso
• stilted way:  forzado,  poco natural
• To be adamant:  firme, inflexible
• staggering: asombroso, impactante
• grubby: sucio, mugriento
• living day-to-day and hand to mouth
• to have second thoughts

• at the very least
• to a much lesser extend
• at least for the time being
• the sheer improbability
• From scratch

• to put a lot of effort
• clamber: climb with effort or with  hands and feet
• huddle=  to gather in a close mass
• hurtle:  to  rush

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• on edge: nervioso, inquieto
• a breakthrough=  un avance, un
• to cuddle:  to hug affectionately
• affectionate:  cariñoso
• nerve-racking:  que  pone  nervioso  logro
• a stab of grieve
• emotions  bubbling to the surface
• to  keep expectations  low
• elated: eufórico
• a surge of excitement
• to stir up to  many emotions
• To pull myself back together
• they put me at ease:  hacerme sentir cómodo y tranquilizado
• a release valve
• daunting: abrumador, sobrecogedor

• I have been  awarded a second chance
• we often went hungry
• it was deflating ( to deflate) = disappointing, depressing
• To put sth behind:
• to be a prank ;  a broma, burla, inocentada
• Seeing me run was sport enough for them
• Friends had not been far behind
• I threw myself into solving it
• It dawned on me that I could turn this into a painspaking
• to look over your shoulder
• to keep clear from: mantenerse alejado de algo
• to go through: sufrir  pasarlo mal
• to be on the lookout: estar atento,  alerta...
• look out !: cuidado
• to make all the difference
• There wasn't a soul to be found 
• They were nowhere to be found