- 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
- 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
