Example: Once again Felipe looked at me bashfully.
es: timidamente
cantankerous
Adjective
often angry; always complaining
Example: The scene brilliantly captures America's cantankerous and contradictory zeitgeist.
es: cascarrabias, irritable, arisco
dwelling
noun
a house, flat, etc. where a person lives
Example: They take joint decisions concerning their common dwelling.
es: vivienda, morada, residencia
enamel
Noun
a substance made from glass powder that is melted onto metal, pots, etc. and forms a hard shiny surface to protect or decorate them; an object made from enamel
Example: Available with chrome or white enamel finish.
es: esmalte, vidriadas
Flustered
Adjetive
nervous and/or confused, especially because you have a lot to do or are in a hurry
Example: She's flustered, that's all.
es: nervioso, inquieto
Glint
Verb
to produce small bright flashes of light.
Example: She has a strange glint in her eye.
es: brillo, destello
mastiff
Noun
a large, strong dog with short hair
Example: And today the English mastiff - is quite popular breed of dog for the house contents.
es: mastín, dogo
Octogenarian
Noun
a person between 80 and 89 years old
Example: A Swiss octogenarian has received a letter 30 years later.
es: octogenario
peered
Verb
to look closely or carefully at something, especially when you cannot see it clearly
Example: I had peered into hell in this.
es: miró, mirar, mirada
Pious
Adjetive
Having strong religious beliefs, and living or behaving in a way that shows these beliefs.
Example: a pious woman
es: devoto, piadoso
screech
Verb
to make a loud high unpleasant sound; to say something using this sound
Example: It's like an eagle screech.
es: chillido, grito
shaft
Noun
a long, narrow passage that usually goes straight down in a building or underground, used especially for a lift or as a way of allowing air in or out.
Example: This shaft must be five miles deep.
es: hueco, eje, pozo
squawk
Verb
(of birds) to make a loud sharp sound
Example: If they will not talk, we'll make them squawk.
es: graznar, chillar
tossing
Verb
action of throw something lightly or carelessly
Example: He starts tossing his peppers on the floor.
es: lanzar, tirar
ungainly
Adjective
moving in a way that is not smooth or attractive
Example: This first robot was quite ungainly and Its functions were limited.
