Spunk: coragem, vivacidade, fogo, madeira podre, isca (para
fogo), sêmen, acender, inflamar
Synonyms: backbone, constancy, fiber, grit, grittiness, guts,
intestinal fortitude, pluck
“” That little girl has a lot of spunk.”
“…had the spunk to overcome a severe physical disability… (www.merriam-webster.com)
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For the time
being: por um certo periodo, por enquanto (não se sabe qté quando)
“You can stay with us for the time being.”
“We've decided to do without a car for the time being.”
“This is probably about as good a
deal as we're going to get, at least for
the time being.” (www.thefreedictionary.com)
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what gives (col.) - o que está acontecendo?,
o que significa isto?, o que acontece?
what goes around comes around - o que você faz, bem ou mal, volta para você / o
que se faz agora, paga- se depois
whatever
it takes - o que for necessário, o que tiver de ser (The manager will do whatever it takes to solve this problem.)
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