NA2 10/5/18

mink /mɪŋk/ UK  US  sustantivo

visón

brag /bræg/ UK  US  verbo [transitivo/intransitivo] (-gged, -gging)

fanfarronear, alardear

He was  bragging about  his new car.

Estaba fanfarroneando de coche nuevo.

ˌhard ˈup adjective 

1 if you are hard up, you do not have much money

- I’m a bit hard up at the moment.

earn‧ings /ˈɜːnɪŋz $ ˈɜːr-/ ●●○ noun [plural] 

1 the money that you receive for the work that you do → salary, pay

- an employee’s average weekly earnings

- He claimed compensation for loss of earnings.

in‧come /ˈɪŋkʌm, ˈɪn-/ ●●● S2 W1 noun [countable, uncountable] 

the money that you earn from your work or that you receive from investments, the government etc → salary

on an income

- People on higher incomes should pay more tax.

income from

- income from savings and pensions

- low-income families

Average national income-> earn less than 60% = you’re poor

ˌwell-ˈoff adjective (comparative better-off, superlative best-off) 

1 having a lot of money, or enough money to have a good standard of living OPP badly-off

- children from well-off families

- Many pensioners are less well-off (=have less money) than they used to be.

load‧ed /ˈləʊdɪd $ ˈloʊ-/ adjective 

1 GUN/CAMERA containing bullets, film etc

 a loaded pistol

2 FULL a loaded vehicle or container is full of things

 a loaded trailer

 She came back carrying a loaded tray.

loaded with

 a truck loaded with bananas

3 RICH [not before noun] informal very rich

- Giles can afford it – he’s loaded.

Basic necessities, good family life, work-life balance

Cost of living

1b, 2a, 3g, 4e, 5c, 6d, 7f

com‧fort‧a‧ble /ˈkʌmftəbəl, ˈkʌmfət- $ ˈkʌmfərt-, ˈkʌmft-/ ●●● S2 W3 adjective 

1 FURNITURE/PLACES/CLOTHES ETC making you feel physically relaxed, without any pain or without being too hot, cold etc → comfort

comfortable chair/bed/sofa etc

 The bed wasn’t particularly comfortable.

comfortable room/lounge/hotel etc

 Joyce has a comfortable apartment in Portland.

comfortable clothes/shoes/boots etc

 Wear loose comfortable clothing.

comfortable to wear/use/sit on etc

 Linen is very comfortable to wear.

2 PHYSICALLY RELAXED feeling physically relaxed, without any pain or without being too hot, cold etc → comfort

 I was so comfortable and warm in bed I didn’t want to get up.

 Sit down and make yourself comfortable.

 With difficulty, she rolled her body into a more comfortable position.

3 CONFIDENT [not before noun] confident, relaxed, and not worried

comfortable with

 She’s never felt very comfortable with men.

 In our business, we need people who are comfortable in an unstructured environment.

4 MONEY having enough money to buy the things you need or want, without having to worry about how much they cost

comfortable life/retirement/existence etc

 Jean’s looking forward to a comfortable retirement.

pam‧per /ˈpæmpə $ -ər/ verb [transitive] 

to look after someone very kindly, for example by giving them the things that they want and making them feel warm and comfortable SYN spoil

 She spent her childhood as the pampered daughter of a wealthy family.

pamper yourself

 Pamper yourself with a stay in one of our luxury hotels.

Treat->BUY SOMETHING FOR SOMEBODY

to buy or do something special for someone that you know they will enjoy

treat somebody to something

- We treated Mom to lunch at the Savoy.

- I treated myself to a new dress.

whim /wɪm/ noun [countable usually singular] 

a sudden feeling that you would like to do or have something, especially when there is no important or good reason

on a whim

 I didn’t leave just on a whim (=for no good reason).

at the whim of somebody

 At work they are at the whim of the boss.

somebody’s every whim

 Their father had always indulged her every whim.

at whim

 He appeared and disappeared at whim.