Boek Headway - Intermediate - Hoofdstuk 2

to find someone or something, often by following a series of clues or evidence

opsporen, volgen

perfect, without any mistakes, faults, or imperfections

perfect, foutloos

to come to rest or take a comfortable position, often by sitting

zitten, zich vestigen

in a sudden or unexpected manner

plotseling, afrupt

a member or participant in a particular organization or group

actief, actieve

someone whose job involves performing in movies, plays, or series

acteur, actrice

the job or art of performing in movies, plays or TV series

acteren, toneelspel

the process of doing something, often requiring effort, with a specific purpose or goal in mind

actie, handeling

something that a person spends time doing, particularly to accomplish a certain purpose

activiteit, handeling

to make something such as a process, piece of equipment, etc. start working

activeren, inschakelen

great in amount, degree, or intensity; worse than usual in severity

zwaar, ernstig

the coming and going of cars, airplanes, people, etc. in an area at a particular time

verkeer, traffic

having a lot of physical power

sterk, krachtig

air that moves quickly or strongly in a current as a result of natural forces

wind

having a relatively great vertical extent

hoog, verheven

commonly recognized, done, used, etc.

standaard, gebruikelijk

to enhance the quality of something, particularly by adding something to it

verrijken, verbeteren

the state of existing as a person who is alive

leven

to not be able to move from a place or position

to form, produce, or prepare something, by putting parts together or by combining materials

maken, fabriceren

the sum of money that is gained after all expenses and taxes are paid

winst, profijt

(grammar) a word or phrase used to describe an action, state, or experience

werkwoord

a type of word that describes a noun

bijvoeglijk naamwoord

a word that is used to name a person, thing, event, state, etc.

zelfstandig naamwoord, naamwoord

a word that gives more information about a verb, adjective, or another adverb

bijwoord

the general opinion that the public has about someone or something because of what they did in the past

reputatie, naam

a powerful and intense emotion or feeling toward something or someone, often driving one's actions or beliefs

passie

to show the place or direction of someone or something by holding out a finger or an object

wijzen, aangeven

to earn a financial gain or make a profit from a business venture, investment, or other financial endeavor

to share moments of humor and laughter with others

to spend time to learn about certain subjects by reading books, going to school, etc.

studeren, leren

capable of using a language easily and properly

vloeiend, vlot

to be able to handle and manage a situation or thing successfully

to make use of a situation, opportunity, or resource in a way that benefits oneself or achieves a desired outcome

to come to an agreement with someone by granting some of their requests while they grant some of one's requests