Boek Insight - Upper-intermediate - Woordenschatinzicht 1

to decline an invitation, request, or offer

afwijzen, weigeren

to take someone away and hold them in captivity, typically to demand something for their release

kidnappen, ontvoeren

a building where people who did something illegal, such as stealing, murder, etc., are kept as a punishment

gevangenis

a very young child, typically from birth to around one year old

hospitaal kind, baby

a child who behaves badly and is often rude or spoiled

pestkop, verwend kind

a problem or question that is confusing and needs a lot of skill or effort to solve or answer

raadsel, dilemma

a temporary or situation-based sense of confidence that a specific outcome will be positive

optimisme, hoop

great sympathy for a person or animal that is suffering

compassie, medeleven

willingness to accept behavior or opinions that are against one's own

tolerantie

the quality of being focused on one aim or purpose and being determined to achieve it

eenzijdigheid, doelgerichtheid

the quality of persistently trying in spite of difficulties

doorzettingsvermogen, vasthoudendheid

a tendency to set extremely high standards for oneself and others and not accept anything that is less than perfect

perfectionisme

the ability to think creatively and come up with innovative solutions to problems or challenges

vindingrijkheid, uitvindersschap

the state of being dedicated to someone or something

verbintenis, toewijding

giving much attention to something or someone with interest

attent, oplettend

occurring slowly and step-by-step over a long period of time

geleidelijk, langzaam

looking extremely tired, worn, often due to stress, illness, or lack of sleep

uitgeput, vermoeid

changing or progressing in small, steady steps rather than in sudden leaps or bounds

incrementieel, geleidelijk

intended to last only until something permanent is presented

tijdelijk, voorlopig

very attractive in an unusual way

opvallend, aantrekkelijk

a person who prefers to do things instead of just thinking or talking about them

a person who participates in irregular fighting as a member of an unofficial military group

guerrillero, guerrillaworstelaar