Boek Insight - Upper-intermediate - Eenheid 7 - 7A

another chance for someone to become more healthy, energetic, or adopting a more optimistic view on life

the length of time a packaged food or drug will last without deteriorating

houdbaarheid, levensduur

to make something operate, especially by accident

activeren, in werking stellen

to take air into one's lungs and let it out again

ademhalen, inademen

enchanted, delighted, or captivated by something or someone

betoverd, verkocht

a time in one's life when one is in the peak of one's physical condittion

an event or stage that has a very important impact on the progress of something

mijlpunt, belangrijke gebeurtenis

prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening

afschrikken, voorkomen

(of an emotion) to gradually become less intense

vervagen, afnemen

to mark an item or task on a list as completed or canceled by drawing a line through it

doorstrepen, afstrepen

a list of experiences, achievements, or goals that a person wishes to accomplish or fulfill during their lifetime

bucketlist, dingen die je wilt doen

to consider something unworthy of one's attention or consideration

negeren, minachten

to leave a location, particularly to go on a trip or journey

vertrekken, afstappen

to refuse to accept a proposal, idea, person, etc.

afwijzen, verwerpen

to disregard something as unimportant or unworthy of consideration

afwijzen, negeren

to arrange or put off an activity or an event for a later time than its original schedule

uitstellen, verplaatsen

to use force to prevent something from happening or to fight against an attack

weerstand bieden, tegenhouden

to take something away from a position

verwijderen, afnemen

before the scheduled or expected time

regularly and continuously with little or no interruption, exception, or pause

de hele tijd, constant

in a manner where two or more things happen together

tegelijkertijd, op hetzelfde moment

simultaneously

gelijktijdig, tegelijkertijd

(of a thing) outdated or no longer relevant to current trends or technology

for a limited period, usually until a certain condition changes

voorlopig, voor nu

without a fixed schedule or pattern

af en toe, wel eens

used when something is done very soon or very fast

only a few moments before it is still possible to get something done or avoid something bad from happening

op het nippertje, net op tijd