La Mandioca Violenta

pin somebody/something ↔ down phrasal verb
1 to make someone give clear details or make a definite decision about something
pin somebody/something ↔ down to
Did you manage to pin him down to a definite date?
He's impossible to pin down.
2 to understand something clearly or be able to describe it exactly
hard/difficult to pin down
* The flavour was hard to pin down.
grief1 [uncountable] extreme sadness, especially because someone you love has died
grief over/at
The grief she felt over Helen's death was almost unbearable.
with grief
Charles was overcome with grief.
2 [countable] something that makes you feel extremely sad:
Every change in our lives brings with it griefs.

hid‧e‧ous
extremely unpleasant or ugly

wail
1 [transitive] to say something in a loud, sad, andcomplaining way:
* 'But what shall I do?' Bernard wailed.
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heap [countable]
1 a large untidy pile of things:
a rubbish heap
heap of
* There was a heap of stones where the building used to be.
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whizz British English ; whiz American English [intransitive]
1 [always + adverb/preposition] informal
a) to move very quickly, often making a sound like something rushing throughthe air:
list‧less
feeling tired and not interested in things:
The heat was making me listless.
TRIP: Switch on
 [transitive] to switch on a piece of electrical equipment by accident:
An intruder had tripped the alarm.
conveyor belt [countable]
a long continuous moving band of rubber, cloth, or metal, used in a place such as a factory or airport to move things from one place to another:We lifted our baggage from the conveyor belt.
 [intransitive ] if a place hums, it is full of activity - use this to show approval [↪ busy]:
By nine o'clock, the restaurant was humming.
due
1expected
 [not before noun] expected to happen or arrive at a particular time
due to do something
The team are due to fly to Italy next month.
His new book is due to be published next year.
duein/on/at
* She's pregnant and the baby's due in April.

dab past tense and past participle dabbed, present participle dabbing
1 [intransitive and transitive] to touch something lightly several times, usually with something such as a cloth:
She dabbed her eyes with a handkerchief.
dab at
He dabbed at his bleeding lip.
un‧per‧turbed
not worried or annoyed by something that has happened:
*John seemed unperturbed by the news.

Lean means thin and looking strong and fit• a tall, lean athlete
ap‧praise [transitive]
1 formal to officially judge how successful, effective, or valuable something is [= evaluate]:
Greenpeace has been invited to appraise the environmental costs of such an operation.
2 literary to look carefully at someone or something to make an opinion about them:
Hiseyes appraised her face.
well also well up [intransitive] literary
1 if a liquid wells or wells up, it comes to the surface of something and starts to flow out:
I felt tears well up in my eyes.
2 [intransitive,transitive always + adverb/preposition] to move somewhere quietly and smoothly, or to move something in this way
slide into/out of etc
Daniel slid out of the room when no one waslooking.
She slid into the driver's seat.
chime
1 [countable] a ringing sound made by a bell or clock
snap past tense and past participle snapped, present participlesnapping
1break
 [intransitive and transitive] to break with a sudden sharp noise, or to make something break with a sudden sharp noise:
A twig snapped under my feet.
The wind snapped branches and power lines.
snap (something) off(something)
I snapped the ends off the beans and dropped them into a bowl.
daw‧dle [intransitive]
to take a long time to do something or walk somewhere:
Don't dawdle - we're late already!
 sweep sb↔ up
to pick someone up in one quick movement:
Harriet swept the child up in her arms and hugged her.
mut‧ter
1 [intransitive and transitive] to speak in a low voice, especially because you...