This document provides definitions and explanations of various English vocabulary terms related to press reviews. It defines terms like "pledge", "trait", "clogged", and "honkers". It also defines housing related terms like "housing estate", "warehouse", "penthouse", and types of houses. Additional terms defined include "nuance", "retail park", and phrases like "it rings a bell" and "dated".

1. Press review vocab:
Pledge: to promise seriously
Knights solemnly pledged / swore
allegiance (loyalty, respect, honour…) to
the king
Trait: physical or psychological aspect
(character trait)
Clogged: obstruido
Honkers: colloquial synonym of nose
To lighten (a tragedy): hacer más
llevadero, liviano…
Geezer: colloquial for: very old man
Foster parents: padres de acogida
Foster care: protección de menores
It rings a bell… Me suena…
Dated: it hasn’t aged well
Nondescript: Ni fu ni fa / not easily
placed in any particular category
Over the top: exagerado, excesivo
Out of place (neutral to negative):
doesn’t fit in its surroundings

2. Stunning / amazing / gorgeous / mind-
blowing / incredible / breathtaking /
striking / fabulous / marvelous /
A housing estate: urbanización (British
English: también viviendas de protección
oficial)
A warehouse: un almacén
A ware: a product!
A penthouse: un ático
A bungalow: a one-floor / one storey
house
A terraced house: un adosado
A semi detached house: un pareado
A detached house: una casa
independiente
A nuance: un matiz
A retail park: un polígono pero dirigido al
público / consumidor final
The election was rigged
The place where we are going to work
and do business, say 50 years from now.

3. Those offices will look completely
different compared to today’s
The students checked each other’s
answers.
The teacher checked everybody’s writings
for mistakes (i.e. each and everyone’s)
BUT: Our friends’ friends are also our
friends