Idioms

LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE: not to make a bad situation even worse.
TO LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG: to talk about somethng you shouldn't.
DON'T COUNT YOUR CHICKENS BEFORE THE EGGS HAVE HATCHED: you should't be happy about something whivh nad not happened yet.
ELVIS HAS LEFT THE BUILDING: a big event has finished.
DON'T CRY OVER SPILT MILK: it's not worth grying from the past.
THAT'S THE BEST THING SINCE SLICED BREAD: something is really good.
 IT COSTS AND ARM AND A LEG: it's very expensive.
SPEAK OF THE DEVIL: when you are speaking about someone and suddenly that person appears.
TO SIT ON THE FENCE: not to take decissions.
TO BE THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE: to present an opposite argument.

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

CELLAR: sótano, bodega.

COBBLESTONE: empedrado, adoquinado.

DEPTH: profundidad.

FADE: disiparse.
FAINT: borroso / desmayarse.
FOYER: vestíbulo, recibidor.

HEAVENLY: divino, celestial

JOY: júbilo, alegría.
PASSAGEWAY: pasadizo, callejón, pasaje.

RUMBLE: retumbo.

THRILL: emoción, entusiasmo.
UNFOLD: aparecer poco a poco / desdoblar.
CHATTY: hablador, parlanchín.
FROWN: fruncir el ceño.
JEALOUSY: envidia, celos.
LEAN: inclinarse.
MUTTER: balbucear, farfullar.
PIERCE: perforar.
SQUEAL: chillar / chirriar, rechinar.
STRUGGLE: costar (esfuerzo).
TRIMMED: recortado, podado.
DIM: tenue, débil.
GASP: bocanada, jadeo.
GLOW: brillar, resplandecer.
GROAN: gemir.
MIST: neblina.
OUNCE: onza.
OWE: deber.
SHIMMER: brillar, titilar.
VESSEL: embarcación.
WIPE: limpiar, pasar un trapo.
BETRAY: traicionar, engañar.
BLESS: bendecir, consagrar.
BURY: enterrar.
EERIE: espeluznante / fantasmal, misterioso.
GRANT: conceder.
INN: posada.
OVERJOYED: encantado, deleitado.
PRIEST: sacerdote, padre, cura.
CANVAS: lona, cañamazo.
CHANDELIER: lámpara de araña, candelabro.
CHEER: aclamar, vitorear.
FIST: puño.
IMPRISON: aprisionar, encarcelar.
MUSTY: que huele a humedad o a moho.
OVERWHELMED: agobiado, abrumado.
SHIVER: escalofrío.
BURST: explotar, estallar.
CLING: mantenerse cerca, no separarse.
DAZED: aturdido, deslumbrado.
DEFEATED: derrotado.
FLEE: huir.
MOANING: protesta.
PRIDE: orgullo.
SUMMON: armarse de valor.
WEEP: llorar.
BULLET: bala.
CLATTER: estrépito, ruido.
DRAIN: vaciar.
KIDNAP: secuestrar.
NUDGE: codazo, empujón.
SCAMPER: correr deprisa.
SLUMP: desplomarse.
CHAMBER: cámara.
CRAWL: gatear.
RACK: estante.
SCORN: desprecio.
SHUDDER: temblar.
THUD: golpe seco, ruido sordo.
DROWN: ahogarse.
FATE: destino.
NAIL: clavo.
BRASS: latón.
DEED: escritura.
DUSTY: polvoriento.
ENGRAVE: grabar.
HOLLOW: hueco.
MAHOGANY: madera de caoba.
SORROW: pena, tristeza, melancolía.
SWAY: balancearse.
WRAP: envolver.

English glossary

LAZY BUM: somebody really lazy.
FAN: device that produces cold air when you are hot.
CRUMBLE: to feel weak, to feel blue.
OLIVE SKIN: skin between brown and white.
PEDESTRIAN CROSSING: zebra crossing.
PALE: very white skin.
SUN TAN: dark skin because of the sun.
WHEN IN ROME, DO AS THE ROMANS DO: this phrase means that when you travel to another place you have to have the same behaviour as the people from that place.
VAT: IVA
TAKE TIME OFF FROM WORK: spend time without going to work.
TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS: travel plans.
CARRY-ON: part of your luggage that you can take with you when you go on the plane.
HOSTEL: cheap accomodaton with common rooms and services like the toilet or the shower.
ITINERARY: a detailed plan for a journey.
LIVING IT UP: enjoying.
STEAM: vapor, smoke.
DOME: hemispherical roof.
DUDE: you.
ALRIGHTY: okay.
THAT'S HECKA COOL: that's very cool.
LET'S BAIL means to leave.
THAT BURRITO IS SO BOMB: that's really good or tasty.
WHY YOU PUTTING ME ON BLAST?: to embarass someone in public.
WHY DID YOU CALL OUT IN FRONT OF...?: reveal another's mistery in front of other people.
SILVER SCREEN: black and white TV.
THEY BURNED DOWN TO A CRISP: they were totally destroyed by the fire.
EARTHQUAKE DRILL: alarm.
SWAY: to move or swing from side to side.
TUB: bath.
HOAX: something that will not work.
APPLIANCES: group of devices destinated to housework.
COACH POTATOE: a lazy person.
TRAY: a flat container used for carrying or displaying articles.
ASH TRAY: a container in which smokers throw the ashes of their cigarettes.
GUEST: a person who spends some time at another's home in a social activity, as a visit or party.
HOST: a person who receives or entertains guests.
MOVE INTO: change your residence place.

BUSTLING: full of people.

BURGLAR ALARM: any sound, outcry, or information intended to warn of approaching burglary.

BREAK INTO A HOUSE: go into a house.

BURGLAR: a person who breaks into houses.

HIJACK: to seize a plane or other vehicle by threat or by force.

CLOAKROOM: a room in which hats, coats, luggage… may be temporarily deposited.

SHORT-SIGHTED: related to or suffering from myopia.

LAWN is not the same as GRASS (césped, hierba).