vocabulary

compelling	convaincant
shenanigans	manigances
to endorse	approuver
idiosyncrasy	particularite
to toss	lancer, s’agiter
nipple	mamelon
garbled	confus
bloated	gonfle,boursoufle
to rig	truquer
outright	carrement
humpback	bossu
to stymie	coincer
eyelash	cil
to cater for	satifaire, repondre a, pourvoir a
to bounce	rebondir
the gist of	l’essentiel de
slick	habile,chic
stringent	rigoureux, strict
throughput	debit
preclude	exclure
snappy	vivant, plein d’entrain
sluggish	lent, mou
to loiter	trainer (syn, hang about)
seamless	coherent, homogene
accordance	conformite (a qqch)
sloppy	neglige, bacle
to streamline	restructurer
to intertwine	(s’)entrelacer
tight	serre
to tumble	degringoler
to come with	s’accompagner de
to soar	monter en fleche
to cave in	flancher, ceder
sleek	luisant, lisse, brillant
conceivable	envisageable
overhaul	(of system, of car) revision, remaniement
outlook	perspective / point de vue, conception / vue
heir	heritier
diaper	couche
laggard	trainard
daunting	intimidant
to shoplift	voler a l’etalage
to pursue	poursuivre, se consacrer
a spade	une beche, pique (cartes)
to dole out	distribuer
peculiar	etrange
incentive	motivation
gross	grossier (e.g. gross omission)
to withstand	(vt) resister a
entrenched	implante
dismissive	dedaigneux
to be dismissive of	ne faire aucun cas de qq’1, qch
to cave in	s’effondrer, s’ecrouler
propeller	helice
leverage	effet de levier, influence
to hang up on you	raccrocher au nez
to chitchat	papoter
aisle	couloir, allee (centrale)
shallow	superficiel
shallow breathing	respiration courte
to pour down	pleuvoir averse
(the) bottom line	resultat net, l’essentiel
a pond	une mare
convoluted	alambique
rod	barre
flimsy	leger
hunch	intuition, pressentiment
to be tied up	etre occupe, pris
burrow	terrier
wasp	guepe
woe is me	pauvre de moi
to throw off foreign domination	s’affranchir de la domination etrangere