-High-stakes (alto riesgo)

Example: 

-A high-stakes contest is one in which the people involved can gain or lose a great deal

-That’s a high-stakes competition



-To talk down to someone (hablarle a alguien con palabras muy claras y simples ya que sabe menos que yo o es menos que yo)
(hablar con altanería)

Example: Our history teacher never talks down to us.



-Wrangling discusión (para llegar a un acuerdo)

Example:

-There was an internal wrangling within her own cabinet




-To heap praise on (alabar)

Example: teachers always heap praise on students who succeed at school.



-To take stock (hacer balance/evaluar/ tomar nota/ analizar la situación)
-To take a step forward (dar un paso hacia adelante)

Example: Theresa May decided to take a stock and take a step forward with speech.



-Political backdrop (telón de fondo político/ contexto político)

Example: The current economic crisis dowturn will shap the political backdrop.

-Political leverage (influencia política)

Example: Peacekeeping and political leverage must work together

-Leeway (margen)

Example: Employees have some leeway in choosing their vacation time



-Downplay (minimizar/restar importancia a algo)

Example: It’s important not to downplay the meaning of it

-Hold out (resistirse /durar)

Example: 

-Keep asking her for a date, she can’t hold out much longer

-I don’t think the dog feed is going to hold out until next month

-Defiant (desafiante/rebelde)

Example: He was defiant to the end.



-Dine on (cenar)

They dined on and went home.


-Reign (reino/mandato)

Example: The reign of terror lasted for over twenty years



-Rubble (escombros)

Example: After the knocked the house down, the workmen cleared the house

-Eerie (inquietante/escalofriante)

Example: It’s an eerie drive into a major town now utterly empty of civilians and any form of life other than soldiers

-Mayhem (caos)

The islamic state brought murder and mayhem to the city

-Booby tramps (trampas explosivas)

Example: They will be hitting mines and booby tramps here for weeks.

-To tap someone on the back (darle una palmadita a alguien en la espalda)

Example: He clapped me on the back.



-Bailout (rescate financiero)

Example: Three years of huge losses forced the bank to seek a goverment bailout

-The process was deadlocked (el proceso estaba estancado)

Example: The political negotiations between the EU and the UK were deadlocked