rise to fame (rose to fame)	to become very popular and famous. ( the rock band rose to fame in the 60s)
to come out.	to appear for the first time. A movie a music album a group or an artwork. (the movie came out in the early nineties)
something is regarded as,..	smth is consider as ( she regarded London as her base)
smth take (took) place in.	the concert took place last year in the Sport palace.
to dislike smth.	to feel distaste or hostility toward smth.
not be delighted with smth.	to dislike smth. (I'm not delighted with my last note in chemistry)
to postpone	to put a date or activity to take place later. (The concert was postponed to tomorrow)
It didn't meet my expectations	it wasn't what I expected / Es hat nicht meinen Vorstellungen entsprochen.
It didn't live up to expectations	the movie don't live up to expectations!
smth didn't manage to generate interest	something fail to impress the public.
to catch on. something never caught on.	something didn't become popular.
it doesn't have "depth and soul"	Something it's not interesting, it lacks on originality.
to backfired	to fail, to mess up. (the movie backfired badly)
something is a flop	something is a fiasco, a dud.
deeply powerful	very strong and awesome.
a catchy Melody	a Melody easy to remember.
a letdown	a deception
to squint (let me have a squint)	a quick or casual look, analyze with half opened eyes.
to rub (ha was rubbing his chin all the time)	move back and forth against a surface
to frown	furrow one's brows in an expression of disapproval. promiscuity was frowned upon.
to nod, nodding, nodded	lower and rise ones head slightly and briefly, especially in greeting, assent or understanding.
high-profile person	vip person, prominent and we'll known.
to be fond of something = to be glued to somt.	to really like something (I was really fond of pop music)	take something to Heart= to pay a lot attention
to be into something. (I was really into it)	to be fond of something, very interested.
to grow tired of something.	lost interest of something (I grew tired of playing videogames)
I'm getting hooked on something	I'm becoming fascinated by playing golf. I'm still hooked on this book.
I can't get enough of...	I really love it
I've had enough of this	I'm sick of this.
go into debt	to get a credit and owe money
in order to	she tweeted in order to apologize her absence.
so that	We complain the company, so that we could get a refund
since expectations were high, people were frustrated	because the expectations were high, people were frustrated
I'm terrified of spiders	I'm really afraid of them
darkness freak me out	I'm afraid of darkness
rats make me a bit uneasy	I'm not comfortable with rats
I don't mind bats at all	I'm not afraid of them. they don't bother me!
to get dizzy	I got dizzy when I was on the top of the building
start to sweat	I started to sweat, when I was in front of the court.
burst into tears	I burst into tears when I heard the notice.
the heart starts to race	When I have a presentation my heart always starts to race.
to get butterflies in the stomach	to be very nervous or in love.
to look after somebody = to care of smb or somt.	to look up to somebody= to admire something or smb. (I really looked up to him)
smt runs in the family= es liegt in der Familie	that bad mood is typically from his family= it runs in his family
to look back on something= to remember something	when I have to look back on that memory it gives me chills (the creeps)
due to something= wegen etw	do to an illness. do to terrible losses
to carry out something= to do or complete somt.	to carry out a strategy, a task, mission
to undergo smt. = to experience something that is unpleasant or that involves a change.	the recruits have to undergo intensive training.
to get along with= miteinander gut oder schlecht auskommen.	In the college we didn't get along pretty well at all.
to make up smth. = sich miteinander versöhnen.	we always made up a few minutes later.
to look up to someone = zu jmdn. aufsehen.	I think she really looks up to me.
bring up someone = jmdn. erziehen.	She was partly brought up by her maternal grandparents.

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