Influencia norte americana

Verbs

To sag
1 to hang or bend down in the middle, especially because of weight or pressure: a sagging roof * The tent began to sag under the weight of the rain. * Your skin starts to sag as you get older.
2 to become weaker or fewer: Their share of the vote sagged badly at the last election.

* This makes your skin sag and you look older than you actually are

To smooth
1~ sth (back / down / out) to make sth smooth: [vn] He smoothed his hair back. * She was smoothing out the creases in her skirt. * [vn-adj] He took the letter and smoothed it flat on the table.
2~ sth on / into / over sth to put a layer of a soft substance over a surface: Smooth the icing over the top of the cake.

To tighten
1 to become or make sth become tight or tighter:[v] The rope holding the boat suddenly tightened and broke. * His mouth tightened into a thin line. * [vn] to tighten a lid / screw / rope / knot* The nuts weren’t properly tightened and the wheel came off.* She tightened her grip on his arm.
2 [vn] to make sth become stricter: to tighten security

• We need to tighten the grip we have on the market • The government will have to tighten the purse strings (= spend less)

To vaporize
[vn] (technical) to turn into gas; to make sth turn into gas
My Chemistry teacher showed me how the process of the water vaporization happens.

Vocabulary

Complexion
1 the natural colour and condition of the skin on a person’s face: a pale / bad complexion
2 [usually sing.] the general character of sth: a move which changed the political complexion of the country
* The result of this product is a new, smooth and youthful
* I am paying for this treatment because I want a complexion firmer and more radiant appearance.

Fair adjective ACCEPTABLE / APPROPRIATE
1 fair (to / on sb) acceptable and appropriate in a particular situation:a fair deal / wage / price / question * The punishment was very fair. * Was it really fair to him to ask him to do all the