CLASS VOCABULARY CONTRIBUTIONS

Catch-22: if a situation is catch-22, there is no way out. The fixed expression comes from the title of a popular novel written in the sixties by Joseph Heller (1923-99). 

• Catch-22 (1961)

• I can't concentrate on my work with all this hustle and bustle going on around me.

A.D. /ei'di:/: abbr. used in the Christian calendar to show a particular number of years since the year when Christ was believed to have been born (from Latin 'Anno Domini'. For more information click HERE
IDIOMS

DEMANDA/PLEITO: noun complaint or lawsuit. Check here for 'demandar' or using the words in collocation.

Hustle and bustle: Fixed expression meaning 'busy and excited activity'

Lip dub: A lip dub is a type of video that combines lip synching and audio dubbing to make a music video. It is made by filming individuals or a group of people lip synching while listening to a song or any recorded audio then dubbing over it in post editing with the original audio of the song. Lip dubs are done in a single unedited shot that often travel through different rooms and situations within a building. They have become popular with the advent of mass participatory video content sites like YouTube.

To be between the Devil and the deep blue sea: 'estar entre la espada y la pared'.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder: 'hay colores para todos los gustos'

To commit a crime = to do something illegal

a felony = a serious crime (murder, rape...)

a misdemeanour= a petty crime, not considered very serious