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21 fever
['fi:və]((an illness causing) high body temperature and quick heart-beat: She is in bed with a fever; a fever of excitement.) hiti- feverish- feverishly
- at fever pitch -
22 flurry
American - flurries; noun1) (a sudden rush (of wind etc); light snow: A flurry of wind made the door bang; a flurry of excitement; The children expected a lot of snow but there were only flurries.) (vind)hviða2) (a confusion: She was in a flurry.) uppnám -
23 fluster
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24 flutter
1. verb1) (to (cause to) move quickly: A leaf fluttered to the ground.) feykjast; flökta2) ((of a bird, insect etc) to move the wings rapidly and lightly: The moth fluttered round the light.) flögra2. noun1) (a quick irregular movement (of a pulse etc): She felt a flutter in her chest.) titringur2) (nervous excitement: She was in a great flutter.) óróleiki, spenna, uppnám -
25 frenzy
['frenzi]plural - frenzies; noun(a state of great excitement, fear etc: She waited in a frenzy of anxiety.) æði, ofsi, uppnám- frenzied- frenziedly -
26 fuss
1. noun(unnecessary excitement, worry or activity, often about something unimportant: Don't make such a fuss.) gera veður (út af e-u)2. verb(to be too concerned with or pay too much attention to (unimportant) details: She fusses over children.) vera með of miklar áhyggjur eða fyrirgang- fussy- fussily
- make a fuss of -
27 heat
[hi:t] 1. noun1) (the amount of hotness (of something), especially of things which are very hot: Test the heat of the water before you bath the baby.) hiti2) (the warmth from something which is hot: The heat from the fire will dry your coat; the effect of heat on metal; the heat of the sun.) hiti3) (the hottest time: the heat of the day.) heitasti tími dagsins4) (anger or excitement: He didn't mean to be rude - he just said that in the heat of the moment.) æsing, ákafi; í hita augnabliksins5) (in a sports competition etc, one of two or more contests from which the winners go on to take part in later stages of the competition: Having won his heat he is going through to the final.) lota, undanrás2. verb((sometimes with up) to make or become hot or warm: We'll heat (up) the soup; The day heats up quickly once the sun has risen.) hita (upp)- heated- heatedly
- heatedness
- heater
- heating
- heat wave
- in/on heat See also:- hot -
28 heated
1) (having been made hot: a heated swimming-pool.) (upp)hitaður, heitur2) (showing anger, excitement etc: a heated argument.) reiður, æstur -
29 hysteria
[hi'stiəriə]1) (a severe nervous upset which causes eg uncontrolled laughing or crying, imaginary illnesses etc.) sefasÿki; móðursÿki; geðshræring; æði2) (uncontrolled excitement, eg of a crowd of people: mass hysteria.) (múg)æsingur•- hysterically
- hysterics
- go into hysterics -
30 in cold blood
(while free from excitement or passion: He killed his son in cold blood.) með köldu blóði, miskunnarlaust -
31 nonchalant
['nonʃələnt, ]( American[) nonʃə'lont](feeling or showing no excitement, fear or other emotion.) kæruleysislegur- nonchalance -
32 prick (up) one's ears
((of an animal) to raise the ears in excitement, attention etc: The dog pricked up its ears at the sound of the doorbell.) sperra eyrun -
33 prick (up) one's ears
((of an animal) to raise the ears in excitement, attention etc: The dog pricked up its ears at the sound of the doorbell.) sperra eyrun -
34 quiet
1. adjective1) (not making very much, or any, noise; without very much, or any, noise: Tell the children to be quiet; It's very quiet out in the country; a quiet person.) hljóður, hljóðlátur2) (free from worry, excitement etc: I live a very quiet life.) rólegur3) (without much movement or activity; not busy: We'll have a quiet afternoon watching television.) rólegur, friðsæll4) ((of colours) not bright.) mildur2. noun(a state, atmosphere, period of time etc which is quiet: In the quiet of the night; All I want is peace and quiet.) friður, næði3. verb((especially American: often with down) to quieten.) róa; stillast- quieten- quietly
- quietness
- keep quiet about
- on the quiet -
35 rampage
[ræm'pei‹](to rush about angrily, violently or in excitement: The elephants rampaged through the jungle.) æðiskast -
36 rhapsody
['ræpsədi]plural - rhapsodies; noun(an expression of strong feeling or excitement in eg music or speech.) hástemmdur texti eða tal; rapsódía -
37 rival
1. noun(a person etc who tries to compete with another; a person who wants the same thing as someone else: For students of English, this dictionary is without a rival; The two brothers are rivals for the girl next door - they both want to marry her; ( also adjective) rival companies; rival teams.) keppinautur2. verb(to (try to) be as good as someone or something else: He rivals his brother as a chess-player; Nothing rivals football for excitement and entertainment.) keppa við- rivalry -
38 romance
1) (the relationship, actions etc of people who are in love: It was a beautiful romance, but it didn't last.) ástarævintÿri2) (a story about such a relationship etc, especially one in which the people, events etc are more exciting etc than in normal life: She writes romances.) ástarsaga3) (this kind of excitement: She felt her life was lacking in romance.) ástarævintÿri•- romantic- romantically -
39 romantic
[-tik]1) ((negative unromantic) (of a story) about people who are in love: a romantic novel.) rómantískur2) (causing or feeling love, especially the beautiful love described in a romance: Her husband is very romantic - he brings her flowers every day; romantic music.) rómantískur3) (too concerned with love and excitement: Her head is full of romantic notions.) rómantískur -
40 seething
['si:ðiŋ]1) ((sometimes with with) very crowded: a seething mass of people; The beach is seething with people.) morandi2) ((usually with with) very excited or agitated: seething with excitement/anger.) sjóðandi3) (very angry: He was seething when he left the meeting.) vera í uppnámi
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