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question		réponse
work all hours commencer à apprendre		working around the clock Reassure the client that we're working around the clock to fix the problem.
neat and tidy commencer à apprendre		in good working order Employees must ensure that the machinery is kept clean and in good working order.
significant amount of knowledge commencer à apprendre		good working knowledge of sth We need someone with a good working knowledge of French.
willing to openly share information commencer à apprendre		forthcoming about something The company is forthcoming about its policy goals.
about to appear or take place; approaching commencer à apprendre		forthcoming the forthcoming elections
that could not succeed; useless commencer à apprendre		futile Jonathan knew it was futile to catch the train once it started moving but he continued to run after it anyway.
unwilling to do sth commencer à apprendre		reluctant He was reluctant to commit to the additional expense.
acknowledge or admit commencer à apprendre		concede She is very stubborn, she will never concede A police officer asked him many questions and finally he conceded
based on personal opinion commencer à apprendre		subjective subjective opinion
smell of, effuse, emanate commencer à apprendre		give off Your car is giving off a funny smell.
To cause It can cause serious consequences. commencer à apprendre		bring about It can bring about serious consequences
because of commencer à apprendre		on the account of sth The President declined to deliver the speech himself, on account of a sore throat.
with the purpose of commencer à apprendre		in an effort to In an effort to tackle this problem...
deal with a challenging situation commencer à apprendre		face a challenge The new president knew he'd have to face many difficult challenges
podjąć wyzwanie commencer à apprendre		take up a challenge I knew it was going to be really hard doing a master's degree while working full time, but I was ready to take up the challenge
sprostać wyzwaniu commencer à apprendre		rise to a challenge They rose to the challenge of entertaining 80 schoolchildren for an afternoon.
made a decision commencer à apprendre		reach a decision The jury took four days to reach a verdict.
sustain a decision commencer à apprendre		uphold a decision Upholding a decision by a California appeals court, the Justices rejected all arguments.
uchylić decyzję commencer à apprendre		overrule a decision Manager board may overrule a decision made by another member.
finish something at the time commencer à apprendre		meet a deadline We are still hoping to meet the November deadline.
to be unsuccessful commencer à apprendre		meet with little success The project met with little success.
match expectations commencer à apprendre		meet expectations The company failed to match/meet expectations.
attend a meeting commencer à apprendre		make it to meeting I cannot make it to the meeting.
very nearly commencer à apprendre		very nearly Very nearly 85% of those surveyed said they were in favour of the proposal.
sell out commencer à apprendre		run out we should buy all the bottled water we need now in case the shops run out of it.
no more left commencer à apprendre		wiped out
not knowing French commencer à apprendre		not knowing a single word of French
make a comparison commencer à apprendre		draw a comparison
przyciągać uwagę commencer à apprendre		draw attention Emma likes to draw attention to herself.
a list or a car commencer à apprendre		draw up (a list) i heard the taxi draw out
become ill commencer à apprendre		come down with flu

12. The word about us

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