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now, currently, at present commencer à apprendre
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a period of physical exercise that you do in order to improve your fitness, ability, or performance commencer à apprendre
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The team had a good workout at practice today. Her workout includes running on the treadmill and lifting weights.
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an area of water in a river, stream, etc., that moves very fast in a circle commencer à apprendre
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The swimmer was caught in a whirlpool and nearly drowned.
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sports and exercise taught in schools commencer à apprendre
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physical education (P.E.)
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of an insect, plant, or animal: to hurt (someone) by piercing the skin with a sharp, pointed part that usually contains poison commencer à apprendre
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I got stung by a wasp. The smoke made our eyes sting. She was stung by their harsh criticism.
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of eyes: having many red lines from lack of sleep, drunkenness, etc. commencer à apprendre
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a slimy sticky mixture of solid material with a liquid and especially water commencer à apprendre
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He tracked mud into the house. The car was stuck in the mud. __ muddy (adj)
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heavy, sticky material from the earth that is made into different shapes and that becomes hard when it is baked or dried commencer à apprendre
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capable of producing desired results without wasting materials, time, or energy commencer à apprendre
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efficient (adj) - \i-ˈfi-shənt\
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It is a common superstition that a black cat crossing your path is bad luck. tales of superstition, witchcraft, and magic -- supperstitious (adj)
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a person who cleans the insides of chimneys commencer à apprendre
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the number that can be divided exactly by 2 commencer à apprendre
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The music was pretty spooky. spooky coincidence
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seeming like real life because it is very clear, bright, or detailed commencer à apprendre
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He gave a vivid description of the scene. The book includes many vivid illustrations. The dream was very vivid. She could remember the dream in vivid detail.
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__ with your work while I'm gone. commencer à apprendre
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Carry on with your work while I'm gone.
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exactly correct: completely accurate commencer à apprendre
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Her imitation of Ann was spot on.
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Who finds it hard to make decisions? I found the English exam quite hard. I find it hard to believe that we’re leaving England for good.
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feeling or showing love or friendship - lubić kogoś, coś He's not very __ dancing. commencer à apprendre
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She still has fond feelings for him. He's not very fond of dancing.
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the crime of using violence or threats to steal a car from its driver or to force the driver to take you someplace commencer à apprendre
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Sitting in the sun of my face and a beer in my hand, the morning after I had been in a car-jacking in South Africa.
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not able to make choices quickly and confidently commencer à apprendre
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indecisive (adj) - \ˌin-di-ˈsī-siv\ I'm patient but also indecisive.
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Which words or phrases do you most __? commencer à apprendre
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Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
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resembling cheese; especially: looking or smelling like cheese sentymentalny - too emotional or romantic in a way that is embarrassing commencer à apprendre
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This is kind of cheesy, but the person I most admire is my mum.
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to dislike (something or someone) very much Which living person do you most __, and why? commencer à apprendre
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Which living person do you most despise, and why?
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a US award similar to the Oscars, but for TV commencer à apprendre
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What sort of dinosaur are you?
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the informal name for the region in northern California where many of the world's largest technology corporations are based commencer à apprendre
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Silicon Valley (\ˈva-lē\)
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a person whose job it is to find people with the necessary skills to work for a company (often in executive posts), and to persuade them to join that company commencer à apprendre
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needing a lot of effort and skill commencer à apprendre
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Google is famous for its demanding inverview process.
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nervous and confused, epsecially because you have been given a lot to do or are in hurry commencer à apprendre
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Essentially that kind of inverviewing is used by us to give someone an opportunity to show they are smart and not easily flustered.
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(...) the latest trend from America in which interviewers throw bizarre questions at candidates to see how they react.
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to be able to think and react to things very quickly without any preparation commencer à apprendre
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The idea is to see how quickly job-seekers think on their feet.
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a way of doing or thinking about something commencer à apprendre
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to destroy somebody's confidence commencer à apprendre
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Most candidates actually get something out of it, it's not about trying to crush them.
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a specialist company which finds and interviews candidates to fill job vacancies in other companies commencer à apprendre
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people who are looking for a job commencer à apprendre
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One of the early pioneers of extreme interviewing was Steve Jobs, who could be famously cruel with job seekers.
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moving sth quickly up and down (e.g. wings) commencer à apprendre
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Jobs suddenly pretended to be a chicken, flapping his arms and making clucking noises round the unfortunate applicant.
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unable to leave the place uwięziony, pozostawiony samemu sobie commencer à apprendre
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You are stranded on a desert island.
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to make a sound that a chicken make commencer à apprendre
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Jobs suddenly pretended to be a chicken, flapping his arms and making clucking noises round the unfortunate applicant.
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to get pleasure or a benefit from something I don’t understand what she __ her relationship with him. commencer à apprendre
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Most candidates actually get something out of it, it's not about trying to crush them. He gets a lot of satisfaction out of being a teacher. I don’t understand what she gets out of her relationship with him.
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While in Britain the general belief in astrology is limited to glancing at horoscopes in newspapers, in India people take their star signs very seriously indeed.
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At least a dozen stations are devoted entirely to astrology 24 hours a day.
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In this case, people believe that the couple will not __ and that their marriage will end badly. commencer à apprendre
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get on (in US mainly get along) In this case, people believe that the couple will not get on and that their marriage will end badly.
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to give over or direct (as time, money, or effort) to a cause, enterprise, or activity - poświęcić She __ most of her free time to charity work commencer à apprendre
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At least a dozen stations are devoted entirely to astrology 24 hours a day. She devotes most of her free time to charity work
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play with sth because you are nervous commencer à apprendre
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Having a cup in your hand creates the opportuinity for distraction: you might fiddle with it or miss a question while taking a sip of coffee.
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drinking a very small amount of liquid at a time commencer à apprendre
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Having a cup in your hand creates the opportuinity for distraction: you might fiddle with it or miss a question while taking a sip of coffee.
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Don't let the interviewer know that you want to leave your current job because you can't stand your boss.
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start talking about sth less important commencer à apprendre
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Don't get side-tracked and talk about your home life - save this for the first day in your new job when you are geetting to know your colleagues.
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be unable to answer a question commencer à apprendre
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Do some research before the Big Day and you wan't be stumped if the inverviewer asks you a question about the place where you want to work.
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Read on for five more common blunders and how to avoid making them.
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making you very nervous or worried A job interview is a __ experience at the best of times, so it's important to prepare for it well. commencer à apprendre
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A job interview is a nerve-racking experience at the best of times, so it's important to prepare for it well.
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indefensible, that cannot be forgiven commencer à apprendre
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In this age of technology, it is inexcusable not to know anything about your prospective employer.
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a circular thing or a building with a round roof and a flat base commencer à apprendre
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ślizgać się/wślizgnąć się/prześlizgnąć się commencer à apprendre
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The train slowly glided out of the station.
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My grandmather is always forgetting his keys. She's very... commencer à apprendre
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Oliver's new girlfriend isn't as mad as he is. She seems quite... commencer à apprendre
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My parents are quite... They won't listen to other people's opinions commencer à apprendre
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Grace never thinks of anyone else bcause she's so... commencer à apprendre
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My sister-in-law is very... She says one thing and does another. commencer à apprendre
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Since he went abroad, Jack has become more... about other cultures. commencer à apprendre
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You won't be able to change her mind - she's very... commencer à apprendre
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When we go out my friend Jack never offers to buy the drinks. I wish he wasn't so... commencer à apprendre
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The new manager thinks a lot of himself. He's very... (przemądrzały) commencer à apprendre
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to develop gradually, or to cause something or someone to develop gradually Bacteria are __ resistance to antibiotics. commencer à apprendre
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Bacteria are evolving resistance to antibiotics.
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The more __ your signature is, the less assertive you probably are as a person commencer à apprendre
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The more illegible your signature is, the less assertive you probably are as a person
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