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question		réponse
bail out commencer à apprendre		stop doing sth or being involved
wrench commencer à apprendre		pull and twist sth suddenly from its position
a catch-22 commencer à apprendre		situation in which the solution is impossible
hit rock bottom commencer à apprendre		reach the lowest possible level/situation
a slap on the wrist commencer à apprendre		a gentle warning
misdemeanor commencer à apprendre		violation
mangy commencer à apprendre		old and dirty
tentative commencer à apprendre		not confident, certain
flatulence commencer à apprendre		gas in stomach and bowels (wzdęcie)
a blank slate commencer à apprendre		tabula rasa, that hasn't been changed by experiences
endear sb to sb/endearment commencer à apprendre		cause sb to be liked by sb/term to use to show that you love sb
bonhomie commencer à apprendre		friendliness and happiness
all walks of life commencer à apprendre		various levels of social position or achievement
for the life of me commencer à apprendre		although I am trying very hard
run the gaunlet commencer à apprendre		have a deal with a lot of people who are critizing you
feel vindicated commencer à apprendre		feel free from blame
icing on the cake commencer à apprendre		sth that makes a good situation even better
revenge is a dish best eaten cold commencer à apprendre		revenge is mlre satisfying if it's not exacted immediately
the straw that broke the camel's back commencer à apprendre		the last in series of unpleasant events that finally makes you feel you can't accept the situation anymore
arrest on suspicion of commencer à apprendre		arrest because you believe sb has committed a crime
sheepish commencer à apprendre		embarrassed because you know you have done sth silly
doctor of a cctv footage commencer à apprendre		falsify the footage
a swab of saliva commencer à apprendre		a sample of saliva
sleep fitfully commencer à apprendre		sleep for short, brief breaks
to give a a wide berth commencer à apprendre		avoid a person or a place
he had picked up on my anxiety commencer à apprendre		increase one's anxiety
ominous commencer à apprendre		suggesting that sth unpleasant is likely to happen
skeletons in the cupboard commencer à apprendre		embarrassing secrets
red tape commencer à apprendre		official rules that seem unnecessary and delay results
walk down memory lane commencer à apprendre		remember happy times in the past
make a beeline for commencer à apprendre		go directly and quickly towards sth
scavenger commencer à apprendre		an animal that feeds on dead animals/sb who collects things that people have thrown away
every nook and cranny commencer à apprendre		every part of a place
be off the mark commencer à apprendre		not correct
ansy commencer à apprendre		nervous, worried
get sb's back up commencer à apprendre		annoy sb
nark commencer à apprendre		a rat, a person who gives the police informations about other criminala
maverick commencer à apprendre		a person who thinks and acts in an independent way
run roughshod over the rules commencer à apprendre		flout the rules
ease out of drug commencer à apprendre		remove gradually or gently
niggling feeling commencer à apprendre		worring or causing a slight pain
hurdle commencer à apprendre		a problem that you have to deal with before you can make progress
lucid/lucidity commencer à apprendre		clearly expressed and easy to understand
problem stem from commencer à apprendre		develop, come from sth
knackered, partly down to natural wear and tear commencer à apprendre		damage that is caused from ordinary use
go to amazing lengths commencer à apprendre		use a lot of effort to get or achieve sth
cling like a limpet to sb commencer à apprendre		hold onto sb very tightly
palaver commencer à apprendre		unnecessary work, discussion that is not important
take issue with commencer à apprendre		disagree strongly with sb/sth
well-heeled commencer à apprendre		wealthy
tether commencer à apprendre		tie sb or sth to a place with a rope or chain
through word of mouth commencer à apprendre		by someone telling you
morph into commencer à apprendre		change gradually in appearance or form, transform
crass commencer à apprendre		offensve in manner or style, rude and cheeky
bleak commencer à apprendre		not giving much hope for the future
snotty commencer à apprendre		rude, conceited
hanker commencer à apprendre		have a strong desire for sth
relent commencer à apprendre		soften, act is a less severe way towards sb
twitchy commencer à apprendre		nervous and worried
docile commencer à apprendre		quiet and easy to influence or control

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