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question		réponse
blemish commencer à apprendre		a small mark, especially a mark on someone’s skin or on the surface of an object, that spoils its appearance
detrimental commencer à apprendre		causing harm or damage
redeeming feature commencer à apprendre		to make something less bad
shambles commencer à apprendre		pobojowisko
shoddy commencer à apprendre		made or done cheaply or carelessly
streamline commencer à apprendre		to make something such as a business, organization etc work more simply and effectively
liven up commencer à apprendre		make sth more interesting or exciting
make over commencer à apprendre		change or improve the appearance of someone or something
paper over commencer à apprendre		hide a problem or disagreement rather than finding a satisfactory solution to it
patch up commencer à apprendre		repair something, often quickly and not very well
pick up commencer à apprendre		improve
run down commencer à apprendre		if an organisation or area is __, its size, importance and activity is reduced
scrape through commencer à apprendre		succeed in doing sth, but not in a very impressive way
smarten up commencer à apprendre		improve the appearance of something, for example by cleaning or painting it
stand out commencer à apprendre		be much more impressive or important than others
touch up commencer à apprendre		make a surface look better with small improvements
waste away commencer à apprendre		gradually become thinner and weaker over a period of time, usually because of an illness
write off commencer à apprendre		damage a vehicle so badly that it is not worth repairing
a sight for sore eyes commencer à apprendre		someone or something that you are very pleased to see
add fuel to fire commencer à apprendre		make a bad situation worse
below/under par commencer à apprendre		below the usual or expected standard
clean as a whistle commencer à apprendre		completely honest or legal; extremely clean
draw the line commencer à apprendre		say that you will definetely not allow or accept something
last word in commencer à apprendre		the newest and best type of something
out of this world commencer à apprendre		extremely good or impressive
over the top commencer à apprendre		more than what is considered normal or suitable
pride of place commencer à apprendre		in the place that is most central or important
steal the show commencer à apprendre		receive a lot of attention because you give the best performance in a show or other events
the edge over commencer à apprendre		an advantage that makes someone or something more successful than other people or things
droop commencer à apprendre		__ eyes == heavy eyes
slump commencer à apprendre		motionless
sag commencer à apprendre		not elastic
plunge into / off commencer à apprendre		to move, fall, or be thrown suddenly forwards or downwards
captivated by commencer à apprendre		to attract someone very much and hold their attention
gripped by commencer à apprendre		the way you hold something tightly, or your ability to do this
engrossed commencer à apprendre		if something __ you, it interests you so much that you do not notice anything else
riveted on/to/by sth commencer à apprendre		if your attention is riveted on something, you are so interested or so frightened that you keep looking at it
dropping off commencer à apprendre		to take a place
taking off commencer à apprendre		launch yourself into
inclination commencer à apprendre		a feeling that makes you want to do something
pracarious commencer à apprendre		a precarious situation or state is one which may very easily or quickly become worse
derisive commencer à apprendre		showing that you think someone or something is stupid or silly
complacent commencer à apprendre		pleased with a situation, especially something you have achieved, so that you stop trying to improve or change things – used to show disapproval
cauldron commencer à apprendre		a large round metal pot for boiling liquids over a fire
abrasive commencer à apprendre		rude or unkind
keep/stay abreast of something commencer à apprendre		to make sure that you know all the most recent facts or information about a particular subject or situation
belligerent commencer à apprendre		very unfriendly and wanting to argue or figh, aggressive
succinct commencer à apprendre		clearly expressed in a few words – use this to show approval, concise
incisive commencer à apprendre		showing intelligence and a clear understanding of something
be inextricably linked/bound up/mixed etc commencer à apprendre		if two or more things are __ etc, they are very closely related and affect each other
the advent of something commencer à apprendre		the time when something first begins to be widely used
progenitor of commencer à apprendre		someone who first thought of an idea
overhaul commencer à apprendre		repair or change a system to improve it [substantial change]
mull commencer à apprendre		think about a problem
swot up on commencer à apprendre		to study very hard
reckon commencer à apprendre		have opinion or suggestion
plie out commencer à apprendre		pile out
fathom out commencer à apprendre		fathom out
uptake commencer à apprendre		number of people who use a certain service or accept sth
wit commencer à apprendre		clever and amusing
judicious commencer à apprendre		done in a sensible and careful way
indisposable commencer à apprendre		irreplaceable
mauve commencer à apprendre		a pale purle colour
compel commencer à apprendre		compulsive
kinship commencer à apprendre		abstraction of kin
underline commencer à apprendre		emphasise
seasoned commencer à apprendre		having experience
wary commencer à apprendre		anxious, infer, watching the surrounding for danger
to be at the brink of commencer à apprendre		to be at the edge of
to be on the verge of commencer à apprendre		surely will
in vain commencer à apprendre		without success in spite of efforts
in conjunction with commencer à apprendre		happening together
embody commencer à apprendre		represent, be example of
a staple of commencer à apprendre		combined or stick together
despair commencer à apprendre		no hope
enervating commencer à apprendre		makes you feel tired and weak
lodge commencer à apprendre		to become stuck on sth
pore over commencer à apprendre		to look a sth carefully
pane commencer à apprendre		a window pane
rigid commencer à apprendre		rigid methods, systems are hard to change
peril commencer à apprendre		a great danger, especially of being harmed
itineraries commencer à apprendre		a plan of places you will visit
rig commencer à apprendre		fix, rearange the results of election before the election
a pot of tar commencer à apprendre		garnek smaru
cogencial commencer à apprendre		pleasant in a way that makes you feel relaxed
confined commencer à apprendre		limited, typical limits, solitary confiment
touch and go commencer à apprendre		uncertain
carried away commencer à apprendre		overexcited
hefty commencer à apprendre		large lifting sth heavy
foot the bill commencer à apprendre		pay the bill
barbell commencer à apprendre		sztanga
incredule commencer à apprendre		incredible
revulsion commencer à apprendre		disguist
loathing commencer à apprendre		very strong form of hate
upapolegetic commencer à apprendre		not albe to apologise
instantenous commencer à apprendre		happening instantly
unceasingly commencer à apprendre		never stopping
undeterred commencer à apprendre		not allowing to
better commencer à apprendre		improve overall
epitomise commencer à apprendre		to be very typical example of something
instigate commencer à apprendre		to make process start
salver commencer à apprendre		large metal plate used for serving food
penultimate commencer à apprendre		not the last, but immediately before last
incredulous commencer à apprendre		unable or not willing to belivie sth
seizure commencer à apprendre		when body locks up, be stuck
morose commencer à apprendre		posępny
morass commencer à apprendre		swamp
dimples commencer à apprendre		dołeczki
swallow pride commencer à apprendre		zapomnij o dumie i przeproś
luscious commencer à apprendre		rich
foliage commencer à apprendre		leafs on trees

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