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Question		Answer
Stronghold start learning		a building or a position that is strongly defended
Ebb and flow start learning		ups and downs, a frequently changing situation
To hanker after / for start learning		to have a strong desire for sth
To yearn for start learning		to desire strongly / seek / long for / ache for / hunger for / crave for / crave sth
To shun start learning		to avoid sth
Resent start learning		to feel angry because you have to accept sth you don’t like
Hassle start learning		a situation that causes problems or troubles
To harbour start learning		to think of sth or feel sth for a long period of time – aspiration / grudge / suspicion / feelings
Uproot start learning		to pull a plant out of the ground with its roots / to remove a person from their home or environment
Enlightening start learning		pouczający
A flock start learning		a group of birds / sheep / goats / a group of similar people
To flock start learning		to move together in large numbers
To gather / to deduce / to presume start learning		wywnioskować
Peekaboo start learning		zabawa w chowanego
Burgeoning sense of humour start learning		developing quickly
hindrance start learning		obstacle
to boggle start learning		to have difficulty imagining or understanding sth
brainchild start learning		an original idea / plan / invention
brain drain start learning		the loss of many highly skilled and educated people from one country to another
brain teaser start learning		a puzzle / a riddle / sth you need to solve
brainwave start learning		a sudden clever idea
cryptic start learning		sth known to a small group of ppl / mysterious / difficult to understand
To skid start learning		to slide (about a vehicle)
To pick on sb start learning		to criticize or punish someone repeatedly and unfairly
To pull one’s weight start learning		to do your job thoroughly
Solitary start learning		samotnosc, pasjans w win
To be engrossed in sth start learning		to give all your attention to sth / absorbed / captivated /engaged / preoccupied / mesmerized /
Velcro start learning		rzep
Multi-storey start learning		with many floors
Jam-packed start learning		full of people or things – pushed closely together
To be cross start learning		angry / mad / annoyed / vexed / upset
Crestfallen start learning		sad and disappointed because you failed unexpectedly
To commit to memory start learning		to remember
To commit to paper start learning		to write sth down
To muddle sth up start learning		to mix / confuse / put in a wrong order / disorganize A heap – untidy pile
Go out of the window start learning		stop existing (idea / quality /principle)
Rusty start learning		you’re not as good as before because you haven’t practiced it for a while
To rack your brains start learning		to think very hard about sth / consider / ponder / reflect / contemplate
To conjure up start learning		evoke / to create an image in your head
Devise start learning		to create / invent a plan or system by using your intelligence or imagination
Dolt start learning		a stupid person
Vigil start learning		(noun) when you decide not to sleep in order to attend someone ill or to protest
Dismiss start learning		to decide sth is not important or not worth considering
Subsequent start learning		happening after sth else
receptiveness start learning		willingness to listen and accept new ideas and suggestions
Synthesize start learning		to produce substance by a chemical reaction within a living organism
Malfunction start learning		to fail to work properly
Torment start learning		ordeal / great pain or suffering / torture
Dismally start learning		in a way that makes you sad and without hope
Premise start learning		an idea or theory on which a statement is based
Cognitive start learning		connected with thinking or any conscious mental process
Mismatch start learning		when things don’t fit / are unsuitable
To write off start learning		to accept that sth has been lost / to damage a vehicle so badly that it’s beyond repair
Hinge start learning		zawias
It slipped my mind start learning		to forget
Prone to start learning		likely to suffer from sth / inclined
Condense start learning		to reduce in length (speech/text) \| to reduce water in a liquid to make it thicker
To cross-examine start learning		to ask detailed questions
Bum / hobo start learning		menel
Deceived / mislead / scammed / screwed start learning		oszukany
Phrase book start learning		rozmówki
To get hold of sth start learning		find / get
Immersion start learning		putting sth completely under the surface of a liquid / learning e.g. a language only by using it
To enrol in sth start learning		sign up / register / to officially join a class
To pick sth up start learning		to learn sth

C1 Unit 9

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