Dame Judy Dench 2

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to shout sth in a deep powerful voice; to laugh loudly and continuously
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roar
She roars. “I had no film career until Mrs Brown, which Harvey oversaw.
to be in charge of a group of workers and check that a piece of work is done satisfactorily [= supervise];
Pol. nadzorować, sprawować nadzór
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oversee
Mrs Brown oversaw the film
able to think or act quickly and intelligently
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be on the ball
I suddenly had to be on the ball
a woman who dances in ballets
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ballerina
she wanted to be a ballerina.
a piece of underwear without sleeves that you wear on the top half of your
Pol. podkoszulek bez rękawów
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vest
He wore a vest and braces
two long pieces of material that stretch over someone's shoulders and fasten to their trousers at the front and the back to stop them falling down
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braces
a vest and braces
to remove the accessories from (a motor vehicle): his car was stripped down.
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strip
a stripped-down production
to make sb feel so interested or attracted that they cannot think clearly
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bewitch
I was completely bewitched by it
the use of movements to express what you want to say without using words, or a play where the actors use only movements
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mime
the mime ignited her actorly passion
to start burning, or to make something start burning
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ignite
the mime ignited her actorly passion
a record of how much you have spent, won etc by a particular point in time
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tally
Her awards tally embraces awards
to include something as part of a subject, discussion etc:
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embrace
Her awards tally embraces awards
having a very high rank and highly respected
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exalted
Surely her exalted position means that she is insulated from such insecurities.
a false idea or belief, especially one that a lot of people believe is true [=misconception]
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fallacy
“No, no, no, that’s a fallacy,” she insists.
to hate someone or something very much [= detest]
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loathe
She “loathes, loathes” ageing.
used when mentioning a fact that you wish was not true;
Pol. niestety
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alas
But there’s nothing I can do about ageing, alas
to tell someone that they are asking you for too much or are behaving in a way you will not accept
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tell sb where to get off
I told him where to get off
a machine that measures and shows the amount of something you have used or the amount of money that you must pay;
Pol. licznik
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meter
Shakespeare is like a song, it keeps a very strong meter in your mind.”
a soft smooth shiny appearance
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sheen
Not everything Dench touches assumes a golden sheen
someone who is volatile can suddenly become angry or violent
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volatile
I’m a Yorkshire woman and so that was pretty volatile
to laugh at a person or idea, and talk about them in a way that shows you think they are stupid [= make fun of]
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scoff at
scoff at (sb/sth)
“Of course I have a temper,” Dench scoffs
if your attention is _____, you are so interested or so frightened that you keep looking at it
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riveted
on /to sth
I am riveted by the current Iraq inquiry

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