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profuse bleeding from ruptured blood vessels; a steady or severe loss or depletion of resources, staff, etc. start learning		haemorrhage AFTER years of haemorrhaging its finest brains to Britain, Poland could soon be welcoming its émigrés back.
A ______ is a group of specialists, brought together usually by a government, to develop ideas on a particular subject and to make suggestions for action. start learning		think tank a think tank has revealed that Poles plan on moving back,
to become larger and rounder than usual; to (cause to) increase in size or amount; Pol. powiększyć się, wezbrać, rosnąć, nasilić się. start learning		swell the numbers returning will be swelled by thousands of Poles who made an economic success
If sth happens ______ sth else, it happens after and often because of it. start learning		in the wake The report comes in the wake of speculation that the diminishing power of sterling may discourage further Polish emigration to Britain and force many to return home.
covered with something hard or decorative start learning		encrusted Down a frost - encrusted track deep in the Polish countryside lies the reason why Robert Kucharski left England.
to give a view is to _____ a view. start learning		command a house will command views of a nearby lake
not easy to find or obtain start learning		toil The money for his home comes from years toiling as a chef
to tempt or attract by the promise of some type of reward. start learning		lure the government has promised to lure expats home
Informal. short for expatriate. start learning		expact the government has promised to lure expats home
resident in a foreign country. start learning		expatriate
hard work, esp. that which is physically tiring start learning		scarce hard figures on the numbers returning remain scarce

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