Keeping up appearances 2

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an old rusty ship, car, etc.
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rust bucket
She also disapproves of their car calling it 'a rust bucket of a car.
not thinking about the needs and feelings of other people, especially because you are thinking about what you want
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thoughtless
She says: 'It's so thoughtless to look as poor as they do.'
critical and dangerous
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severe
She asks if her daddy's condition is 'of a severity to cancel her candle light supper.'
Pol. utrzymywać tempo
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keep up the pace
to relax completely and enjoy yourself, to stop looking after yourself properly, for example by not caring about
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let yourself go
So you can let yourself go completely.'
the part of your body that you sit on [= bottom]
someone who is very lazy
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bum
Rose says: 'I envy you, our Daisy. It must be wonderful being married to a bum like your Onslow
if sth is almost true it is
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near enough
adj. willing to try something dangerous, new, or difficult
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game
because of something
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on account of
Rose had a nervous breakdown on account of mr Crabtree
not thinking or worrying about any pain caused to others; cruel:
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ruthless
'I swore I'd never see him again and for a while I cut it back ruthlessly to every other Tuesday'
feeling as if everything is turning around, and that you are not able to balance and may fall over:
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dizzy
Daisy is said to be under the doctor for being dizzy.

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