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Question		Answer
A ... is a small railway at a fair that goes up and down steep slopes fast and that people ride on for pleasure or excitement. start learning		roller -coaster The last 14 years have been a huge roller-coaster of emotions and events.
to begin to write start learning		put pen to paper Mark put pen to paper.
if information, facts etc ..., you gradually understand them or realise their full meaning start learning		sink in When did it really sink in that you presumably didn't have to worry about money any more?
used to say that someone has finally understood something that they had not understood before start learning		the penny has dropped the penny (has) dropped It was in the first few days when the penny really dropped.
If a situation ..., it develops and becomes known or understood start learning		unfolds the events unfold.
To ... a particular person or thing means to decide to attack or criticize them. start learning		target Mark was targeted by lots of people
to appear after having been hidden or not active for a long time: start learning		come out of the woodwork people have come out of the woodwork
jealousy or envy start learning		the green-eyed monster a bit of the green-eyed monster
Pol. sytuacja, stan rzeczy start learning		state of affairs I came home to an unhappy state of affairs (= situation). Wouldn't it be a sort of sad state of affairs if you sat on it and do anything with it?

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