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Question		Answer
to conciliate start learning		to end a disagreement or someone’s anger by acting in a friendly way or slightly changing your opinion
scorn start learning		a very strong feeling of no respect to someone or sth that you think is stupid and has no value
off-hand start learning		not friendly and showing little interest in other people in a way that seems slightly rude
portly start learning		(esp. of middle-aged or old men) fat and round
to leer start learning		(esp. of men) to look at someone in a sexually interested way
(lanky) gangly/gangling start learning		tall and thin and often awkward in movement as a result
to scowl start learning		to look at sth or someone with a very annoyed expression
conceited start learning		too proud of yourself, your abilities and actions
modest start learning		not large in size or amount, or not expensive
on hand start learning		near to someone or sth and ready to help or to be used if necessary
anchor start learning		a heavy, metal object that is dropped from a boat into water to prevent the boat from moving away
to inculcate (wpajać) start learning		to cause someone to have particular beliefs or values by repeating them frequently
to appease (udobruchać) start learning		to prevent further disagreement or fighting by letting the opposite side have something they want
officious start learning		too eager to tell people what to do and having too high opinion of your own importance
turn your hand to everything (sth) start learning		if you say that someone could turn their hand to everything (sth) it means that they could do it well even though they do not have an experience
columnist start learning		someone who writes a regular article to newspaper or magazine
redoubt start learning		sth that holds or defends a belief or a way of life that is disappearing or threatened
to engender start learning		to cause sth to come into existence
exultant start learning		very happy, especially at someone else's failure
repulsion start learning		strong dislike or disapproval
ostentatious start learning		too obviously showing your money, possessions, or power, in an attempt to make other people notice and admire you
unkempt start learning		untidy and not cared for
effusive start learning		expressing welcome, approval, or pleasure in a way that shows very strong feeling
gullible start learning		easily tricked, and too willing to believe everything the other people say
revolve around (kręci się wokół) start learning		to have someone or sth as the main interest or subject
a sound bite start learning		a short sentence or phrase said publicly, especially by a politician, to be broadcast
deplorable start learning		very bad
media outlet start learning		a publication or broadcast program that provides news and feature stories to the public through various distribution channel
jubilant start learning		showing and expressing great happiness, usually because of a success
bland start learning		not interesting or exciting
pompous start learning		someone who is pompous is too serious and thinks they are more important than they really are
pushy start learning		behaving in an unpleasant way by trying too much to get sth or to make someone do sth
conscientious start learning		always doing your work with a lot of care
obstinate (uparty) start learning		not willing to change your ideas or behaviour although you are wrong
pig-headed start learning		showing unreasonable support for an opinion and refusing to change or listen to different opinions
unscrupulous start learning		behaving in a way that is dishonest or unfair in order to get what you want
leader/editorial start learning		a person in control of a group, country or situation
classified ad start learning		a small advertisement that you put in a newspaper or a magazine, usually because you want to sell sth or to offer/find a job
a feature (a type of an article) start learning		a type of an article that provides a detailed description of a place, person, idea or organisation
agony column start learning		the part of a magazine or newspaper where the letters from readers about their personal problems are printed, together with advice about how to deal with them
agony aunt start learning		a person, usually a woman, who gives advice to people with personal problems, especially in a regular magazine or newspaper article
pamphlet start learning		a thin book with only a few pages that gives information or opinion about something
leaflet start learning		a piece of paper that gives you an information or advertising sth
prospectus start learning		a document giving details of a college, school, or business and its activities
flyer start learning		a small piece of paper with information on it about a product or event
manual start learning		done with hands
a newsgroup start learning		a collection of messages that are shown on the internet and have been written by people interested in a particular subject
to bookmark start learning		to save an internet address as a bookmark
to subscribe start learning		to pay money to an organization in order to receive a product, use a service regulary or to support the organization
to bounce (about an email) start learning		if an email that you send bounces or is bounced, it comes back to you because the address is wrong or there is a computer problem
garbled start learning		confusing and unclear, or giving a false idea
unsurpassed start learning		better that anyone or anything else
to leave sth standing start learning		to be much better, quicker, more successful etc than someone or something else
galore start learning		in great amounts or numbers
to pamper oneself start learning		to give someone a special treatment, making that person as comfortable as possible and giving them whatever they want
indulge oneself start learning		allow yourself to have or do something that you know you will enjoy
sumptuous start learning		impressive in a way that seems expensive
opulent start learning		expensive and luxurious
state-of-the-art start learning		very modern and using the most recent ideas and methods
in the lap of luxury start learning		living in very comfortable conditions because you have a lot of money
fetching start learning		pleasant or attractive
alluring start learning		attractive or exciting
sky-writing start learning		a writing formed in the sky, for example by smoke, emitted from an airplane
sandwich-board start learning		a pair of connected boards placed next to a store to advertise its products
a press release start learning		a public statement given to the press to publish if they wish
put your own gloss/spin on a story start learning		.
muck-raking start learning		the activity, especially by newspapers and reporters, of trying to find out unpleasant information about people or organizations in order to make it public
a glossy start learning		a magazine printed on glossy paper
go to press start learning		to start to be printed
a stop press start learning		it refers to a particular space on the front or back page of a newspaper that contains very recent news added to the newspaper after the printing process starts
hot off the press start learning		news that is hot off the press has just been printed and often contains the most recent information about sth
libel start learning		a piece of writing that contains bad and false things about a person
defamation of character start learning		the act of harming someone’s reputation by saying or writing bad things about them
back copy start learning		a newspaper or magazine of an earlier date than the one now on sale

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