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Question		Answer
to tell people your opinions or feelings about a particular subject start learning		voice
when students deliberately stay away from school without permission start learning		truancy
to suffer damage an injury or loss of money start learning		sustain
willing to work very hard at sth start learning		committed to
to do something to help a process or activity start or develop more quickly start learning		kick-start
to be the resoult of one person's actions or particular thing start learning		be down to
(informal) a sudden or unexpected chance to do something that allows you to become successful in your job start learning		break
(formal) to support an activity, business plan etc with money, and to take financial responsibility if it fails start learning		underwrite
to think of ideas and make decisions very quickly start learning		think on your feet
(informal) someone who knows a lot about computers and electronic equipment start learning		techie
sharing in the knowledge of facts that are secret start learning		be privy to sth
to describe something or someone in writing or speech, or to show them in a painting, picture etc start learning		depict
someone, especially a student, who works for a short time in a particular job in order to gain experience start learning		intern
a group of people with experience or knowledge of a particular subject, who work to produce ideas and give advice start learning		think tank
to have a strong desire for something, especially something that is difficult or impossible to get start learning		yearn
to work very hard for a long period of time start learning		toil
the amount of goods or work produced by a person, machine, factory etc start learning		output
an impending event or situation, especially an unpleasant one, is going to happen very soon start learning		impending
if two things go hand in hand, they are closely connected start learning		(go) hand in hand
(formal) the problems and troubles affecting someone start learning		woes
something that helps you succeed in a difficult situation start learning		ally
someone who is blamed for something bad that happens, even if it is not their fault start learning		scapegoat
if something, especially something bad or unpleasant, recurs, it happens again start learning		recur (powtarzać sie)
to bend low and move back because you are frightened start learning		cower
to speak with difficulty because you cannot stop yourself from repeating the first consonant of some words start learning		stutter
angry and surprised because you feel insulted or unfairly treated start learning		indignant
lack of skill start learning		ineptitude
annoyed or disappointed, especially because things have not happened in the way that you wanted start learning		disgruntled
to claim that something is caused by a particular person, situation etc start learning		ascribe something to somebody/something
to make someone feel worried and not confident start learning		intimidate
to show or tell people about a new product or plan for the first time start learning		unveil
to cause a lot of damage or problems start learning		wreak havoc (on sth)
to need or deserve start learning		warrant
the old past tense and past participle of work start learning		wrought
to deliberately try to cause arguments or bad feelings between people start learning		stir sb/sth up
having a very powerful effect or influence on your body or mind start learning		potent
a combination of different things start learning		brew
to make something, especially something bad, increase or become stronger start learning		fuel
changing from one quality, feeling etc to another start learning		by turns

The day of the Flying Keyboard

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