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Question		Answer
APPROXIMATE start learning		TO CALCULATE SMTH IN A WAY THAT IS NOT EXACT. the journey was approximated to take about seven hours
ASCRIBE start learning		TO BELIEVE SMTH IS THE CASE OF SMTH ELSE. (PRZYPISYWAĆ) the failure of the business was ascribed to events beyond anyone's control
ASSIGN start learning		TO SEND SMONE TO A PARTICULAR PLACE, ESPECIALLY IN ORDER FOR THEM TO WORK THERE: ive been assigned to the office in manchester.
ATTRIBUTE start learning		TO BELIEVE THET SMTH IS THE RESULT OF PARTICULAR SITUATION, EVENT OR ACTIONS (PRZYPISYWAĆ): the police attributed the accident to the bad weather.
BLOW start learning		AN EVENT THAT CAUSES YO TO BE VERY SAD, DISSAPOINTED OR SHOCKED: failing to get into university was a real blow.
COINCIDENCE start learning		A SITUATION IN WHICH SEPARATE THINGS HAPPEN BY CHANCE AT THE SAME TIME OR IN THE SAME WAY.
DELIBERATE start learning		INTENDED, NOT DONE BY CHANCE OR Y ACCIDENT (ZAMIERZONY)
DETERMINE start learning		TO CALCULATE SMTH OR DISCOVER IT BY EXAMINE EVIDENCE.
FLUCTUATE start learning		TO CHANGE FREQUENTLY (WAHAĆ SIĘ): the price of gold has fluctuated quite a lot in recent months.
FORESEE start learning		TO SEE OR KNOW SMTH THAT WILL HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE: we don't foresee any problems
FREAK start learning		EXTREMELY UNUSUAL AND UNEXPECTED: some people were injured in a freak storm
GAMBLE start learning		TO RISK MONEY IN THE HOPE OF WINNING MORE IF YOU ARE LUCKY: i never gamble what i cant afford to loose.
HAPHAZARD start learning		DONE IN A WAY THAT THAT DOES NOT SEEM TO BE CAREFULLY PLANED OR ORGANISED: the town seems to have grown in a quite a haphazard way
INADVERTENT start learning		NOT DELIBERATE (NIEUWAŻNY): not inviting william was entirely inadverent
INSTRUMENTAL start learning		INVOLVED IN AN IMPORTANT WAY IN MAKING SOMETHING HAPPEN: he was instrumental in making smth happen (być pomocnm w czymś)
JINXED start learning		SOMONE OR SMTH THAT IS JINXED HAS A LOT OF BAD LUCK.
LUCKY CHARM start learning		SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE BELIEVE BRINGS THEM LUCK
MEANDER start learning		TO MOVE SLOWLY WITHOUT A PARTICULAR DIRECTION OR PURPOSE IN MIND (WŁÓCZYĆ SIE) we meandered around the park
MISHAP start learning		A MINOR MISTAKE OR ACCIDENT
ODDS start learning		CHANCES OF SOMETHING HAPPENING: what are the odd on winning the lottery?
POT LUCK start learning		A SITUATION IN WHICH YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT, BUT YOU HOPE THAT IT WILL BE GOOD
STARTLE start learning		TO MAKE A PERSON OR ANIMAL FEEL FRIGHTENED OR SURPRISED BY DOING SMTH THEY DO NOT EXPECT: liam startled me when he suddenly appeared next to me
STRAY start learning		TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE CORRECT WAY OR PATH/ LOST OR WITHOUT HOME
SUPERSTITION start learning		A BELIEF THAT THINGS SUCH AS MAGIC OR LUCK HAVE THE POWER TO AFFECT YOUR LIFE
TRANSPIRE start learning		TO HAPPEN: perhaps you will never know what transpired that night
DROUGHT start learning		POWÓDŹ
EXPLOIT start learning		TO USE NATURAL RESOURCES SUCH AS TREES, WATER OR OIL SO THET YOU GAIN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE: we could make a lot of money if we exploit our natural resources/ TO TREAT SOMEONE UNFAIRLY IN ORDER TO GET SOME BENEFIT FOR YOUR SELF
FAMINE start learning		A SERIOUS LACK OF FOOD THAT CONTINUES FOR A LONG TIME
GREENERY start learning		GREEN PLANTS THAT ARE GROWING SOMEWHERE OR USED AS DECORATION: i like living here because theres quite a lot of geenery
SCARCE start learning		IF SOMTH IS SCARCE THERE IS NOT VERY MUCH OF IT: badgers are becoming increasingly scarce in Britain
AN ACT OF GOD start learning		AN EVENT SUCH AS FLOOD, LIGHTNING OR AN EARTHQUAKE THAT IS PRODUCED BY NATURAL FORCES AND THAT PEOPLE HAVE NO CONTROL OF IT
COME RAIN OR SHINE start learning		USED FOR SAYING THAT SMTH ALWAYS HAPPENS OR SMONE ALWAYS DOES SOMETHING DESPITE BAD WEATHER OR DIFFICULT CONDITIONS
DOWN ON YOUR LUCK start learning		HAVING A LONG PERIOD OF DIFFICULTY FINDING WORK AND EARNING MONEY
DRAW THE SHORT STRAW start learning		BE CHOSEN TO DO SMTH UNPLEASANT
HAVE GREEN FINGERS start learning		BE GOOD AT GROWING PLANTS
LET NATURE TAKE ITS COURSE start learning		ALLOW SMTH TO DEVELOP WITHOUT TRYING TO INFLUENCE IT
NO RHYME OR REASON start learning		USED FOR EMPHASIZING THAT THERE IS NO REASON OR EXPLANATION FOR SMTH
OUT OF THE BLUE start learning		HAPPENING IN A WAY THAT IS SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED AND DOES NOT SEEM CONNECTED WITH ANYTHING THAT HAPPENED BEFORE
THE LUCK OF THE DRAW start learning		USED FOR SAYING PEOPLE HAVE LIMITED CONTROL OVER WHAT LIFE BRINGS THEM
TOUCH WOOD start learning		USED WHEN YOU HAVE SAID THAT YOU HAVE GOOD LUCK IN ORDER TO PREVENT BAD LUCK FROM YOU
CHANCE UPON start learning		FIND OR SEE SMTH WHEN YOU DID NOT EXPECT TO
COME ACROSS start learning		MEET SOMEONE OR FIND SOMETHING BY CHANCE
CUT BACK ON start learning		REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF SMTH ESPECIALLY MONEY THAT SOU SPEND
KILL OF start learning		DESTROY LIVING THINGS SO THAT ALL OF THEM ARE DEAD
PUT DOWN TO start learning		IF YOU PUT SMTH DOWN TO A PARTICULAR REASON YOU THINK IT HAS HAPPENED FOR THAT REASON
SLIP UP start learning		MAKE A CARELESS MISTAKE
SPRING UP start learning		APPEAR OR BE PRODUCED SUDDENLY AND QUICKLY
STORE UP start learning		KEEP A LOT OF SMTH THAT YOU CAN USE IT LATER / DO SMTH THAT WILL CAUSE PROBLEMS IN FUTURE
THROW OUT start learning		GET RID/ MAKE SOMEONE LEAVE/ REFUSE TO ACCEPT PROPOSAL, PLAN
THROW UP start learning		PRODUCE SOMETHING NEW OR UNEXPECTED/ CAUSE SMTH SUCH AS DUCT OR WATER TO RISE INTO THE AIR

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