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absolutely perfect
of the best quality and
without any faults at all
act on sb’s (advice)
to do something because
someone has said that you should
add insult to injury
to make someone’s bad
situation worse by doing something else to upset them
affliction
something that makes you
suffer
anticipate sth
to expect something and to
prepare for it before it happens
archaeologist
someone who studies very old
cultures by examining their buildings, tools, and other
objects
assertion
something that you say is
certainly true
attention to detail
the ability to notice and
consider every small part or detail of something and
check that everything is perfect
be in your element
to be very happy because
you are doing what you like doing and are good at
be only natural to do sth
to be normal or
expected
be up to sth
to be doing something
believe wholeheartedly in sth
to believe
something completely, without any doubts
beloved
someone that you love and have a
romantic relationship with
blissful
making you feel very happy(błogi)
by attrition
the use of force to gradually make
something weaker and destroying it, especially the
strength and confidence of an enemy
censor
someone who examines books,
documents, or films and removes parts of them that are
offensive or not allowed by law
change gradually
to change slowly over a period
of time
come round
to visit someone at their house
dedication
when you are willing to give a lot of
time and energy to something because you believe it is
very important
deranged
behaving in a way that is not normal,
especially when suffering from a mental illness
drive sb mad
to make someone feel
extremely annoyed
drop what you are doing v
to stop what you are
doing, often in order to do something else
enquiring mind
if someone has an enquiring
mind, they are always asking questions and wanting to
find out new things
excavation
when archaeologists dig in the
ground in order to find objects from the past
feedback
opinions from people about
something that you have done or made
fellow
used to describe people who share your
interests or situation
for some unknown reason
used for saying
that you do not know why something happened or why
someone did something
force of personality
) the power of someone’s
character and their ability to persuade people to do
things
forthcoming
going to happen soon
galley
a kitchen in a ship or aircraft
go to incredible lengths to do sth
to try
extremely hard to achieve something
prolong sth
to make something last longer
recount sth v
to tell a story or describe past
events
refund n
an amount of money that is given
back to you, especially because you are not happy with
something you have bought
haughtily
in a way that is proud and shows that
you think you are better or more important than other
people
hold down a job
to manage to keep a job
huge contrast
a very obvious difference between
two things
inventiveness
the quality of having a lot of
new and interesting ideas
mild
describes weather that is less cold than you
would expect
move on
to leave the place where you are and
go somewhere else
move out
to stop living in a particular home
neglected
not receiving enough love or attention
nothing is too much trouble
used for saying
that someone does everything they can to help you even
when it involves a lot of effort
out in all weathers
to be outside whether it is
raining, snowing, very windy, etc.
outlast sb/sth
to continue for longer than
someone or something else
over the course of (a period of time)
during
positive outlook
a way of thinking in which
you believe that generally good things will happen
process of trial and error
a way of learning
the best way to do something by trying many different
methods
run for parliament
to compete in an election
in order to become a member of parliament (member of
parliament = to be one of the elected body of people who
make the laws for a country)
set foot in (a place)
to enter
sheer
used to emphasize how strong a feeling or
quality is
single-handed
on your own, without anyone’s
help
splitting headache
a very bad headache
stiff
describes a part of your body that hurts and
is difficult to move
take sth seriously
to believe that something is
important and that you should pay a lot of attention to it
to tell (you) the truth
used in conversation to
emphasise the importance of a fact
time-keeping
being punctual, especially to
start work or classes
unrestrained
not limited or controlled
well-intentioned advice
advice that is given in
order to be helpful and kind but that does not help in a
situation
wind sb up
to annoy someone, often
on purpose
