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Question 1

I climbed onto a _ platfotm to get a better view.

Answer 1

precarious

Question 2

Many small business _ due to pandemic.

Answer 2

folded

Question 3

Letters sent in the post are now _ called “snail mail”

Answer 3

derisively

Question 4

I kept at it, _ and patiently, until finally I could skate.

Answer 4

doggedly

Question 5

def: not asked for

Answer 5

unsolicited

Question 6

The more I sell, the bigger my _ is.

Answer 6

commision

Question 7

def: treating everyone equally

Answer 7

fair-minded

Question 8

Somebody must have _ the burglars _ that the house would be empty.

Answer 8

tipped (the burglars) off

Question 9

def: feeling so satisfied with your own abilities or situation that you feel you do not need to try any harder

Answer 9

complacent

Question 10

kocioł

Answer 10

cauldron

Question 11

We enjoyed a _ walk on the beach.

Answer 11

bracing

Question 12

def: rude and unfriendly

Answer 12

abrasive

Question 13

You’ll have to _ _ those old cooking pots before you use them.

Answer 13

scour out

Question 14

Anxiously, she _ the press for hints.

Answer 14

scoured

Question 15

def: (esp. of something unpleasant) about to happen soon

Answer 15

impending

Question 16

We were running _ _.

ramię w ramię

Answer 16

two abreast

Question 17

I’m _ going abroad for a year.

Answer 17

contemplating

Question 18

def: in a way that suggest a luck of hope

Answer 18

bleakly

Question 19

There were days when having kids seemed like an endless _ of feeding, washing, and nappy-changing.

Answer 19

treadmill

Question 20

def: having a lot of experience of doing something and therefore knowing how to do it well
a _ traveller

Answer 20

seasoned

Question 21

def: a journalist (=writer for newspapers or magazine) whose work is low in quality or does not have much imagination

Answer 21

hack

Question 22

def: said in a clear and short way

Keep your letters _ and to the point.

Answer 22

succinct

Question 23

def: expressing an idea or opinion in a clear and direct way that shows good understanding of what is important

_ question/comment

Answer 23

incisive

Question 24

Somehow this avoids being just another silly pop song with and _ lyrics about love and happiness.

Answer 24

anodyne

Question 25

def: slow, continous and not exciting

I will try not to bore you with lots of _ details.
The novel is heavy and _, with a little excitement in it.

Answer 25

plodding

Question 26

def: very good and plum having

How did you manage to have such a _ job?

Answer 26

plum

Question 27

def: according to one’s skill and one’s good and bad qualities
The five contestants will be judged _ _ _ _.

Answer 27

on one’s own merits

Question 28

def: the fact that sonething is not good enough or is too small in amount

Answer 28

inadequacy

Question 29

kumpel, koleś

Answer 29

crony

Question 30

def:anger about situation that you think is wrong or not fair

Answer 30

indignation

Question 31

def: the most succesful or popular period of someone or something

Answer 31

in its heyday

Question 32

def: a famous person that most people know of

He was a _ _ in yhe 1950s.

Answer 32

household name

Question 33

nurkować z rurką

Answer 33

snorkel

Question 34

świt

Answer 34

dawn

Question 35

zmrok

Answer 35

dusk