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Question 1

a sudden, calm silence:

Answer 1

Hush

hʌʃ

There was a deathly hush after she made the announcement.

Question 2

Prąd morski

Answer 2

Ocean current

Question 3

Punkt zwrotny

Answer 3

Tipping point

Question 4

Plątanina

Answer 4

Tangle

Question 5

to remove a doctor, lawyer, etc. from an official list so that they are no longer allowed to work in that job, usually because they have done something dishonest or illegal:

Answer 5

Strike off

Company directors can be struck off if they are caught employing illegal workers.

Question 6

Źródło

Answer 6

Spring

Question 7

Las deszczowy

Answer 7

Pluvial forest

Question 8

Dwuznaczny / sugestywny

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Suggestive

They said they had no intention of hiding the facts, but their behavior was suggestive of the opposite.

The amplified sounds are suggestive of dolphins chatting to each other under the sea.

Question 9

lacking in excitement or hope:

Answer 9

Downbeat

Question 10

Trawić

Answer 10

digest

I find that I don’t digest meat easily

Question 11

to touch or make changes to something that you should not, usually without enough knowledge of how it works or when you are trying to damage it

Majstrować / grzebać (przy czymś)

Answer 11

Tamper

ˈtæm.pər

I could see immediately that the lock had been tampered with.

Question 12

Rozlew krwi

Answer 12

Bloodshed

ˈblʌd.ʃed

The army was brought in to try to prevent further bloodshed.

Question 13

Spuścić ze smyczy

Answer 13

Unleash

ʌnˈliːʃ

Rachel’s arrival on the scene had unleashed passions in him that he could scarcely control.

Question 14

Zgromadzić

Answer 14

Amass

əˈmæs

She has amassed a huge fortune from her novels.

Question 15

Dziobnąć / dziobnięcie

Answer 15

Peck

Geese were pecking around for food.

He pecked his aunt on the cheek.

Question 16

a first small event or problem that causes a much worse situation to develop:

Answer 16

Spark

spɑːk

That small incident was the spark that set off the street riots.

Question 17

Czkawka

Answer 17

Hiccup

Question 18

Ponuro

in a way that is without hope:

Answer 18

Grimly

Companies grimly hang on to markets at negligible profit margins, and finally give up.

Question 19

Więź

the ropes or chains that hold prisoners and prevent them moving around or escaping:

Answer 19

Bond

Loose his bonds and set him free.

Question 20

Siedzacy

involving little exercise or physical activity:

Answer 20

Sedentary

ˈsed.ən.tər.i

a sedentary job/occupation

My doctor says I should start playing sport because my lifestyle is too sedentary.

Question 21

Zawrotny

Answer 21

Blistering

ˈblɪs.tər.ɪŋ

The runners set off at a blistering pace.

We went out in the blistering heat.

Question 22

a slight smell, carried on a current of air:

Woń

Answer 22

Whiff

wɪf

He leaned towards me and I caught/got a whiff of garlic.

Question 23

not known or understood by many people:

Answer 23

Abstruse

æbˈstruːs

an abstruse philosophical essay

Question 24

Ulec / przychylić się

Answer 24

Acquiesce

ˌæk.wiˈes

Reluctantly, he acquiesced to/in the plans.

Question 25

in a way that shows that you are not willing to do something and are therefore slow to do it Niechętnie

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Reluctantly rɪˈlʌk.tənt.li She reluctantly agreed to step down as managing director.

Question 26

confused, because something is difficult to understand or solve:

Answer 26

Perplexed pəˈplekst The students looked perplexed, so the teacher tried to explain once again. Police were perplexed by the killing because there didn't seem to be any motive.

Question 27

Skandaliczny extremely bad in a way that is very noticeable:

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Egregious ɪˈɡriː.dʒəs It was an egregious error for a statesman to show such ignorance.

Question 28

Objaśnić

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Elucidate iˈluː.sɪ.deɪt I don't understand. You'll have to elucidate. The reasons for the change in weather conditions have been elucidated by several scientists.

Question 29

based on what is experienced or seen rather than on theory:

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Empirical ɪmˈpɪr.ɪ.kəl This theory needs to be backed up with solid empirical data/evidence.

Question 30

Osłabić (kogoś) to make someone feel weak and without energy

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Enervate ˈen.ə.veɪt It is enervating democracy to keep upsetting the parties all the time.

Question 31

Nadać (prawa) to give a person or group of people the right to vote in elections:

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Enfranchise ɪnˈfræn.tʃaɪz Women in Britain were first enfranchised in 1918.

Question 32

lasting for only a short time:

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Ephemeral ɪˈfem.ər.əl Fame in the world of rock and pop is largely ephemeral.

Question 33

Półgłówek

Answer 33

Half-wit You're a half-wit.

Question 34

Zaskakujący / zbijający z tropu

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Baffling ˈbæf.əl.ɪŋ I found what he was saying completely baffling. From its "absurd" core to the baffling chemical composition of its surface

Question 35

Jądro (planety)

Answer 35

Kernel

Question 36

Nadszarpnięte

Answer 36

Frayed While ties between Beijing and the West are becoming increasingly frayed, India enjoys healthy relations…

Question 37

Ostrze

Answer 37

Blade bleɪd a sword with a steel blade a packet of razor blades