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Advanced Expert Unit 1 Flashcards

1
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zniechęcający, niełatwy, If something is daunting, it makes you worried because it is difficult or frightening.

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daunting

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to expect a future situation or event, przewidywać

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foresee

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without much effort or interest, bez przekonania

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half-hearted

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to succeed in something but with a lot of difficulty, prześlizgnąć się (przez coś )

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scrape throught

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to say that you know from experience that something is true or good, or that someone has a good character, ręczyć za kogoś/coś

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vouch for sb

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a close-knit group of people is one in which everyone helps and supports each other, zżyta społeczność

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close-knit community

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wysoka pensja

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high salary

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(najważniejszy, główny) priorytet

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main priority

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napięty termin, krótki termin

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tight deadlines

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duże obciążenie pracą

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heavy workload

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szeroki wybór

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wide variety

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take sth

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personally/ seriously

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make

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the best of sth/ time for sth

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take

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no for an answer/ the time to do sth

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15
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hand in

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your resignation/ your essay

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do

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a course/ law

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have

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a career/ an impact

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18
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do without effort, to deal with a problem or difficulty calmly and not to allow it to influence what you are doing

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take sth in your stride

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be very surprised or shocked by

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be taken aback by someone

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ignore

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take no notice of sth

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21
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enjoy doing

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take pleasure in sth

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feel sorry for

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take pity on someone

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23
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use a particular situation to get what you want from sth/ someone

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take advantage of sth/ someone

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be angry or upset by

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take exception to sth

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feel great sense of self-respect about

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take pride in sth/ someone

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nervous and unable to relax

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tense

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worried and not confident

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intimidated by

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hard-working and enthusiastic

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motivated

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unable to concentrate

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distracted

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worried

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apprehensive

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discouraged

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daunted

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upset because didn’t do well

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frustrated

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totally unable to cope with

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overwhelmed

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stay at the same level as others

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keep up with

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understand and remember, absorb

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take in sth

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made me not want to do sth

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put (me) off

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stopped going

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dropped out of

38
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prywatny nauczyciel, korepetytor

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tutor

39
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person who helps people learn a sport or a practical skill

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instructor

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wykładowca

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lecturer

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someone who helps a person or team to improve in a sport

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coach

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person who teaches people the skills they need for a job

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trainer

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Not skilled or adept at something

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hopeless at

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continually …

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on

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learn sth … heart

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by

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incapable …

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of

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impatient …

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with

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different …

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from

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similar …

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to

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…. pressure

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under

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depressed …

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by

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progress … sth

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in

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be half-hearted … (-ing)

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about

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inspired …

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by

55
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sth that is thought to be unsuitable or unacceptable

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a no-no

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speech, letter, article, etc. is too long or uses too many words

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long-winded

57
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to make continuous small movements that annoy other people

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fidget

58
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giving you an advantage or more chance of success

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favourable/ favorable

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to talk or write in a confused way, often for a long time

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ramble

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possible to do

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feasible

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to speak quietly and in a way that is not clear so that the words are difficult to understand

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mumble

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neither small nor large in size, amount, degree, or strength

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moderate

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sth is successful (V)

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pay off

64
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a delay

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a hold-up

65
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to do sth awkwardly, especially when using your hands

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fumble around

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