Teścik :))) Flashcards
Solitary
Samotny/Lonely
Enterprise
Przedsięwzięcie/An undertaking, especially one of some scope, complication, and risk
Unencumbered
Nieskrępowany/Not burdened, impeded, or hampered
Meandering
Kręty/ To be bended or turned as of a stream or path
Companionable
Towarzyski, przyjacielski/ Having the qualities of a good companion; friendly
Non-sequitur
Błąd wnioskowania (?)/A statement that does not follow logically from what preceded it
To hanker for
Pragnieć/To want someone or something
To refute
Obalać, wykazywać fałszywość/To prove to be false or erroneous
Abject
Nędzny, żałosny/ Extremely bad or degrading
Fugitive
Przelotny/Lasting only a short time
Untoward
Unfavorable, adverse or unexpected
Infestation
A harassing or troublesome invasion
Locust
A name for certain migratory members of the short-horned grasshopper
Myriad
Constituting a very large, indefinite number; innumerable
Anachronistic
Belonging to the past
Verity
Truth
Ergo
Therefor
Albeit
Even though
Infintesimal
Infinitely or immeasurably small
To budge
To move or stir slightly
Dumbstruck
Very shocked or astonished
Oblivion
State of being completely forgotten
Lavish
In large qunatities
Exasperation
Frustrated annoyance
Stupefied
Amazed, shocked
Urbane
Polite, refined, and often elegant in manner
Bon mot
A clever saying
Suave
Courteous and elegant
To jam
To block, congest, or clog
To gash
To make a long deep cut in; slash deeply
To shed
To produce and release; for example tears
To lean
To bend one’s body
To knock
To strike with a hard blow
To sweep
To clean or clear, as of dirt, with a broom or brush
To drench
To wet through and through; soak
To pin
To fasten or secure with or as if with a pin or pins
To roll
To travel or be moved like wheels or rollers
Glamour
Atractivness, beauty
Handful
Very small amount
Star-struck
Fascinated
With gusto
With great anticipation
Blockbuster
Something, such as a film or book, that sustains widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales
To be lured by
To be tempted by
Peanuts (cash related)
Small amount of money
Artiste
A professional artist
Lavish set
Large in amount and really rich
Takings
Profit/money
Heart throb
A person who is the object of popular romantic infatuation or desire, but is a heartbreaker
Shed inhibition
Get rid of shyness
With spite
With desire to hurt/annoy
Homestead
Household and the area around it
To befit someone (behaviour)
To suit someone
Beyond bearing
Unbearable
To scorn
To consider or treat as worse or unworthy; look down
To be hived off
To be separated
Inextricable
Very closely connected
Stroke
The act or an instance of striking
Wheelchair-bound
Limited
To be bereft
To be devoid of something
Innate
Existing naturally; inborn
Foolproof
Can’t go wrong/Designed so as to be impervious to human incompetence
To slot into
To fit into
Pitched
Adjusted
In leaps and bounds
Something that increases quickly
Quick-fix
Temporary solution
To turn up
To increase the speed, volume, intensity, or flow
To sort out
To clarify or resolve
To make for
To head towards, esp in haste
To single somebody out
To choose or distinguish from others
To pay up
To give over the full monetary amount demanded
To send for
To request to come by means of a message or messenger; summon
To stick to
To continue constantly
To write off
To cause or acknowledge the complete loss of
To look into
To inquire into; investigate
To get by
To succeed at a level of minimal acceptability or with the minimal amount of effort
Hard up
Broke
Cost the earth
To be exorbitant or burdensome in expense
Money to burn
More than enough money for what is required or expected; money to be wasted on something esle
To come across
To find someone or something
To get a much better deal
To pay less
Cost an arm and a leg
To be very expensive
To be made of money
Very rich
To rip off
To steal/to be decieved
To mess up
To make an error; to do something wrong
To check out
To examine or try something
Good value for money
Something that is worth it
To be entitled for discounts
To be granted/to qualify for discounts
To put up
To provide lodging for someone
To show around
To give someone a tour of a place
Off-peak
Not in the period of most frequent or heaviest use
Acne
Spots on your skin
Adage
Saying
To alleviate
To ease
Assault
Attack
To be at each others’ throat
To argue
To be at the end of one’s tether
A point or state at which one has no more patience, endurance, or energy left
To be on red alert
To be alarmed/warned
To bear a grudge
To continue feeling an old resentment for someone
Bicker
Argument
Brisk
Full of energy
Cheesed off
Annoyed
Clear the air
Explain the situation
Complacent
Satisfied, when you are not supposed to be
Detrimental
Harmful
Dismayed
Worried
Drop one’s guard
To not be prepared for danger or surprises
Eczema
Skin condition that causes redness
Feud
Argument, for example between to families
To flourish
To grow well or luxuriantly, thrive
To get one’s back up
To annoy
To get one’s own back
To have vengence
Insomnia
Lack of sleep aka me
Invigorating
Imparting vigor, strength, or vitality
Jaded
Bored
To jump down one’s throat
To attack
Lethargic
Sleepy
To keep someone on their toes
To make sure that someone gives all their attention to what they are doing and is ready for anything that might happen
Nourishment
Food
Patronising
Characteristic of those who treat other as if they were better than them
To pick on someone
To bully
Pre-empt
Prepare for something
Rant and rave
To speak loudly and furiously
To resort
To turn to or make use of a person, strategy, or course of action for help or as a means of achieving something
Row
Argument
To rub along with
To cooperate
Simultaneously
At the same time
Sluggish
Really slow
To sooth
To ease
Something speaks volume
Says everything about something
To spoil yourself
To treat yourself
Squabble
Children argument
To stick up for someone
To support someone
Sustenance
The supporting of life or health; maintenance or means of livelihood
To thrive
To grow vigorously; flourish
To unwind
To relax
Uptight
Tense
To whinge
To complain or protest
To wind someone up
To annoy
Accident-prone
Attracting accidents
Ample
In large amount
To draw on infromation
To use information or your knowledge of something to help you do something
Flaw
An imperfection
Fleet
A number of warships operating together under one command
Extra
A performer hired to play a minor part, as in a crowd scene in a film
To frown
To wrinkle the brow, as in thought or displeasure
To get by
To survive
To grunt
To utter a deep guttural sound, as a hog does
Gum
The fleshy tissue that covers the jawbones around the bases of the teeth
To heave
To raise or lift, especially with great effort or force
To keep your eyes peeled
To watch carefully
Oath
A solemn, formal declaration or promise to fulfill a pledge
Perch
A position that is secure, advantageous, or prominent
Safety measures
Taken to protect people from hazards
Shipwreck
The remains of a wrecked ship
To steer clear of something
To stay away from, avoid
To thrust
To push something somewhere suddenly and with force
To yank
To pull something with a strong, sudden movement
