Vocabulary C1 (1)

Question 1

invariably

Answer 1

always

Question 2

stamina

Answer 2

the physical and/or mental strength to do something that might be difficult and will take a long time; wytrzymałość

Question 3

fairly

Answer 3

more than average, but less than very; raczej, dość

Question 4

come to terms with sth

Answer 4

to accept something unpleasant by learning to deal with it

Question 5

hold the record

Answer 5

być rekordzistą

Question 6

at the expense of something

Answer 6

resulting in the loss of something; kosztem czegoś

Question 7

be on top form

Answer 7

być w szczytowej formie

Question 8

in check

Answer 8

being controlled within reasonable limits;

* We’ve got to find ways of keeping our expenses in check. *

Question 9

in terms of something

Answer 9

in relation to something;

Question 10

nutrition

Answer 10

the substances that you take into your body as food and the way that they influence your health;

Question 11

be on the ball

Answer 11

to be aware of and understand what is happening and be able to react quickly; mieć łeb na karku

Question 12

be in the running for sth

Answer 12

mieć szansę na coś

Question 13

move the goalposts

Answer 13

to change the rules while someone is trying to do something in order to make it more difficult for them;

Question 14

sail through sth

Answer 14

to pass an exam, a test, etc. without any difficulty

Question 15

with flying colours

Answer 15

very well; with a very high mark

Question 16

skate around the topic

Answer 16

to avoid the topic

Question 17

take the wind out of sb’s sails

Answer 17

to make somebody suddenly less confident or angry, especially when you do or say something that they do not expect

Question 18

outright

Answer 18

open and direct

Question 19

rein in

Answer 19

to control undesirable activity or growth; powstrzymywać

Question 20

enforce

Answer 20

to make people obey a law, or to make a particular situation happen or be accepted;

Question 21

lap

Answer 21

a complete trip around a race track that is repeated several times during a competition

Question 22

backlog

Answer 22

a quantity of work that should have been done already, but has not yet been done; zaległości

Question 23

ordeal

Answer 23

a very unpleasant and painful or difficult experience

Question 24

hail a taxi

Answer 24

przywołać taxi

Question 25

on the market

Answer 25

available for sale

Question 26

as opposed to

Answer 26

rather than; instead of; used to make a contrast between two things

Question 27

make-up

Answer 27

the different things, people, etc. that combine to form something; the way in which they combine

• Ireland did show up a number of flaws in the England team’s make-up. *

Question 28

aptitude

Answer 28

natural ability or skill at doing something

Question 29

transcend

Answer 29

to be or go beyond the usual limits of something; przekraczać

Question 30

wane

Answer 30

to become weaker in strength or influence

Question 31

have sth under one’s belt

Answer 31

to have already achieved or obtained something

• She already has a couple of good wins under her belt. *

Question 32

prowess

Answer 32

great skill at doing something

Question 33

meticulous

Answer 33

very careful and with great attention to every detail; dokładny

Question 34

stash

Answer 34

to store something in a safe or secret place; hide