Lekcja 7

Further ballots will be held in the next two weeks. We have to ballot before they find out the truth

Many customers voiced their discontent on the quality of service.

You should be careful not to press a desperate foe too hard.

The rebel army is attempting to subvert the government.

They have devolved financial control to individual schools.

He doesn't seem to comprehend the scale of the problem. I think I grasped the main points of the lecture

If we continue to deplete the earth's natural resources, we will cause serious damage to the environment

The parade was very well organized and passed without mishap.

I saw through his cunning scheme immediately. A cunning worker is a real asset

He eventually ascended to the position of chief executive. They slowly ascended the steep path up the mountain.

There are rabbits burrowing under the building.

Because of the fog's resistance I began to lose altitude.

The UK government is facing pressure to realign prices with those in continental Europe.

It's important to have a person with some oomph in charge of the department.

Gardening is my bread and butter right now. Health and education are the kind of bread-and-butter issues that people vote on.

Remarkably, she wasn't hurt in the crash.

Her interests are in the realm of practical politics.

I'll be shoveling coal in a furnace.

Snow and ice have left many roads treacherous, and drivers are warned to use caution.

Times Square is the nexus of the New York subway.

many will defend it ferociously 1. A lioness defends her young ferociously. 2. He was ferociously attacked.

The report concluded that business pressure on the government had muffled the impact of the legislation

You scared the hell out of me

They talk in an obscure jargon.

to produce large quantities of something very quickly

1. They lived in dread of losing their house 2. dread to think/ used to say that you do not want to think about something because it is too worrying: I dread to think what would happen if he was left to cope on his own.

There was a real hustle in the tram today. There is always a lot of hustle before Christmas.

1. We're now starting to see the flip side of the government's economic policy. 2. But consider, too, the flip side:

free up some time

1. Being a world champion is no easy feat. 2. The Eiffel Tower is a remarkable feat of engineering. 3. Getting the house painted was quite a feat.

A noisy flock of tourists came into the museum.

1. its boli down to optimisation problems 2. The problem boils down to one thing - lack of money

That would far outstrip the expected 2.8 percent growth in consumption

1. His generation would be the first to reap the benefits. 2. They didn’t reap any benefits from that deal. 3. Outside shareholders reaped 25% of the dividends generated.

His wife and five children are uneasy about the future.

1. What's more, both companies would have been worse off without the deal 2. If you keep borrowing money to pay off your debts, you’ll be even worse off than you are now.

Knowing what a sticker he is, he'll probably wait there the whole day.

1. His work has received only scant attention outside this country. 2. Information about the early history of the town is scant.

Today, the Method would once again seem to be back in vogue.

She isn't very susceptible to flattery(pochlbstwo). These plants are particularly susceptible to frost. Among particularly susceptible children, the disease can develop very fast

He's the scion of a very wealthy newspaper-publishing family.

1. a state of bewilderment 2. As he walked through the door, she stared at him in utter bewilderment.

Such a high increase will impose an undue burden on the local tax payer.

1. an overbearing father

1. an abundant supply of food 2. There is abundant evidence that cars have a harmful effect on the environment. 3. Cheap consumer goods are abundant (= exist in large amounts) in this part of the world.

1. a dismal expression 2. The acting was dismal, wasn't it? 3. What dismal weather!

1. As the NEC's deputy for domestic policy issues, Sperling has functioned as both policy wonk and political guru.

1. The critics scoffed at his paintings. 2. Years ago people would have scoffed at the idea that cars would be built by robots.