Test Słownictwo 9.05

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welcome somebody
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to be pleased that somebody has come or has joined an organization, activity, etc.
welcome (adjective)
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that you are pleased to have, receive, etc.
meet somebody off something
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to go to a place and wait there for a particular person or thing to arrive
meet something
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to do or satisfy what is needed or what somebody asks for
come under criticism
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to be a person that others are attacking or criticizing
undercut
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to make somebody/something weaker or less likely to be effective
express
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to show or make known a feeling, an opinion, etc. by words, looks or actions
lend itself to something
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​to be suitable for something
give off
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to produce something such as a smell, heat, light, etc.
bring something about
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to make something happen
downsize
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to reduce the number of people who work in a company, business, etc. in order to reduce costs
feel at home with
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feel comfortable and relaxed
peerless
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better than all others of its kind
insatiable
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always wanting more of something; not able to be satisfied
appalled
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feeling or showing horror at something unpleasant or wrong
keep out of the limelight
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stay out of the centre of public attention
disquieting
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​causing worry and unhappiness
read
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to study a subject, especially at a university
give up on something
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to stop doing or having something
to rocket up through the ranks
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to advance in position, status, or competitive standing extremely quickly
readily available
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quickly and without difficulty
to mull over
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to spend time thinking carefully about a plan or proposal
to breathe one’s last
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to be almost dead/useless
apart from
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except for
stumble across something/somebody
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to discover something/somebody unexpectedly
on account of the fact (that)
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because of
turn down somebody/something
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to reject or refuse to consider an offer, a proposal, etc. or the person who makes it
pamper
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to take care of somebody very well and make them feel as comfortable as possible
creature comforts
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​all the things that make life, or a particular place, comfortable, such as good food, comfortable furniture or modern equipment
aggravate
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to make an illness or a bad or unpleasant situation worse
a rocky relationship
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difficult and not certain to continue or to be successful
sweeping changes
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having an important effect on a large part of something
raging thirst
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very strong and powerful
quench your thirst
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to drink so that you no longer feel thirsty
feel faint with hunger
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feeling weak and tired and likely to become unconscious
soft drink
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not alcoholic
fussy
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too concerned about having things exactly as you want them; hard to please
residential
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requiring a person to live at a particular place; offering living accommodation
come as a revelation to somebody
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to be a completely new or surprising experience; to be different from what was expected
unwelcome
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not wanted
finding
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information that is discovered as the result of research into something
to recall a product
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to ask for a product to be returned, often because there is something wrong with it
mould
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a fine soft green, grey or black substance like fur that is a type of fungus and that grows on old food or on objects that are left in warm wet air
spokesman for...
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a person who speaks for a group or an organization
liken something to something
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to compare one thing to another and say they are similar
impregnate
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to make a substance spread through an area so that the area is full of the substance
forward
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to send or pass goods or information to somebody
to take a precautionary measure against something
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​do something in order to prevent problems or to avoid danger
sell-by-date
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the date printed on food packages, etc. after which the food must not be sold
cease
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to stop happening or existing; to stop something from happening or existing
out-of-work
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unemployed
to be laid off
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to be made redundant
scapegoat
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a person who is blamed for something bad that somebody else has done or for some failure
deceptive
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misleading
trawl
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to search through a large amount of information or a large number of people, places, etc. looking for a particular thing or person
track down
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to find something after searching in several different places
enticing
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so attractive and interesting that you want to have it or know more about it
name and shame somebody
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to publish the names of people or organizations who have done something wrong or illegal
a culprit
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a person who has done something wrong or against the law
ammunition
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information that can be used against another person in an argument
to home in on something
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​to direct your thoughts or attention towards something
flout
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to show that you have no respect for a law, etc. by openly not obeying it
make somebody’s blood boil
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to make somebody extremely angry

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