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Domanda		Risposta
pave the way (for sb/sth) inizia ad imparare		to prepare for sb/sth, to make the arrival or appearance of sb/sth easier
boil down to inizia ad imparare		to be the most basic aspect of a matter; come down to
cling (on) to sth inizia ad imparare		to hold onto (e.g. a belief)
underscore inizia ad imparare		to emphasise; highlight; stress; accent
twiddle one’s thumbs inizia ad imparare		to have nothing to do and wait for sth to happen
drag one’s feet/heels inizia ad imparare		to hold back, delay; not doing much/enough
a storm in a teacup inizia ad imparare		a lot of fuss about sth unimportant
a drop in the ocean inizia ad imparare		a very small and unimportant amount
fight a losing battle inizia ad imparare		to try to achieve sth that cannot be achieved
bite off more than one can chew inizia ad imparare		to try to do sth which is beyond one’s capabilities
a law unto oneself inizia ad imparare		sb who does as she or he pleases, acts independently
make a mountain out of a molehill inizia ad imparare		to make an unimportant fact seem like a serious one
outstay one’s welcome inizia ad imparare		to stay longer than expected
drive a wedge between sb and sb else inizia ad imparare		to cause ill feelings between people
fend for oneself inizia ad imparare		to take care of oneself without help from others;
egg on inizia ad imparare		to encourage, cheer sb to do sth dangerous or foolish
shirk (from) sth inizia ad imparare		to avoid doing sth one should do (wykręcać się od czegoś)
in retrospect inizia ad imparare		thinking about an event after it has happened, often with a different opinion about it
gargantuan inizia ad imparare		huge, enormous
sport distilled inizia ad imparare		the essence of sport
limply inizia ad imparare		unsteadily
plusher inizia ad imparare		more expensive, snobbish
shunted from inizia ad imparare		pushed from
tailgaters inizia ad imparare		drivers who follow dangerously close behind another vehicle
the clash of gigants/titans inizia ad imparare		epic encounter
spanking new inizia ad imparare		brand new
opulent inizia ad imparare		costly, luxurious
cavorting inizia ad imparare		jumping and dancing excitedly
raucous inizia ad imparare		making a lot of noise
household names inizia ad imparare		very popular, well-known
clamour inizia ad imparare		huge noise, shouting etc.
quirky inizia ad imparare		strange, unusual, unconventional
fervour inizia ad imparare		intense and passionate feeling
franchises inizia ad imparare		professional teams
yearning inizia ad imparare		longing, desire, need
dubious inizia ad imparare		doubtful, unreliable, uncertain, unsure, suspicious
rife inizia ad imparare		widespread
illicit inizia ad imparare		forbidden by law
revered inizia ad imparare		greatly admired, looked up to
plight inizia ad imparare		a dangerous, unfortunate situation
frictions inizia ad imparare		conflict or disagreement caused by a clash of wills, temperaments, or opinions
mottled by inizia ad imparare		marked with spots or smears of colour
relentless inizia ad imparare		increasingly intense
settle in inizia ad imparare		to become familiar with somewhere new, such as a new house, job, or school, and to feel comfortable and happy there
see sth through inizia ad imparare		to continue doing a job or activity until it is finished, especially when it is difficult
on principle inizia ad imparare		(z zasady)
in principle inizia ad imparare		in general; theoretically
settle for inizia ad imparare		choose to accept or agree to something
settle down inizia ad imparare		to become familiar with a place and to feel happy and confident in it
see about inizia ad imparare		to prepare for or deal with an action or event, or to arrange for something to be done
see sb off inizia ad imparare		to go to the place that someone is leaving from in order to say goodbye to them
see to sth inizia ad imparare		to do something that has to be done
settle up inizia ad imparare		to pay someone the money that you owe them
see through sth inizia ad imparare		(przejrzeć np. plan)
saw to inizia ad imparare		arranged, made sure
common knowledge inizia ad imparare		well-known to everyone
groundsman inizia ad imparare		a man whose job is to take care of a sports ground or park
scout inizia ad imparare		a person employed to look for people with particular skills, especially in sport or entertainment
capacity inizia ad imparare		the total amount that can be contained or produced
preen inizia ad imparare		to spend time making yourself look attractive
stardom inizia ad imparare		the quality of being famous, especially for being a singer, actor, etc
epitome inizia ad imparare		the typical or highest example of a stated quality, as shown by a particular person or thing
turf inizia ad imparare		the area that a group considers its own
brainbox inizia ad imparare		a very clever person
grey power inizia ad imparare		the influence of old people on social and political activities
favouritism inizia ad imparare		unfair support shown to one person or group, especially by someone in authority
tiff inizia ad imparare		slight argument
truancy inizia ad imparare		the problem or situation of children being absent from school regularly without permission
overhaul inizia ad imparare		to completely change a system so that it works more effectively

Unit 8 - Upstream (MOST IMPORTANT)

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