Vocabulary (Matasek. 01)

Young people don’t feel they have a stake in the country’s future.

Everybody put Mr Spark's success down to his extraordinary cleverness.

It is to his credit that he's willing to admit he has a problem.

If something baffles you, you cannot understand it or explain it.

Communities afflicted with acute destitution are additionally confronted with illiteracy, life in appalling conditions and infectious diseases decimating the indigenous populations.

Communities afflicted with acute destitution are additionally confronted with illiteracy, life in appalling conditions and infectious diseases decimating the indigenous populations.

Communities afflicted with acute destitution are additionally confronted with illiteracy, life in appalling conditions and infectious diseases decimating the indigenous populations.

Communities afflicted with acute destitution are additionally confronted with illiteracy, life in appalling conditions and infectious diseases decimating the indigenous populations.

Communities afflicted with acute destitution are additionally confronted with illiteracy, life in appalling conditions and infectious diseases decimating the indigenous populations.

If you give him more money, he will certainly find it of use.

to cause sb's embarrassment or difficulty by forcing them at that moment to answer a difficult question or make an important decision

The patient's condition is gradually improving.

The student was congratulated on making a big headway.

Sarah doesn't think much of the book.

Sarah has a low opinion of the book.

If you are not on speaking terms with someone, you refuse to speak to them because you are angry with them:

They said the operation had been successful and they expected his wife to pull through.

The refugees fell prey to criminal gangs.

I'm all fingers and thumbs today. That's the second plate I've dropped this morning.

The white rhinoceros is on the brink of extinction.

The young soldier cut a fine figure in his new uniform.

The factory churns out thousands of pairs of these shoes every week. She churns out a new best-selling novel every year.

Hardly ever do we realize how much effluent gets discharged (odprowadzać) into water.

Patients were discharged from the hospital because the beds were needed by other people. More than half of all prisoners discharged are reconvicted within two years.

A peace protester was conditionally discharged for twelve months (= allowed to go free only if they do not commit a crime again for this period of time).

I said I’d meet him, but now I want to get out of it. Ruth always tries to get out of doing the washing up.

He sized up the situation and immediately decided what to do.

I’m not sure how much of his explanation she took in.

She sat leafing through a newspaper, watching the door.

Obviously the misunderstanding will have to be cleared up. The case was never cleared up.

Stop harping on about how ill you feel.

Many shoppers turned away from products that were not environmentally friendly.

The numbness in his shoulder was starting to wear off. I got bored with the job once the novelty wore off.

Are you willing to vouch for him?

Sheila carried a knife to ward off attacks.