Lekcja 23

1. Traffic has increased by 57 per cent over the last 10 years, and air pollution has grown concomitantly. 2. These drugs can be given concomitantly with chemotherapy.

I'm usually at home from five o'clock onwards

1. I want to give a shout-out to my dad, who helped me a lot. 2. Also worth a shoutout is Joe and Jerry's burger bar.

1. He must be a raving idiot/lunatic. 2. Her last book was a raving best-seller/success. 3. She's no raving beauty.

1. He had a sort of reddish beard. 2. She was oldish - about 60, I'd say. 3. We'll start at sevenish (= about seven o'clock).

There's been a lot of conjecture in the media recently about the marriage.

She was paid the mind-boggling sum of ten million dollars for that film.

seaborne trade/goods seaborne missiles/troops/reinforcements

You two hash out the details of the presentation.

1. It is unlikely that his forces could withstand an enemy onslaught for very long. 2. Scotland's onslaught on Wales in the second half of the match earned them a 4–1 victory.

She has a few nebulous ideas about what she might want to do in the future, but nothing definite.

My Italian is a bit rusty these days.

Gas lamps became obsolete when electric lighting was invented.

1. It's difficult to wean addicts off cocaine once they're hooked. 2. The whole scheme is intended to wean people off welfare dependency.

Our head office will liaise with the suppliers to ensure delivery.

1. The government claims to be doing all it can to eradicate corruption. 2. The disease that once claimed millions of lives has now been eradicated.

[+ that ] I've told her she should stay at home and rest but she's adamant that she's coming.

You never walk the talk, so I never believe your promises.

a nascent political party a nascent problem

1. What we are seeing increasingly is a society of private affluence and public squalor. 2. The nation's affluence has made two- and even three-car families the norm.

1. Sugary drinks are the main culprit of obesity among children. 2. Children in this country are getting much too fat, and sugar and sweets are the main culprits.

1. Workers and employees shared deep reservations about the wisdom of the government's plans for the industry. 2. He accepted my advice without reservation.

1. The influence of Freud is pervasive in her books. 2. a pervasive smell of diesel 3. Reforms are being undermined by the all-pervasive corruption in the country.

1. The inspectors found several irregularities in the business accounts. 2. The irregularity of (= the lack of rules for) English spelling means that it is easy to make mistakes.

The inspectors found several irregularities in the business accounts.

He was nervous about reciting in front of the class.

The perpetrators of the massacre must be brought to justice as war criminals.

deep hole, deep analysis, deep green, deep sleep, deep topic (niezbadany)

1. The flavours intermingle to produce a very unusual taste. 2. Fact is intermingled with fiction throughout the book.

The bottom line is that we need another ten thousand dollars to complete the project.

1. His pre-eminence in his subject is internationally recognized. 2. The company hopes to reestablish its pre-eminence with an international clientele.

1. The researchers must keep within the parameters of the experiment. 2. The central office sets/establishes the parameters that guide policy at the local level.

1. The storm/wind/rain has started to abate. 2. The fighting in the area shows no sign of abating.

On investigation, his claim was found to be bogus. She produced some bogus documents to support her application.

These people are just mediocrities.

1. Salary scales vary between states/from state to state/according to state/with each state. 2. The samples varied in quality but were generally acceptable. 3. We have tried several different approaches, with varying degrees of success.

She is renowned for her advocacy of human rights. a nonprofit advocacy group

1. A glass of whisky has only a transient warming effect. 2. The city has a large transient population (= many people who are living in it only temporarily).