Lekcja 4

1. The Hungarian uprising in 1956 was suppressed by the Soviet Union. 2. She couldn't suppress her anger/annoyance/delight.3. The British government tried to suppress the book because of the information it contained about the security services.

I am feeling fatigue after the whole day running

1. A crippling attack of malaria kept him in bed for months. 2. The bomb attack dealt a crippling blow to tourism in the country

compound by poverty and hunger

intensive care wards

Reports elsewhere have also been thin on the ground.

The acting was dismal, wasn't it? What dismal weather!

he had always been someone to reckon with

His company went bust, leaving huge debts.

Can you lend me some money to tide me over till the weekend?

An unexpected surge in electrical power caused the computer to crash. There has been a surge in house prices recently.

Resign yourself to the fact that she doesn't love you

The scientist contested his theory

This house is huge. I reckon it must have cost a fortune.

Stop boasting, you're not that special.

1. Since 2005 export has contracted by 5%. 2. In spoken English, "do not" often contracts to "don't".

The crane lifted the container off the ship.

1. They got lost when they strayed too far from the path. 2. My thoughts strayed for a moment

The company will put the building up in a year.

not repentant (= feeling sorry for something that you have done)

I'm taking $400 - I think that should suffice. sth is saffice to affirm that

Despite enormous suffering, the patient remained resilient

1. Buildings crumbled as the earthquake struck. 2. Support for the government is crumbling

They'll approach our new position with a great deal of caution, I think.

The unsettling difference is that

I was being lax in the performance of my duties. But critics say the new rules are still too lax.

The decision we five make today will recast our entire media landscape for years to come

When we met again by chance in Cairo, I felt it must be fate. Fate has brought us together.

The distance between Poland and Japan is immense

the fraud was exposed. He has exposed many different things while living in China

The atmosphere in the office impedes our plan of marketing strategy development.

Television is a powerful means of diffusing knowledge.

I knew that no peril could come to me if I stayed alert

The American film industry was in a period of contraction

a forged passport a forged signature A number of forged works of art have been sold as genuine.

profound knowledge/meaning/shift

1. Investors each received a windfall of £3,000. 2. UK The government is hoping to collect a windfall tax (= extra tax on a large unexpected company profit) from British Electric.

He was reared on a farm until the age of 13 years

The project is also well insulated from direct public pressure.

spending on sth tailed off. The profits tailed off after a few years.

It's a very reliable source of information. Her story seems to be barely credible. That sounds plausible, doesn't it?

concur with the report, concur with major findings He put the question round the room and people concurred.

There is widespread gloom and doom about the company's future.

1. Party leaders have undertaken to purge the party of extremists. 2. The new state governor has promised to purge the police force of corruption.

1. What can I do to redeem the situation? 2. Casting famous actors wasn't enough to redeem bad screenplay. 3. Would you like to redeem your coupon?

Aid workers were said to have been filled with dismay by the appalling conditions that the refugees were living in. The fans watched in/with dismay as their team lost 42–11.