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Frage		Antworten
to conciliate Lernen beginnen		to end a disagreement or someone’s anger by acting in a friendly way or slightly changing your opinion
scorn Lernen beginnen		a very strong feeling of no respect to someone or sth that you think is stupid and has no value
off-hand Lernen beginnen		not friendly and showing little interest in other people in a way that seems slightly rude
portly Lernen beginnen		(esp. of middle-aged or old men) fat and round
to leer Lernen beginnen		(esp. of men) to look at someone in a sexually interested way
(lanky) gangly/gangling Lernen beginnen		tall and thin and often awkward in movement as a result
to scowl Lernen beginnen		to look at sth or someone with a very annoyed expression
conceited Lernen beginnen		too proud of yourself, your abilities and actions
modest Lernen beginnen		not large in size or amount, or not expensive
on hand Lernen beginnen		near to someone or sth and ready to help or to be used if necessary
anchor Lernen beginnen		a heavy, metal object that is dropped from a boat into water to prevent the boat from moving away
to inculcate (wpajać) Lernen beginnen		to cause someone to have particular beliefs or values by repeating them frequently
to appease (udobruchać) Lernen beginnen		to prevent further disagreement or fighting by letting the opposite side have something they want
officious Lernen beginnen		too eager to tell people what to do and having too high opinion of your own importance
turn your hand to everything (sth) Lernen beginnen		if you say that someone could turn their hand to everything (sth) it means that they could do it well even though they do not have an experience
columnist Lernen beginnen		someone who writes a regular article to newspaper or magazine
redoubt Lernen beginnen		sth that holds or defends a belief or a way of life that is disappearing or threatened
to engender Lernen beginnen		to cause sth to come into existence
exultant Lernen beginnen		very happy, especially at someone else's failure
repulsion Lernen beginnen		strong dislike or disapproval
ostentatious Lernen beginnen		too obviously showing your money, possessions, or power, in an attempt to make other people notice and admire you
unkempt Lernen beginnen		untidy and not cared for
effusive Lernen beginnen		expressing welcome, approval, or pleasure in a way that shows very strong feeling
gullible Lernen beginnen		easily tricked, and too willing to believe everything the other people say
revolve around (kręci się wokół) Lernen beginnen		to have someone or sth as the main interest or subject
a sound bite Lernen beginnen		a short sentence or phrase said publicly, especially by a politician, to be broadcast
deplorable Lernen beginnen		very bad
media outlet Lernen beginnen		a publication or broadcast program that provides news and feature stories to the public through various distribution channel
jubilant Lernen beginnen		showing and expressing great happiness, usually because of a success
bland Lernen beginnen		not interesting or exciting
pompous Lernen beginnen		someone who is pompous is too serious and thinks they are more important than they really are
pushy Lernen beginnen		behaving in an unpleasant way by trying too much to get sth or to make someone do sth
conscientious Lernen beginnen		always doing your work with a lot of care
obstinate (uparty) Lernen beginnen		not willing to change your ideas or behaviour although you are wrong
pig-headed Lernen beginnen		showing unreasonable support for an opinion and refusing to change or listen to different opinions
unscrupulous Lernen beginnen		behaving in a way that is dishonest or unfair in order to get what you want
leader/editorial Lernen beginnen		a person in control of a group, country or situation
classified ad Lernen beginnen		a small advertisement that you put in a newspaper or a magazine, usually because you want to sell sth or to offer/find a job
a feature (a type of an article) Lernen beginnen		a type of an article that provides a detailed description of a place, person, idea or organisation
agony column Lernen beginnen		the part of a magazine or newspaper where the letters from readers about their personal problems are printed, together with advice about how to deal with them
agony aunt Lernen beginnen		a person, usually a woman, who gives advice to people with personal problems, especially in a regular magazine or newspaper article
pamphlet Lernen beginnen		a thin book with only a few pages that gives information or opinion about something
leaflet Lernen beginnen		a piece of paper that gives you an information or advertising sth
prospectus Lernen beginnen		a document giving details of a college, school, or business and its activities
flyer Lernen beginnen		a small piece of paper with information on it about a product or event
manual Lernen beginnen		done with hands
a newsgroup Lernen beginnen		a collection of messages that are shown on the internet and have been written by people interested in a particular subject
to bookmark Lernen beginnen		to save an internet address as a bookmark
to subscribe Lernen beginnen		to pay money to an organization in order to receive a product, use a service regulary or to support the organization
to bounce (about an email) Lernen beginnen		if an email that you send bounces or is bounced, it comes back to you because the address is wrong or there is a computer problem
garbled Lernen beginnen		confusing and unclear, or giving a false idea
unsurpassed Lernen beginnen		better that anyone or anything else
to leave sth standing Lernen beginnen		to be much better, quicker, more successful etc than someone or something else
galore Lernen beginnen		in great amounts or numbers
to pamper oneself Lernen beginnen		to give someone a special treatment, making that person as comfortable as possible and giving them whatever they want
indulge oneself Lernen beginnen		allow yourself to have or do something that you know you will enjoy
sumptuous Lernen beginnen		impressive in a way that seems expensive
opulent Lernen beginnen		expensive and luxurious
state-of-the-art Lernen beginnen		very modern and using the most recent ideas and methods
in the lap of luxury Lernen beginnen		living in very comfortable conditions because you have a lot of money
fetching Lernen beginnen		pleasant or attractive
alluring Lernen beginnen		attractive or exciting
sky-writing Lernen beginnen		a writing formed in the sky, for example by smoke, emitted from an airplane
sandwich-board Lernen beginnen		a pair of connected boards placed next to a store to advertise its products
a press release Lernen beginnen		a public statement given to the press to publish if they wish
put your own gloss/spin on a story Lernen beginnen		.
muck-raking Lernen beginnen		the activity, especially by newspapers and reporters, of trying to find out unpleasant information about people or organizations in order to make it public
a glossy Lernen beginnen		a magazine printed on glossy paper
go to press Lernen beginnen		to start to be printed
a stop press Lernen beginnen		it refers to a particular space on the front or back page of a newspaper that contains very recent news added to the newspaper after the printing process starts
hot off the press Lernen beginnen		news that is hot off the press has just been printed and often contains the most recent information about sth
libel Lernen beginnen		a piece of writing that contains bad and false things about a person
defamation of character Lernen beginnen		the act of harming someone’s reputation by saying or writing bad things about them
back copy Lernen beginnen		a newspaper or magazine of an earlier date than the one now on sale

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