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Question 1

become friends again after an argument

pogodzić się (np. z przyjacielem

Answer 1

make up

I had an argument with my best friend, but we soon made up

Question 2

invent an explanation, excuse etc

wymyślić sobie wymówkę, wytłumaczenie

Answer 2

make up

As I got to school, I knew I would have to make up an excuse for being late

Question 3

create a story, poem etc

wymyślić coś, zmyślić coś

Answer 3

make up

Leo made up a poem about the English teacher

Question 4

provide sth good, so that sth bad seems less important

wynagradzać coś

Answer 4

make up for

When the concert was cancelled, my dad took us to the cinema to make up for it

Question 5

go in the direction of

kierować się do

Answer 5

make/head for

It started to rain so we made for nearby farmhouse

Question 6

give sb or sth the same name as sb or sth else

nadać komuś imię po kimś

Answer 6

name after

My dad named his boat after his grandmother

Question 7

reduce the number of possibilities

zawęzić coś, zawężać coś (np. liczba podejrzanych)

Answer 7

narrow down

I still haven’t decided which university to go to, but I’ve narrowed it down to about four

Question 8

die

umrzeć, odejść

Answer 8

pass away

I was sorry to hear that your grandfather passed away

Question 9

suddenly become unconscious

zemdleć

Answer 9

pass out

It was so hot that several members of the crowd passed out and had to be taken to hospital

Question 10

keep treating sb badly or unfairly

czepiać się kogoś

Answer 10

pick on

It’s not fair when some of the bigger boys pick on the little ones

Question 11

stop a vehicle to give sb a lift

odebrać kogoś z jakiegoś miejsca (podwozić kogoś)

Answer 11

pick up

I’ll pick you up from outside of your house and we’ll drive into town

Question 12

connect to the electricity supply
dołączać coś do sieci elektrycznej
podłączać coś, włączyć coś (przy użyciu wtyczki)

Answer 12

plug in

I couldn’t understand why the vacuum cleaner wasn’t working and then I realised I hadn’t plug it in

Question 13

visit quickly or for a short time

wpaść, zajść, skoczyć (z krótką wizytą)

Answer 13

pop in(to)
Mum poped into the cake shop to get sth for after dinner

Question 14

stop by the side of the road in the car

wjechać i zatrzymać się

Answer 14

pull in

Could you just pull in for a second so that I can buy some chewing gum?

Question 15

stop being involved in an activity

wycofać się, oddalić się

Answer 15

pull out

The other company pulled out of the deal at the last minute

Question 16

survive (a serious illness etc)

przetrwać chorobę, powracać do zdrowia

Answer 16

pull through

The doctors were really worried about Simon, but in the end he pulled through

Question 17

save an amount of money for the future

odkładać hajsik

Answer 17

put by

I try to put a little by each month for emergencies

Question 18

critisise, make someone feel stupid

wyśmiewać kogoś, wyszydzać kogoś

Answer 18

put down

I wish I wouldn’t keep putting me down in front of other people

Question 19

kill (a sick/old animal)

uśmiercać coś

Answer 19

put down

We used to have a horse, but he fell and broke his leg so he had to be put down

Question 20

suggest that sth is a result of

przypisywać coś czemuś, czynić coś odpowiedzialnym za coś

Answer 20

put down to

The minister put the recent economic problems down to the rise in oil prices