eng1 Flashcards

(50 cards)

1
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especially, in particular

A

above all

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2
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the money you pay for a ticket to fly on a plane

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an air fare

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3
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helpful and polite

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attentive

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4
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if a place boasts a particular facility, it has this facility

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to boast

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5
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to reserve some time before

A

book in advance

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6
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to take sth away from sb as a punishment

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confiscate sth

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7
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to be made up of

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consist of

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8
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transparent water

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crystal clear waters

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9
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an official who checks your bags when you go through customs

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customs officer

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10
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not stopping anywhere en route

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direct flight

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11
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sb who has got good taste and enjoys expensive things

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discerning

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12
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when a vulcano explodes

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to erupt

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13
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a luxury hotel

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a five-star hotel

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14
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escape from/leave behind

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to get away from

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15
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to argue with sb over the price of sth you want to buy

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to haggle (over the price of sth)

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16
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the time of the year when most people take their holidays

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high/peak season

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17
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to feel very tired and disorientated as a result of having flown somewhere

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to be jet-lagged

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18
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to have been made untidy and unpleasant by sth

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to be littered with sth

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19
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if a particular kind of food or dish is a local speciality, it is common and particularly good in a certain area

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a local speciality

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20
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to have a view of

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to look onto

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21
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to be a long way away from the places that tourists usually visit

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to be off the beaten track

22
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to be available to buy or use/ to be sold at a reduced price

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to be on offer

23
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water that comes from a tap

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running water

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to sunbathe

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to soak up the sun

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a short stay somewhere during a long plane journey
a stopover
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an area of beach
stretch of beach
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the price you pay for a room in a hotel
a tariff
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to land (for aircraft)
to touch down
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to spend time in a pleasant way doing sth that does not require too much physical activity
while away the/your time I whiled away my time in the doctor’s waiting room leafing through old magazines
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skorzystać z okazji
jump at the chance
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drażliwy punkt, temat
sore point
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być zwróconym ku czemuś tyłem
back onto the river/sea/market/old town
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off the point, off-topic
beside the point
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attack someone violently
fly at sb
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to face difficulties
run into problems
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to be the number 1 on a list
head the list of
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pojawić się w polu widzenia
come into view
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iść za czyimś przykładem
follow suit
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wzbudzać nadzieję
raise hopes
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at a constatnt rate
keep up a steady pace
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być z czymś na bierząco
keep track of
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przeskakiwać kolejkę
jump the queue
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w lini prostej
as the crow flies
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to take the way that isn’t the fastest but has beautiful scenery
to take a scenic route
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kierować się instynktem
to follow your nose
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rzut beretem od czegoś
a stone’s throw away from sth
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stracić orientację, zgubić się
to lose your bearings
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zrobić coś na skróty
to take a short cut
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to move quickly and directly toward something
to make a beeline
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to suddenly stop moving or doing something
to stop dead in your track