Unit 24 Flashcards
1
Q
embark
A
to go onto a ship
2
Q
wage
A
to begin and continue a war
3
Q
in a lieu of
A
instead of
4
Q
oust
A
to force someone to leave a position of power, job
5
Q
intermingle
A
to become mixed together
6
Q
divulge
A
to make something secret known
7
Q
eradicate
A
to get rid of something completely
8
Q
postage
A
the money that you pay for sending letters
9
Q
indispensable
A
so good that you could not manage without it
10
Q
irrespective of
A
without considering
11
Q
on tenterhooks
A
worried about something that is going to happen
12
Q
risk one’s neck
A
ryzykować życiem
13
Q
at one’s fingertips
A
convenient and easy to find
14
Q
put sb off stride
A
to take someone’s attention away from what they are doing, so that they stop doing it
15
Q
word of mouth
A
by someone telling you:
16
Q
get the hang of smth
A
to learn how to do something
