Unit 5 and 6 Flashcards

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1
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practice performance

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rehearsal

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to limit the ability of someone to do something, or to limit the development of something

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hinder

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likely to do something or suffer from something

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prone

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4
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fearless and fond of adventure

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swashbuckling

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5
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a soft seat of a chair

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cushion

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6
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to be very pleased

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be over the moon

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7
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extremely happy

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in seventh heaven

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8
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to be extremely happy

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jump for joy

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to feel very much better, refreshed

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feel like a new person

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extremely upset

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beside yourself

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having no strength or patience left

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at the end of one’s tether

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a rope or chain used to tie, especially an animal, to a post or other fixed place, usually so that it can move freely within a small area

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tether

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a person whose name or address is written on a letter or parcel

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addressee

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someone who directs the performance of musicians or a piece of music

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conductor

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15
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kuchenka

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cooker

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16
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often forgetting things (a trait)

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forgetfulness

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a raised path, especially across a wet area

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causeway

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moving or behaving in a way that is not regular, certain, or expected

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erratic

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the middle stone in the top of an arch that has a special shape and holds all the other stones in position

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keystone

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a channel around a castle, filled with water

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moat

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21
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covered with straw (roof, house)

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thatched

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the bricks and pieces of stone that are used to make a building

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masonry

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a substance that becomes hard as it dries and is used especially for spreading on walls and ceilings in order to give a smooth surface (tynk)

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plaster

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a projection sticking out from a wall to support a structure above it (kroksztyn, konsola)

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corbel

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packed and squeezed with little room
cramped
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an upright part of a doorframe [ościeżnica drzwiowa]
doorjamb
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large artificial banks of soil made as a defence in ancient times
earthworks
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areas far from the sea coast or river bank
hinterland
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a structure consisting of strips of wood or metal crossed and fastened together resembling a fence (krata)
lattice
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a hard rock used as building material and in the making of cement (wapień)
limestone
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a linear arrangement of stones
alignment
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a large pile of earth, stones, etc. like a small hill
mound
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to express your ideas and opinions clearly so that people understand them easily
put across
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to surprise someone very much
astonish
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to save something, usually time or money, for a special purpose
put something aside
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to make someone feel silly or not important by criticizing them
put sb down Why did you have to put me down in front of everybody like that?
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If you put a bad experience or your own bad behaviour___, you do not let it affect your life now.
put behind
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to stop or limit an opposing political event or group (suppress)
put down
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to state an idea or opinion, or to suggest a plan or person, for other people to consider
put forward
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to decide or arrange to delay an event or activity
put off
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repulse
put off
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deceive/mislead (put...)
put on
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to make someone experience something unpleasant or difficult or suffering
put sb through sth
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to provide someone with a place to stay temporarily
put up
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to stay somewhere for the night
put up (at)
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tolerate
put up with
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to try to persuade someone that something is true when it is not, usually as a joke
put someone on
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to write someone's name on a list or document, usually in order to include that person in an event or activity
put down
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an animal’s skin
hide
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When bells ___, they ring with a loud sound.
peal
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a flat piece of glass, used in a window or door (szyba).
pane
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to surprise and worry someone
faze
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a sea fish with a flat, circular body, or its flesh eaten as food (flądra)
plaice
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rubbish, waste material
_re_fuse
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to send to another country
ex_port_
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a product sold abroad
_ex_port
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a flat piece of wood, stone, etc. that forms the base of a window or door
sill (ex. windowsill)
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a device that makes a vehicle go slower or stop, or a pedal, bar, or handle that makes this device work (hamulec)
brake
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one of a number of flat, round fish that are eaten as food (sola)
sole
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to walk by pulling your feet slowly along the ground rather than lifting them
shuffle
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the ground for playing football
pitch
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the highness or lowness of a musical note
pitch
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a thick, black substance that was used in the past to make wooden ships and buildings waterproof (pak węglowy)
pitch
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an open, public area in a city or town plac
plaza
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a type of art in which shapes are cut from the surrounding stone so that they stand out slightly against a flat surface, or a work of art done in this way płaskorzeźba
bas-relief
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to be very tall in comparison with something else wznosić się nad, przewyższać
tower over
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to make someone very tired, exhaust wyczerpać
drain
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dziedziniec
courtyard