PNJ - Test 2

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tatty
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in a bad condition, untidy, rather dirty
hustle
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the state of being busy, in a hurry
resilience
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resistance
prerequisite
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a conditon that needs to be fulfilled
sartorial
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unique, very elegant
mediocrity
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being of average
lousy
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poor, not sufficient, not very high quality
ruthlessness
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cruelty, no limits, no mercy
jaded
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burnt out, exhausted
notorious
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famous in a bad way / well-known for sth bad
dress rehearsal
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a final rehearsal before a real play, with costumes and scenery
to sing backing vocals
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to support a main singer with your voice in the background
stage fright
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a feeling of fear or nervousness just before appearing in front of an audience
standing ovation
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a round of applause where people stand up to show they enjoyed the performance very much
to enter a stage on cue
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when they call your name and you are ready to enter
emotional recall
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a technique used by actors to provoke emotions and feelings similar to the characters they act out, they recall personal experiences
curtain call
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when actors come forward to the front of the stage after a performace in order to receive the applause of the audience
to be in the limelight
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to be the centre of attention
live performance
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wystep na zywo
understudy
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a person who learnt actor's part in a play and can act if the actor is ill
underwriter
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sb whose job involves agreeing to provide money for a particular activity or to pay any losses
soundtrack
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a sound, speech and music of a film
soundstage
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a soundproof room or building in which cinematic films are shot
playwright
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a person who writes plays
to playact
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pretending to have attitudes or feelings that you do not really have / to act in a play
to overact
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to exaggerate your emotions and movements when acting in a play
screenwriter
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a person who writes screenplays
backstage
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areas behind the stage
to backtrack
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to no longer agree or support sth you said or made
to crouch
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to bend yourself and lower your knees so that you are close to the ground
blessed
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honored, privileged
obsession
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an emotional state in which sb is always thinking about sb else
to permeate
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to spread through
impulse
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a sudden urge or desire
reinforcement
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the action of strengthening sth
to erode
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to destroy gradually, by a slow consumption
fallible
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capable of making mistakes or being wrong
mundane
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ordinary and not interesting
to take precedence
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to take priority over sth
nagging phone
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an iritating phone, when sb calls over and over again, esp. advertisements
to seep into
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to soak into, to get into, to pass into, to flow into
to brush through
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to get or walk through
search engine
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a tool used to search for some information
recycle bin
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a special folder on your computer where you keep all deleted files
compelled
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forced to do sth
compelling
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interesting or exciting enough
compulsory
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obligatory
compulsive
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impossible to control
meaningless
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without any clear purpose
meaningfull
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having a clear meaning
representational
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e.g. works of art show things as they really are
representative
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a person or things that represent others
representing/ed
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be entitled to speak for sb
dependent
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when you need sb in order to live or survive
dependable
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describes a person who behaves in a sensible way
depended
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suitable to rely on, to place trust on
informative
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giving a lot of information in a helpful way
informational
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relating to facts
eye-opener
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sth that surprises you and teaches you new facts about life or reveals sth
patch of trees
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a small area surrounded by trees
backlit
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lit up from behind, esp. in order to create special effects
barn owl
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an owl with heart-shaped face
buzzing sensation
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when you hear exciting news or feel anxious about sth
to dissolve away
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to dissapear or to end
acute
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sensitive to details / a pain that quickly becomes severe
lapse
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a temporary failure
preoccupation
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the state of being absorbed, interested in sth, concentrated on sth
restless
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unwilling or unable to stay still or quiet and calm because you are worried or bored
dutiful
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doing everything that you should do / having a sense of duty
incessant
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never stopping, endless, never-ending
to back up
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to make a copy of information on your computer
to back down
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to stop asking for sth or stop saying you will do sth
to set up
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to start a business, to organize, to plan sth
to set down
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to note sth
to break up
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to end a relationship or friendship
to break down
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to stop working properly / to feel depressed
to make up
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to become friends with sb again after an argument
to make it down
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zejsc
to let up
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to slow down
to let down
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to make sb feel disappointed or less hopeful
to play sth up
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to exaggerate / to behave in a way you think it is funny but it may not be
to play down
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to try to make a problem seems less important than it is
to follow sth up
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to investigate, to examine
to catch up with
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to improve in order to reach the same standard or rate as sb or sth
to put up
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to build sth
to put sth down
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to criticise, blame or accuse
be riding for a fall
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to act in a reckless way that is likely to end in trouble
hang by a thread
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in a very uncertain state, unlikely to survive, in a serious danger
to have a crush on sb
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to be infatuated with sb
to hit the nail on the head
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to find exactly the right answer, or to do exactly the right thing
to keep tight rein on sb or sth
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to maintain strict or tight control over sb or sth
to meet sb halfway
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to compromise with sb
to pack the house
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to attract an audience very much
to poke one's nose into sth
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to show too much interest in a situation that does not involve you / to interfere
to split one's sides
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to laugh histerically / to burst into laughter
to take sb for granted
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to not show that you are grateful for sb or sth and forget how lucky you are to have them
to reap benefits
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to get sth good as a result of your actions
grumpiness
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easily annoyed and complaining
practitioner
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a person actively engaged in an art or profession
to buy into
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to completely believe in a set of ideas
knock-on effect
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a secondary, indirect effect
to dispel
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to remove fears and doubts
reticence
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the quality of being reserved
intimidating
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frightening, discouraging
downward spiral
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a situation in which sth decreases, gets worse
to get your teeth into sth
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to deal with sth with great energy
to tag along
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to go somewhere with a group, esp. if they have not asked you to go with them
to thrive on
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to do well in a particular situation
passable
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acceptable
to hark back
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to turn back to an earlier topic
inevitable
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unable to be avoided
sedentary
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tending to spend a lot of time seated
hilarious
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extremely amusing
to counteract
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to prevent, to act against sth
to get the hang of sth
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to learn sth
to be in two minds about doing sth
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to hesitate
to be on the breadline
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to be in desperate need of help
to curry favour with sb
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do things in order to try to gain sb's support or co-operation
to put down the roots
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to settle succesfully
on the nail
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on time, without delay
to come to pass
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to happen
to get/come grips with sth
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to deal with sth
to look daggers at sb
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to look at sb very angrily but not say anything
to make heavy weather of sth
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to find sth hard to do and spend a lot of time on it
not to have a heart to do sth
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to feel unable to do sth because you feel it would be unkind
to be down in the dumps
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to feel depressed and miserable
to count your blessings
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to see how lucky you are / to reflect on the good things in your life
to wait on sb hand and foot
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to dote on sb and do everything one wants
to have a finger in every pie
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to be invloved in several different activities
accessible
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easily obtained
to go spare
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to become very angry or iritated
to get on like a house on fire
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to become good friends very quickly
to be (in) for the high jump
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to be punished harshly
to make no bones about sth
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not to hesitate / to act or speak frankly without hesitation
to be left (one) to (one's) own devices
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without any support
to break the news to sb
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to reveal information, that is often bad or upsetting
to take in stride
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to deal with every problem with ease
on the tip of my tongue
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when you know sth but cannot remember
full of beans
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lively, energetic, in high spirits
to put a spoke in one's wheel
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to spoil sb's plan
to act the goat
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to behave in a foolish way, often to amuse others
to put paid to sth
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to end or destroy sth
to be hard on sb
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to criticise, to be harsh toward sb, to treat severely
to scrape a living
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to only just earn enough money to provide yourself with food, clothing, and a place to live

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