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Domanda		Risposta
preconception inizia ad imparare		a belief formed about sth before one has enough information or experience, assumption, prejudice
ageism inizia ad imparare		discrimination against old people
agility inizia ad imparare		the ability to move quickly and easily
strive inizia ad imparare		to make great effort to achieve sth
on the verge of sth inizia ad imparare		about to do sth
intent on squandering one’s talent inizia ad imparare		deliberately not using one’s natural skills
squander inizia ad imparare		to waste
triumphant inizia ad imparare		victorious, successful, winning
precede inizia ad imparare		to come before sth else, preface, begin
literal inizia ad imparare		(of sense or meaning) the most basic
implication inizia ad imparare		the things that are likely to happen as a result of sth
cliché inizia ad imparare		an idea or phrase which has been used so many times that it has lost effect or meaning
inattention inizia ad imparare		lack of attention
sacrilegious inizia ad imparare		showing great disrespect towards sth holy or sth that people think should be respected; blasphemous; sinful; profane;
impairing inizia ad imparare		weakening, harming, damaging
draining inizia ad imparare		exhausting
resurgence inizia ad imparare		reappearance and growth; revival; reawakening
unprecedented inizia ad imparare		that has never happened before; extraordinary; exceptional; unparalleled
fleeting inizia ad imparare		lasting for a very short time; brief, short
double over inizia ad imparare		to suddenly bend forward, lean forward
instinctive inizia ad imparare		impulsive, spontaneous
be washed-up inizia ad imparare		to be no longer successful; lost your courage or spirit
vomit inizia ad imparare		to be sick, throw up
toll inizia ad imparare		a price, charge / suffering
vulnerable inizia ad imparare		susceptible; more likely to be hurt, fall ill, etc than others
highly-strung inizia ad imparare		nervous, easily upset
frame inizia ad imparare		the body
emotional rawness inizia ad imparare		very intense and overwhelming emotions (power and naturalness)
exacerbate inizia ad imparare		to make a problem or a situation worse; worsen; aggravate; magnify;
succession inizia ad imparare		a number of things that happen one after the other; sequence; series;
devastating inizia ad imparare		shocking, upsetting
relentlessly inizia ad imparare		without stopping, persistently
scrutiny inizia ad imparare		careful examination, investigation, study
internal inizia ad imparare		connected with the inside of sth
compelling inizia ad imparare		interesting, irresistible, captivating
archetypal inizia ad imparare		typical of a certain type or thing; representative; model
solipsistic inizia ad imparare		self-centered, narcissistic
at odds with inizia ad imparare		in conflict with; arguing
quibble inizia ad imparare		to argue/an argument;
prodigy inizia ad imparare		a young person who has a great natural talent for sth
hype inizia ad imparare		mass media coverage, discussions or advertisements focusing on one topic or one product
strung out inizia ad imparare		nervous, deeply affected by sth, stressy
notoriety inizia ad imparare		bad fame
precipitate inizia ad imparare		to cause sth to happen sooner than normal; to quicken
pensive inizia ad imparare		deep in thought; contemplative
stress-induced inizia ad imparare		caused by stress
aloof inizia ad imparare		not very friendly or willing to spend time with other people; distant, formal
irate inizia ad imparare		very angry, furious
awed inizia ad imparare		amazed, astonished
fragile inizia ad imparare		frail, weak, delicate
keep one's eye on the ball inizia ad imparare		keep one's attention focused on the matter in hand
debilitating inizia ad imparare		weakening, exhausting, draining
fraction inizia ad imparare		a small amount of sth; fragment;
unparalleled inizia ad imparare		unique; rare; exceptional; unprecedented
blighted by inizia ad imparare		negatively affected, ruined, spoiled
rite of passage inizia ad imparare		(rytuał przejścia); an event which marks a new chapter/stage in life
blaze of hype inizia ad imparare		a lot of public attention (outburst of attention)
discrepancy inizia ad imparare		a noticeable difference; inconsistency; mismatch
deviation inizia ad imparare		doing sth different from what people consider to be normal or acceptable
interval inizia ad imparare		a break in an event; pause, gap
a contradiction in terms inizia ad imparare		a statement that contains conflicting words or ideas (wyrażenie wewnętrznie sprzeczne)
surge inizia ad imparare		a sudden large increase
lucid inizia ad imparare		clear and easy to understand; plain; vivid
flagrant inizia ad imparare		shocking, obvious, evident
endeavour inizia ad imparare		an attempt to achieve a goal; try; effort;
tumbling inizia ad imparare		involving rapid jumps and falls
at the drop of a hat inizia ad imparare		immediately, without hesitating;
incorporate inizia ad imparare		to include sth;
digest inizia ad imparare		to think about sth carefully so as to understand it; to process;
comprise inizia ad imparare		to be made up of a number of things; contain; consist of;
merit inizia ad imparare		an advantage; quality; value;
endurance inizia ad imparare		the ability to continue with a difficult activity; stamina; patience;
eligible inizia ad imparare		qualified or able to do sth
assail inizia ad imparare		to challenge, to attack;
make a clean sweep of sth inizia ad imparare		to win all games in a series or tournament
precedent inizia ad imparare		sth that has occurred before
equine inizia ad imparare		related to horses
incentive inizia ad imparare		sth that encourages sb; motivation; motive
relish inizia ad imparare		to get a lot of enjoyment from sth, to look forward to sth
stablemate inizia ad imparare		a racehorse that comes from the same stable
near miss inizia ad imparare		a situation where sth very nearly happens; sth narrowly avoided
dominant inizia ad imparare		the most powerful or important
embrace inizia ad imparare		to accept, support, include in a larger group;
mar inizia ad imparare		to spoil, damage, ruin
ill-fated inizia ad imparare		ended in an unsuccessful way; doomed; destined to fail
cool-headed inizia ad imparare		calm in difficult situation; easygoing; mellow; laid-back
mercurial inizia ad imparare		frequently changing; changeable; inconsistent
epitomize inizia ad imparare		to be a perfect example of sth; embody; manifest
back-to-back inizia ad imparare		continuous; sequential; following
transcend inizia ad imparare		to go beyond normal limits; exceed; outdo
attain inizia ad imparare		gain; achieve; accomplish
feathery touch inizia ad imparare		soft or gentle hitting
jab inizia ad imparare		sudden, sharp punch
flick inizia ad imparare		sudden upward movement; snap
unfathomable inizia ad imparare		that cannot be understood or explained; incomprehensible; puzzling; mysterious
artistry inizia ad imparare		creative skill or ability
brat inizia ad imparare		a person, especially a child, who behaves badly
lambast inizia ad imparare		(formal) to criticise sb very harshly, especially in public; reprimand;
stuffy inizia ad imparare		very serious and formal; stiff
be the pits inizia ad imparare		(informal) to be the worst of the kind;
tirade against sb/sth inizia ad imparare		a long speech criticising sb or sth
soliloquy inizia ad imparare		monologue; a speech delivered by a dramatic character who is left alone on the stage, speaking his or her thoughts aloud
run amok inizia ad imparare		to suddenly start behaving violently, in anger or excitement
self-flagellation inizia ad imparare		extreme criticism of oneself; self-accusation; self-hatred
self-loathing inizia ad imparare		the feeling of disgust or great dislike for oneself; self-hatred

Unit 7 (Upstream)

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