18. Słówka
0 18 tarjetas mpienkowski1986
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This money has enabled me to buy a new computer.
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A perilous journey.
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1. They assembled in the meeting room after lunch. 2. a factory that assembled parts for trucks.
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1. The doctor suggested that he abstain from alcohol. 2. 63 members voted in favour, 39 opposed and 5 abstained.
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1. The UN special envoy to Yugoslavia. 2. He was sent to France as the king’s envoy.
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He seems a lot better than his predecessor.
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1. The government has promised to allocate extra money for health care. 2. More police time should be allocated to crime prevention.
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1. Children must learn to distinguish between right and wrong. 2. People have difficulty distinguishing Tracy from her twin sister Mary.
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1. The contracts were declared void. 2. The treaty has been declared void.
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1. The smell of him repulsed her. 2. The British garrison of some 350 troops was able to repulse the attack.
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The project has suffered a series of setbacks this year.
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1. Taking a hot bath before bed can help induce sleep. 2. He fell into a drug-induced coma.
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He tries to intimidate his rivals.
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Heat deforms plastic.
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1. Her face was distorted with pain. / Metal distorts under stress. 2. Newspapers distorted the truth about their marriage.
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1. a permanent job. 2. After many years of travelling, they made a permanent home in England.
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1. an ambiguous statement. 2. ‘After the cat caught the mouse, it died’ is an ambiguous statement because it is unclear whether ‘it’ refers to the cat or the mouse.
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an unequivocal answer.
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