22. Słówka
0 18 tarjetas mpienkowski1986
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1. He's incapable of controlling his temper. 2. She seems incapable of learning from her mistakes.
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1. The food was judged unfit for human consumption. 2. He has been ill and is quite unfit to travel.
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1. Do you like the layout of the kitchen? 2. It took me a while to familiarize myself with the layout of the building.
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1. Treat minor ailments yourself. 2. Children often have minor ailments.
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Construction of the new stadium is now under way.
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1. They were ejected from their house for not paying the rent. 2. How do you eject the disc? 3. The pilot had to eject when his plane caught fire.
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1. You should notify the police if you are involved in a road accident. 2. The court notified her that her trial date had been postponed.
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1. The rope broke under the strain. 2. Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?
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1. He smothered his victim by holding a pillow over her face. 2. I tried to smother my cough. / He threw sand on the fire to smother it.
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Sand allows water to pass through well.
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Gravel has a high permeability (= liquids easily pass through it).
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1. She'll make a decision regardless of what we think. 2. There may be difficulties, but I shall carry on regardless.
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The payments can be deferred for three months.
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a college affiliated to the University of London.
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1. a wing span of five metres. 2. The first span of the bridge is one hundred metres long.
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They extorted a confession from him by torture.
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noun - 1. the burden of responsibility. 2. I'd hate to be a burden to you when I'm older. / verb - Sorry to burden you with my problems.
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1. They're resistant to change. 2. a water-resistant cover. / Bacteria can become resistant to antibiotics.
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