Bookshop Reading 2

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Pol. całe wieki temu
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aeons ago
to become popular and fashionable
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catch on
It will never catch on.
a feeling of doubt because you do not agree completely with a plan, idea, or suggestion
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reservation
And I admit my reser-vations were wrong-headed.
to unfold
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unspool
the text unspools in the reader's mind
only able to happen if something else happens:
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subject to
Why do we subject ourselves to this ordeal?
very great or strong:
difficult to fight against:
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overwhelming
the evidence is overwhelming:
an object shaped like a wheel that you wind thread, wire etc around
Pol. szpula
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spool
the text unspools in the reader's mind
connected with or supporting something else
Pol. pomocniczy, podrzędny, dodatkowy
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ancillary
there are ancillary, audible pleasures to be had also
secret
Pol. utajony, ukryty
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sneak
sneaking curiosity about the writer
if you want to make a picture or photograph look better you use an ____.
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airbrush
a desire to check the original out against the air-brushed photo on the bookjacket
to improve a picture or photograph by painting over marks or making other small changes
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retouch
a desire to check the original out against the retouched, fetchingly shadowed photo on the bookjacket
attractive, especially because the clothes you are wearing suit you
Pol. uroczy
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fetching
the fetchingly shadowed photo on the bookjacket
to examine someone or something very carefully
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scrutinise
to scrutinise the flawed and blinking face
to be tricked and given less than you agreed or paid for:
informal
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be had
I have to recognise that there are ancillary, audible pleasures to be had also.
always:
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invariably
I am invariably politely turned down.
to shut and open your eyes quickly
Pol. mrugać oczami
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blink
Pol. cholerny
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blinking
blinking face
a sudden feeling of excitement or fear [= shiver]
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frisson
to scrutinise the flawed and blinking face gives the reader a momentary frisson of what?
done or kept secret
Pol. tajny, potajemny
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clandestine
Clandestine hilarity?
laughter, or a feeling of fun
Pol. wesołość
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hilarity
Clandestine hilarity?

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