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to conciliate
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to end a disagreement or someone’s anger by acting in a friendly way or slightly changing your opinion
scorn
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a very strong feeling of no respect to someone or sth that you think is stupid and has no value
off-hand
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not friendly and showing little interest in other people in a way that seems slightly rude
portly
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(esp. of middle-aged or old men) fat and round
to leer
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(esp. of men) to look at someone in a sexually interested way
(lanky) gangly/gangling
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tall and thin and often awkward in movement as a result
to scowl
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to look at sth or someone with a very annoyed expression
conceited
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too proud of yourself, your abilities and actions
modest
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not large in size or amount, or not expensive
on hand
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near to someone or sth and ready to help or to be used if necessary
anchor
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a heavy, metal object that is dropped from a boat into water to prevent the boat from moving away
to inculcate (wpajać)
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to cause someone to have particular beliefs or values by repeating them frequently
to appease (udobruchać)
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to prevent further disagreement or fighting by letting the opposite side have something they want
officious
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too eager to tell people what to do and having too high opinion of your own importance
turn your hand to everything (sth)
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if you say that someone could turn their hand to everything (sth) it means that they could do it well even though they do not have an experience
columnist
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someone who writes a regular article to newspaper or magazine
redoubt
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sth that holds or defends a belief or a way of life that is disappearing or threatened
to engender
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to cause sth to come into existence
exultant
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very happy, especially at someone else's failure
repulsion
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strong dislike or disapproval
ostentatious
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too obviously showing your money, possessions, or power, in an attempt to make other people notice and admire you
unkempt
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untidy and not cared for
effusive
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expressing welcome, approval, or pleasure in a way that shows very strong feeling
gullible
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easily tricked, and too willing to believe everything the other people say
revolve around (kręci się wokół)
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to have someone or sth as the main interest or subject
a sound bite
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a short sentence or phrase said publicly, especially by a politician, to be broadcast
deplorable
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very bad
media outlet
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a publication or broadcast program that provides news and feature stories to the public through various distribution channel
jubilant
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showing and expressing great happiness, usually because of a success
bland
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not interesting or exciting
pompous
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someone who is pompous is too serious and thinks they are more important than they really are
pushy
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behaving in an unpleasant way by trying too much to get sth or to make someone do sth
conscientious
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always doing your work with a lot of care
obstinate (uparty)
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not willing to change your ideas or behaviour although you are wrong
pig-headed
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showing unreasonable support for an opinion and refusing to change or listen to different opinions
unscrupulous
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behaving in a way that is dishonest or unfair in order to get what you want
leader/editorial
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a person in control of a group, country or situation
classified ad
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a small advertisement that you put in a newspaper or a magazine, usually because you want to sell sth or to offer/find a job
a feature (a type of an article)
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a type of an article that provides a detailed description of a place, person, idea or organisation
agony column
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the part of a magazine or newspaper where the letters from readers about their personal problems are printed, together with advice about how to deal with them
agony aunt
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a person, usually a woman, who gives advice to people with personal problems, especially in a regular magazine or newspaper article
pamphlet
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a thin book with only a few pages that gives information or opinion about something
leaflet
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a piece of paper that gives you an information or advertising sth
prospectus
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a document giving details of a college, school, or business and its activities
flyer
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​​a small piece of paper with information on it about a product or event
manual
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done with hands
a newsgroup
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a collection of messages that are shown on the internet and have been written by people interested in a particular subject
to bookmark
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to save an internet address as a bookmark
to subscribe
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to pay money to an organization in order to receive a product, use a service regulary or to support the organization
to bounce (about an email)
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if an email that you send bounces or is bounced, it comes back to you because the address is wrong or there is a computer problem
garbled
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confusing and unclear, or giving a false idea
unsurpassed
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better that anyone or anything else
to leave sth standing
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to be much better, quicker, more successful etc than someone or something else
galore
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in great amounts or numbers
to pamper oneself
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to give someone a special treatment, making that person as comfortable as possible and giving them whatever they want
indulge oneself
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allow yourself to have or do something that you know you will enjoy
sumptuous
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impressive in a way that seems expensive
opulent
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expensive and luxurious
state-of-the-art
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very modern and using the most recent ideas and methods
in the lap of luxury
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living in very comfortable conditions because you have a lot of money
fetching
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pleasant or attractive
alluring
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attractive or exciting
sky-writing
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a writing formed in the sky, for example by smoke, emitted from an airplane
sandwich-board
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a pair of connected boards placed next to a store to advertise its products
a press release
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a public statement given to the press to publish if they wish
put your own gloss/spin on a story
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muck-raking
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the activity, especially by newspapers and reporters, of trying to find out unpleasant information about people or organizations in order to make it public
a glossy
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a magazine printed on glossy paper
go to press
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to start to be printed
a stop press
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it refers to a particular space on the front or back page of a newspaper that contains very recent news added to the newspaper after the printing process starts
hot off the press
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news that is hot off the press has just been printed and often contains the most recent information about sth
libel
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a piece of writing that contains bad and false things about a person
defamation of character
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the act of harming someone’s reputation by saying or writing bad things about them
back copy
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a newspaper or magazine of an earlier date than the one now on sale

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