Slowka 06

remorse - noun - formal [SADNESS]; remorseful - adj.;

a feeling of sadness and being sorry for something you have done:

buyer's remorse (also buyers' remorse)

a feeling of regret (= a wish that you had not done something) after making a choice or decision:

compunction - noun [GUILTY FEELING] - noun - synonym - remorse

a slight guilty feeling about something you have done or might do:

breastbeating (also breast-beating)

actions that show in an obvious or public way how sad or guilty you feel

resent [ANGRY BECAUSE YOU HAVE BEEN FORCED]

to feel angry because you have been forced to accept someone or something that you do not like:

resent - verb [NOT TREATED FAIRLY]

to dislike or be angry at something or someone because you have been hurt or not treated fairly

harbor verb (HAVE IN MIND)

to think about or feel something, usually over a long period:

harbor verb (HIDE)

to protect someone or something bad, especially by hiding that person or thing when the police are looking for him, her, or it:

harbor verb (CONTAIN)

to contain the bacteria, etc. that can cause a disease to spread:

grudge - noun {ANGER AND DISLIKE]

a strong feeling of anger and dislike for a person who you feel has treated you badly, especially one that lasts for a long time:

grudge (also begrudge)

be resentfully unwilling to give, grant, or allow (something)

grudge (also begrudge) [DO NOT DESERVE]

to think that someone does not deserve something good that they have:

grudge match

a sports game between people or teams who dislike each other or are unhappy about the result of a previous game between them

safe harbour [COMPANY]

a rule that protects a company from being legally responsible for the results of actions that it took or statements that it made believing them to be right:

disclosure - formal [MAKE SOMETHING KNOWN]

something that was not previously known, or the act of giving such information to the public:

financial disclosure

a private financial record that a person or company must show to the government, investors, banks, etc. for business purposes, or the fact of making this record available

disclosure [INSURANCE]

the act of making information available to an insurance company when you get insurance or make a claim (= ask for a payment), especially personal information about your health, age, etc.

disclosure [LAW]

private, personal, or secret information that you must tell to someone such as a court judge, the police, or a government organization, or the duty to give them this information

non-disclosure (also nondisclosure) [LAW]

the fact of not making something known:

overlook verb (VIEW)

to provide a view of, especially from above:

overlook verb (NOT NOTICE)

to fail to notice or consider something or someone:

overlook verb (FORGIVE)

to forgive or pretend not to notice something:

overlook (UK viewpoint) [PLACE TO LOOK]

a place from where a person can look at something, especially at an area of natural beauty

scenic - adj.

having or showing beautiful natural surroundings:

storm surge

an occasion when a lot of water is pushed from the sea onto the land, usually caused by a hurricane (= a violent storm with very high winds)

surge pricing (also dynamic pricing)

a way of setting the price for a product or service in which the price changes according to how much demand there is for it at a particular time (= how many people want to buy it or pay for it):

weigh station

a place near a road where vehicles, especially large trucks, can be weighed:

weigh in (SPORT)

to measure how heavy someone is, esp. before a competition:

weigh in (DISCUSSION) informal

to become involved in an argument or discussion in a forceful way:

blistering adjective (HOT)

extremely hot

blistering adjective (FAST)

extremely fast

blistering adjective (ANGRY)

extremely angry and unkind

weigh on someone [FEEL NERVOUS]

to make someone feel nervous or worried:

weigh on sth [MARKET - CAUSE PROBLEMS]

to cause problems for something such as a market or share, usually causing it to fall

weigh on sb/sth [MAKES YOU WORRIED]

If a problem or responsibility weighs on you, it makes you worried or unhappy

sluggish - adj. [MORE SLOWLY]

to think carefully about the advantages or disadvantages of a situation before making a decision:

slug noun (CREATURE)

a small, usually black or brown creature with a long, soft body and no arms or legs, like a snail but with no shell

slug noun [SLOW PERSON] mainly US informal

a slow-moving, lazy person

slug noun (BULLET) informal

a bullet:

slug noun (AMOUNT OF DRINK) informal

an amount of drink, especially strong alcoholic drink, that you can swallow at one time:

slug noun (COIN)

A slug is a counterfeit coin that is used to make illegal purchases from a coin-operated device, such as a vending machine, payphone, parking meter, transit farebox, copy machine, coin laundry, gaming machine, or arcade game.

slug verb [HIT] informal

to hit someone hard with the fist (= closed hand):

slug verb [HIT A BASEBALL]

to hit a baseball hard

slug - noun [DO VERY LITTLE OR NOTHING]

If you say that someone is a slug, you mean that the person would rather do very little or nothing at all

slug pellet

a small, hard piece of a substance that is poisonous to slugs (= small garden creatures harmful to plants)

pellet [BALL OR TUBE-SHAPED]

a small, hard, ball-shaped or tube-shaped piece of any substance:

pellet [GUN]

small metal objects that are shot from some types of gun

pellet [WASTE OF SOME ANIMALS]

the solid waste of particular animals

slug it out [ARGUE OR COMPETE] (also slug this out)

to argue or compete with someone fiercely

toll noun (MONEY)

an amount of money that you have to pay to travel along some main roads, to cross bridges, etc., or to make telephone calls over long distances:

toll noun (SUFFERING)

the total number of bad things or amount of damage that happens as a result of something

toll verb [BELL]

(of a large bell) to ring slowly and repeatedly, or to cause a large bell to ring in this way:

toll [INTERNET]

an amount of money that you have to pay to use the internet or to visit particular websites

to take its/their toll (on sth/sb)

if something takes its toll, it causes damage:

toll call

a phone call that is long-distance and so costs more than usual:

toll-free - adj. [PHONE CALL]

used to describe a system that allows customers to phone particular organizations without paying for the call, because the organizations pay the cost:

toll road

a road that you pay to use:

toll booth [TRANSPORT]

a special gate or line of gates on a road where drivers have to stop and pay a toll:

toll bridge

a bridge that you pay to use:

toll plaza

a place on a road where there is a line of tollbooths

in all conscience UK formal (US in good conscience)

without feeling guilty:

prick sb's conscience

to make someone do something because they feel guilty:

weigh sb down [FEEL WORRIED]

to make a person feel worried and unhappy because of problems, responsibilities, and duties:

weigh sb/sth down [CARRYING TOO MUCH]

If someone or something is weighed down with something, they are carrying a lot of or too much of it

weigh sth out [TO MEASURE]

to measure an amount of something:

produce verb (BRING OUT)

to bring something out from somewhere and show it:

produce verb (RESULT IN)

to result in or discover something, especially proof:

produce verb [PROVIDE STH TO BE EXAMINED]

to provide something to be examined:

weigh sb/sth up [TO FORM AN OPINION]

to think carefully about the advantages or disadvantages of a situation before making a decision:

salve

a liquid or cream used to treat an injured, sore, or dry place on your body

salve [FEEL BETTER]

something that makes you feel better about a difficult situation

salve your conscience

to do something so that you feel less guilty:

splendid - adj. [EXCELLENT]; splendidly - adverb

excellent, or beautiful and impressive

snap verb (BREAK)

to cause something that is thin to break suddenly and quickly with a cracking sound:

snap verb (ANGRY)

to suddenly become unable to control a strong feeling, especially anger

snap verb (MOVE QUICKLY)

to move into a position quickly, producing a short noise as if breaking:

snap verb (QUICKLY RETURN)

to quickly return to a previous place or condition

snap shut

If something snaps shut or is snapped shut, it closes quickly with a sudden sharp sound: She snapped her book shut and got up to leave. Her mouth snapped shut when she realized he'd heard everything she'd said about him.

snap verb (ANIMAL)

If an animal snaps, it tries to bite someone

snarl verb, noun (SOUND)

(especially of dogs) to make a deep, rough sound while showing the teeth, usually in anger or (of people) to speak or say something angrily and forcefully

snarl verb (TWIST)

to become twisted together and difficult to separate; to make something become twisted together:

snarl noun (MESS)

an untidy mass of things that are twisted together:

snarl verb (STOP MOVEMENT)

to make or become stuck, knotted, or blocked, and so unable to move easily:

snarl-up (US snarl) [LONG LINE OF TRAFFIC]

a situation in which a long line of traffic is unable to travel forward because something is blocking the road:

snarl-up [SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY]

a situation in which a system or organization does not work properly

yarn noun (THREAD)

przędza - thread used for making cloth or for knitting

yarn noun (STORY)

a story, usually a long one with a lot of excitement or interest

yarn bombing

the activity, often done secretly, of covering parts of buildings, etc. with decorative items that have been knitted, as a form of art

yardstick noun (STANDARD)

a standard used to compare similar things in order to measure their value or success

yardstick noun (FOR MEASURING)

a ruler (= a long flat object used for measuring the length of things) that is one yard (= approximately 91.4 centimetres) long:

yardwork

work done in someone's garden and the area outside their house, for example taking care of plants and removing garden waste

gardening leave (also garden leave)

in the UK a period of time after an employee leaves a job when they continue to be paid but are not allowed to go to work or to begin a new job:

guerrilla gardening

the activity of growing plants without permission on land that belongs to someone else or on public land, with the aim of improving the environment or producing vegetables or flowers for people to use or enjoy

snap verb (SPEAK IN ANGRY WAY)

to say something suddenly in an angry way:

snap verb (PHOTOGRAPH)

to take a lot of photographs quickly:

snap verb (FASTEN)

to fasten using two small pieces of metal or plastic, one of which is pushed into the other:

snap noun (BREAKING NOISE)

a sudden loud sound like something breaking or closing:

snap noun (NOT ARTISTIC PHOTOGRAPH) UK informal

an informal photograph that is not very skilful or artistic:

snap noun (GAME)

a card game in which the players compete to call out the word "snap" when they see two cards that have the same value:

snap noun (SOMETHING EASY) US informal

something that can be done without any difficulty:

snap noun (AMERICAN FOOTBALL)

in American football, the act of passing the ball backward to start play

snap - adj. [DONE SUDDENLY]

done suddenly without allowing time for careful thought or preparation

snap exclamation [TWO THINGS ARE THE SAME] UK informal

something that you say when you notice that two things are the same:

snap [FINGERS]

If you snap your fingers, you make a sudden, cracking noise by pushing a finger against the base of your thumb, usually in order to get someone’s attention

snap | BUSINESS ENGLISH [END A PATTERN]

to end a particular pattern of activity:

cold snap [COLD WEATHER]

a short period of very cold weather

snap bean (UK sugar snap pea, sugar snap, sugar pea)

a long, thin, green pod, eaten as a vegetable

brandy snap mainly UK

a thin, hard biscuit that is rolled into a tube

ginger snap (UK also ginger nut)

a type of hard biscuit with a ginger flavour

snap-happy mainly UK informal

used to describe someone who likes to take a lot of photographs:

snap election

in some countries, an election that is announced suddenly and unexpectedly:

snap fastener (US snap); synonym - press stud

a small piece of metal or plastic used to fasten clothes, with two usually round parts, one of which is pushed into the other

snap up something [BUY OR OBTAIN QUICKLY]

to buy or obtain something quickly and enthusiastically:

snapback (also snap-back) STOCK MARKET [QUICK RETURN]

a quick return to a previous condition or situation

preclude - verb [PREVENT SOMETHING]

to prevent something or make it impossible, or prevent someone from doing something

snap sb up [IMMEDIATELY OFFER A JOB]

to immediately offer someone a job, contract, etc. because they are exactly what you want or need:

snap at sb's heels [ANIMAL]

If an animal is snapping at your heels, it is running behind you and trying to bite you.

snap at sb's heels [COMPETE STRONGLY]

to compete strongly with someone and have a chance of soon defeating or replacing them:

snap your fingers

to make a noise by pushing your second finger hard against your thumb and then releasing it suddenly so that it hits the base of your thumb: