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questão		resposta
preconception começar a aprender		a belief formed about sth before one has enough information or experience, assumption, prejudice
ageism começar a aprender		discrimination against old people
agility começar a aprender		the ability to move quickly and easily
strive começar a aprender		to make great effort to achieve sth
on the verge of sth começar a aprender		about to do sth
intent on squandering one’s talent começar a aprender		deliberately not using one’s natural skills
squander começar a aprender		to waste
triumphant começar a aprender		victorious, successful, winning
precede começar a aprender		to come before sth else, preface, begin
literal começar a aprender		(of sense or meaning) the most basic
implication começar a aprender		the things that are likely to happen as a result of sth
cliché começar a aprender		an idea or phrase which has been used so many times that it has lost effect or meaning
inattention começar a aprender		lack of attention
sacrilegious começar a aprender		showing great disrespect towards sth holy or sth that people think should be respected; blasphemous; sinful; profane;
impairing começar a aprender		weakening, harming, damaging
draining começar a aprender		exhausting
resurgence começar a aprender		reappearance and growth; revival; reawakening
unprecedented começar a aprender		that has never happened before; extraordinary; exceptional; unparalleled
fleeting começar a aprender		lasting for a very short time; brief, short
double over começar a aprender		to suddenly bend forward, lean forward
instinctive começar a aprender		impulsive, spontaneous
be washed-up começar a aprender		to be no longer successful; lost your courage or spirit
vomit começar a aprender		to be sick, throw up
toll começar a aprender		a price, charge / suffering
vulnerable começar a aprender		susceptible; more likely to be hurt, fall ill, etc than others
highly-strung começar a aprender		nervous, easily upset
frame começar a aprender		the body
emotional rawness começar a aprender		very intense and overwhelming emotions (power and naturalness)
exacerbate começar a aprender		to make a problem or a situation worse; worsen; aggravate; magnify;
succession começar a aprender		a number of things that happen one after the other; sequence; series;
devastating começar a aprender		shocking, upsetting
relentlessly começar a aprender		without stopping, persistently
scrutiny começar a aprender		careful examination, investigation, study
internal começar a aprender		connected with the inside of sth
compelling começar a aprender		interesting, irresistible, captivating
archetypal começar a aprender		typical of a certain type or thing; representative; model
solipsistic começar a aprender		self-centered, narcissistic
at odds with começar a aprender		in conflict with; arguing
quibble começar a aprender		to argue/an argument;
prodigy começar a aprender		a young person who has a great natural talent for sth
hype começar a aprender		mass media coverage, discussions or advertisements focusing on one topic or one product
strung out começar a aprender		nervous, deeply affected by sth, stressy
notoriety começar a aprender		bad fame
precipitate começar a aprender		to cause sth to happen sooner than normal; to quicken
pensive começar a aprender		deep in thought; contemplative
stress-induced começar a aprender		caused by stress
aloof começar a aprender		not very friendly or willing to spend time with other people; distant, formal
irate começar a aprender		very angry, furious
awed começar a aprender		amazed, astonished
fragile começar a aprender		frail, weak, delicate
keep one's eye on the ball começar a aprender		keep one's attention focused on the matter in hand
debilitating começar a aprender		weakening, exhausting, draining
fraction começar a aprender		a small amount of sth; fragment;
unparalleled começar a aprender		unique; rare; exceptional; unprecedented
blighted by começar a aprender		negatively affected, ruined, spoiled
rite of passage começar a aprender		(rytuał przejścia); an event which marks a new chapter/stage in life
blaze of hype começar a aprender		a lot of public attention (outburst of attention)
discrepancy começar a aprender		a noticeable difference; inconsistency; mismatch
deviation começar a aprender		doing sth different from what people consider to be normal or acceptable
interval começar a aprender		a break in an event; pause, gap
a contradiction in terms começar a aprender		a statement that contains conflicting words or ideas (wyrażenie wewnętrznie sprzeczne)
surge começar a aprender		a sudden large increase
lucid começar a aprender		clear and easy to understand; plain; vivid
flagrant começar a aprender		shocking, obvious, evident
endeavour começar a aprender		an attempt to achieve a goal; try; effort;
tumbling começar a aprender		involving rapid jumps and falls
at the drop of a hat começar a aprender		immediately, without hesitating;
incorporate começar a aprender		to include sth;
digest começar a aprender		to think about sth carefully so as to understand it; to process;
comprise começar a aprender		to be made up of a number of things; contain; consist of;
merit começar a aprender		an advantage; quality; value;
endurance começar a aprender		the ability to continue with a difficult activity; stamina; patience;
eligible começar a aprender		qualified or able to do sth
assail começar a aprender		to challenge, to attack;
make a clean sweep of sth começar a aprender		to win all games in a series or tournament
precedent começar a aprender		sth that has occurred before
equine começar a aprender		related to horses
incentive começar a aprender		sth that encourages sb; motivation; motive
relish começar a aprender		to get a lot of enjoyment from sth, to look forward to sth
stablemate começar a aprender		a racehorse that comes from the same stable
near miss começar a aprender		a situation where sth very nearly happens; sth narrowly avoided
dominant começar a aprender		the most powerful or important
embrace começar a aprender		to accept, support, include in a larger group;
mar começar a aprender		to spoil, damage, ruin
ill-fated começar a aprender		ended in an unsuccessful way; doomed; destined to fail
cool-headed começar a aprender		calm in difficult situation; easygoing; mellow; laid-back
mercurial começar a aprender		frequently changing; changeable; inconsistent
epitomize começar a aprender		to be a perfect example of sth; embody; manifest
back-to-back começar a aprender		continuous; sequential; following
transcend começar a aprender		to go beyond normal limits; exceed; outdo
attain começar a aprender		gain; achieve; accomplish
feathery touch começar a aprender		soft or gentle hitting
jab começar a aprender		sudden, sharp punch
flick começar a aprender		sudden upward movement; snap
unfathomable começar a aprender		that cannot be understood or explained; incomprehensible; puzzling; mysterious
artistry começar a aprender		creative skill or ability
brat começar a aprender		a person, especially a child, who behaves badly
lambast começar a aprender		(formal) to criticise sb very harshly, especially in public; reprimand;
stuffy começar a aprender		very serious and formal; stiff
be the pits começar a aprender		(informal) to be the worst of the kind;
tirade against sb/sth começar a aprender		a long speech criticising sb or sth
soliloquy começar a aprender		monologue; a speech delivered by a dramatic character who is left alone on the stage, speaking his or her thoughts aloud
run amok começar a aprender		to suddenly start behaving violently, in anger or excitement
self-flagellation começar a aprender		extreme criticism of oneself; self-accusation; self-hatred
self-loathing começar a aprender		the feeling of disgust or great dislike for oneself; self-hatred

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