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To alter You shouldn’t feel the need to alter your appearance. start learning		to make somebody/something different
To amend Would you mind amending those documents I’ve sent you. start learning		to change a law, document, statement, etc. slightly in order to correct a mistake or to improve it statement - oświadczenie, stwierdzenie. slightly in order - lekko w ładzie, porządku.
To amplify refuse - odmawiać. further - dalej, nadal. She refused to amplify further. start learning		to add details to a story, statement, etc.
To balloon employment - zatrudnienie, rate - tempo, częstotliwość, wskaźnik, skala. Employment rates ballooned to go percent. start learning		to suddenly swell out or get bigger. Employment rates ballooned to go percent.
. To blab Someone must have blabbed to the police. start learning		to tell somebody information that should be kept secret
To brief The officer briefed her on what to expect start learning		to give somebody information about something so that they are prepared to deal with it
To capture the robbery was captured on film by the security cameras. t start learning		to film/record/paint, etc. somebody/something
To clasp She clasped her hands together as she waited. start learning		to hold something tightly in your hand.
To clutch I clutched onto his shoulder for support. start learning		to hold somebody/something tightly.
To collide My partner and I often collide over political differences. start learning		to disagree strongly
To command She commanded the release of the prisoners. start learning		to tell somebody to do something
To cower whimper - jęczeć, płakać. The dog whimpered and cowered at his feet. start learning		to bend low and/or move backwards because you are frightened. bend - schylać się. backwards - do tyłu, w tył. frightened - przestraszony
To crave I have always craved excitement. start learning		to have a very strong desire for something desire - pragnienie, chęć.
To dash I must dash - it was lovely to see you! start learning		to go somewhere very quickly.
To detect The tests are designed to detect bacteria. start learning		to discover or notice something, especially something that is not easy to see, hear, etc
. To deviate Let’s not deviate from the original idea. start learning		to do something in a different way from what is usual or expected; to be different from something
To discern . I quickly discerned that something was wrong. start learning		to see or hear something, usually with difficulty.
To dismantle in order to do sth - aby coś zrobić. I had to dismantle the printer in order to repair it. start learning		to take apart a machine or structure so that it is in separate pieces. take apart - rozkładać na części.
To eavesdrop we caught her eavesdropping outside the window. start learning		to listen secretly to what other people are saying.
To escort Let me escort you to your room. start learning		to go with somebody to protect or guard them or to show them the way.
To expose start learning		to tell the true facts about a person or a situation, and show them/it to be immoral, illegal, etc. She was exposed as a liar and a fraud.
To gravitate start learning		to move towards somebody/something that you are attracted to. Many young people gravitate towards London in search of work.
To gush start learning		to express so much praise or emotion about somebody/something that it does not seem sincere Rachel is always gushing about how much she values Prue’s friendship.
To hover start learning		to wait somewhere, especially near somebody, in a uncertain or shy uncertain manner He hovered over her, waiting for an answer.
To ignite start learning		to start to burn; to make something start to burn. Tempers ignited when the redundancy packages were announced.
To intertwine start learning		to be or become very closely connected with somebody/something else. Their political careers became very closely intertwined.
To lurk start learning		to wait somewhere secretly, especially because you are going to do something illegal or bad. She saw someone lurking in the doorway and decided to leave.
To mimic start learning		to look or behave like someone/something else. His behavior mimicked that of his mother.
To oppress start learning		to make somebody only able to think about sad or worrying things. He was beginning to feel oppressed by his surroundings.
To peer start learning		to look closely or carefully at something, especially when you cannot see it properly. He peered closely at the photograph.
To pinpoint start learning		to be able to give the exact reason for something or to describe something exactly. . The report pinpointed the areas most in need of development.
To prune start learning		to make something smaller by removing parts; to cut out parts of something... Please could you go through the report and prune out any unnecessary details
To recoil start learning		to move your body quickly away from somebody/something because you find them or it frightening or unpleasant. . She recoiled in horror after he tried to kiss her.
To reverberate start learning		to have a strong effect on people for a long time or over a large area. Repercussions of the case continue to reverberate through the financial world.
To saunter start learning		to walk in a slow relaxed way. She sauntered down the corridor, looking as if she had all the time in the world.
to seize start learning		to take someone/something suddenly and using force. He seized hold of my hand and led me to the exit.
To shatter start learning		to destroy something completely, especially someone’s hopes, dreams or expectations. He shattered her confidence when he told her how he really felt about her singing voice.
. To shrivel start learning		– to become or make something dry and wrinkled as a result of heat, cold or being old. The long bath had shriveled my fingers and toes.
To slump start learning		to fall in price, value, number, etc. suddenly and by a large amount Profits have slumped by over 12% this quarter.
To struggle start learning		to try very hard to do something when it is difficult or when there are a lot of problems I am really struggling to pay all my bills on time.
To stumble start learning		to walk or move in an unsteady way. We stumbled around in the dark, trying to find the light switch.
To trim – start learning		to make something better, smaller, neater, etc., by cutting parts from it Staff numbers have just been trimmed to 15.
to upstage start learning		to say or do something that makes people notice you more than the person that they should be interested in. How dare you upstage me at my own wedding!
To wrestle start learning		– to struggle to deal with something that is difficult. We wrestled for hours with the problem of which task to start first.
To yank start learning		to pull something/somebody hard, quickly and suddenly. I yanked the door open and ran outside.
To yearn start learning		to want something very much, especially when it is very difficult to get i’ve always yearned to escape from office life.
To zap start learning		to do something very fast. I’ll zap through the report and get back to you in the morning.

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