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Question		Answer
bond markets start learning		an agreement by a government or a company to pay you interest on the money you have lent; a document containing this agreement // obligacje
swoon (v.) start learning		to feel very excited, emotional, etc. about somebody that you think is sexually attractive, so that you almost become unconscious
enfeeble start learning		to make somebody/something weak
embryonic start learning		in an early stage of development
wobbly (adj.) start learning		moving in an unsteady way from side to side / not firm or confident
bemoan (v.) start learning		to complain or say that you are not happy about something
technocrat start learning		an expert in science, engineering, etc. who has a lot of power in politics and/or industry
pool (v.) start learning		to collect money, information, etc. from different people so that it can be used by all of them
sovereignty start learning		complete power to govern a country
throw the bums out start learning		a lazy person who does nothing for other people or for society
self-aggrandising start learning		making yourself seem more powerful or important
mediocre start learning		not very good; of only average standard
sheer start learning		used to emphasize the size, degree or amount of something / complete and not mixed with anything else
disperse start learning		to spread or to make something spread over a wide area
treasury start learning		the government department that controls public money
trample (v.) start learning		to step heavily on somebody/something so that you crush or harm them/it with your feet / to ignore somebody's feelings or rights and treat them as if they are not important
unelected start learning		not having been chosen by people in an election
elder statesman start learning		an old and respected politician or former politician whose advice is still valued because of his or her long experience
champion (v.) start learning		to fight for or speak in support of a group of people or a belief
chair (v.) start learning		to act as the chairman (the person in charge of a meeting, who tells people when they can speak, etc.) or chairwoman of a meeting, discussion, etc
at the expense of start learning		with loss or damage to somebody/something
erratic start learning		not happening at regular times; not following any plan or regular pattern; - that you cannot rely on -
wayward start learning		difficult to control
relegate start learning		to give somebody a lower or less important position, rank, etc. than before / to move a sports team, especially a football (soccer) team, to a lower position within an official league
bully (v.) start learning		to frighten or hurt a weaker person; to use your strength or power to make somebody do something
wrangling (n.) start learning		an argument that is complicated and continues over a long period of time
aggregate (adj.) start learning		made up of several amounts that are added together to form a total number
profligate start learning		using money, time, materials, etc. in a careless way
virtuous start learning		behaving in a very good and moral way
incentive start learning		something that encourages you to do something
inexorably start learning		in a way that cannot be stopped or changed
handmaiden start learning		a female servant / something that supports and helps something else
wage (n.) start learning		a regular amount of money that you earn, usually every week, for work or services
welfare start learning		money that the government pays regularly to people who are poor, unemployed, sick, etc
leap (v.) start learning		a sudden large change or increase in something / a long or high jump

Charlemagne - The end of Monnet

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