Fiszki: eng | Quizlet

to edge away from

to walk backwards, taking small steps away from sth/sb that frightens you

to edge towards

to move slowly towards sth

to pick your way through a crowd/a cluster of tables

to walk between people or objects that are in your way

to saunter (over to/away/into, etc)

to walk in a slow and lazy way

to scurry (over to/away/into, etc)

to move quickly with little steps (animals and insects)

slip into a room

to enter a room quietly, hoping not to be noticed

to lounge on the sofa/a deckchair

to be sitting in a very relaxed way

to be slumped in/on a chair/over the table

not be sitting straight, but leaning at an angle

to flick/leaf through a book/ magazine

to turn the pages of a book without reading much of it

to pore over a book

To read very carefully and for a long time

to gaze

to look for a long time at someone or something or in a particular direction, without really seeing what you are looking at

to peer

look with difficulty, you cannot see properly

to jot (sth) down

to write something quickly on a piece of paper so that you remember it, telephone, numbers/addresses, esp in response

to scribble

to write hastily or carelessly

to take (sth) down

make a note of sth

to mumble

to speak quietly and in a way that is not clear so that the words are difficult to understand

to whisper

to speak very softly or quietly

to beam

to smile with happiness showing in all your face

to burst out laughing (or to burst into laughter)

to suddelny begin laughing loudly

to giggle

to laugh in a silly or uncontrolled way

to grin

to smile widely (wide smile, may be sinister)

to snigger

a disrespectful laugh

to fumble about

to try to hold, move, or find something with your hands in an clumsy way (upset or hurry)

to rummage about

to look for sth in your pockets/ in your bag using just your hands

to scour a place/area/piece of writing for

to look very carefully and thoroughly for sth in an area

to clutch

to grasp and hold tightly

to grab

to take hold of something or someone suddenly

to stroll

a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)

to hop

to jump, get into/or out of a vehicle quickly

to step

to place your foot onto sth

to skip

spring, jump, leap

to trudge

walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud

to crawl

to move on your hands and knees

to race

to go quickly

to stagger

walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall.

to creep

to move slowly or carefully to avoid being noticed

to spot

to notice

to glare

an angry stare

to stare

look at with fixed eyes

to creep (l)

look from behind

to gasp

a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise.

to cheer

to shout approval or praise

to yell

to shout something or make a loud noise, usually when you are angry, in pain or excited

to chatter

noisy talk

to mutter

to talk nonsense

to scream

yell

to chuckle

laugh quietly

to say sth under sb's breath

to mumble

consensus: reach +, establish a +, an emerging +, a broad +

general agreement, ostatnie to tak ze wszystkim pasuje

figure: a prominent + in the anti-war movement, a hate +, be seen as a + of fun( be made fun of), a very influential +

an importat person etc

party

an organized political group

scandal: expose a bribery +, a sex +, be mixed up in a +, cover up a +

skandal

election: the + takes place in May, call an +, rig an+, in the run-up to the +

wybory

poll: carry out a +, conduct a + among students, in the latest poll +, go to the +s

survey

MP (Member of Parliament): stand as an +, lobby +s, a right-wing +, an outspoken+

czlonek parrlamenttt

vote: an unanimous (jednogłosny) +, cast your +, a protest +, alleged +-rigging

glos

victory: a narrow(ledwo)+, a landslide(łatwo)+, a hollow +, claim +

win

an election for a student council

wybory szkolne

a general election

An election held to choose which candidate will hold office

a local election

an election to select members for a local council

an opinion poll

when people are asked questions to discover what they think about a subject

a referendum/a

yes/no voting

a strike ballot

a situation in which workers vote, often secretly, on whether to strike or not

ballot

a process of voting, in writing and typically in secret.

a talent show vote

glos w talent show

a vote in parliament

glos w parlamencie

vested intrest

inherent motivation to pay attention

exit poll

public opinion surveys used by major media pollsters to predict electoral winners with speed and precision after voting

compulsory

required

taken aback

surprised, shocked

the electorat

supporters

voter turnout

the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election

to allocate

to assign

counterpart

odpowiednik

ballot paper

a piece of paper on which a voter records her or his vote

the party line

policies that are favored by a political party

to lobby sb

to persuade

petition

a formal request

federal

A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments

proportional representations

An electoral system used throughout most of Europe that awards legislative seats to political parties in proportion to the number of votes won in an election.

to have a say in

be involved in making a decision

bribery/ to bribe

the crime of offering a sum of money or something valuable to somebody to persuade them to help you, especially by doing something dishonest (noun, verb)

slippery slope

sth that gets worse overtime

creepy-crawly

insect

discourage from

to make someone feel less confident, enthusiastic, and positive about something, or less willing to do something:

encourage to

to make someone more likely to do something, or to make something more likely to happen:

benefit( beneficial =/= harmful)

a helpful or good effect, or something intended to help:

boost

to increase or improve something:

devastate

to destroy a place or thing completely or cause great damage

bankrupt

unable to pay what you owe, and having had control of your financial matters given, by a law court, to a person who sells your property to pay your debts:

compound

to worsen sth

trigger

an event or situation, etc. that causes something to start:

undermine

to make someone less confident, less powerful, or less likely to succeed, or to make something weaker, often gradually:

reduce

to become or to make something become smaller in size, amount, degree, importance, etc.:

lead

to cause someone to do something

be made redundant

be unemployed

strain

burden, sth not good

underpaid

not paid enough

reduction in

the act of making something, or of something becoming, smaller in size, amount, degree, importance, etc.:

increase in

to (make something) become larger in amount or size: