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to edge away from

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

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to edge towards

to move slowly towards sth

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

to walk between people or objects that are in your way

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

to walk in a slow and lazy way

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

to move quickly with little steps (animals and insects)

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slip into a room

to enter a room quietly, hoping not to be noticed

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to lounge on the sofa/a deckchair

to be sitting in a very relaxed way

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

not be sitting straight, but leaning at an angle

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to flick/leaf through a book/ magazine

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

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to pore over a book

To read very carefully and for a long time

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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

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to peer

look with difficulty, you cannot see properly

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to jot (sth) down

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

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to scribble

to write hastily or carelessly

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to take (sth) down

make a note of sth

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to mumble

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

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to whisper

to speak very softly or quietly

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to beam

to smile with happiness showing in all your face

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to burst out laughing (or to burst into laughter)

to suddelny begin laughing loudly

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to giggle

to laugh in a silly or uncontrolled way

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to grin

to smile widely (wide smile, may be sinister)

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to snigger

a disrespectful laugh

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to fumble about

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

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to rummage about

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

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to scour a place/area/piece of writing for

to look very carefully and thoroughly for sth in an area

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to clutch

to grasp and hold tightly

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to grab

to take hold of something or someone suddenly

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to stroll

a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)

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to hop

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

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to step

to place your foot onto sth

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to skip

spring, jump, leap

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to trudge

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

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to crawl

to move on your hands and knees

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to race

to go quickly

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to stagger

walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall.

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to creep

to move slowly or carefully to avoid being noticed

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to spot

to notice

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to glare

an angry stare

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to stare

look at with fixed eyes

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to creep (l)

look from behind

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to gasp

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

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to cheer

to shout approval or praise

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to yell

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

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to chatter

noisy talk

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to mutter

to talk nonsense

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to scream

yell

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to chuckle

laugh quietly

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to say sth under sb's breath

to mumble

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

general agreement, ostatnie to tak ze wszystkim pasuje

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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

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party

an organized political group

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

skandal

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

wybory

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

survey

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

czlonek parrlamenttt

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

glos

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

win

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an election for a student council

wybory szkolne

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a general election

An election held to choose which candidate will hold office

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a local election

an election to select members for a local council

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an opinion poll

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

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a referendum/a

yes/no voting

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a strike ballot

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

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ballot

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

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a talent show vote

glos w talent show

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a vote in parliament

glos w parlamencie

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vested intrest

inherent motivation to pay attention

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exit poll

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

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compulsory

required

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taken aback

surprised, shocked

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the electorat

supporters

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voter turnout

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

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to allocate

to assign

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counterpart

odpowiednik

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ballot paper

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

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the party line

policies that are favored by a political party

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to lobby sb

to persuade

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petition

a formal request

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federal

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

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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.

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to have a say in

be involved in making a decision

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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)

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slippery slope

sth that gets worse overtime

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creepy-crawly

insect

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discourage from

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

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encourage to

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

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benefit( beneficial =/= harmful)

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

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boost

to increase or improve something:

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devastate

to destroy a place or thing completely or cause great damage

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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:

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compound

to worsen sth

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trigger

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

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undermine

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

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reduce

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

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lead

to cause someone to do something

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be made redundant

be unemployed

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strain

burden, sth not good

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underpaid

not paid enough

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reduction in

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

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increase in

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

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