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By/through Word of mouth
when ppl hear abt sth from friends, clients, family etc./poczta pantoflowa
Accomplishment
an ability to do sth well or the skill involved in doing sth well
Persistence
determination to do sth even though it is difficult or other people oppose it
Glory in
to get great pleasure from sth; to enjoy or be proud of sth
Detail
to list things or give all the facts or information about something
Perseverance
to keep trying to achieve sth in spite of difficulties
Dropout
someone who leaves school or college before they have finished
Adversity
a situation in which you have a lot of problems that seem to be cause by bad luck
Troubled
having many problems
Bleak
without anything to make you feel happy or hopeful
Wearing
making you feel tired or annoyed
Relentlessly
endless; without ever stopping
Come down to
sth is the single most important thing
Mean
poor or looking poor
Acclaimed
publicly praised by a lot of people; recognisable
Granted
you admit that sth is true; admittedly
Elbow grease
hard work and effort
Putt your back into it
to work extremely hard at sth
Legwork
the hard boring work that has to be done in order to achieve sth
Upbeat
positive and making you feel that good things will happen
Personable
attractive and pleasant
Stretch
use all of one's skills, abilities or intelligence
Uphill
towards the top of a hill
Rooting for
to want someone to succeed in sth
Cohesion
all parts of sth are connected or related in a reasonable way to form a whole
Pull oneself up by one's bootstraps
to improve one's situation without any help from other people
Glimmer (of hope)
a small sign of sth such as hope or understanding
Go between
someone who takes messages from one person or group to another because the two sides cannot meet or do not want to meet
Inauspicious
seeming to show that success in the future is unlikely
Joviality
friendly and happy
Beam at
to smile very happily
Smirking
to smile in an unpleasant way that shows that you are pleased by someone else's bad luck or think you are better than other people
Be down in the mouth
unhappy
Perk up
to become more cheerful, active and interested in what is happening around you, or to make someone feel this way
Incivility
impolite behaviour, remarks
Gloom
a feeling of great darkness and lack of hope
Stark
unpleasantly clear and impossible to avoid
Lot
a group of people or things considered together
Ingrate
an ungrateful person
Wake up to
to start to realize and understand a danger, an idea etc
Keep up with the Joneses
to always want to own the same expensive objects and do the same things as your friend or neighbours, because you are worried about seeming less important socially than they are
Beam
a line of light shining from the sun, a lamp, TV etc.
Affluent
having plenty of money, nice houses, expensive things; wealthy
Jumpstart
to help a process or activity to start or become more successful
Wear off
the novelty wears off used to say that you stop feeling interested or excited abt sth because it is no longer new
Studded
decorated with a lot of studs or small jewels
A cool million
a surprisingly large amount of money
Dejected
unhappy, disappointed, sad
Glum
to feel unhappy and do not talk a lot
Encircle
to surround someone or sth completely
Inclusive
a price or cost that includes everything
Commodity
a substance or product that can be traded, bought or sold; a thing or a quality that is useful
Alleviated
to make sth less painful or difficult to deal with
Endowed with
to have a particular quality or feature
A case in point
an example that shows that what you are saying is true or helps to explain why you are saying it
Child prodigy
a child that is unusually skilful at doing sth such as playing a musical instrument
Pushy
someone who does everything they can to get what they want from other people
Downright
used to emphasize that something is completely bad or untrue
Retreat
to go away to a place that is quiet or safe
Overwhelmed
if work or a problem is too much or too difficult to deal with; if someone is overpowered by an emotion the feel it so strongly that they cannot think clearly
Make your mark
to have an important effect on sth
Readily
quickly, willingly, easily, without complaining
Dewy eyed
having eyes that are slightly wet with tears
Be called to the bar
to gain a qualification as a lawyer who can argue a case in a higher court; to become a barrister/a lawyer
Stark
unpleasantly clear and impossible to avoid
High profile
attracting a lot of public attention usually deliberately
Persuasions
a particular type of belief, especially a political or religious one
Feature film
a full length that has a story and is acted by professional actors and which is usually shown in a cinema
In the same breath
someone has said two things at once that are so different from each other they cannot both be true; feeling two conflicting emotions at the same time
Release
to express or get rid of feelings such as anger or worry
Putting your heads together
to discuss a difficult problem together
Wooed away
try to persuade someone to do sth such as buy sth from you, vote for you or work for you
Dotcom
relating to a person or company whose business is done using the Internet or involves the Internet
Bust somebody's bubble
to make someone suddenly realise that sth is not good as they thought it was
Garnered
to take or collect sth especially information or support
Hindrance
sth or someone that makes it difficult for you to do sth
Boats to rock
to cause problems for other members of a group by criticizing something or trying to change the way something is done
GM
genetically modified
Rocked
to make the people in a place or organisation feel very shocked; shake
Enthuse
to talk abt sth in a very interested or excited way
Tenure
the right to stay permanently in a teaching job
Sustained
to suffer damage, an injury or loss of money
Committed to
willing to work very hard at sth
Kick start
to do sth to help the process or activity start or develop more quickly
Harnessed
to fasten two people together or to fasten a human to sth using a harness; join two people together using a harness
Serene
very calm or peaceful
Snap out of
to stop being sad or upset and make yourself feel better
Bear a striking resemblance to
to be similar to someone or sth else
Perfect pitch
the ability of a musician to play or sing a note at exactly the correct level
Titbits of information
a small but interesting piece of information, news
Insightful
able to understand, or showing that you understand, what a situation or person is really like
Flaw
a mistake, mark, or weakness that makes sth imperfect
Dispense with
to not use sth that people usually use or do, because it is not necessary
Sound
complete and thorough; sensible or good and likely to produce the right results
Layperson
someone who is not an expert in or does not have a detailed knowledge of a particular subject
Unashamedly
not feeling embarrassed or ashamed abt sth that ppl might disapprove of
Set out to
to start an activity with a particular aim
Snippet of
a small piece of news, information or conversation
Trivia
detailed facts abt history, sport, famous ppl etc.
A jewel of
sth or someone that is very valuable, attractive or important
Note
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