1. Lesson: TEXT I Must Simply Face up to it

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face up to it
‘I Must Simply Face up to it: The Big Time is not for me’
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to accept and deal with a difficult fact or problem is to _____. Opposite to ‘burying your head in the sand’
precisely
It happened at precisely 10.18 am
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exactly
polite
A polite man came to my door
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behaving or speaking in a way that is correct for the social situation you are in; Pol. grzeczny
wristwatch
he had been sent to confiscate my wristwatch.
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a watch that you wear on your wrist
suave
he represented the Epsilon Suave Watch Company
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someone who is ____ is polite, confident, and relaxed, sometimes in an insincere way; Pol. układny, uprzejmy, gładki w obyciu.
dashing
Dashing Senior Executive model
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a man who is _____ wears nice clothes and is very attractive and confident; Pol. dziarksi, żwawy, szykowny
executive
Dashing Senior Executive model
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a manager in an organization or company who helps make important decisions
jewel
watch with the 17 jewels
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Pol. (in a watch) kamień
leather strap
watch with the alligator-style strap
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Pol. skórzany pasek (od zegarka)
state-of-the-art
watch with the state-of-the-art movement
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the most recent and therefore considered the best; using the most modern and recently developed methods, materials, or knowledge
movement
watch with the state-of-the-art movement
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the moving parts of a piece of machinery, especially a clock or watch; Pol. mechanizm
dial
watch with distinguished dial
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the round part of a clock, watch, machine etc that has numbers that show you the time or a measurement
distinguished
the distinguished dial with Roman numerals,
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successful, respected, and admired
facility
the day-of-the-month facility.
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a special part of a piece of equipment or a system which makes it possible to do something
boardroom
The feeling at boardroom-level,
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a room where the directors of a company have meetings
skeletal
"skeletal" models
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someone who is _____ is so thin that you can see their bones through their skin
waif
To give up my Epsilon Suave Watch in exchange for being called a "waif" seemed a bargain.
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someone, especially a child, who is pale and thin and looks as if they do not have a home; Pol. wykolejeniec, rozbitek życiowy.
bargain
To give up my Epsilon Suave Watch in exchange for being called a "waif" seemed a bargain
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an agreement, made between two people or groups to do something in return for something else
overlook
"The company was prepared to overlook the fact that my day-of-the-month facility was registering the 17th of April.
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to forgive someone's mistake, bad behaviour etc and take no action
register
my day-of-the-month facility was registering the 17th of April.
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if an instrument ______s an amount or if something _____s on it, the instrument shows that amount; Pol. pokazywać
a Leap Year
In view of the difficulties over Leap Year,
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a year, which happens every fourth year, when February has 29 days instead of 28
amnesty
an amnesty had been declared,
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a period of time when you can admit to doing something illegal without being punished
penalise
customers were not being penalised for this
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to punish someone or treat them unfairly
the nitty-gritty
we got down to the nitty-gritty.
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the basic and practical facts of a subject or activity; the core
chronic
The problem, it turned out, was my chronic promptness.
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a ____problem is one that continues for a long time and cannot easily be solved
prompt
The problem, it turned out, was my chronic promptness.
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A ____ action is done without delay. If you are ____ to do sth, you do it without dealy.
sign
"It could be a sign that the watch does not keep good time,
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an indication; Pol. znak.
obsessive
it means the wearer is obsessive
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thinking or worrying about something all the time, so that you do not think about other things enough
prone to
the wearer is prone to anxiety
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likely to do something or suffer from something, especially something bad or harmful; Pol. podatny na
anxiety
the wearer is prone to anxiety
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the feeling of being very worried about sth [= concern]; Pol. niepokój, obawa
flustered
They were never flustered.
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confused and nervous; Pol. podenerwowany, wytrącony z równowagi
crease
They had a very slim briefcase and carried an uncreased raincoat over their arm.
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a line on a piece of cloth, paper etc where it has been folded, crushed, or pressed
now and then
They looked at their watches now and then only to make sure that Greenwich had got it right.
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sometimes, but not often or regularly
disqualify
That was another thing which disqualified me.
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to exclude; Pol. zdyskwalifikować
consider
Company was considering suing you for defamation.
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to think about something carefully, especially before making a choice or decision; Pol. zastanawiać się
sue
Company was considering suing you for defamation.
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to make a legal claim against someone, especially for money, because they have harmed you in some way; Pol. pozwać (do sądu)
defamation
Company was considering suing you for defamation.
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the act of defaming someone; Pol. zniesławienie
counsel
We had taken counsel's opinion
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uncountable a type of lawyer who represents you in court (Pol. adwokat)
cast
he said your behaviour was casting serious doubt on the reliability of the product.
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Pol. rzucać
doubt
he said your behaviour was casting serious doubt on the reliability of the product.
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Pol. wątpliwość
cast doubt on
he said your behaviour was casting serious doubt on the reliability of the product.
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Pol. rzucać wątpliwość na; poddawać w wątpliwość
reliable
he said your behaviour was casting serious doubt on the reliability of the product.
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someone or something that is _____ can be trusted or depended on
offence
The offence is aggravated by the way you sigh in a theatrical manner
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an illegal action or a crime; Pol. przestępstwo, obraza
aggravate
The offence is aggravated by the way you sigh in a theatrical manner
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to make a bad situation, an illness, or an injury worse; Pol. pogorszyć
sigh
the way you sigh in a theatrical manner
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Pol. wzdychać
theatrical
the way you sigh in a theatrical manner
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behaving in a loud or very noticeable way that is intended to get people's attention
manner
the way you sigh in a theatrical manner
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the way in which sb behaves towards or talks to other people; Pol. sposób, maniera
undertake
the company was prepared to forget the whole matter if I returned my watch and undertook never to buy another one.
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to promise or agree to do something; Pol. przedsięwziąć, podjąć się
brand manager
the UK brand director of Omega had recently threatened to stop advertising in Vogue
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someone in the company responsible for developing and selling one particular brand of product

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