Are we a nation of wusses? 1

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a person who is weak or not effective; sb who you think is weak or lacks courage. Pol. palant.
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wuss
Are we a nation of wusses?
Inf. for cardigan.
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cardie
we just rediscover the joys of living at 13C in an extra cardie
working or operating in an organized, quick, and effective way:
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efficiently
No need if we learn to use energy efficiently
to make (a bill, debt, etc.) increase is to ____ it ____.
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run up
To stay warm we have to run up an extortionate fuel bill
(of prices) too high; extreme, extremely expensive:
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extortionate
The price of books nowadays is extortionate.(disapproving)
we have to run up an extortionate fuel bill
the act of getting something, especially money, by force or threats:
zdzierstwo,
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extortion
He was found guilty of obtaining the money by extortion.
an object that is strong, well-made and not easily broken is _____.
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sturdy
sturdy walking boots
To stay warm we have to search out sturdy underpinnings and layer up like a trussed Victorian
any supporting structure or system;
Pol. podstawy, fundamenty
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underpinning
After a while, we found ourselves questioning the spiritual and philosophical underpinning of the American way of life.
sturdy underpinnins
Pol. związać, obwiązać; wcisnąć (kogoś) (w ciasne ubranie).
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truss
The British layer up like a trussed Victorian in winter
Pol. warstwa np. ubrań
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layer
The British layer up like a trussed Victorian in winter
ubierac sie na cebule
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wear several layers of clothing
to suddenly announce a new charge, tax, etc. or say that sth is not allowed. To add to the price of sth. To cause (esp. something unpleasant) to happen. Example: The government has _____ -ped more tax on cigarettes;
Pol. doliczyć
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slap
the increase in energy prices will slap 25 per cent on the cost of heating this winter.
to throw or expel with violence or force;
Pol. rzucać
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cast
The question comes to mind when you cast your mind back to your childhood.
When you _____, you try to remember sth.
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cast your mind back
The question comes to mind when you cast your mind back to your childhood.
a short for a semi-detached house.
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semi
one coal fire provided a suburban semi with an adequate level of heating
A _____ (house) is one of a pair of houses which are joined together.
(UK and ANZ informal semi)
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semi-detached house
They live in a semi-detached house.
to state or demand forcefully, esp. despite opposition;
twierdzić, obstawać przy (czymś)
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insist
we wander round in T-shirts in December insisting that anything less than a constant 25C is freezing?
having many different parts;
Pol. wielopłaszczyznowy
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multifaceted
It's a multifaceted business, offering a range of services.
The answer is multifaceted.
happening in a smooth, gradual and regular way, not suddenly or unexpectedly
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steady
the steady improvement in the British standard of living
an official order, esp. one which is given in a forceful and unfair way
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edict
Ministry of Housing edicts seemed quaint
unusual, strange, old-fashioned.
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quaint
Its root lies in consumerism, in the steady improvement in the British standard of living that would make the Ministry of Housing edicts of 1961 seem quaint had they not been designed to stop people dying from cold.
Ministry of Housing edicts seemed quaint

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