Keeping up appearances 4

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1. if you are ________, your name is on a list of people who want to do sth or are intended to do sth
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down for
Why would Daddy be naked when he's got his name down for a nice bungalow
to repair a hole in a piece of clothing by stitching wool over it
Pol. cerować
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darn
The first scene in the hospital room features a man darning something.
to give someone drugs to make them calm or to make them sleep
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sedate
The doctor says that Hyacinth's father will not be aware very much because he is sedated
a large room in a hospital where people who need medical treatment stay
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ward
Hyacinth wonders whether Daddy should be in a ward with a person who wears a hat.
a small black and white North American animal that produces a strong unpleasant smell if it is attacked or afraid
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skunk
Answering Hyacinth's question about her father's conditions he was in when he was admitted to hospital, Mr Oxley replied that he was drunk as a skunk
to become red in the face, for example when you are angry or embarrassed
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flush
he was flushed from excessive cycling
chilly weather or places are cold enough to make you feel uncomfortable
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chilly
it was quite a chilly evening
informal very drunk
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plastered
Her father is said to have been plastered
count how many times someone's heart beats in a minute, usually by feeling their wrist
x3
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take the pulse
The doctor is examining the patient by feeling the pulse
to go in a particular direction while moving unsteadily from side to side
Pol. chwiać się, kiwać się
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wobble
Her father is said to have been that plastered that he wobbled into the canal
a situation when a ship, aircraft etc is in danger and needs help
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distress
He saw a person in distress
a piece of clothing (referring to one thing you wear)
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garment
He removed his outer garments
Pol. ubranie zewnętrzne
x2
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outer garments
He removed his outer garments
Pol. godne pochwały
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commendable
very commendable
if a solid dissolves, or if you dissolve it, it mixes with a liquid and becomes part of it
Pol. rozpuścić
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dissolve
His clothes were dissolved by pollution
old-fashioned to look after someone or something
x2
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tend to
The doctor says he must tend to his other patient
brave and determined - often used in newspapers
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plucky
Hyacinth does not understand why her father is heavily sedated after such a plucky act.
especially British English used to tell someone that you are not going to tell them something because it is private or secret
x3
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never you mind

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