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Question		Answer
party animal start learning		reveller
in advance start learning		beforehand
chaos; anarchy start learning		mayhem
be forbidden from going out as a punishment start learning		be grounded
noisy and possibly violent start learning		rowdy
arrive without warning/invitation start learning		descend on/gatecrash
be persuaded by being offered something exciting/illegal start learning		be lured
TV start learning		telly
damage, destroy start learning		trash
turn up (at a party) without an invitation start learning		gatecrash
party start learning		bash
police officer start learning		cop
house/apartment start learning		pad
throw start learning		chuck
steal start learning		swipe
clothes start learning		togs
exclusive, expensive start learning		posh
dramatyczny start learning		dramatic
kolokwialny start learning		colloquial
wyszukany start learning		sophisticated
neutralny start learning		neutral
powściągliwy start learning		restrained
sensacyjny start learning		sensational
formal start learning		informal
emocjonalny start learning		emotional
the quality press start learning		broadsheet/serious
opiniom-forming start learning		B/S
celebrity gossip start learning		tabloid/mass-market
undemanding start learning		T/M
extensive coverage of foreign news start learning		B
populist start learning		T
frequent libel cases start learning		T
libel start learning		a piece of writing that contains bad and false things about a perso
sensationalist start learning		T
human interest stories start learning		T
the 'gutter' press (informal) start learning		T
in-depth news analysis start learning		B
the paparazzi start learning		T
circulation start learning		the number of people that a newspaper or magazine is regularly sold to:
broadsheet newspaper start learning		a high-quality newspaper
online newspaper website start learning		internetowe newsy
weekly news magazine start learning		tygodnik
radio podcast start learning		podcast
local weekly freesheet start learning		darmowe lokalne tygodniki
main TV news bulletin start learning		takie wiadomości, fakty
tabloid newspaper start learning		tabloid
rolling TV news channel start learning		any continuous news broadcast, esp. 24 hours a day; also, a channel, service, or station reporting news continuously
debate one's opinion start learning		dyakutować
to keep abreast of world news start learning		to keep up with the news
left-wing, right-wing press start learning		lewicowa, prawicowa prasa
bombarded with news start learning		zarzucani wiadomościami
information overload start learning		przeładowanie informacjami
avid sports fan start learning		showing great enthusiasm for or interest in
have an insatiable appetite start learning		mieć niezaspokojony apetyt
pander to start learning		to do or provide exactly what a person or group wants, especially when it is not acceptable, reasonable, or approved of, usually in order to get some personal advantage
bookmark sites start learning		zakładkować
air one's views start learning		wygłaszać swoje poglądy w internecie, gazecie...
pay scant attention to politics start learning		poświęcać mało uwagi polityce
gawp at the TV start learning		gapić się na TV
skim the news headlines start learning		przeglądnąć nagłówki
news junkie start learning		"she spends hours browsing the BBC website"
stay informed about start learning		być na bierząco poinformowanym o
light-hearted start learning		pogodny, żartobliwy
tongue-in-cheek start learning		If you say something tongue in cheek, you intend it to be understood as a joke, although you might appear to be serious
clueless (informal) start learning		nie mieć pojęcia
"I don't take much of it in" start learning		jednym uchem wchodzi, drugim wychodzi
absorbing start learning		fascynujący, wciągający
make a point of start learning		something is important, so you do it regularly
glossy news magazines start learning		te tygodniki z błyszczącymi okładkami
superficial start learning		powierzchowny
(celebrity) talent show start learning		strata czasu
reality TV (docusoap) start learning		ukryta prawda
situation comedy ('sitcom') start learning		situation comedy
soap opera start learning		dramatic & long TV series
witty dialogue start learning		unnatural
catchy theme tune start learning		annoying
canned laughter start learning		takie "ha ha ha" martwych ludzi w tle
symphatetic characters start learning		clichéd
moralistic tone start learning		irreverent (not showing the expected respect for official, important, or holy things)
memorable catchphrases start learning		"Ej cooosieeek!"
imaginative storylines start learning		predictable
brilliant acting start learning		wooden
banal start learning		banał
become immersed start learning		wciągać się
elitist start learning		dla elit
trivial start learning		płytki, nie taki "in-depth"
a joke/trick (usually involving physical action) which makes someone seem foolish start learning		prank
a deliberate attempt to trick an audience/the public into believing that something is true when in fact it is not start learning		hoax
a clever trick to get money illegally start learning		scam
an amusing or ridiculous piece of writing/art that copies the style of an original artwork start learning		spoof
a copy of a valuable object, painting, etc that is intended to deceive people start learning		fake
practical joke start learning		prank
forgery start learning		fake
con trick start learning		scam
parody start learning		spoof
fabrication start learning		hoax
take off start learning		reality TV (stać się popularnym nagle)/ plane/ naśladować kogoś
take in start learning		dać się nabrać/ pochłaniać wiedzę/ przyjmować kogoś do domu
dream up start learning		wymarzyć sobie
build up start learning		nazbierać się, nagromadzić
play practical jokes on start learning		prankować kogoś
take steps to start learning		podjąć kroki w celu
gullible start learning		naiwny
credible start learning		wiarygodny
notorious start learning		famous for something bad
renowned start learning		famous for something good, respected
numerous start learning		liczne
incalculable start learning		niezliczone
blunder start learning		faux pas
disconnect start learning		disconnect your computer from the internet
listings page start learning		a list of information that is published regularly, or an item on this list
once-in-a-lifetime start learning		wyjątkowy

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