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wretched in a very unhappy you wretched I felt so wretched უვარგისი
or unfortunate state weaklings, an because I thought I
d take stock of might never see you
your miserable
existence again
weaklings one that is weak in you wretched we spend money უსუსურები
body, character, or weaklings, an and effort in rearing
mind d take stock of every weakling
your miserable
existence
flexi-time a system of All the a 35-hour week with მოქნილი დრო
working in which discussions flextime
people work a set about flexi-
time or dress-
number of hours down Fridays
within a fixed
period of time, but
can change the
time they start or
finish work
dress-down in some All the In the US, where
Fridays organizations, a discussions dress-down Fridays
day when about flexi- have been common
time or dress-
employees can down for years, bosses
wear more Fridays or noted that
informal clothes paternity productivity rose
leave only with the relaxed
serve to mask atmosphere.
the core issue
paternity a period of absence  All the the DWP said მამობის
leave from work granted discussions employers must შვებულება
to a father after or about flexi-
shortly before the continue to make
time or dress-
birth of his child down occupational
Fridays or pension
paternity leave contributions on
behalf of people
taking paid paternity
leave
contention heated It's my Her main contention დავა
disagreement
contention is that doctors
that going to should do more to
work on Friday encourage healthy
in jeans and [a] eating.
T-shirt
nub of the the main point of a It's my That, I think, is the
issue problem contention that nub of the problem მთავარი საკითხი
going to work
on Friday in
jeans and [a]
T-shirt isn't
really getting
to the nub of
the issue. 
nightmare a frightening or it's a I had nightmares კოშმარი
unpleasant dream nightmare -- it after watching the
just means horror movie
you spend
more time at
the bloody
office.
inherently in a permanent,  inherently the work is მემკვიდრეობით
essential, or designed to inherently მიღება
characteristic way get as much dangerous
out of you
[as] they can
get away with.
Take stock make an overall he needed a he needed a period შეფასება
of assessment of a period of of peace and quiet
particular situation, peace and
typically before in order to take
quiet in order
making a decision. to take stock stock of his life
of his life
Thorny A thorny problem or the thorny the thorny issue of 1) ეკლიანი 2)
subject is difficult to issue of taxation რთული;
deal with taxation წინააღმდეგობები
თ აღსავსე
Conspicuou very noticeable or In China, her In China, her blonde თვალშისაცემი
s attracting attention, blonde hair hair was
often in a way that was
is not wanted conspicuous.
conspicuous.

Elongate to become or make The cells The cells elongate as 1) დაგრძელება 2)


something become elongate as they take in water. გახანგრძლივება
longer, and often they take in
thinner water.

Daunting making you feel The country The country was შიშის გამომწვევი;
slightly frightened was faced with faced with the დამაბნეველი
or worried about the daunting daunting prospect of
your ability to prospect of overcoming four
achieve something: overcoming decades of division.
four decades
of division.
Upheaval a great change, Yesterday's Yesterday's coup 1) აღმავლობა 2)
especially causing coup brought brought further ძვრა; მიღწევა
or involving much further
difficulty, activity, or upheaval to a
upheaval to a
trouble: country country already
already struggling with
struggling with famine.
famine.
On the actually, the The crime The crime problem პირიქით
contrary opposite is true: problem has has not
not disappeared. On the
disappeared.
On the contrary, it seems to
contrary, it be becoming worse
seems to be again.
becoming
worse again.
Get away have a holiday in a People go People go fishing to
from it all place that is very fishing to get get away from it all
different from where away from it
you normally live all
and work
Have a go somewhere Why not go on Why not go on a
change of different after being a cruise? cruise?
scene in a particular place
for a long time

Put your to relax and do very After working After working all
feet up little all week, you week, you deserve
deserve to put to put your feet up.
your feet up.

Quality time time spent with He spends He spends quality


close family, quality time time with his
partners or friends with his
that is in some way children every day
children every
important, special, day
productive or
profitable
Recharge to rest so that you I get four I get four weeks
your can get your energy weeks holiday holiday a year to
batteries back a year to recharge my
recharge my
batteries. batteries.
Clear your relax so you can After an After an argument I
head think clearly argument I
need time to need time to clear
clear my head, my head, to become
to become calm.
calm.
Unwind If you unwind In a nearby In a nearby medical მოდუნება
something that is medical tent, a tent, a US Army
wrapped around an US Army
object, you doctor gently
doctor gently
unfasten it, and if it unwinds unwinds Metruk's
unwinds, it Metruk's bandage.
becomes bandage.
unfastened:
Route a particular way or The route we The route we had 1) მარშრუტი, გზა
direction between had planned planned took us 2) საშუალება,
places: took us right right across Greece. მეთოდი
across
Greece.
Come into to start to happen In the summer In the summer
play or have an effect; to months a months a different
become a factor in different set of
a particular set of climatic
climatic factors
situation come into factors come into
play. play.
Cater for to provide what There are There are plenty of
someone or plenty of events taking place
something wants or events taking
needs at the festival to
place at the
festival to cater for all tastes.
cater for all
tastes.
Enrolment the act of putting Enrolment Enrolment during 1) რეგისტრაცია,
yourself or during the the school year is ოფიციალურ
someone else onto school year is
the official list of limited to about 40 სიაში შეყვანა 2)
limited to
members of a about 40 students. მიღება; ჩარიცხვა
course, college or students.
university, or group:
Hooked enjoying something I was hooked I was hooked after მიჯაჭვული
so much that you after two two episodes.
are unable to stop episodes.
having it, watching
it, doing it
Put sb up to to encourage () I think he was I think he was put წაქეზება
sth someone to do put up to it by up to it by his
something, usually his friends.
something wrong friends.

Bow out to leave a job or She'll be She'll be bowing out (რაიმეში)


stop doing an bowing out at at the end of the მონაწილეობის
activity, usually the end of the
after a long time: month, after hosting მიღების შეწყვეტა,
month, after
hosting the the programme for „თამაშიდან
programme for eight years. გასვლა“,
eight years. პოზიციების
დათმობა
Cut sth out to stop eating or Since my Since my heart
drinking something, heart attack, attack, I've cut fatty
usually to improve I've cut fatty
your health foods out
foods out
altogether. altogether.
Play it by to decide how to We can't We can't make a
ear deal with a situation make a decision yet. Let's
as it develops, decision yet.
rather than acting just play it by ear.
Let's just play
according to plans it by ear.
made earlier

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