wordki.pl - nauka słówek
2015-01-02
autor: ljasinski
far-flung relativesfamily members who are distant
to be socially obligedto be forced to do sth because of social conventions
to turn one's back on sthto decide to stop doing sth
surplus valuea situation in which the value of sth is higher than its price
to advocate sthto speak for sth, to support sth
awkwardnessa feeling of embarrassment
to lie dormantto be unused
to abandon sthis to give up sth
a social minefielda potentially social difficult situation-towarzyskie pole minowe
oddmeans strange
to be taken abackto be surprised and confused
to be at the root of sthto be the primary cause of sth
recipientis a person who receives sth