Destination unit 4

adapt

TO CHANGE YOUR IDEAS OR BEHAVIOR SO THAT YOU CAN DEAL WITH THE NEW SITUATION: A successful business is one that adapts to changing situations

alternate

IF ONE THING ALTERNATES WITH ANOTHER, IT HAPPENS AFTER IT AND KEEPS BEING REPEATED: you go first this game, and then we alternate / HAPPENING ON ONE DAY OR WEEK BUT NOT OT THE DAY WEEK THAT IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWS: we usualy go to visit my nana on alternate Sundays

alternative

SMTH THAT YOU CAN CHOOSE INSTEAD OF SMTH ELSE/ DIFFERENT FROM SMTH ELSE AND ABLE TO BE USED INSTEAD OF IT (alternatywa)

amend

TO MAKE CHANGES TO DOCUMENTS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE IT: could you amend the report before you send it?

conservative

NOT WILLING TO ACCEPT MUCH CHANGE, ESPECIALLY IN THE TRADITIONAL VALUES OF SOCIETY: I grew up in a village where the most of the people were quite conservative

convert

TO CHANGE YOUR BELIEVES (RELIGIOUS)/ TO CHANGE METHOD OR A SYSTEM

deteriorate

TO BECOME WORSE: the situation in a village has deteriorated (pogarszać)

distort

TO CHANGE SMTH SUCH AS INFORMATION SO THAT IS NO LONGER TRUE OR ACCURATE: journalist often distort statistics in order to tell a good story

endure

TO SUFFER SMTH UNPLEASANT OR DIFFICULT IN A PATIENT WAY OVER A LONG PERIOD: i don't know how the people endure the conditions in prison /TO LAST FOR LONG TIME

evolve

TO DEVELOP OVER A PERIOD OF TIME

innovative

NEW ORIGINAL AND ADVANCED

novel

NEW OR UNUSUAL: this is quite a novel idea

persist

TO CONTINUE TO DO OR SAY SMTH IN A DETERMINED WAY: you'll get yourself into trouble if you persist behaving in this way

refine

TO MAKE SOME CHANGES TO SMTH IN ORDER TO IMPROVE IT: you need to refine your argument to make it clear

revise

TO CHANGE YOUR OPINION ABOUT SMN OR SMTH/ TO CHANGE OR IMPROVE WRITTING: i think i'm beginning to revise my opinion of Tom

status quo

THE PRESENT SITUATION OR THE WAY THINGS USUALLY ARE

sustain

TO PROVIDE CONDITIONS IN WHICH SMTH CAN HAPPEN OR EXIST: the atmosphere on mars wont sustain lafe

trend

A GRADUAL CHANGE OR DEVELOPMENT THAT PRODUCES A PARTICULAR RESULT: there is a trend toward small cars these days

breakthrough

A DISCOVERY OR ACHIEVEMENT THAT COMES AFTER A LOT OF HARD WORK

craft

TO MAKE OR PRODUCE SMTH SKILLFULLY

manual

INSTRUKCJA

do away with

GET RID OF

do up

REPAIR AN OLD BUILDING, CAR CLOTH

wear out

USE SMTH A LOT SO THAT IT NO LONGER WORKS

a leopard can't change its spots

SMN WILL NEVER CHANGE THEIR BEHAVIOUR OR CHARACTER

all mod cons

ALL MODERN CONVENIENCES, THE MACJINES AND PIECES OF EQUIPMENT IN YOUR HOUSE THAT MAKE LIFE EASY AND COMFORTABLE

break the mould

CHANGE A SITUATION BY DOING SMTH THAT IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT MOST PEOPLE USUALLY DO OR HAVE DON IN THE PAST

change your tune

CHANGE YOUR OPINION OR ATTITUDE

have a change of heart

CHANGE YOUR OPINION ABOUT SMTH OR DECIDE NOT TO DO SMTH YOU WERE PLANNING TO DO

reinvent the wheel

WASTE TIME AND EFFORT TRYING TO DO SMTH THAT SOMEONE ELSE HAS ALREDY DONE WELL

stick to your guns

REFUSE TO CHANGE WHAT YOU ARE SAYING OR DOING DESPITE THE OPPOSITION OR CRITISM OF THE OTHER PEOPLE

the tools of the trade

THE SKILLS AND EQUIPMENT THET YOU NEED IN ORDER TO DO YOUR JOB

turn over a new leaf

CHANGE YOUR LIFE BY STARTING TO BE A BETTER PERSON OR STOPPING A BAD HABIT