The remains of the day 1

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Pytanie English Odpowiedź English
Pol. przypuszczalnie.
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presumably
he presumably wished returned the volumes to the shelves
A long low chair for reclining, with a back and single armrest.
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chaise longue
he seated himself on the chaise-longue,
Sth that is real is ____.
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genuine
, I can see no genuine reason why I should not undertake this trip
of a rather poor quality or standard.
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of sorts
a reply of sorts did occur to me as I stood up there on the ladder
When you _____ on sth, you start doing it.
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embark
I embarked upon a presumptuous speech
If you ____ yourself with sth, you accept it and do not try to do or have other things.
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content
I thus contented myself
If you _____ sth, it happens to you and you endure it. For example, your attitude could ____ a change.
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undergo
my attitude underwent a change
If you leave sth out of account, you ____ it.
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discount
her first in almost seven years if one discounts the Christmas cards
If you think about sth carefully, you ____ on/over it.
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ponder
my pondering over the implications of Miss Kenton's letter
Sth that seems evil or harmful is _____.
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sinister
these small errors derived from nothing more sinister than a faulty staff plan.
If sb is frequently or habitually unclean or untidy, they are _____.
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slovenly
how many promising careers cut short can be attributed to a butler's slovenliness
The most important part of sth, its very foundation is its ____.
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cornerstone
the ability to draw up a good staff plan is the cornerstone of any decent butler's skills
People who are honest and behave in a way that most people approve of are...
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decent
a good staff plan is the cornerstone of any decent butler's skills.
When you change, improve sth that has been written to make it more accurate, you ____ it,
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amend
not many staff plans needed amendment
To ____ sth means to continue to have that thing.
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retain
retaining of unnecessary staff results in employees having an unhealthy amount of time on their hands
When a building looks splendid because its size and appearance is very impressive, it is ___.
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grand
a grand old English house'
When you use sth, make a demand on sb, or use sth/sb, you _____ them.
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call upon
my new employer had occasion to call upon such qualities
If sth is intimidating, disheartening, it is _____.
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daunting
the idea of devising a staff plan by which the same house would be run on a staff of four seemed, to say the least, daunting.
When you make an attempt at doing sth, you _____.
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give it a go
But he would be much obliged if I could give it a go with four
A ____ is a good quality, thinking and doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong
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virtue
there is no virtue at all in clinging to tradition merely for its own sake

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