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A Tour of the Ancient Greek Underworld (B2-C1)

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  • woe
    great sorrow or distress,cierpienie,żal
  • seek revenge
    try to get even or punish someone,szukać zemsty
  • oblivion
    a state of being forgotten,zapomnienie
  • a siren song
    something dangerously attractive,zwodnicza pieśń syren
  • ambrosia
    food of the gods,ambrozja
  • caught between Scylla and Charybdis
    trapped between two dangers,między młotem a kowadłem
  • to rise like a phoenix
    to recover after destruction or failure,odrodzić się jak feniks z popiołów
  • wailing
    loud crying of grief,zawodzenie,płacz
  • stoops
    bends forward and down,pochyla się
  • nemesis
    an agent of downfall or long-time rival,nemezis,wróg
  • amenities
    useful or pleasant facilities,udogodnienia
  • to have an Oedipus complex
    to have a psychological conflict related to one's parents,kompleks Edypa
  • avid
    very enthusiastic or eager,zapalony,entuzjastyczny
  • defy the gods
    oppose or resist divine will,sprzeciwić się bogom
  • recedes
    moves back,cofa się
  • pay the price
    suffer consequences for one's actions,ponieść konsekwencje
  • divine justice
    justice given by the gods,boska sprawiedliwość
  • Pandora's box
    a source of many unforeseen troubles,puszka Pandory
  • omniscience
    the state of knowing everything,wszechwiedza
  • open the floodgates
    start something that cannot be stopped once it begins,otworzyć wrota,czemuś
  • Sisyphean task
    an endless futile effort,syzyfowa praca
  • dowry
    money or gifts given by a bride's family,posag
  • quench
    satisfy thirst,ugasić pragnienie
  • Herculean task
    a job requiring great strength or effort,herkulesowe zadanie
  • avenging
    seeking revenge or punishment,mszczący się,karzący
  • narcissistic
    excessively self-focused,narcystyczny
  • the Midas touch
    the ability to make money or succeed in everything,złoty dotyk,talent do sukcesu
  • grant immortality
    give eternal life,obdarzyć nieśmiertelnością
  • cut the Gordian knot
    solve a very difficult problem in a bold or decisive way,przeciąć węzeł gordyjski
  • vistas
    wide views of a landscape,widoki,panoramy
  • reacquainted
    made familiar again,ponownie zapoznany
  • a Trojan horse
    something that looks good but hides a trap,koń trojański
  • the thread of life
    destiny or lifespan controlled by the Fates,nić życia
  • tormented
    caused great pain or distress,dręczony
  • eternal punishment
    never-ending suffering,wieczna kara
  • banished
    forced to leave a place as punishment,wygnany
  • Achilles' heel
    a small but critical weakness,pięta Achillesa
  • reign over the Underworld
    rule as a king in Hades,panować nad światem podziemnym
  • disgraced
    having lost respect or honor,skompromitowany
  • slain
    killed violently,zabity,poległy
  • a bad rap
    an unfair negative reputation,zła opinia,niesłuszna krytyka
  • riviera
    a beautiful sunny coastal area,riwiera,nadmorskie wybrzeże
  • invulnerability
    being impossible to harm,niewrażliwość,odporność
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