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gripping
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very interesting and exciting
big, huge, GIANT, enormous, tremendous
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gigantic
a small smooth round stone, especially one found on a beach or in a river
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pebble
I don't know.
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It beats me!
assiduously
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with great care and perseverance
wytrwale
neglectful in performance of ones duty, careless
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remiss
to upend
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to turn upside down
postawić na sztorc
osteoporosis
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decrease in bone density with thinning and weakening of bone
to act together secretly or illegally in order to deceive or cheat someone
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to collude with sb on sth (e.g. prices)
difficult to do because the parts involved are small
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fiddly
successful and profitable
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buoyant
with strong winds
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blustery
policy of supporting racial segregation
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apartheid
to cover or pack something tightly with paper, fabric, etc.
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to wrap
I didn't have time to wrap you gift.
POTUS
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President of the United States
wizened
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having a dry skin with lines in it
She was a wizened woman in her fifties.
unfriendly or not showing emotion
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cold-eyed
The French media have no problem describing this experience with cold-eyed ambivalance...
ambivalence
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state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone
solipsistic
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self-centered, narcissistic
to dab on
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to put something on a surface with quick strokes
for instance lipstick or concealer.
FLOTUS
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First Lady of the United States
someone who takes a slight and not very serious interest in a subject
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a dabbler
toothsome
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apetizing, delicious
Sally must be preparing a toothsome meal, can you smell it?
a crime that is not considered to be very serious
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misdemeanor
a situation in which an agreement does not seem possible
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stand-off
transgress
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1. to surpass the limits of what is considered by society to be acceptable 2. to sin 3. to go beyond
sloping in one direction
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slanted
skośne
hyperemesis gravidarum
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extreme morning sickness
rarified
He's always dreamt of joining this rarefied group.
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extremely high or elevated, appealing to an exclusive group
contiguous
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sharing a common border; adjacent
surgery to remove the skin that covers the top of penis.
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circumcision
Most French babies aren't circumcised.
vestibule
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hall, or lobby next to the outer door of a building.
przedsionek
extremery angry, furious
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livid
He says his daughter became livid when he pushed her baby's buggy the 'wrong' way over a bump.
to suddenly move forward and attack someone or sth, after waiting to attack them
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to pounce
to laugh quietly; to giggle; a short laugh
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to chuckle
totally unaware
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oblivious
vetted
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carefully and critically examined
piercing
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loud and high-pitched (for noises)
connected with a quality or ability that you were born with, not one you have learned
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innately
strictly and severely in discipline / ascetically
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austerely
a film or play that is not successful
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a flop
a green sprig
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Parsley
longingly
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with a feeling of desire, missing or yearning
z utęsknieniem
to surpass the limits of what is considered by society to be acceptable; to go beyond
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to transgress
get away
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to do and not to get caught
furrow
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1. a deep wrinkle in one's skin 2. a line in the ground that was dug by a plow 3. a long line or channel in any surface
far-flung
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distant or remote
lest
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in case, in order to avoid risk.
enjoying and being honest or clear about things connected to life, such as the body and emotions
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earthy
a type of small tree with thorns (= sharp points), white or pink flowers in spring, and small, red fruits in autumn
Ten żywopłot z głogu jest gęsty.
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hawthorn
This is a thick hawthorn hedge.
liking for, an enjoyment of, or a habit of doing something, especially something that otherpeople might not like.
zamiłowanie, upodobanie, skłonność
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penchant
Charles had a penchant for getting in trouble. And she had a penchant for irony.
autonomy
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the blend of independence and self-reliance
frame or framework (fr. le cadre)
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a visual image that describes the French parenting ideal - setting firm limits for children, but giving them tremendous freedom within those limits.
impose
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to force someone to accept a decision etc
bare-bone
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the most essential
schizophrenia
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a psychological disorder characterized by delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, and/or diminished, inappropriate emotional expression
the Wars of the Roses
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a term coined by Sir Walter Scott, contemporaries called it the Cousins' Wars
the first battle of the Wars of the Roses
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a battle at St Albans in 1455, May 22
elucidate
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to clarify something by providing more information

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