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Chudy kot wyglądał, jakby nie jadł od kilku dni.
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The scrawny cat looked like it hadn’t eaten in days.
skinny, bony, underfed
Przekradnij się przez cienie
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Slink through shadows
sneak, creep, tiptoe, crawl,
Ona czytała, podczas gdy on gotował obiad.
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She was reading whilst he cooked dinner.
while, although, though
najgłębszy żal
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deepest remorse
regret, guilt, sorrow
Dotychczas spokojny
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Hitherto peaceful
Hitherto = Hit her toe... up until now! Imagine someone hobbling and saying: “I was fine hitherto I hit my toe!”
Łagodny guz
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Benign tumor
Benign sounds like "be nice" — imagine a smiling doctor saying, "Don't worry, it's benign — it's being nice!"
Kosz piknikowy
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Picnic hamper
Imagine tripping over a big hamper of laundry every time you try to leave your room. The basket hampers your progress — literally and figuratively!
zmysł do projektowania
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flair for design
talent, knack
Wkroczyła do pokoju jakby była jego właścicielką.
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She pranced into the room like she owned the place.
Prance sounds like "dance"
nie dąsaj się
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don't pout
wieść brzmi jak „jazda”
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Tiding sounds like ‘riding’
— imagine a knight riding on a horse, shouting the latest news to the village."
soczysty stek
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succulent steak
juicy, lush, rich
prześladować
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pester
Pester sounds like ‘pest’ — imagine a little bug pestering you by buzzing near your ear non-stop."
złota rączka
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dab hand/ handyman
przywiązany do słupa
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tethered to a post
Tether sounds like ‘tied there’ — imagine being tied there and unable to move far."
żywe wspomnienie
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vivid recollection
memory, remembrance, recall
zaczepić nieznajomego
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accost a stranger
Accost sounds like ‘a cost’ — imagine someone accosting you, and it costs you peace of mind!"
aksamitna sukienka
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velvet dress
Zaraził się ospą po przytuleniu lisa
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He got the pox after hugging a fox
disease, infection, plague
brudny puszysty pies
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scruffy fluffy dog
shabby, unkempt, messy
nieuchwytny cel
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elusive target
imagine chasing an illusion that keeps disappearing right before you catch it.
wychudzone ciało
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emaciated body
skeletal, gaunt, starved
ukrywanie uczuć
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concealment of feelings
hiding, cover-up, secrecy, disguise
poczucie niepokoju
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sense of disquiet
Quiet? No, disquiet — when peace disappears!
niezgłębiony wyraz
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inscrutable expression
mysterious, unfathomable, enigmatic, puzzling
mięso mielone
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mince meat
To cut something into very small pieces, or to speak gently instead of directly. Synonyms: chop, grind, soften, sugarcoat
chwiejny krok
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tipsy walk
drunk, woozy, lightheaded, unsteady
ptasi śpiew
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bird warble
obfity biust
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ample bosom
manipulować przy zdjęciach
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tamper with photos
unikać kogoś
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shun somebody
robić postępy
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making headway
być w modzie
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be in the vogue
trzepoczące rzęsy
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fluttering eyelashes
chętnie się zobowiązuję
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happy to oblige
uśmiechy na zewnątrz
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outward smiles
ujawnić sekret
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divulge a secret
reveal, disclose, confess, uncover
Nie jestem szorstki
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I'm not brusquely
pstrokata kolekcja
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motley collection
żmudny wysiłek
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painstaking effort
zakrzepła krew
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congealed blood
wyniosły uśmieszek
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haughty smirk
Haughty sounds like ‘hot tea’ — imagine someone sipping hot tea with their pinky up, looking down on everyone like royalty."
Od początku historii
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From the outset of the story
ogłupiony z miłości 💕
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besotted with love 💕
wszechwiedząca istota
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omniscient being
Nocny strażnik
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Night sentry
sentry” sounds like “century” — a sentry guards every hour of the century!
Nieprzepuszczalny dla wody
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Impervious to water
Imagine a superhero in a rainstorm, but every drop just slides off — he’s totally impervious!
Naprawdę mnie wkurza, gdy ludzie głośno żują.
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It really irks me when people chew loudly.

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