13. Emotions and reactions

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crave / have a craving for
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łaknąć / mieć pragnienie
thirst / have a thirst for
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pragnienie / pragnienie
yearn todo / yearn for / have a yearning for something
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it means that you want something that you do not haveand, often, can never have
covet sth
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pożądać czegoś, means towant to possess it very much
defuse
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make a dangerous or tense situation calmer
placate / implacable
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stop someone feeling angry
conciliate
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end a disagreement between two people or groups by acting in a friendly way towards both sides; formal
appeasing
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end a disagreement by giving the other side an advantage that they are demanding(normally used in a disapproving way); formal
I cannot understand the implacable hatred that he stillfeels for his old rival
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Nie mogę zrozumieć nieprzejednanej nienawiści, którą wciąż odczuwa dla swojego dawnego rywala
Sarah was in an exultant mood / wasecstatic after her great exam results.
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feeling great pleasure and happiness, usually because of a success (more formal thanecstatic
Everyonerejoiced at the news of her recovery.
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be extremely happy; formal
There were jubilant shouts asthe results of the referendum were announced.
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expressing great happiness, especiallyat a victory; formal
seven days of utter/sheer bliss. They are blissfully happy even though they’re poor
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perfect happiness (often collocates withutter and sheer; adjective = blissful; the adverbblissfully often collocates with happy, ignorantand unaware
full of the joys of
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pełen radości
be thrilled to
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być podekscytowanym
I feel on top of the world
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Czuję się na szczycie świata
I have been floating/walking on air
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Pływałem / chodziłem po powietrzu
I was over the moon!
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Byłem ponad księżycem! (tak się cieszyłem)

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