14. Lesson: extra

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yearn to do sth
your child yearns to play sports but is asthmatic
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bardzo pragnąć czegoś
deceive
The company deceived customers by selling old computers as new ones.
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oszukać
gullible
How could you be so gullible?
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naiwny
thorough
The government has promised a thorough investigation of the matter.
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gruntowny, skrupulatny
domineering
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apodyktyczny
turn ones dreams into reality
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zamienić marzenia w rzeczywistość
cookery book
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książka kucharska
emulate
Express your admiration for your grandparent's ingenuity and say what you intend to do to emulate them.
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naśladować
ingenuity
Express your admiration for your grandparent's ingenuity and say what you intend to do to emulate them.
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pomysłowość
to father
He fathered three children.
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być ojcem
delightful
We had a delightful evening.
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zachwycający
tiring
a long and tiring day
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męczący
travail
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porodowe, mozolna praca, wielki trud, kłopoty
to be assured of sth
hey are now assured of a place in the final.
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móc być pewnym czegoś, mieć coś zapewnione
discontented
She’s discontented with her life.
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niezadowolony
scorned
a woman who has been scorned in love by a man will try to get revenge on him in some way
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pogardzany
get revenge on
He's made life very difficult for me but I'll get/take my revenge.
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zemścić się na
windfall
Investors each received a windfall of £1000.
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nieoczekiwany przypływ gotówki
borough
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miasto, dzielnica
sporadically
Mobile and land telephone lines are working only sporadically.
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sporadycznie
the calm before the storm
I like to get everything done before the guests arrive and relax for a moment in the calm before the storm.
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cisza przed burzą
an infectious illness
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choroba zakaźna
alimony, maintanance
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alimenty, alimenty
to fasten a boat to the land
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przymocować łódź do lądu
beneficiary
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beneficjant
seize
You need to seize every opportunity.
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łapać okazje
fall out
Have you and Sam fallen out with each other again?
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pokłócić się
a breakthrough meeting
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przełomowe spotkanie
have/ hold the upper hand
The enemy made a fierce attack, but failed to get the upper hand.
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zwyciężać, zdobywać przewagę
bankrupt
His wife’s extravagance soon bankrupted him.
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doprowadzić do bankructwa
close down
They closed down my favourite restaurant in town.
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zamykać
Zamknęli moją ulubioną restaurację w mieście.
divorce proceeding
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postępowanie rozwodowe
settle
to settle a dispute
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rozstrzygać
rozstrzygnąć spór
the heartache was sweetened a littly by sth
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ból serca został trochę osłodzony przez coś
ungracious
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nieuprzejmy
miss out on sth
George missed out (on all the fun) because of his broken leg.
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nie brać udziału, stracić

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