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situation in which an army surrounds a city, castle, or other place and tries to force the people inside to surrender. start learning		under siege lay siege to + place oblężenie The government is under siege from critics. The city was under siege.
to voluntarily give up control, possession, responsibility, or a right to something. start learning		to relinquish zrzec się, oddać, zrezygnować z czegoś, odstąpić coś She relinquished her claim to the property. The king relinquished control of the country. He gave up control. — normalne He relinquished control. — formalne
to fail to do something that you promised or agreed to do. start learning		renege on something. to renege wycofać się z obietnicy/umowy, nie dotrzymać słowa He reneged on his promise to help me. The company reneged on the agreement.
full of something unpleasant, difficult, dangerous, or problematic start learning		fraught with + noun pełen czegoś, obarczony czymś, niosący ryzyko/problem The situation is fraught with danger. The decision was fraught with risk.
expressing a kind of dry, ironic or slightly mocking humor, often because a situation is unpleasant, strange, or absurd. start learning		wry krzywy, przekrzywiony; ironiczny, cierpki, sarkastycznie rozbawiony He gave me a wry smile when I told him I had forgotten my passport. He had a wry grin on his face.

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