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There is still an immense amount of work to be done. The benefits are immense.
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The immensity of the universe. We were overwhelmed by the sheer immensity of the task.
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1. bardzo duży rozmiar lub ważność 2. the degree to which a star is bright 3. the size of an earthquake start learning
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We did not realize the magnitude of the problem. The star varies in brightness by about three magnitudes. The quake reached a magnitude of 7.1 on the Richter scale.
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chudy, ubogi, niewielki np. dieta, income start learning
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A meagre diet of bread and water. She supplements her meagre income by cleaning at night.
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I'd like that last remark to be minuted. Meetings must be minuted and the minutes approved at the following meeting.
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1. tiny 2. very detailed, careful, complete start learning
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The kitchen on the boat is minute. A minute examination/inspection. She remembered everything in minute detail/in the minutest detail(s).
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1. racja, przydział 2. an amount of sth that is thought to be normal or fair start learning
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The weekly butter ration. As part of the diet, allow yourself a small daily ration of sugar. I've had my ration of problems for one day—you deal with it! I felt that my ration of luck was running out.
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wydzielać, ograniczać, przydzielać start learning
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Eggs were rationed during the war. These foods had to be strictly rationed.
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ryczałt, jednorazowa zapłata, wypłata start learning
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She was given a lump sum when she retired.
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przekroczenie stanu konta start learning
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sąsiedni, przylegający, graniczny start learning
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The planes landed on adjacent runways. The vineyards of Verzy lie adjacent to those of Verzenay. There is a row of houses immediately adjacent to the factory.
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The illness frequently coexists with other chronic diseases. English speakers now coexist peacefully with their Spanish-speaking neighbours.
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Bright, contrasting colours. The book explores contrasting views of the poet's early work.
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1. interweniować 2. wtrącać się 3. stawać na przeszkodzie 4. upływać - czas start learning
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The President intervened personally in the crisis. ‘But,’ she intervened, ‘what about the others?’ They were planning to get married and then the war intervened. I saw nothing of her during the years that intervened.
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1. bliski, zażyły 2. intymny, prywatny 3. intymny - zachęcający np. wystrój 4. very detailed 5. very close 6. with sb sex start learning
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Intimate friends. The most intimate parts of her body. He knew an intimate little pub. An intimate knowledge of the English countryside. an intimate connection between class and educational success.
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He has already intimated to us his intention to retire. He has already intimated (that) he intends to retire.
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He was a wartime minister and intimate of Churchill.
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The report was a joint effort. They were joint owners of the house.
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rozczłonkować najczęściej mięso start learning
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1. staw 2. złącze, styk 3. udziec 4. melina, tania knajpa start learning
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A doll with jointed arms/legs.
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porównywać i pokazywać podobieństwo start learning
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sth/sb to sth/sb She's been likened to a young Elizabeth Taylor. Life is often likened to a journey.
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1. resemblance 2. podobizna, wizerunek start learning
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Joanna bears a strong likeness to her father. Do you notice any family likeness between them? The drawing is said to be a good likeness of the girl's attacker. As a painter, he had the ability to produce a likeness in a single one-hour sitting.
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1. towarzysz - człowiek, zwierzę 2. pomoc domowa 3. podręcznik, przewodnik start learning
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Geoff was my companion on the journey. We became companions in misfortune. She was a charming dinner companion. She lived in the house as a companion to our grandmother. A Companion to French Literature.
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They walked to the studio together in a companionable silence.
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They meet at the club for companionship and advice. She had only her cat for companionship.
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wczuwać się, czuć empatię start learning
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A glamorous 20-year-old stylist is unlikely to empathize with a working mother of three. A person’s inability to empathize with others.
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An empathetic listener. His personal history makes him especially empathetic to workers' need for a fair wage.
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1. równieśnik lub ten sam status społeczny 2. członiek Izby Lordów start learning
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We peered into the shadows. He went to the window and peered out.
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