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hostage
adj- aggressive or unfriendly and ready to argue or fight (wrogi)
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hostile
the speaker got a hostile reception from the audience
adj- strongly rejecting something
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hostile
many of the employees were hostile to the idea of change
klejnoty
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jewels
obfitość, dostatek
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abundance
in the past this abundance of fish has caused us problems with Morocco
adj- (of love) not return to buy the person that you love
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unrequited
v- to give something such as love a favorite kind of treatment, in return for what somebody has given you
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requite
requited love
v- to have such a strong effect on you that you cannot give your attention to anything else
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mesmerise
(adj- mesmerising)
they were mesmerised by her performance
v- szukać dziury w całym
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nitpick
her husband nitpicks about everything from how she puts the plates away to how she sweeps the floor
n- mocna strona
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strength
v- pocieszać
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console
specjalne potrzeby
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special needs
v- to look steadily at somebody something for a long time either because you are very interested or surprised or because you are thinking of something else(wpatrywać się intensywnie)
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gaze
adv- uważnie, bacznie (się czemuś przyglądać)
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steadily
she looked steadily towards the window
adv- in a calm and peaceful way
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serenely
serenely beautiful scene/she smiled serenely
n- a large crowd of people
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horde
there are always hordes of tourists here in the summer
adj- extremely happy/ showing happiness (błogi)
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blissful
we spend three Blissful weeks away from work
i- the state of not knowing about something and so being unable to worry about it
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blissful ignorance
we preferred to remain in Blissful ignorance of what was going on
v- to put somebody something into a liquid especially so that they or it are completely covered (zanurzać)
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immerse (sb/sth in sth)
the seeds will swell when immersed in water
v- to become or make somebody completely involved in something
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immerse
I immediately immersed myself in the task
przepraszać za coś
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feel sorry for sth
użalać się nad sobą
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feel sorry for oneself
v- to affect or make something affect, be known by, ot be used by more and more people
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spread
the news had spread and was causing great excitement
v- to cover or to make something cover a larger and larger area
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spread
there is no evidence that the cancer has spread
płatki owsiane
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oat flakes
mgła
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haze (fog)
adj- (about a person) uncertain or confused about something
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hazy
I'm a little hazy about what to do next
adj- not clear because of a lack of memory, understanding or detail
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hazy
what happened next is all very hazy
wielowymiarowy
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multidimensional
n- etap, faza
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stage
we all grow up at the same stage of our life/ at this stage of your life you should at least have a wife
n- stadium, punkt
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stage
he has first stage of cancer
adj- rozwijający się
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developing
I got a job in a quickly developing company
adj- dirty and/or untidy
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messy
the house was always messy
adj- unpleasant confused or difficult to deal with
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messy
the whole situation and got rather messy
wysypisko śmieci
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landfill
rzecz, artykuł, przedmiot
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item
we sent you the item that you ordered
centrum handlowe
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mall
wygoda, zaleta, dogodność
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convenience
we have provided seats for a convenience of our customers/ it was a great convenience to have the school so near
v- nie zdołać czegoś zrobić
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fail in sth
she failed in her attempt to become an actress
n- zręczność, sprawność (manualna)
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dexterity
n- pogłos
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reverb
adj- easy to use or to do/ located near to somebody something, located or stored in a convenient place
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handy
handy tips for removing stains/ have you got a pen handy?
v- to put something somewhere and keep it there to use later
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store
you can store coffee beans in the freezer to keep them fresh
fasola/ziarna (kawy)
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beans
n- rysunek
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drawing
the drawing has been in the same family since 1928
v- to make a person or an animal healthy again after an illness/ to make an illness go away
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cure
will you be able to cure him doctor?/ it is better to prevent rather than cure diseases
n- and medicine all medical treatment that curses and illness
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cure
the search for a cure for cancer
it is better to stop something bad from happening rather than try to deal with the problem after it has happened
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prevention is better than cure
v- dziedziczyć, przejmować w spadku
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inherit
I inherited an apartment from my grandmother
n- number of things of the same type which are growing all fastened together
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bunch
a bunch of bananas/ a bunch of keys
n- a large amount of something, a large number of things or people
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bunch
I have a whole bunch of stuff to do this morning
n- a group of people (banda)
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bunch
the people that I work with are a great bunch
v- opierać się, stawiać opór
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resist
they are determined to resist pressure to change the law/ he tried to pin me down but I resisted
v- stop yourself from having something you like or doing something you very much want to do
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resist
she could hardly resist the urge to turn and run /I finished the cake, I couldn't resist it
n- a strong desire to do something
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urge
I had a sudden urge to hit him
v- to advice or try hard to persuade somebody to do something
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urge
she urged him to stay
v- to recommend something strongly
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urge
adj- very long and often too long in time or size
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lengthy
I had to go through the lengthy process of obtaining a Visa/ lengthy delay
uzależniający
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addictive
adj- meant to be kept secret and not told to or shared with other people (poufny)
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confidential
confidential information
adj- głupi, niemądry, nierozsądny
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foolish
she was foolish that she trusted him
adj- obsesyjny
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obsessive
he is becoming more and more obsessive about punctuality
n- a sudden strong emotion or sign of strong emotion/a sudden feeling of extreme pleasure or excitement
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rush
a sudden Rush of excitement/ Parachuting will give you the rush of a lifetime
v- to move out to do something with great speed often too fast
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rush
we've got plenty of time there's no need to rush/ the sound of Rushing Water
boleć
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ache
wskoczyć w coś, wśliznąć się w coś, szybko się w coś ubrać
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slip into sth
he slipped into a coat and left the house
poślizgnąć się
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slip
he slipped on a banana peel
adj- full of strong emotion or excitement
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ablaze
he turned to her, his eyes ablaze with anger
adj- burning quickly and strongly
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ablaze
cars and buses were set Ablaze during the riot
n- more than is necessary reasonable or acceptable
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excess
in an excess of enthusiasm I agreed to work late
dodatkowy, przekraczający dozwolona normę, nadmierny
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excess
do you have any excess baggage
piesek, szczeniak
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puppy
osioł
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donkey
gęś
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goose (geese- plural)
n-- a state of great worry in which everything is confused and nothing is certain zamieszanie
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turmoil
emotional turmoil/ she felt much, after the turmoil of recent weeks
n- a small mistake usually made by being careless or not paying attention
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slip
he recited the whole poem without making a single slip
n- piece of paper
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slip
I wrote it down on a slip of paper
pościel- sheets and pillowcases for a bed
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bed linen
kartka papieru
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sheet
n- trouble or problems especially in connection with what you need or would like yourself (niedogodność)
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inconvenience
we apologize for the delay and regret any inconvenience it may have cost
v- to cause trouble or difficulty for somebody
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inconvenience
I hate to inconvenience you
koniczyna
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clover
plama
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stain
kwaśny
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sour
dzwon
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bell
ciastko (jako masa) a mixture of flowers that and water or milk that is rolled out that to be a base or cover for a pie
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pastry
v-to have a short light sleep especially during the day and usually not in bed
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snooze
my brother was snoozing on the sofa
adj- not well known
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obscure
we went to see one of the Shakespeare's most obscure plays
adj- difficult to understand
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obscure
I found her lecture very obscure/ for some obscure reason, he failed to turn up
n- ciepło
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warmth
I like the warmth of the summer sun
rozlać coś
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spill
I spilled tea all over myself/ there is no need to cry over spilled milk
pokrywka
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lid
adj- naukowo
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scientifically
it is a scientifically proven fact
i- być dumnym z czegoś
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take pride in sth
n- przyjęcie powitanie
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reception
I received a friendly and warm reception from The Host
v- to take an exam or test again usually after failing it the first time
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retake
v- to increase or make something increase in number or size
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swell
the population is swelling constantly
nasiono
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seed
the gardener knew how to grow plants from seeds
pestka (jabłka, pomarańczy)
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seed
adj- having a direct effect
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immediate
the immediate cause of death is unknown
adj- existing now and needing attention quickly
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immediate
our immediate concern is to help the families of those who died
adj- next to or very close to a particular place or time
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immediate
the prospect for the immediate future are good
n- something that causes problems and prevents you from achieving your aim
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stumbling block
v- to leave somebody something especially when you have a responsibility to say
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forsake
he had made it clear to his wife that he would never forsake her
pv- to cause somebody problems or pain(nawalać)
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play up
my shoulder is playing me up today
pv- to prevent somebody from moving forward or crossing something (powstrzymywać kogoś uniemożliwiać komuś)
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hold sb back
she regrets having kids because she thinks they hold her back from spreading her wings/ the police were unable to hold back the crowd
nietoperz
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bat
nieznaczny, drobny,
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slight
the essay needs some slight correction

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