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czytelny
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legible
bezludny, opustoszały, porzucony
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deserted
the office was completely deserted/ a deserted village
pieczątka
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stamp
v- to put your foot down heavily and noisly on the ground /to walk with loud heavy steps (iść ciezko, tupac)
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stamp
san stamped his foot in anger /she turned and stomped out of the room
v- to increase in degree or strength, to make something increase in degree or strength
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intensify
violence intensified during the night
intensywny
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intensive
adj- complete and extremely detailed, done with a lot of care
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intensive
his disappearance has been the subject of intensive investigation
n- uszkodzenie czegoś, szkoda na czymś
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damage to
the damage to his car could not be repaired
n- zapotrzebowanie na coś
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demand for
there is very little demand for typewriters these days
adj- having warm or loving feelings for somebody especially somebody you have known for a long time
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fond of sb
she was very fond of her niece and nephew
adj- finding something pleasant especially something you have liked or enjoyed for a long time
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fond of (doing) sth
found of Music /cooking
v- to become greater in the mount number value etc.
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increase in
oil increased in price
n- reakcja na coś
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reaction to sth
what was his reaction to the news
powód czegos
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reason for
she gave no reasons for her decision
bać się czegoś
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be scared of
v- increase in amount or number
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rise in
gas rose in price
pv- to save or keep moneytime land etc for a particular purpose
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set aside
she tries to set aside some money every month
pv- not consider something because other things are more important
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set aside
let's set aside my personal feelings for now
pv- to delay the progress of something somebody by a particular time
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set sth back
the bad weather set back the building program by several weeks
pv- begin a journey
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set out
pv- start trying to do something /to begin a job tasks etc. with a particular aim or go
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set out
she set out to break the world record
pv- to create something or start it
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set up
to set up a business
pv- to build something or put something somewhere
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set up
the police set up roadblocks on the roads out of the city
pv- to prevent somebody from moving, using force/ to prevent somebody from having their Freedom or rights
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hold sb down
it took three men to hold him down/ the people are held down by a repressive regime
pv- to keep something at a low level
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hold sth down
the rate of inflation must be held down
adj- donośnie, wyraźnie
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audibly
opis, podpis, tytuł (np. pod zdjęciem)
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caption
that was a caption under the picture on the wall
to die
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expire
pv- to remain strong and working effectively
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hold up
she is holding up well under the pressure
pv- to support somebody something and stop them from falling
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hold sb up
adj- if something is customary it is what people usually do in a particular place or situation (w zwyczaju,)
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customary
it's customary to tip the waiter
in a way that shows skill (umiejętnie)
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skilfully
a skillfully created novel
ostre słowa
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harsh word, cross word
v- to move away from a place or an enemy because you are in danger or because you have been defeated
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retreat
the Army was forced to retreat after suffering heavy losses
lokowanie produktu
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product placement
v- to make somebody something seem less bad /to do something to improve the opinion that people have of you especially after you have done something bad
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redeem
the excellent acting was enough to redeem a week plot /he has a chance to redeem himself after last week's mistakes
adv- życzliwie
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benevolently
pv- to get rid of something completely
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sweep sth away
any doubts had long since been swept away
pv- to make somebody very interested or involved in something especially in a way that makes them forget everything else
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sweep sb along/away
they were swept Along by the force of their emotions
szturchać, trącać
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nudge
przebita opona
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flat tyre
ledwo, ledwie
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no sooner
uśmiechać się do kogoś
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smile at somebody
n- a feeling of anger or unhappiness about something that you think is unfair (żal, niechęć, uraza, rozżalenie)
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resentment (towards/against sb)
she could not conceal the Deep resentment she felt at the way she had been treated
wybitnie
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remarkably
mający efekt przeciwny do zamierzonego
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counterproductive
trying to save money when you live on credit is counterproductive
v- to give your support to a belief, policy etc
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espouse
they espouse the nation of equal opportunity for all in education
adj- that is suggested indirectly or understood, rather than said in words(milczący)
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tacit
tacit approval support knowledge
pv- odnieść się do czegoś, odpowiedzieć na coś
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rise to sth
can you rise to my question?
v- understand something fully
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comprehend
he stood staring at the dead body unable to comprehend/ the infinite distances of space are too great for the human mind to comprehend
n- a situation an even etc. that makes it difficult for you to do or achieve something/ an object that is in your way and that makes it difficult for you to move forward(przeszkoda)
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obstacle
so far we have managed to overcome all the obstacles that have been placed in our path /the area was full of streams and bags and other natural obstacles
adj- extremely important because it will affect other things
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crucial
the next few weeks are going to be crucial
pv- to suggest something for discussion
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put sth forward
to put forward a suggestion
pv- to come to an end, to be completely used up
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give out
after a month their Food Supplies gave out
adj- defensive and unacceptable/ very unusual and intended to shock people slightly
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outrageous
outrageous behavior/ outrageous clothes
pozbawiać (kogoś czegoś)
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deprive of
they were deprived of food for 36 hours
pv- to interrupt somebody when they are speaking
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cut in on something
she kept cutting in on our conversation
v- to delay doing something that you should do usually because you do not want to do it
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procrastinate
people were dying of starvation while governments procrastinated
odkupienie, wybawienie
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redemption
he looked for Redemption for his past sins
adj-elegancki, pewny siebie, czarujący
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suave
lina, sznur
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twine
pv- reduce number size or extent of something
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scale sth down
we are thinking of scaling down our training program next year
złożyć obietnicę
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make a promise
n- niespodzianka, something very pleasant that somebody can enjoy, especially something that you give somebody or do for them
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treat
when I was young chocolate was a treat we took the kids to the zoo as a special treat
stypendium naukowe
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scholarship
n- kruczek, haczyk, pułapka
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catch
she knew there had to be a catch
v- to hide information or keep it secret and mysterious
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shroud
his family background is shrouded in mystery
v- to become calmer quieter or less intense
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subside
she waited nervously for his anger to subside
dylemat
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dilemma
adj- never wrong never making mistakes/ dad never fails, always doing what it is supposed to do (niezawodny)
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infallible
infallible advice / infallible method of memorizing things
v- to say something suddenly and loudly especially because of strong emotion or pain
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exclaim
she opened her eyes and exclaimed in delight at the scene
n- ujawnienie, wyjawienie (np. poufnej informacji)
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disclosure
nić
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thread
v- odsączać, osuszać, odprowadzać jakąś ciesz
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drain
to make sb/sth weaker, poorer, etc. by using up their/its strenght etc.
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drain
I felt drained of energy
v- to allow yourself to have or do something that you like especially something that's is considered bad for you/ to satisfy a particular desire, interest etc.
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indulge
they went into town to indulge in some serious shopping /she was free to indulge in a little romantic daydreaming
sznurek
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string
n- a series of things or people that come closely one after another
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string
the band had a string of hits in the 90s
szczyt/ bardzi ważne spotkanie
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summit
a summit in Moscow
uważać na coś, strzec się czegoś
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look out for sth
więzień
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convict
adv- immediately, without delay
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straightway
bezpośrednio (wypowiadać się)
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straightway
znak na komputerze
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character
n- a statement or an idea that formed the basis for a reasonable line of argument (przesłanka, założenie)
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premise
the argument rests on a false premise
uchodźca
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refugee
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unusually
na zmianę
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by turns
we go shopping by turns
n- price or approval because you are responsible for something good that has happened
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credit
I can't take all the credit for the show's success it was a team effort
dywanik
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rug

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