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to happen soon after sth happens start learning		(to come) hard on the heels of sth
to totally agree with/support (normally used in spoken English) start learning		to be all for sth/to be all In favour of sth
(formal) to find out about sth start learning		to come to one's notice
to consider yourself lucky (used to say that, even though sth bad has happened to sb, it could have been a lot worse) start learning		to count yourself lucky
to say that sth was caused by start learning		o attribute sth to
to be regarded as important or valuable [generally used in the expression: (sb's experience, record, etc) must/ will count for sth] start learning		to count for
to feel that you have been unfairly treated start learning		to feel hard done by
(informal, spoken) the most important thing is/What you must remember is start learning		at the end of the day Youmay disagree with him, but at the end of the day, he is your boss and as such you have to respect his decisions.
not to reveal a secret start learning		not to breathe a word about sth to b:
to be aban~oned because it is no longer practicable start learning		to go by th board
to be difficult to get or find start learning		to be hard to come by
I haven't ... yet start learning		I've yet to
to have a quick look at sth (a report, a composition, calculations, etc) in order to check it for any obvious mistakes start learning		to cast an eye over sth
to listen to the end; wysłuchac do końca start learning		hear out
making a special sound when you grind it; chrupki, chrupiący start learning		crunchy
to get a quick look at sth/sb when moving start learning		to catch a (f1eeting) glimpse of
tendency, a liking for; tendencja, nacylenie, sympatie start learning		leaning
to listen carefully in order to hear sth specific; nasłuchiwać start learning		listen out for
very careful; mean; ostrożny, rozważny; skąp start learning		chary
jakoś wytrzymywać pot. start learning		sweat it out
money or property that you receive from someone after they die An elderly cousin had left her a small legacy. • something that is a part of your history or which stays from an earlier time The Greeks have a rich legacy of literature. The war has left a legacy of hatred. start learning		legacy
to spend time lazily, to be doing sth very slowly; marudzic z czymś, wolno coś robić start learning		loiter over
to search for; food for domestic animals; poszukiwać; plądrować, przeszukiwać; pasza start learning		forage
direct; coming from the source; z pierwszej ręki I've got some first-hand information concerning the issue. start learning		first-hand
to try to find; poszukiwać start learning		look about/ around / round for
sinister, maleficient, hideous; zbrodniczy, ohydny start learning		flagitious
to destroy or remove; to dismantle; to put sth (such as currently spoken words) in writing; zburzyć; rozmontowywać; notować, zapisywać start learning		take down
suspicious; podejrzany, spod ciemnej gwiazdy start learning		low-life He's been hanging around with some low-life company. Spotyka się z jakimś podejrzanym towarzystwem.
ptak drapieżny start learning		bird of prey
to produce an illegal imitation; an illegal imitation; podrbiać, fałszować; podróbka, fałszerstwo start learning		counterfeit Lots of counterfeited tools can be bought at bazaars. Na bazarach można kupić mnóstwo podrobionych narzędzi.
difficult to describe; having no special features; nijaki, nieokreślony start learning		nondescript It's really difficult to recognize that nondescript person in a crowd. Naprawdę trudno rozpoznać tę nijaką osobę w tłumie.
życie usłane różami start learning		bed of roses
to surrender; poddawać się start learning		give in
unable to breathe; making you feel unable to breathe; uptight; bez tchu, zadyszany; zapierający dech w piersiach; duszny, napięty start learning		breathless The exhibition left us breathless. Wystawa zapierała nam dech w piersiach.
a cheap and not very good restaurant or canteen; podrzędna restauracja start learning		beanery
po cichu, w tajemnicy start learning		on the quiet
a smile that expresses satisfaction or pleasure about having done something or knowing something which is not known by someone else start learning		SMIRK "Maybe your husband does things that you don't know about," he said with a smirk. "I told you it would end in disaster," said Polly with a self-satisfied smirk on her face.
very tall (woman) start learning		amazonian
describes an object that is much smaller than usual start learning		midget
very small (inf) start learning		teeny
fat start learning		tubby
krępy start learning		stout
fat+ weak start learning		flabby
kościsty start learning		bonny
thin start learning		underweight
thin+ fragile start learning		slight
thin+ weak start learning		puny

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