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errand
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zadanie
mercenar
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najemnik
dwindle
our numer have dwindled
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słabnąć
suffice
two squads will suffice
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wystarczać
bail SB out
Companies can't expect the government to keep bailing them out.
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poratować kogoś finansowo
tricks over
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koniec sztuczki
deception
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oszustwo, oszukaństwo
flawed
we should regards his as flawed
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wadliwy
dwindle
dwindling imperial forces
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słabnąć
by all means
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za wszelką cenę
preposterous
this is preposterous
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niedorzeczny
overlook this misstep
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zignoruj tę pomyłkę
Settle the matter
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Załatwić sprawę
benevolent
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życzliwy
disheveld
untidy, unkept
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rozczochrany
fickled
capricious, unpredictable This is a fickle business where tastes, music and fashions can change at a whim."
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zmienny
pompous
pretentious, ostentatious
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nadęty
lucid
clear, coherent
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przejrzysty
obsolete
outdated, antiquted
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przestarzały
sycophantic
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sykofancki
entrenched
Sexism is deeply entrenched in our society.
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uwikłany, zakorzeniony
beacon
north mode is a beacon od conscious intentions
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pława, latarnia morska
mindset
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sposób myślenia
garner
collect gather reap assemble
She garnered more evidence to support her theory
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zbierać, spichlerz
cluck
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gdakanie
buck
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goguś
bereave
The younger man expressed his condolences to the bereaved mother.
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osierocic
punch
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dziurkacz, uderzyc
dawdle
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mazgaić się
impervious
"an impervious layer of basaltic clay"
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nieprzepuszczalny
beau
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amant
dowry
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posag
flaunt
She liked to flaunt her wealth by wearing furs and jewelry.
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afiszować
benefit a dime
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skorzystać z grosza
ward
She was kept on a psychiatric ward for six days before being released
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oddział
noose
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pętla
warlord
He was the most feared warlord during the Liberian civil war.
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dygnitarz wojskowy
haphazardly
"His attire will be haphazardly thrown together, but he'll still look good
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przypadkowo
purge
Something badly needed to be done to purge the country of its weapons."
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oczyścić
wield
"I learned how to wield a sledgehammer"
those that wield power must take the blame"
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władać
assault
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napad
dispatch
dispatch the night troopers
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wysyłka
swiftly
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prędko
tied down
fear of being tied down
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przywiązane
social graces
being sensitive to social graces
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spoleczne korzysci
sidestep the mundane of life
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ominąć przyziemność życia
overarching
putto g top much faith on an overarching reason
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nadrzędny
incorporating
incorporating structures might alleviate
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obejmujący, włączać
discernible
non discernible order
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dostrzegalny
wholeheartedly
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całym sercem
sturdy
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wytrzymały
incentive
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zachęta
to splurge
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zaszaleć, wydawać kasę
pontificate about sth
express opinions in annoying way
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rozprawiać perorować o czymś
on the mend
the doctor said my nim is on the mend
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wracać do zdrowia
come to grief
The Italian champion was in second position when he came to grief on the third lap.
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rozpaczać
to scurry
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biegać, pędzić
bend over backwards
We must bend over backwards to try and protect our only child.
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stanąć na głowie
backdrop
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zasłona
ambiguous
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dwuznaczny
what a drag
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ale nuda, co za męka
intrepid
Truly intrepid travellers can take the Edge Walk,
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nieustraszony
whisked away
display native artefacts and prevent them from being whisked away to Europe
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zabrany
spellbinding
The novel's intricate plot and vivid characters created a spellbinding reading experience."
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urzekający
crestline
water cascading over the crestline
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grzbiet
adrenalin junkies
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miłośnicy adrenaliny
picture perfect
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jak z obrazka
Tiny tots
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Maluchy
exhilarating
junior leagues are also fast-paced, high-level and exhilarating,
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ożywczy, emocjonujący
mind-boggling
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niewyobrażalny, niewiarygodny
assertion
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stwierdzenie
condenscending
His comments were offensive and condescending to us.
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protekcjonalny
rob SB blind
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ukraść komuś wszystkie pieniądze
competetivness ingrained
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zakorzeniona konkurencyjność
prizewinner
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Zwycięzca nagrody
intricate
Even more seriously, this is a play full of the most intricate, knotty, compacted language."
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skomplikowany, zawiły
shrink
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kurczyć się, psychiatra
asinine
"Have you heard anything as asinine as that before?"
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głupi
lets sth sink in
The team has lost 56 games in a row and there are only 12 games in a season. Let that sink in.
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pozwól, żeby coś do ciebie dotarło
fooling around
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wygłupiać, kissing, cuddling
uptight
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spięty
wimpy
I'm far too wimpy to go rock climbing
weak. feeble. soft. frail
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słaby, tchorzliwy
derogatory
she tells me I'm fat and is always making derogatory remarks"
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uwłaczający
long-overdue meltdown
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długo oczekiwane załamanie
otherwordly
Nicks' husky, otherworldly voice was the perfect complement.
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nie z tej ziemi
fizzle out
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kończyć się rozczarowaniem/wygasać
get laid
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zaliczyć
harpsichord
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klawesyn
vague
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niejasny, niewyraźny
delve into
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zagłębić się
unfathomable
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niezgłębiony
fraught with relapses
The meeting was fraught with tension, as everyone had differing opinions on the project.
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pełen nawrotów
chastise
The waiter was chastised for forgetting the customer's order.
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karać
sloppy
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niechlujny
absolve
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rozgrzeszać
accolade
The actor received numerous accolades for his powerful performance."
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uznanie
acrimonious
The meeting concluded with acrimonious exchanges, leaving everyone feeling uneasy."
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zjadliwy
adulation
"he found it difficult to cope with the adulation of the fans"
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schlebianie
adversity
They share a friendship forged through adversity
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przeciwność losu
pertaining sth
matters pertaining to workplace conditions"
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dotyczący czegoś
allure
The prime minister’s offer of strong and stable leadership is alluring.
people for whom gold holds no allure"
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nęcić, nawiązywać, urok
ameliorate
She wanted to ameliorate the situation
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polepszyć
hostility
"the hostility of the crowd towards the prisoner was very great"
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wrogość
audacity
he had the audacity to criticize the teacher" boldness, impudence, impertinence, presumption
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tupet, czelność
auspicious, successful
"let me propose a toast on this auspicious occasion
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pomyślny, udany
axiom
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aksjomat, prawda uniwersalna
belligerent
"he was in a belligerent mood"
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wojujący
burgeoning population
The burgeoning population made it necessary to provide more classrooms.
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rosnąca populacja
circumvent the law
He found a way to circumvent the law.
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obchodzić prawo
commiserate with somebody
I commiserate with him for having to sit here and listen to yet another speech.
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współczuć komuś
conciliatory
"the government made a conciliatory gesture in order to advance the peace talks"
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pojednawczy
credulous, gullible, ingenuous,
he eyed her with wide, ingenuous eyes"
Some people are so credulous that they would believe anything
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łatwowierny, łatwowierny, naiwny,
cursory glance
The mayor gave a cursory glance at the report.
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pobieżne spojrzenie
deft
"he scored with a deft header"
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zręczny
demurely, humbly
She sat with her hands folded demurely in her lap.
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skromnie, pokornie
deride sth, sb
The weak local leaders were derided as puppets
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wyśmiewać coś
disdain
his lip curled in disdain, contempt, scorn
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pogarda
dubious
I'm very dubious about letting them to go on their own"
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wątpliwy
ebulient, enthusiastic, lively, cheerful
she sounded ebullient and happy"
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pełen zapału, entuzjazmu, ożywiony, wesoły
emulate the past generations
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naśladować poprzednie pokolenia
enervate
The rain has enervated the rock wall for so many years that it's now just a few pebbles
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mdleć, osłabiać
indigenous people
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rdzenni mieszkańcy
inept government
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nieudolny rząd
irrefutable evidence
. To 99.9999% of people out there, the earth's shape is an irrefutable fact
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niezbite dowody
languid
Despite his languid manner, he is actually incredibly industrious.
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ospały
malevolent, loath
I am loath to lend him money
"the glint of dark, malevolent eyes"
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wrogie, nienawistne, niechętne
misnomer
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błędna nazwa
mollify pain
I raised my hands to mollify him, realising too late that he was in the wrong mood.
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łagodzić ból, uspokoić
morose, saddened, gloomy
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ponury, zasmucony, ponury
nefarious, wicked, shameful
The family kept their shameful secret for years.
The most nefarious cults sometimes are the ones hidden in plain sight.
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niegodziwy, podły, haniebny
sullen, gloomy
"a sullen sunless sky"
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ponury, ponury
oblivious to sth
He was oblivious to the fact he had made history.
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nieświadomy czegoś
onerous / burdensome
"the burdensome responsibilities of professional life"
First they had the onerous task of rearranging the furniture."
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uciążliwy / uciążliwy
opulent lifestyle
. The opulent mansions of San Diego are a two-hour drive west
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bogaty styl życia
paragon of virtue
According to his father, he was a paragon of virtue who didn't drink or smoke or take drugs.
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wzór cnoty
paucity, scarcity
school music lessons." "Let me start with an apology for the paucity of blogging lately."the food scarcity has been the result of the poor harvest"
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niedobór, rzadkość
penchant for example for relocating back and forth
His penchant for practical jokes was well known.
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zamiłowanie do przeprowadzki tam iz powrotem, sklonnosc
perfunctory, cursory, superficial
I performed a few perfunctory twirls and made good my escape
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pobieżny, pobieżny, powierzchowny
pervasive
it has holes in the roof and a faint but pervasive smell of rotting wood
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rozpowszechniony, wszechobecny
placate spirits
The twins are then clothed, fed, and adorned to placate the spirit of the deceased.
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udobruchać duchy
plausible excuse
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wiarygodna wymówka
quintessentially British
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w większości brytyjskie
reclusive guy
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samotny facet, unikający innych ludzi
refute the theory
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obalić teorię
reprehensible/blameworthy
"what he did was not only dishonest, it was morally reprehensible"the landlord must be held blameworthy for causing the injury"
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naganny/godny nagany
repudiate the contract
He published an article that repudiates the study's claims.
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odrzucić umowę
rudimentary knowledge
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podstawowa wiedza
salient points
: She began to summarize the salient features/points of the proposal.
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istotne punkty
sanguine person
sanguine about the company's future
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optymistyczna osoba
specious, plausible
"it seems plausible that one of two things may happen
"What he required of us was that we avoided specious or muddled argument."
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pozorny, prawdopodobny
makeshift
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prowizoryczny
impromptu
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improwizowany, bez przygotowania
rustle
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szelest
School wasn’t always on the agenda,
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Szkoła nie zawsze była w planach,
letting the days pass by in a haze of laughter and freedom.
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pozwalając, aby dni mijały w atmosferze śmiechu i wolności.
fully grasp the political significance
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w pełni zrozumieć znaczenie polityczne
rife
"male chauvinism was rife in medicine
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rozpowszechniony
indelible mark.
The stain on the tablecloth left an indelible mark, refusing to wash out.
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niezatarty ślad.
can be taxing
Building new relationships involves emotional openness and vulnerability, which can be taxing
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może być obciążające
numb
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zdrętwiały
cringe
This comedian was so bad, his jokes were making me cringe!
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czuć zażenowanie
verbatim or word for word
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dosłownie lub słowo w słowo

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