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Question		Answer
przemyt start learning		contraband The lorry contained thousands of pounds worth of contraband.
unpleasant person start learning		a nasty piece of work You are a nasty piece of work.
to allow you to stop worrying about a particular thing. start learning		be/take a weight off your mind. It's a great weight off my mind to know that the building is finally finished.
zwolniony z obowiązku. start learning		off the hook Everything checks out, you are off the hook.
kaucja start learning		bail Because of a previous conviction, the judge refused grant bail.
Mogę mieć słówko? start learning		Can I have word with you?
the lowest level, escpecially of society start learning		gutter Born to a poverty-stricken family, she dragged herself out of the gutter to become a successful business owner.
marudzić, przejmować się start learning		fret She spent the day fretting about/over what she'd said to Nicky.
nietaktowny start learning		gauche It was gauche to invite them just two days before the party.
banalny, oklepany start learning		trite His lyrics about love and peace are too trite for me to take them seriously.
to fit something into a tight place. start learning		We'd have to build another school to shoehorn all our students in.
kryjówka, ukryte zapasy start learning		stash They discovered a stash of money hidden at the back of a drawer.
współczucie start learning		commiseration Commiseration on losing the match!
współczuć start learning		commiserate I began by commiserating with her over the defeat.
wysoki start learning		towering Fielder hit a towering home run.
ubezpieczać start learning		insure They refused to insure us because they said we're too old.
godny, przyzwoity start learning		decent I thought he was a decent person.
dokładny start learning		thorough They did a thorough search of the area but found nothing.
nadużywać start learning		abuse The Chief Executive is accuses of abusing his position by advising family members when to buy and sell shares.
completely start learning		entirely The company is run almost entirely by middle-aged men.
zawias start learning		hinge
malfunction start learning		breakdown I had a breakdown in the middle of the road.
interesujący start learning		quirky He was tall and had a quirky, off-beat sense of humour.
strata start learning		loss Many parents feel a sense of loss when their children leave home.
narzucić, wymusić start learning		impose He wants the government to impose strict control on dog ownership.
zapinać start learning		zip This bag's too full, I can't zip it shut.
wywalić, wypierdolić start learning		chuck away I've chucked out all my old clothes.
wyróżniać się z tłumu start learning		stand out from the crowd
pogarszać się start learning		go to the dogs After Joe retired, the business went to the dogs.
niedziałający, bezwartościowy start learning		dud A customer had tried to pay with a dud cheque.
brudny, nieprzyjemny start learning		There are lots of really sordid apartments in the city's poorer areas.
purposely start learning		deliberately I'm sure he says these things deliberately to annoy me.

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