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the quality of being peaceful and calm
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serenity
I admired her serenity in the midst of so much chaos.
peaceful and calm; worried by nothing
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serene
She has a lovely serene face.
to give something or someone a particular name, especially describing what you think of it, him, or her:
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dub
She was dubbed by the newspapers "the Angel of Death".
cuddle
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snuggle
The children snuggled up to their mother to get warm.
masaż pleców
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backrub
(of a person) leaning or lying back with the upper part of the body in a nearly horizontal position:
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reclining
The figure in the painting is in a reclining pose.
podkreślać
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accentuate
Her dress was tightly belted, accentuating the slimness of her waist.
good for you, and likely to improve your life either physically, morally, or emotionally:
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wholesome
He looks like a nice, wholesome young man.
a signal for someone to do something:
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cue
They started washing up, so that was our cue to leave the party.
sincere
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heartfelt
Even the most heartfelt belief, can be corroded in time.
wydaje się, że
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it seems that...
gburowaty
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grumpy
I hadn't had enough sleep and was feeling kind of grumpy.
enormous
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immense
They spent an immense amount of time getting the engine into perfect condition.
Something that is dormant is not active or growing but has the ability to be active at a later time:
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dormant
The long-dormant volcano has recently shown signs of erupting.
the effect that an action or decision will have on something else in the future:
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implication
What are the implications of the new law?
to fight, especially in order to win something:
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grapple
The children grappled for the ball.
to be very similar to something:
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mirror
Her on-screen romances seem to mirror her experiences in her private life.
not the same as you would usually expect:
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unlikely
He's an unlikely-looking doctor (= he is not what I expect a doctor to look like).
to take something out of a container or your pocket, especially a weapon:
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draw
Suddenly he drew a gun/knife and held it to my throat.
to discover the causes or origins of something by examining the way in which it has developed:
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trace back
She has traced her family history back to the seventeenth century.
a small piece of interesting information, or a small dish of pleasant-tasting food:
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titbit
Our guide gave us some interesting titbits about the history of the castle.
to be known or discovered finally and surprisingly:
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turn out
It turns out that she had known him when they were children.
existing or happening in many places or among many people:
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widespread
Minnesota has experienced widespread flooding.
to spread information to a lot of people:
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broadcast
I'm leaving but please don't broadcast the fact.
the state of being prepared for a particular situation:
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preparedness
The army is in a state of preparedness for war.
z za, z (świata, oceanu)
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from across
Network of volunteers who monitor satellite and weather data from across the great swathe.
a long strip or large area especially of land:
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swathe
Huge swathes of rainforest are being cleared for farming and mining.
to give something to someone as their share of a total amount, to use in a particular way:
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allocate
As project leader, you will have to allocate people jobs/allocate jobs to people.
a sharp twist or bend in something such as a wire or rope:
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kink
There was a kink in the hose and the water wouldn’t come through.
to produce or provide something official:
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issue
The school issued a statement about its plans to the press./The school issued the press with a statement about its plans.
towards the south:
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southward
The rain moved slowly southward.
to gradually stop or disappear:
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peter out
The fighting which started in the night had petered out by morning.
live off of something or depend on something
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thrive off
The plants thrives off water.
an occasion when something stops moving or happening:
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halt
Severe flooding has brought trains to a halt (= prevented them from moving) on several lines in Scotland.
to make something less strong or successful:
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dampen
The outlook for the global economy looked gloomy, and dampened expectations of a rise in profits that quarter.
to increase suddenly and strongly:
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surge
The company's profits have surged.
jak dotąd
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so far
The evidence so far shows that the dust storms over Africa affect the heating of the atmosphere over the region.
trwać
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last
Nadine which lasted 22 days
frenzied
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frenetic
After weeks of frenetic activity, the job was finally finished.

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