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He poured out all his troubles to Laura. start learning
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wylać przed kimś swoje żale
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"Who" and "what" are interrogative pronouns. start learning
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Don't speak to me in this ugly argot! start learning
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What are her political affiliations? start learning
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Her parents finally relented and allowed her to go. start learning
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to be at each other's throats He's her brother, but they're always at each other's throats. start learning
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His tone conveyed an unmistakable warning. start learning
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He's a very kind and receptive young man. start learning
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We didn't want to tell Mum but Ann blurted the whole thing out. start learning
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Dad hit the roof when I got home. start learning
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She's the only person I can confide to. start learning
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She beckoned at the child, who came running. start learning
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Just calm down, stop gabbling, and tell me what has happened. start learning
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powiedzieć coś niezrozumiale
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She's having an affair with her boss. start learning
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The couple next door are always arguing. start learning
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He argued against buying a new computer. start learning
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dowodzić, że; argumentować
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She lapsed into silence/sleep/a coma. start learning
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She's been depressed for days. I wish she'd snap out of it. start learning
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She's been nattering on about the wedding for weeks. start learning
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to get a word in edgeways Once Terry starts talking it's difficult to get a word in edgeways. start learning
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It's difficult to converse rationally with people who hold extremist views. start learning
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Mrs. Hutchins discoursed at length on the ignorance of the frontier people. start learning
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That question doesn't relate to the subject we're discussing. start learning
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She finds it difficult to relate to children. start learning
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not bring yourself to do sth She couldn't bring herself to touch it. start learning
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nie móc zdobyć się na coś, nie móc zmusić się do czegoś
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When he said he didn't agree with her she scowled at him and left the room. start learning
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The farmers are always grumbling about the weather. start learning
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He stammered an apology and left quickly. start learning
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He gave the police a phony address. start learning
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the revolutionary ideas of fraternity and equality start learning
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It is far better to cry than to bottle up your feelings. start learning
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to blow a fuse to blow your top start learning
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to blow the gaff on sb/sth start learning
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blubber (informal, disapproving) There he sat blubbering like a baby. start learning
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I can assure you' she added with emphasis, 'the figures are correct' start learning
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She emphasized that her plan would mean sacrifices and hard work. start learning
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She swept her hair back from her face to emphasize her high cheekbones. start learning
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How can we best explicate 'King Lear' and understand it? start learning
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He was fiddling with keys while he talked to me. start learning
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bawić się czymś bezmyślnie
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Sit still and stop fidgeting. start learning
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osoba wiercąca się, niecierpliwa, nerwowa
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The children get fidgety if they have nothing to do. start learning
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Are you trying to flatter me? start learning
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pochlebiać, mówić komplementy
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That color doesn't flatter many people. The score line flattered England. (they didn't deserve to get such a high score) start learning
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He was flattered by her attention. I was flattered at being asked to give a lecture start learning
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What are you frowning at me for? She frowned with concentration. start learning
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In her family, any expression of feeling was frowned upon. She looked up with a puzzled frown on her face. start learning
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krzywo patrzec na coś/kogoś
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You were talking gibberish in your sleep. start learning
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He cowered in the corner gibbering with terror. start learning
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He didn't shout, he just glared at me silently. start learning
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They grinned with delight when they heard our news. start learning
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I can't stand him - he's such an old grouch. start learning
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Students always have plenty of grouches. start learning
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zrzędzić, marudzić, gderać
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Stop nagging - I'll do it as soon as I can. She has been nagging him to paint the window. start learning
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nie dawać komuś spokoju, marudzić, nagabywac do zrobienia czegoś
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A feeling of unease nagged at her. Doubts nagged me all evening. start learning
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I asked him if he would help me and he nodded. He nodded sympathetically. start learning
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Everything could be done by a nod and a wink. start learning
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start learning
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z miejsca, bez problemu, bez sprzeciwu
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She kept peering over her shoulders. We peered into the shadows. start learning
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przypatrywać się, przyglądać się
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He pouted angrily. Her lips pouted invitingly. Her lips were set in a pout of annoyance. start learning
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The receptionist scowled at me. start learning
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He looked at me with a scowl. start learning
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patrzeć wilkiem, krzywić się
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He sneered at people who liked pop music. start learning
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You? A writer?' She sneered. start learning
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szyderczy, dwiący uśmiech lub uwaga
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She snorted in disgust. The horse snorted and tossed its head. 'You!' he snorted contemptuously. start learning
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to snort with laughter/annoyance start learning
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Many children stammer but grow out of it. Ww-what?' he stammered. She was barely able to stammer out a description of her attacker start learning
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I managed to stutter the reply. start learning
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gadać dużo, czesto nieistotntych rzeczy
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pleść co ślina na język przyniesie
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The man was arrested after an anonymous tip-off. start learning
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dać cynk, przekazać poufne informacje
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She's always toadying to her boss, it's awful. start learning
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Who's that waving at you? start learning
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At the border the customs officer just waved us through. start learning
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machnięciem ręki kazać przejść
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I gave him a friendly wave. start learning
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Stronger legal safeguards are needed to protect the consumer. start learning
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The amount of offensive material exposed in films nowadays is surely excessive. start learning
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Many people think that censorship infringes on their freedom. start learning
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Certain scenes in action films are too violent and gratuitous. start learning
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Tabloids tend to make a mountain out of a molehill in order to attract potential readers. start learning
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After spending 5 months in prison Peter was pardoned and the judge admitted that his case was an obvious miscarriage of justice. start learning
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After the trial McVeigh was convicted and sentenced to death. start learning
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Yesterday all the petty criminals were acquitted! start learning
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Before the execution the murderer spent 48 hours in the death row. start learning
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If you are guilty of a serious offence you need a good attorney to get you out of the trouble. start learning
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My uncle John is burdened with a debt. start learning
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When I found her crying in her room I was full of remorse for what I had done. start learning
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When my friend died in an accident all I felt was anguish and sorrow. start learning
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When I asked her what had happened she replied with hatred and anger. start learning
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After being raped Jessica had to spend several months in hospital to get cured of the constant trauma start learning
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After her daughter was killed Kate is overwhelmed by a desire of vengeance. start learning
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People say that a famous and dangerous mobster rules this part of our city. start learning
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Slowly but surely I have accomplished everything I wanted to. start learning
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She seemed reluctant to join in the discussion. start learning
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My father is a real die hard. He will never get used to pierced noses and vividly dyed hair one can see on the street nowadays. start learning
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nie dający się łatwo wykorzenić
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Yesterday morning one of the inmates of our mental hospital escaped unexpectedly. start learning
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People are convicted that all criminals should get a retribution for their deeds. start learning
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We wanted to take exams in French this month but we found the demands extortionate. start learning
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The killer selected his victims at random. start learning
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Detective Superintendent Ron Marsh start learning
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The room was painted in sombre colours start learning
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The firm is threatened with closure. start learning
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Because of illness, the concert is postponed until further notice. start learning
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odraczać, przesuwać w czasie
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An abrupt change of plan. start learning
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I've been bereaved since my wife died. start learning
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dotknięty śmiercią bliskiej osoby
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He's going to be released on parole. start learning
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zwolnienie warunkowe z więzienia
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Relinquishing the quest for revenge has given him release. start learning
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The mugger hit him on the head and ran away with his suitcase. Some young mugger robbed me of my purse as I was walking down this street last night. start learning
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The arsonist set fire to the building by throwing a petrol bomb through the window. start learning
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The boy was arrested for joyriding after the police recognized the stolen car he was driving. start learning
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jazda kradzionym samochodem
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The judge didn't need any further proof as the accused was caught redhanded. start learning
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przyłapany na gorącym uczynku
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The terrorist will do time at Trencham Prison. start learning
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This article is a defamation of an honest politician. start learning
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The drunken driver was convicted for manslaughter after his car hit three people. start learning
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Two of my employees were convicted for perjury as they lied to judge to protect me. start learning
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He was found innocent of battering his small child. start learning
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They were accused of ram-raiding as they first stole a car and then robbed the drugstore driving into it in the vehicle. start learning
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The jury found for the plaintiff, so the accused had to apologize. start learning
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The guilt was not proved so the accused was acquitted. start learning
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I heard bailiff shouting my surname and I knew it was my turn to testify. start learning
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Our local constable used to be on the beat in the evenings so we felt pretty safe on the streets. start learning
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The teenagers were arrested for spraying graffiti on various buildings, which is a good example of the sorts of petty crime young people get involved in round here. start learning
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Parents won't allow their children to walk to school alone in case they are abducted. start learning
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He was accused of larceny - they said he'd stolen CDs from a shop. start learning
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The Pope has said many times that abortion should be criminalized. The Pope has often called for the criminalization of abortion. start learning
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uznać za niezgodne z prawem
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He claimed he had been made a scapegoat for the administration failures. start learning
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a slick, fasttalking confidence trickster start learning
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As a result of contempt of court he was fined start learning
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to fiddle the accounts/ to cook the books He was caught while fiddling the accounts. start learning
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manipulować w księgach handlowych
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The court fined him and gave him two year's probation. start learning
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After jumping the lights he had his licence endorsed. start learning
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wpisać naruszenie przepisów do prawa jazdy
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to wipe out/stamp out/clamp down on crime The president promised to clamp down on crime as quickly as possible. start learning
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zlikwidować przestępczość
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People are afraid to walk the streets as the murderer is still at large. start learning
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She embezzled $10,000 by falsifying the accounts start learning
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There's a thriving black market in vehicle parts start learning
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Al. Capone was arrested for tax evasion. start learning
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uchylanie się od płacenia podatków
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The landlord tried to cover his losses by extorting high rents from tenants. start learning
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Genocide is characteristic of the Second World War. start learning
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Ethnic cleansing was first brought into practice by the Serbs in the former Yugoslavia. start learning
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For political reasons she was sent into exile. start learning
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an outburst/an outbreak(of violence) An outbreak of violence was the first stage of the revolution. start learning
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Political upheavals are very common these days. start learning
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przewrót, wstrząs, zamieszanie
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He seized power in a military coup d'etat. start learning
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The riots were triggered off by a series of police arrests. start learning
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wyzwalać coś, uruchamiać coś, powodować coś,
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Punishment is seen as deterrent to crime. start learning
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One of the aspects of death penalty is society's desire for retribution. start learning
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To attend nursery school; to go to ~ start learning
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Full schedule; tight schedule start learning
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kuć, zakuwać (do egzaminu)
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To make up for one's backlog start learning
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wynajmować prywatne mieszkanie
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To give a ~; - to apply for a ~ start learning
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No prompting, or you'll be expelled from the exam start learning
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To hold a graduation ceremony; university graduation; to graduate in ~ start learning
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parent-teacher association or pta start learning
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Whale-oil used to be given to children to protect them from illnesses. start learning
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Some waste should be recycled rather than kept at landfills. at a landfill, a landfill site start learning
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miejsce, gdzie zakopuje się śmieci
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Many by-products of the electronics industry are highly carcinogenic and more and more people are dying of cancer. start learning
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The land was barren and people couldn't grow any plants there. collocation: barren land, soil start learning
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collocation: depletion OF sth Depletion of the ozone layer is one of the most serious problems of our environment. start learning
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Instead of being incinerated most waste could be recycled. start learning
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collocation: slash and burn farming, technique "Slash and burn " farming can cause both deforestation and soil erosion. start learning
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wycinanie i palenie lasów
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All man-made disasters can be noxious for animals and their environment start learning
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Oil slicks are particularly dangerous for wading birds as they can easily get smothered with oil. start learning
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Elephants are slaughtered for their ivory. start learning
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dna profiling / fingerprinting Expensive DNA profiling; usage of DNA profiling start learning
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analiza odcisku linii papilarnych DNA
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She seems to have inexhaustible energy. start learning
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Police investigating tax fraud stumbled across a drugs ring. start learning
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natknąć się przypadkiem na coś
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There's no evidence to suggest that this forecast is anything but wishful thinking. start learning
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the sheer blatancy of the crime start learning
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His silence implied agreement. start learning
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The music evoked memories of her youth. start learning
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for the sake of doing sth She plays basketball for the sake of being fit. start learning
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The tests have been carried out on the patient. start learning
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przeprowadzić coś, zrealizować coś,
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I feel apprehensive about the results of the exams. start learning
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celebrities of stage and screen start learning
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Copies of the magazine were withdrawn from circulation. The News Of The World has the largest circulation. start learning
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The newspaper has become the official mouthpiece of the opposition party. The Morning Star is the official mouthpiece of the Communist Party. start learning
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The union is in dispute with management over working hours. start learning
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spór, kłótnia, kontrowersja
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Rupert Murdoch was an newspaper tycoon. start learning
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For John books are a form of escapism start learning
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ucieczka do krainy marzeń
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The Scotsman and Glasgow Herald are the most famous Scottish provincial newspapers. start learning
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prowincjonalny (dotyczący prowincji)
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The scandal was in the headlines for several days. start learning
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He sued the newspaper for libel start learning
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His new novel has been favorably reviewed. start learning
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radosny, żartobliwy beztroski,
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Photography is her favorite pastime. start learning
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a back issue (number) of a newspaper I got really bored while waiting in a queue because there was only a back issue of a newspaper lying on the table. start learning
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She always starts browsing her newspaper from want ads. start learning
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Cathy bought "The Sun" only for the piping hot news about the president's affair. start learning
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I wouldn't expect that such a talented writer can be the author of this pot-boiler. start learning
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pismak, mierny artkykuł napisany dla zarobku
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hit/made/reached/grabbed the headlines The comedian hit the headlines when he was accused of eating a pet hamster. start learning
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The concert promoters put out a press release two weeks before the event, with details of the charities to which they would donate their profits. start learning
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There were three cricket commentators in the press box. start learning
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relacjonować wydarzenie, napisać sprawozdanie
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The interview will be broadcast during prime time, at 7 o'clock in the evening. start learning
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Several newspapers splashed colour pictures of Britney Spears across their front pages. start learning
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There is a famous TV announcer on the air. start learning
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I haven't seen the home news yet. start learning
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I always read the head-line news before breakfast. start learning
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There was a breakdown of a broadcasting station yesterday. start learning
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We can't expect good reception from this TV set. start learning
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Fleet Street is a powerful force in British society. start learning
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The fourth estate has a great influence on social life. start learning
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Up-to-the-minute-news is provided by 24 hour channels like Sky News or CNN. start learning
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On the 11th September this year everybody was listening to the running commentary from the United States. start learning
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Every article has to be proofread before it is printed. start learning
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I was at a casting session for a walk-on part in "Quo vadis" yesterday. start learning
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epizod, rola epizodyczna,
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Every film-goer will tell you that "Pulp Fiction" is a must-see. start learning
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The author of very famous article published in "the New York Times" was paid high royalty. start learning
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The person who is responsible for artwork is called a typographer. start learning
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During the communist regime government had newsreels produced that cast a positive light on often unfair government policy. start learning
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hit /reach/make the headlines the information about the sinking of the Russian submarine, the Kursk, hit the headlines. start learning
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There is detailed coverage of the government's debates. start learning
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His wife is quite tall, but he is definitely vertically challenged. start learning
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He's slightly bald at the top of his head- but he prefers to be referred to as hair disadvantaged, not bald. start learning
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I can't pay you right now- I'm somewhat financially embarrassed. start learning
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intellectually challenged Some of your staff seem intellectually challenged- they have problems with the most simple tasks. start learning
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It's less socially offensive when you call the blind visually impaired. start learning
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to grease somebody's palm In many countries you can't get anything done without greasing the palms of officials. start learning
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moneylaundering/ to launder money The gang laundered the drugs money through their chain of restaurants. start learning
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They created a slush fund to bribe influential officials. start learning
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He was expected to win by a landslide. Labour's landslide victory of 1997. start learning
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This is an opportunity to enhance the reputation of the government. start learning
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Politicians are ultimately accountable to the voters. start learning
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odpowiedzialny zrozumiały
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People of various party allegiance joined the campaign. start learning
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They are in breach of Article 119.; start learning
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The government is in a shambles over Europe. start learning
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the legislature the legislature branch
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Mary's afraid her boyfriend is two-timing her. start learning
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Did you score on Saturday? Yeah, I always pick someone up on Saturdays! start learning
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In many countries common-law wives have the same rights as official ones. start learning
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He denied fornicating with his wife's best friend. start learning
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Matrimony has completely changed his attitude towards life. start learning
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They decided to adopt a child, when it occurred that Kevin is infertile. start learning
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Look! That guy's chatting up your girlfriend. start learning
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The drunk kept on making passes at her. start learning
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Do you think intelligence is hereditary? start learning
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She accused her boss of sexual harassment start learning
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I knew you and Mike would hit it off straight away. start learning
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Many parents find it difficult to relate to their teenage children. start learning
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You are lucky to have such a good rapport with your boss. start learning
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She felt a natural affinity with these people start learning
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podobieństwo, pokrewieństwo
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We can't sign a contract with them - we already have other ties. The country wants its independence and intends to loosen its ties with Britain. start learning
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Many of them are descendants of the original settlers. start learning
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Britain is having difficulty dealing with a flood of illegal aliens. start learning
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The court appointed him John's father in loco parentis. start learning
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foster parents/family/home The Joneses were Patrick's foster family. start learning
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He asked her to marry him but she turned him down. start learning
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odmówić, odrzucić propozycję
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Paul's nearest and dearest were at his birthday party. start learning
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Not everybody nowadays lives in a conventional nuclear family. start learning
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He was a contemporary of Freud and may have known him. start learning
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współcześni, żyjący w tych samych czasach
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The Emperor kept himself aloof from the people. start learning
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The form must be signed by your next of kin. start learning
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Tom was 54 and not married which meant he was a confirmed bachelor. start learning
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His forebears had come to America from Ireland. start learning
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They spliced a gene to improve it. start learning
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This is the most reliable method of contraception. start learning
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After his sex change, Gerald became Geraldine. start learning
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std (sexually transmitted disease) AIDS is a sexually transmitted disease. start learning
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choroba przenoszona drogą płciową
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Attitudes to premarital sex vary greatly. start learning
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Many young people elope because their parents wouldn't let them get married. start learning
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zwolennicy poczty elektronicznej
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światowa pajęczyna, strony WWW
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irc - internet relay chat start learning
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komputer służący do wymiany poczty elektronicznej
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:-);-):(;-(are the most common emoticons. start learning
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teksty reklamowe lub maile - śmieci
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You have to clean sparking plugs and try to start your lawnmower again. start learning
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Washing machine for sale - only two months old and in pristine condition. start learning
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We were weighed down with sleeping bags, gas cookers and pans- all the impedimenta of camping. start learning
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bagaż, rzeczy coś utrudniające
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Germany seemed a prodigy of industrial discipline. Mozart was a child prodigy. start learning
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Our security system is absolutely foolproof. This new video recorder is supposed to be foolproof. start learning
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niezawodny, nie psujący się
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I ate lots of onion and I did not feel ill so that disproves my theory that it is onion which makes me sick. start learning
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fuzzy transmission (blurred) faulty transmission I can pick up a lot of stations on the radio but the transmission is usually a bit fuzzy. start learning
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transmisja, przesyłanie, przekazywanie
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The scientists carried out an experiment. Nigel is carrying out research on early Christian art. start learning
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przeprowadzać badania, doświadczenie
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acquire data, classify data, compile data, record data, fabricate data, gather data, obtain data, reveal data How much data can we store on one disk? The data is still being analyzed. start learning
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Ann did her dissertation on Baudelaire. start learning
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Whatever is that weird contraption you have got in your garage?! start learning
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Solar power is the conversion of the sun's energy into heat and electricity. start learning
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High levels of radiation have been recorded near the power station. My friend died after being exposed to radiation. start learning
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She sent a sample of her work in an attempt to get a job. The nurse said she would take a blood sample and test it. start learning
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Sound waves cannot travel through a vacuum. Nature is said to abhor a vacuum. The main limitation on the life of a light bulb is not the thickness of the filament but the degree of vacuum. Also: vacuum cleaner, vacuum flask start learning
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You can see refraction of light in action by placing a drinking straw in a glass of water. start learning
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Are their blood groups compatible? (can blood from one person be given to the other?) The printer is fully compatible with all leading software. start learning
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Games are the worst to debug. I will need a couple of hours to debug this program. start learning
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debugować, wyszukiwać i usuwać błędy
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convincing/ temporary/permanent/ readymade/ existing formula The formula for carbon is CO. What is the formula for converting miles to kilometers? start learning
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false/ unlikely/ useful/ tentative/ bald/fanciful hypothesis to be based on the hypothesis that... Dr. Elwood said that the belief that milk could be harmful was based on the hypothesis that fat causes heart disease. A hypothesis has been put forward t start learning
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Her art is a synthesis of modern and traditional techniques. start learning
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The over-loud amplification spoilt the concert. The band brought its own amplification. start learning
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DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell. start learning
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The fission of the cell could be inhibited with certain chemicals. Commercial nuclear power is provided by fission at the present time. start learning
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The arcane attitude of the FBI must be dealt with soon - we need more openess in government, not less. start learning
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Those at the top end of the alphabet have high self-esteem while, conversely, those at the bottom have low selfesteem. start learning
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Those at the lower end of the alphabet are disadvantaged by their position when things are arranged in alphabetical order. They certainly have to wait longer, at any rate. start learning
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będący w niekorzystnym położeniu
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There's a spaceship in your back garden? What a ludicrous idea! start learning
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The manager of our football team came in for scathing criticism after yet another defeat. start learning
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Most people would say that Britain is an affluent society, particularly compared to third world countries. start learning
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dostatni, będący w dobrobycie
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Some people say we should all champion the cause of feminism for in the end i'ts in everybody's interest to do so. start learning
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Manchester United are sitting pretty at the top of the league yet again. start learning
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być w komfortowej sytuacji
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The union representative assured his colleagues that the pay rise was in the bag. start learning
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The union leader had pulled it off yet again - nobody had expected such a large pay rise. start learning
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dokonać czegoś, osiągnąć coś
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The children had succeeded in opening the can of paint and were having themselves a ball painting the living room walls! start learning
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to carry all before oneself Portsmouth carried all before them in their campaign to win the league by a record number of points. start learning
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to be at the top of one's tree President Bush is at the top of his tree - he can't go any higher. start learning
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Having passed all the tests given to them so far, it had to be said that the students were up to scratch. start learning
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Most company executives can be described as high flyers. start learning
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Having won their first seven matches, the Portsmouth football team are going great guns. start learning
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George is a dab hand at decorating. start learning
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With the pay rise assured, everything was hunky dory with the staff. start learning
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Promotion, a pay rise and an offer of the chairman's daughter's hand in marriage! Everything was coming up roses for Gerald. start learning
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Manchester United are streets ahead of any other English football team at the moment. start learning
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Very few television programmes are special - most of them are run of the mill. start learning
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Who's the top dog round here? I want to speak to the boss. start learning
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to talk under one's breath Son of a bitch,' he muttered under his breath. start learning
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at the top of one's voice As a teacher in a primary school I had to talk at the top of my voice for most of the time. start learning
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He always mumbles when he is embarassed. start learning
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The two neighbours spend hours standing at the fence and chinwagging. start learning
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Only occasionally did the ~ redness around his eyes betray the fatigue. The ~ smell of cigarette smoke start learning
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She was fidgeting anxiously with her button. start learning
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She fiddled with the things on her desk to avoid having to look at him. start learning
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He beckoned the waiter when he found the fly in his soup. I could see him beckoning to me. start learning
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I asked her who Sam was, but she shrugged and said nothing. start learning
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clench one's jaw/fists/teeth John stared ad Jim, his fists and jaw clenched start learning
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A slumping posture can be interpreted as offensive. start learning
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Stop slouching, it is not good for your back. start learning
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It looks funny when my baby daughter scowls at me when I do not take her from her bed. start learning
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Martha rolled her eyes when Tom started to tell another stupid joke. start learning
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Joe tilted his head and looked thoughtful. start learning
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He smile was giveaway that she was lying. start learning
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Jan didn't appreciate Bill leering at her in the office. start learning
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He winked at her hoping to catch her attention. start learning
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The convicted man sneered at the jury. start learning
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His lecture was quite intelligible to all present. start learning
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The contortion of his face was grotesque. start learning
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We knew he was lying because he was perspiring so heavily. start learning
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Lie detectors measure the conduction of a person's skin. start learning
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make a clean breast of sth Come on - admit you committed the crime! You'll feel much better if you make a clean breast of things. start learning
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No, I'm not joking, I'm on the level - there really is a spaceship just landed in our back garden! start learning
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There's no need to worry anymore - with Hopkin's confession to the crime we're in the clear. start learning
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The criminal got off scot free due to a legal technicality. start learning
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The ex convict declared that from now on he was going to keep his nose clean and stay within the bounds of the law. start learning
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There's no question of whether Jones is guilty or not - he's squeaky clean. start learning
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Jones is above suspicion, you mean? start learning
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show a clean pair of heels I chased after the mugger but he showed me a clean pair of heels and got away. start learning
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Jones was caught red handed - with his hands literally in the till. start learning
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The police stated that the escaped prisoners were now on the run. start learning
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You can't escape the long arm of the law - if you commit a crime, they'll catch you in the end. start learning
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I wouldn't trust Jones if I were you, he's light-fingered and has a habit of stealing things! start learning
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Hopkins has been accused of aiding and abetting Jones in committing the robbery by saying when the manager was away. start learning
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You won't get Jones to admit that Hopkins helped him though - they're as thick as thieves, of course. start learning
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You mean, Jones won't turn queen's evidence and say in court that Hopkins helped him? start learning
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to point the finger at sb Well, that was quite a surprise - when Jones pointed the finger at Hopkins! start learning
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I don't know, I suppose it was not such a surprise that Jones decided not to carry the can! start learning
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to leave no stone unturned The police have declared that they will leave no stone unturned in their attempt to catch the crooks who robbed the bank. start learning
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Apparently the thieves had been casing the joint for ages before finally burgling it. start learning
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Criminals, like spies, are quite often in cahoots with one another. start learning
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The criminals made a last ditch attempt to open the safe by blowing it up, but unfortunately they blew up its contents as well! start learning
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For that felony he may be sentenced to death. start learning
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Houses were wrecked and ransacked by wandering groups of guerrillas. start learning
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The police interrogated the suspect for several hours. start learning
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Mr. Jackson was awarded record damages against his partners for slander. start learning
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The architect was sued for criminal ~ start learning
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The kidnappers were demanding a ~ of $ 30,000. start learning
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The criminals were arrested when then tried to pay with ~. start learning
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Some of the government staff were definitely involved in ~ start learning
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We tried persuasion, ~ and threats. start learning
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Public defenders are often times underpaid and overworked. start learning
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We will appeal to the judge in the morning. start learning
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The jury took nine days to decide his guilt. start learning
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That prosecutor wants to put that man in prison. start learning
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How long will this trial last? start learning
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The amount of evidence against the woman led to her rapid conviction. start learning
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The thief was convicted and sent to prison. start learning
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The judge sentenced me to life imprisonment. start learning
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It was hard for the public to understand why the jury acquitted the gang of thugs. start learning
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The crime scene was covered in blood. start learning
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The crime was too big to be done without the help of an accomplice. start learning
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She was sentenced to an extra two years in jail for perjury. start learning
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The crime was committed while the prisoner was out on parole. start learning
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Health problems caused by mutations in the genes are referred to as genetic disorders. start learning
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The process of heredity occurs through the genes. start learning
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Sperm of the male and eggs of the female are formed from germ cells. start learning
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Look how they are playing. They are going to throw the game! start learning
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The football fans jeered the referee. start learning
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Brian has a happy-go-lucky personality - nothing seems to bother him. start learning
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