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to work one's tail off
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urobić sobie ręce po łokcie, pracować jak wół, zapierdalać
turning point
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punkt zwrotny
win (someone) over
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przekonać kogoś np. do udzielenia wsparcia lub zgody
not to mention
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nie wspominając
distinguish
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rozróżniać
be inclined to
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być skłonnym
enlist
I enlisted the help of my best friend, Ben.
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zwerbować
1. ASK FOR (HELP) 2. JOIN
nearly
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prawie, blisko
call sb up
He used to call me up in the middle of the night.
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zadzwonić do kogoś
prestigious
He chose a position at a prestigious investment bank.
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prestiżowy
peer
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rówieśnik
stumble (on)
to step awkwardly while walking or running and fall or begin to fall:
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potknąć się, natknąć się na
to step awkwardly while walking or running and fall or begin to fall:
captivate
captivate
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Urzec, ująć (kogoś)
to hold the attention of someone by being extremely interesting, exciting, pleasant, or attractive.
unmissable
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nie do przegapienia
no longer, no more, anymore, anylonger
1. Thanks. I'm not hungry any more/any longer. 2. She no longer works here. 3. She doesn’t work here any longer. 4. One day I could stand it no longer / I couldn’t stand it any longer. 5. I will ask no more questions./ I won’t ask any more questions.
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już, już dłużej
broadcast
1. I'm leaving but please don't broadcast the fact. 2. The ceremony was broadcast on the internet.
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transmisja (rz), transmitować, rozpowszechniać, nadawać
1. to spread information to a lot of people. 2. to send out a programme on television or radio:
word choice
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dobór słów
gesticulations
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gestykulacje
tonality
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tonalność, tonacja
facial motions,
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ruchy twarzy
pissed off
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wkurwiony, wkurzony
smirk
I don't like the way he winks and smirks at me whenever he sees me.
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uśmiech, uśmiechać się
to smile in a way that expresses satisfaction or pleasure about having done something, or knowing something that is not known by someone else:
consciously, consciousness
1. You may hold biases, consciously or not, towards people who are different to you. 2. I don't think she's consciously rude to people - it's just the way she is.
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świadomie, świadomość
subconsciously, subconscious
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podświadomie, podświadomie, podświadomość
come to conlcusion
You don’t know how you came to that conclusion.
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dojść do konkluzji
underpin
1. He presented data to underpin his argument. 2. When restoring the building, the first priority was to underpin the exterior walls by adding wooden supports along the foundations.
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podbudować, podpierać
to give support, strength, or a basic structure to something:
imperceptible, unnoticeable
She heard a faint, almost imperceptible cry.
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niezauważalny, niedostrzegalny
unable to be noticed or felt because of being very slight.
From the age of four
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Od czwartego roku życia
college degree
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stopień naukowy, wykształcenie wyższe
grade
1. There's some really high-grade (= high quality) musicianship on this recording. 2. Carla got a grade A in German.
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stopień, gatunek, klasa szkoły
1. a level of quality, size, importance, etc.: 2. a number or letter that shows how good someone's work or performance is:
explicit, explicitly
I gave her very explicit directions how to get here.
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wyraźnie, wyraźnie
clear and exact:
wind up
If he keeps doing stuff like that he's going to wind up in prison!
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zakończyć, skończyć (w jakimś miejscu, w jakiejś sytuacji)
to find yourself in an unexpected and usually unpleasant situation, especially as a result of what you do:
determine
1. The number of staff we can take on will be determined by how much money we're allowed to spend. 2. Your health is determined in part by what you eat. 3. Eye colour is genetically determined.
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określać (DECIDE)
to control or influence something directly, or to decide what will happen:
But the point is the same:
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Ale chodzi o to samo:
the skill that matters the most
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