Heavyweight

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cushion the blow
to make a bad situation less serious:
He's lost his job, but the redundancy money will cushion the blow.
absurdalny
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ridiculous
very silly
I've never heard anything so ridiculous.
nagroda, satysfakcja
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reward
something good that you get or experience because you have worked hard, behaved well, etc
There'll be a reward for whoever finishes first.
wrodzony
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innate
An innate quality or ability is one that you were born with, not one you have learned.
He has an innate desire to win.
autostopowicz
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hitchhiker
podróżować lub jechać autostopem
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hitchhike
to get free rides in people's vehicles by standing next to the road and waiting for someone to pick you up
błąd, skaza
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flaw
a mistake or bad characteristic that stops someone or something from being perfect
There's a flaw in your reasoning.
parskać
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snort
to breathe out noisily through your nose, especially to show that you are annoyed or think something is funny
Rosie started snorting with laughter.
ujmujący
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endearing
An endearing quality is one that makes people like you.
spotykać się
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meet up
to meet another person in order to do something together
I met up with a few friends yesterday.
w przeciwieństwie do, niepodobny do
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unlike
different from someone or something / not typical of someone or something
Jackie's really clever, unlike her sister. / The furniture was unlike anything she had ever seen. / It's unlike her to be quiet - was there something wrong?
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giggle
to laugh in a nervous or silly way
She started giggling and couldn't stop.
żałować, ubolewać, ~z przykrością
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regret
to feel sorry about a situation, especially something that you wish you had not done / used to say that you are sorry that you have to tell someone about a situation
[+ doing sth ] I really regret leaving school so young. / [+ to do sth ] We regret to inform you that the application has been refused.

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