Human collocations

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selfish streak
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skłonność do bycia samolubnym
vivid imagination
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żywa wyobraźnia
razor-sharp mind
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przenikliwy umysł
fiercely loyal
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niezwykle lojalny
put sb first
She all too often puts others first and never stops to think of herself.
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stawiać kogoś na pierwszym miejscu
painfully shy
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bardzo nieśmiały
supremely confident
The coach is supremely confident that his team will reach the finals.
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niezwykle pewny siebie
supremely
That is precisely what makes the music 'ambient'; its locus is not 'without', but in a supremely literal sense within.
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absolutnie, niezwykle, wyjątkowo
snap decision
He always makes snap decisions and never thinks about their consequences.
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nagła decyzja
keep a word
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dotrzymać słowa
bear a grudge
I don't bear any grudge against you. Amanda still has/holds a grudge against me for refusing to lend her that money.
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mieć do kogoś urazę
play a joke/trick on sb
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żartować z kogoś
take a joke
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znać się na żartach
swallow pride
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przełknąć dumę
throw a tantrum
Charlie had/threw a tantrum in the shop because I wouldn't buy him any sweets. If she doesn't get her own way she has temper tantrums.
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wpadać w złość
lose sb's patience
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tracić cierpliwość
come to terms with
It's difficult to come to terms with the death of a close relative.
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pogodzić się z czymś
Trudno pogodzić się ze śmiercią bliskiego krewnego.
reveal sb's true character
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ujawnić prawdziwy charakter
droopy moustache
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opadające wąsy
upturned nose
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zadarty nos
coarse hair
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szorstkie włosy
immaculately groomed
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nieskazitelnie schludny
lovely complexion
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piękna cera
sleek
The cat had sleek fur.
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gładki
broad hips
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szerokie biodra
go bald
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łysieć
youthful appearance
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młodzieńczy wygląd
bushy eyebrows
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krzaczaste brwi
jet-black hair
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kruczoczarne włosy
tiny tot
These are good, strong toys for tiny tots.
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maluszek
dumpy
Does this dress make me look dumpy?
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przysadzisty
portly
(especially of middle-aged or old men) fat and round
He was a portly figure in a tight-fitting jacket and bow tie.
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postawny
dishevelled hair
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rozczochrane włosy
bear striking resemblance to
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być niezwykle podobnym do kogoś
have a striking appearance
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niezwykły wygląd
keep one's temper
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panować nad sobą
make a fool out of sb
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zrobić z kogoś głupka
brutally honest
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