It could be you (again) 3

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to have a good relationship again with sb after you have quarrelled with them
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be reconciled with sb
Was it a pretext to engineer a reconciliation?
an extremely large number [= a lot
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gazillion
he now had gazillions of pounds in the bank
plotkarz
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gossip
gossips have suggested that she thought life with Mark might be somewhat easier this time round
to suddenly understand or realize something; if two people _____, they like, understand, and agree with each other
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click
'We went for a drink and we just clicked.
the time when someone does something or when something happens, especially when you are considering how suitable this is
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timing
we talked about getting together a few times, but the timing was always wrong.
an attractive woman who uses her looks to get money from rich men
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gold-digger
'I think it's funny that people say I'm a gold-digger.
to make someone feel worried or upset:
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bother
Pol. martwić, niepokoić, przeszkadzać, dokuczać
It doesn't bother me what people think;
a way of speaking to someone you love [= darling]
spoken
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sweetheart
The childhood sweethearts were reunited.
to deal with a situation or problem by behaving in a particular way and making particular decisions
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handle
she's handling it really well."'
to become angry suddenly and violently, usually when there is not a good reason
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go off the deep end
A week later, Brenda went off the deep end.
... behaviour or remarks are extremely unkind and unpleasant;
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nasty
It got nasty. She told me she was going to bankrupt me and close down my firm.
a type of lawyer in Britain who gives legal advice, prepares the necessary documents when property is bought or sold, and defends people, especially in the lower courts of law;
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solicitor
radca prawny
I took the keys to my solicitor and asked him to hand them over to her solicitor,'
an ... meeting or discussion is one in which people argue a lot and get very angry
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acrimonious
the acrimonious divorce proceedings turned to farce
an event or a situation that is very badly organized or does not happen properly, in a way that is silly and unreasonable;
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farce
the acrimonious divorce proceedings turned to farce,
a part of a written law or legal document covering a particular subject of the whole law or document;
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clause
a clause in the settlement
an official agreement or decision that ends an argument, a court case, or a fight, or the action of making an agreement
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settlement
a clause in the settlement forbids Mark from divulging just how much of his money Brenda took.
to give someone information that should be secret [= reveal];
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divulge
a clause in the settlement forbids Mark from divulging just how much of his money Brenda took.
British English the number 0
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nought
the minus noughts in my bank account,
to laugh quickly, quietly, and in a high voice, because something is funny or because you are nervous or embarrassed;
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giggle
It's definitely settled, you can tell from the minus noughts in my bank account,' he giggles,
to quickly have a very friendly relationship with sb
British English informal
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get on like a house on fire with
She came round here, got on like a house on fire with Bridget

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