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a group of things or people acting or taken together as a whole, especially a group of musicians who regularly play together
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a piece of music usually written for one instrument and an orchestra
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1. the act of following someone or something to try to catch him, her, or it: 2. the act of trying to achieve a plan, activity, or situation, usually over a long period of time: the pursuit of happiness The company is ruthless in its pursuit of profit. 2. He lost himself in his pursuit of wealth.
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1. existing or happening now: 2. belonging to the same or a stated period in the past: Although the play was written hundreds of years ago, it still has a contemporary (= modern) feel to it.
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an amount of money that you send to someone: She sends a small remittance home to her parents each month.
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a subject or area in which someone's ability to understand is weak or lacking: Many times they do not take into account that people have natural blind spots.
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an advantage a country has over another country because it can produce a particular type of product more efficiently: Russia's comparative advantage is in the export of raw materials.
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1. przenikać, wypełniać, przesiąkać 2. rozprzestrzeniać się start learning
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to spread through something and be present in every part of it: Dissatisfaction with the government seems to have permeated every section of society.
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to delay something until a later time: My bank has agreed to defer the repayments on my loan. [+ -ing verb ] Can we defer making a decision until next week?
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to fall quickly and without control: 1 I lost my footing and tumbled down the stairs. 2 At any moment the whole building could tumble down
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wspominać stare dobre czasy start learning
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take a stroll / trip down memory lane
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rachunek, kalkulacja (w przybliżeniu) wyrównanie (kont), rozliczenie rachunek rozliczeniowy sąd, osąd myślenie, sądzenie, przypuszczanie szacowanie z grubsza (np. kosztu czegoś) start learning
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By my reckoning, we should arrive in ten minutes.
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a general feeling of bad health or lack of energy in a person, group, or society: Many think there’s a growing moral malaise in society.
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1 wzniosły, 2 najwyższy (o wiedzy), największy (o głupocie) 3 wspaniały (o widoku), wzniosły (o stylu), doskonały start learning
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1. I have achieved the knowledge sublime 2. The view from the top of the mountain was truly sublime.
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bryłka, samorodek (np. złota), sedno sprawy start learning
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the most important or basic part of something: What do you think is the nub of the problem? the nub of the matter
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1. not proud or not believing that you are important: 2. ordinary; not special or very important:
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the violent killing of large numbers of people, especially in war The Battle of the Somme was a scene of dreadful carnage
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(a situation causing) difficulty or trouble: 1 It was such a hassle trying to get my bank account changed that I nearly gave up. 2. I can't face the hassle of moving again.
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przewrót, wstrząs, zamieszanie start learning
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a great change, especially causing or involving much difficulty, activity, or trouble 1. Yesterday's coup brought further upheaval to a country already struggling with famine. 2. I'm not sure it's worth the upheaval of moving to gain just a little more space.
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a set of rules, suggestions, or methods that are considered to be suitable for a particular activity, industry, job, etc.: Typically, outsiders are brought in to execute a specific playbook, i.e. to solve a particular problem in a particular way.
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a situation in which people, businesses, etc. compete with each other for the same There's such rivalry among/between my three sons. There's fierce rivalry for the job/to get the job.
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REQUEST to make an urgent, emotional statement or request for something: He was on his knees, pleading for mercy/forgiveness. She appeared on television to plead with the kidnappers.
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to select things such as documents, music, products, or internet content to be included as part of a list or collection, or on a website: a curated library of short movies available online
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someone who has been tricked or deceived The girls were duped by drug smugglers into carrying heroin for them.
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having a lot of trouble with something, or having to deal with a lot of something that causes problems: 1. With the amount of traffic nowadays, even a trip across town is beset by/with dangers. 2. Many problems have beset the team in recent months.
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wzajemność (świadczenia usług), obopólność (zależności) start learning
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behaviour in which two people or groups of people give each other help and advantages We offer to all our trading partners a commitment to reciprocity and fairness.
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1. przyznanie się (do zrobienia czegoś złego) 2. dostęp, wstęp (możliwość wejścia gdzieś start learning
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1. the act of agreeing that something is true, especially unwillingly: 2. the money that you pay to enter a place: 3. permission to enter a place: 1. Her silence was taken as an admission of guilt/defeat. 2. The admission charge/fee is €5 3. Admission to the exhibition will be by invitation only.
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necessary for the success or continued existence of something; extremely important: 1. A strong opposition is vital to a healthy democracy. 2. She had found out some information of vital importance.
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understandable given that
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dewastować, demolować, niszczyć start learning
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to cause great damage to something The area has been ravaged by drought/floods/war.
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to talk about or look at someone or something in an unkind way that shows you do not respect or approve of him, her, or it: 1. You may sneer, but a lot of people like this kind of music. 2. She'll probably sneer at my new shoes because they're not expensive.
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entertaining and funny: an amusing story/person/situation Synonym comical
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1. przetrwać (oficjalnie) 2. zwyciężać, brać górę, wygrywać (oficjalnie) 3. przeważać, dominować, panować 4. powszechnie występować start learning
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to get control or influence: 1. I am sure that common sense will prevail in the end. 2. And did reason prevail over (= become a more powerful influence than) emotion
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1. wzbudzać, wywoływać, prowokować (np. uśmiech, śmiech). 2. uzyskiwać, zyskiwać (np. zapewnienie, obietnicę) [ start learning
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to get or produce something, especially information or a reaction: 1. Have you managed to elicit a response from them yet? 3. They were able to elicit the support of the public. 4. We need to elicit this information from him because nobody else wants to tell us.
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to stop something from happening or someone from doing something: Our holiday plans were thwarted by the airline pilots' strike
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(especially of a problem or a difficulty) so great that it cannot be dealt with successfully: insurmountable difficulties This small country is faced with an insurmountable debt.
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to make someone feel that they must do something: I wonder what it is that impels him to exercise all the time.
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1. zachowywać, chronić, konserwować (np. lasy, zwyczaje) 2. oszczędzać (np. siły, zapasy energii) 3. oszczędnie gospodarować (np. gotówką, zapasami) start learning
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to keep and protect something from damage, change, or waste: 1. I'm not being lazy - I'm just conserving my energy/strength for later. 2. To conserve electricity, we are cutting down on our heating.
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the activity of taking part in duels (= formal fights between two people, using weapons, usually because one person has insulted the other): 1. The game of chess requires intense concentration and sustained mental duelling. 2. Their partnership is full of vitality, kept alive with intellectual duelling.
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Zapobiegać: avoid, prevent, ward off. Powstrzymywać: hold back, keep away, contain, dam How can we choke off the spread of the disease?
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