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Mark, meanwhile ... well, where shall we start? start learning
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while something else is happening
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Three more wives, two other embittered women who claimed he had fathered their child start learning
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angry, sad, or full of hate because of bad or unfair things that have happened to you [bitter], Pol. rozgoryczony, zgorzkniały, pełen goryczy
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women who claimed he had fathered their child and ongoing custody battles for access to two daughters from two of his marriages start learning
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continuing, or continuing to develop
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women who claimed he had fathered their child and ongoing custody battles for access to two daughters from two of his marriages start learning
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the right to take care of a child, given to one of their parents when they have divorced
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he won £11million on the Lottery - which is how the world came to learn about the ongoing travails and affairs of the heart of Mark Gardiner start learning
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a difficult or unpleasant situation, or very tiring work, Pol. bóle porodowe, mozolna praca, wielki trud, kłopoty
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The sight of him grinning from ear to ear as he posed with a giant cheque for £22.6million start learning
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The sight of him grinning from ear to ear as he posed with a giant cheque for £22.6million - the rollover jackpot he shared with business partner Paul Maddison - enraged his ex-wives, start learning
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to sit or stand in a particular position in order to be photographed or painted, or to make someone do this
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The sight of him grinning from ear to ear as he posed with a giant cheque for £22.6million - the rollover jackpot he shared with business partner Paul Maddison - enraged his ex-wives start learning
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if there is a _____ in a competition or lottery, nobody wins the biggest prize that week, and the money is added to the prize that can be won the following week, Pol. kumulacja
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The sight of him grinning from ear to ear as he posed with a giant cheque for £22.6million - the rollover jackpot he shared with business partner Paul Maddison - enraged his ex-wives start learning
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to make someone very angry, Pol. doprowadzić do wściekłości
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The double glazing salesman also came forward to denounce Gardiner start learning
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to express strong disapproval of someone or something, especially in public
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His first wife, Bridget, was alone in refusing to jump on the bandwagon start learning
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To join or give support to a party of movement that seems to be assured of success, to start doing or saying something that a lot of people are already doing or saying - used to show disapproval
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Brenda McCall - whose bitter husband also came forward to denounce Gardiner start learning
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feeling angry, jealous, and upset because you think you have been treated unfairly, Pol. gorzki
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Then, four years ago, Bridget got back in touch with Mark and their love was rekindled. start learning
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if you ____ a fire, or if it _____-s, it starts to burn
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She soon fell pregnant with their son, James, who will be three tomorrow, and last month Mark proposed. start learning
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to ask someone to marry you, especially in a formal way
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next September he will remarry the woman he first wed all those years ago. start learning
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to marry - used especially in literature or newspapers
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Now I'm back with Bridget, I feel so happy, contented and settled start learning
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happy and satisfied because your life is good [≠ discontented]
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Somehow one suspects the 'apology' won't go down quite as well with the others as Mark might hope. start learning
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to get a good reaction from someone is to ____ them.
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Brenda remains incandescent at being dumped, and now lives '400 yards away as the crow flies', start learning
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very angry, Pol. (dosł.) żażący się, płonący, jaśniejący, żarliwy
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Brenda remains incandescent at being dumped, and now lives '400 yards away as the crow flies', start learning
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to end a relationship with someone is to ____ them, Pol. porzucić, pozbyć się, wyrzucić
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Brenda remains incandescent at being dumped, and now lives '400 yards away as the crow flies', start learning
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Brenda remains incandescent at being dumped, and now lives '400 yards away as the crow flies', start learning
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Brenda remains incandescent at being dumped, and now lives '400 yards away as the crow flies', according to Mark, which is too close for comfort in his book. start learning
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if something that happens is _____, it is near enough to make you feel nervous or afraid
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She now lives '400 yards away as the crow flies', according to Mark, which is too close for comfort in his book. start learning
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said when giving your opinion
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Relations between Brenda and the woman who is now chatelaine of the manor are not amicable. start learning
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formal the female owner, or wife of the owner, of a castle or large country house in France, Pol. gospodynie (na dworze wiejskim)
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Relations between Brenda and the woman who is now chatelaine of the manor are not amicable. start learning
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an _____ agreement, relationship etc is one in which people feel friendly towards each other and do not want to quarrel
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Relations between Brenda and the woman who is now chatelaine of the manor are not amicable. Or even civil. ' start learning
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polite in a formal but not very friendly way
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Because she was swearing so much it was difficult to get the gist of what she was saying start learning
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to use rude and offensive language
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Because she was swearing so much it was difficult to get the gist of what she was saying start learning
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the main idea and meaning of what someone has said or written
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I am trying to take out an injunction against her start learning
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an order given by a court which tells someone not to do something, Pol. nakaz sądowy
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hell hath no fury like a woman scorned Hell hath no fury like a woman who has seen a fortune slip through her fingers. start learning
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a woman who has been scorned (Pol. wzgardzona) in love by a man will try to get revenge on him in some way
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an amount of money that you get unexpectedly, a piece of fruit that has fallen off a tree
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Brenda wanted to move to a slightly less glamorous part of the world: Dagenham. start learning
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part of the Greater London borough of Barking and Dagenham: motor-vehicle manufacturing.
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'She kept giving me ultimatums that she wanted to move to Dagenham because she'd lived there once before. start learning
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a threat saying that if someone does not do what you want by a particular time, you will do something to punish them
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'The final straw was Christmas 2003, when we went on holiday to Barbados and Brenda was so moody all the time. start learning
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the last problem in a series of problems that finally makes you give up, get angry etc
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The final straw was Christmas 2003, when we went on holiday to Barbados and Brenda was so moody all the time start learning
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often changing quickly from being in a good temper to being in a bad temper [= temperamental]; annoyed and unhappy
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It was at this juncture, with the threat of a life in Essex looming large before him, that Bridget got back in touch. start learning
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a particular point in an activity or period of time
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It was at this juncture, with the threat of a life in Essex looming large before him, that Bridget got back in touch. start learning
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to appear as a large unclear shape, especially in a threatening way; if a problem or difficulty _____-s, it is likely to happen very soon:
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she had bought a property that needed doing up, including replacement windows start learning
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to repair an old building or car, or to improve its appearance
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The cynic in some of us might say why didn't she just pick up Yellow Pages? start learning
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someone who is not willing to believe that people have good, honest, or sincere reasons for doing something
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They met on the seafront, where Mark had a job on the rides and Bridget worked in a cafe. start learning
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the part of a town where the shops, houses etc are next to the beach
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'Mark had always been a bit of a Jack the lad, but the problem was he carried on being Jack the lad after we got married. start learning
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British English spoken a young man who enjoys drinking alcohol and going out with his male friends, and who thinks he is sexually attractive
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Was phoning Mark about her windows a pretext to engineer a reconciliation? start learning
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a false reason given for an action, in order to hide the real reason
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Was phoning Mark about her windows a pretext to engineer a reconciliation? start learning
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to have a good relationship again with sb after you have quarrelled with them
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Surely it hadn't crossed her mind that he now had gazillions of pounds in the bank? start learning
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an extremely large number [= a lot]
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Did she, as gossips have suggested, think life with Mark might be somewhat easier this time round? start learning
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We went for a drink, which turned into a ten-hour heart-to-heart. And that was it. We just clicked start learning
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to suddenly understand or realize something; if two people _____, they like, understand, and agree with each other
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we had even talked about getting together a few times, but the timing was always wrong start learning
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the time when someone does something or when something happens, especially when you are considering how suitable this is
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I think it's funny that people say I'm a gold-digger start learning
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an attractive woman who uses her looks to get money from rich men
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It doesn't bother me what people think start learning
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Pol. martwić, niepokoić, przeszkadzać, dokuczać
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The childhood sweethearts were reunited start learning
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spoken a way of speaking to someone you love [= darling]
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"This is great - she's handling it really well." start learning
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to deal with a situation or problem by behaving in a particular way and making particular decisions
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A week later, Brenda went off the deep end. start learning
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go off at theto become angry suddenly and violently, usually when there is not a good reason deep end
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It got nasty. She told me she was going to bankrupt me and close down my firm start learning
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_____ behaviour or remarks are extremely unkind and unpleasant; Pol. okropny, paskudny, wstrętny, nieprzyjemny
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I took the keys to my solicitor and asked him to hand them over to her solicitor start learning
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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; Pol. radca prawny
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At this point, the acrimonious divorce proceedings turned to farce start learning
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an ______ meeting or discussion is one in which people argue a lot and get very angry
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At this point, the acrimonious divorce proceedings turned to farce start learning
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an event or a situation that is very badly organized or does not happen properly, in a way that is silly and unreasonable; Pol. farsa
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but a clause in the settlement forbids Mark from divulging just how much of his money Brenda took start learning
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a part of a written law or legal document covering a particular subject of the whole law or document; Pol. klauzula
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a clause in the settlement prevents Mark from divulging the real figure start learning
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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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but a clause in the settlement forbids Mark from divulging just how much of his money Brenda took start learning
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to give someone information that should be secret [= reveal]; Pol. wyjawić
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It's definitely settled, you can tell from the minus noughts in my bank account,' he giggles start learning
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British English the number 0 [= zero]
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It's definitely settled, you can tell from the minus noughts in my bank account,' he giggles start learning
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to laugh quickly, quietly, and in a high voice, because something is funny or because you are nervous or embarrassed; Pol. chichotać
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get on like a house on fire with sb She came round here, got on like a house on fire with Bridget and that was it start learning
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British English informal to quickly have a very friendly relationship with sb
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'My advice to anyone getting divorced is to do it before you win the Lottery.' More chuckles. start learning
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he is certainly not ungracious about parting with his millions to the ex-wives he has sent packing start learning
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informal to tell someone who is not wanted that they must leave at once
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One week I was told Jessica had mumps, the next it was chickenpox start learning
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an infectious illness which makes your neck swell and become painful; Pol. świnka
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One week I was told Jessica had mumps, the next it was chickenpox start learning
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She'd had a row with her mother and walked out on her start learning
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a short angry argument, especially between people who know each other well [= quarrel]
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She'd had a row with her mother and walked out on her start learning
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to leave your husband, wife etc suddenly and go and live somewhere else:
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Nicky Castle and Sabrina Collins, reportedly launched successful paternity claims after Mark won the Lottery to pay maintenance towards two other girls he is alleged to have fathered start learning
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the fact of being the father of a particular child, or the question of who the child's father is; Pol. ojcostwo
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Nicky Castle and Sabrina Collins, reportedly launched successful paternity claims after Mark won the Lottery to pay maintenance towards two other girls he is alleged to have fathered start learning
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British EnglishSCL money paid by someone who is divorced to their former wife or husband [= alimony]; Pol. alimenty
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Nicky Castle and Sabrina Collins, reportedly launched successful paternity claims after Mark won the Lottery to pay maintenance towards two other girls he is alleged to have fathered start learning
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to say that something is true or that someone has done something wrong, although it has not been proved
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Not exactly a flat denial, then start learning
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a denial that is definite and which someone will not change
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At the outset, he was incredibly generous to friends, start learning
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at or from the beginning of an event or process
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If you buy a round of drinks, you're a flash git start learning
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if you buy ______ in a bar, you buy drinks for all the people in your group
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If you buy a round of drinks, you're a flash git start learning
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if sth is ____ it looks very new, bright, and expensive
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If you buy a round of drinks, you're a flash git start learning
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an offensive word for an unpleasant and annoying person, especially a man; Pol. dupek
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He had a 60ft yacht called Lotty, which he moored in Eastbourne start learning
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to fasten a ship or boat to the land or to the bottom of the sea using ropes or an anchor; Pol. cumować
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I still love boats, but we charter them when we're abroad start learning
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to pay a company for the use of their aircraft, boat etc
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Aside from the ongoing feud with Brenda, Mark says he has found a new peace start learning
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an angry and often violent quarrel between two people or groups that continues for a long time
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We do go to fantastic restaurants and we go to Barbados, but we build up to it so we look forward to it start learning
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to prepare for a particular moment or event
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this time round they truly do seem happy and well-suited, even without all that dosh start learning
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British English informal money
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Wags might say she has more chance of winning the Lottery herself start learning
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