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to do nothing while you are waiting for something to happen I am twiddling my thumbs in a hotel corridor
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indistinctly felt, mentally slow Pol. tępy, ograniczony, głupi the obtuse intricacies of British etiquette.
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the complicated details of something the obtuse intricacies of British etiquette.
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to talk for a long time about unimportant things [chat] The nattering minders are concerned about how she should address His Royal Highness
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someone who is employed to protect another person [bodyguard]
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if a woman _____, she bends her knees with one foot in front of the other as a sign of respect for an important person
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Pol. Maths - ostrze krzywej Alice is now 19, on the cusp of womanhood
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to be at the time when a situation or state is going to change Alice is now 19, on the cusp of womanhood
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having a strong determined character and being willing to argue with people Pol. zadziorny Alice is bold and feisty.
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an ____ event or situation, especially an unpleasant one, is going to happen very soon Pol. nieuchronnie zbliżający się her impending and unwelcome marriage
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a person who you think is stupid or silly Pol. cymbał a marriage to an aristocratic twit.
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very impressive and expensive now sumptuous CGI characters
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slightly, but not very well: Only dimly aware she has been here before
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an enemy, or a competitor: she rediscovers familiar friends and foes
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very sad and serious - sometimes used humorously [melancholy, morose]: the lugubrious Cheshire Cat
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to defeat someone or something that is opposing you by being brave and strong: x2 Alice faces down the hysterical Red Queen
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to behave in a friendly way towards sb, esp. sb who is younger or needs help she befriends tragic Mad Hatter
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she tames the fearsome Bandersnatch
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to kill someone - used especially in newspapers She slays the terrifying Jabberwock.
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someone who believes that something should be done in the correct or traditional way, especially in the areas of art, sport, music, and language Such a liberal reinterpretation will doubtless upset some Lewis Carroll purists,
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able to talk easily and effectively about things, especially difficult subjects she is thoughtful and articulate.
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to be in a position on top of something or on the edge of something: x4 Wasikowska is perched on the edge of a couch in a large hotel suite overlooking the Hollywood Hills, which are, atypically, swathed in clouds.
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to wrap or cover something in something Pol. owinąć the Hollywood Hills are atypically swathed in clouds.
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an expensive trip paid for by government money or by a business for people they employ - used to show disapproval Post Traumatic Junket Syndrome
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she is earnestly attentive,
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listening to or watching someone carefully because you are interested she still manages to be earnestly attentive,
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interested in a lot of different things and wanting to find out more about them she is earnestly attentive with wide inquisitive eyes
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a flouncy, dreamy white Marc Jacobs dress
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(of a dress) Pol. oprawiony, przybrany, wykończony a flouncy, dreamy white dress, trimmed in black
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to cut someone's hair short her blonde hair cropped close across her head.
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a long pole that has a camera or microphone on the end a boom microphone above your head
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a way of expressing or getting rid of strong feelings Pol. ujście, odpływ With photography, I have a creative outlet
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it became so much about physical perfection that it kind of beats you down and grates on your self-esteem.
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praise for sb who is greatly admired, or a prize given to them for their work The accolades she received for her harrowing performance
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very frightening or shocking and making you feel very upset Pol. wstrząsający, okropny, straszny, her harrowing performance
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angry and silent, especially because you feel life has been unfair to you a girl had become hypersexual and sullenly suicidal after being raped
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a member of a team of young women who encourage a crowd to cheer at a US, sports game by shouting special words and dancing it hard to identify with characters like ‘the cheerleader’.
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very delicate and light, in a way that does not seem real Pol. eteryczny, ulotny
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if a baby is _____, its first teeth are growing a teething two- year- old
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behaving as if you are crazy a deliciously dislikeable character, as prone to tantrums as a teething two- year- old, maniacal and bullying.
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keep someone or something under control On set they keep each other in check
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literary an empty area of space where nothing exists But it’s hard, because you’re really filming in a void
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to make sb very interested and excited, so that they listen or watch sth very carefully she was enthralled when she saw the finished film,
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we really looked like we were there, rather than pasted on top,
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Pol. przyjęte z góry poglądy he’s not following any preconceived notions
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Pol. sztuki/filmy historyczne like period dramas that aren’t afraid to be messy
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formal to grow or develop quickly Despite her burgeoning Hollywood career, she still lives at home
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a good understanding of someone and an ability to communicate well with them: Depp and Burton have managed to establish a personal rapport
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to (cause to) move up or away after hitting a surface: Mia did not find it difficult to bounce off other actors' energy.
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disappointed and unhappy because of discovering the truth about something or someone that you liked or respected: Wasikowska trained as a ballet dancer until she was 15, when she became disillusioned
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