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stingy / tight- fisted / mean / miserly (negative) start learning
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Jarek is very stingy - he doesn't like to spend money. Robert, stop being so tight-fisted and buy me this perfume! He won't buy you an expensive present because he's too mean.
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stubborn / obstinate / pig-headed (negative) start learning
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Piotr is so stubborn that he just never listens.
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gospodarny, oszczedny (pozytywnie). My sister taught me to be thrifty.
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self-important /arrogant / full of oneself (negative) start learning
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posiadający wysokie mniemanie o sobie, zarozumialy Our professor was very self-important.
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unconventional / original (positive) start learning
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He was the original author of this song.
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self-assured / confident (positive) start learning
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He is always so confident about his future. I'm confident of your success.
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frank/direct/open (szczery, bezposredni, otwarty) (positive) start learning
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To be frank, I don't think you have much chance of winning. I am a direct person. I always say what I think.
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szczery w sensie bezceremonialny, szorstki, obcesowy (w negatywnym sensie szczery) start learning
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blunt / abrupt / brusque / curt (negative)
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unprincipled / permissive (negative) I'm not worried, my parents are permissive.
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tolerancyjny, o szerokich horyzontach, o otwartym umyśle, liberalny start learning
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broad - minded (positive) willing to accept other people's behaviour and beliefs, especially sexual behaviour
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ciekawski, dociekajacy (positive) start learning
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inquisitive / nosy (negative) Agnieszkas inquisitive nature sometimes gets other colleagues into a lot of trouble.
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She would never do anything stupid. in other word, she's very practical and down-to-earth.
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He gets very upsed if he feels people are criticising him.
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tense / wound up / stressed out start learning
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I felt very tense after reading that article about retirement system in Poland.
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sociable
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an angry disagreement between two or more people or groups They had a bitter quarrel about/over some money three years ago and they haven't spoken to each other since.
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quarrelsome / argumentative My sister is quarrelsome.
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eccentric / odd / peculiar / weird (negative) start learning
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stary dziwaczny, przeciwienstwo to unconventional
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easy-going / laid-back / even tempered start learning
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easy-going / laid-back / even tempered Robert is relaxed in attitude to self and others. He's is easy going. relaxed in attitude to self and others
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The waitress was courteous, so we gave her a generous tip.
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eccentric / odd / peculiar / weird (negative) start learning
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eccentric / odd / peculiar / weird (negative) Salvador Dali was eccentric.
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Able to do things yourself without depending on other people. I'm self-reliant person. I don't need to ask for a help at work.
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Pushy salesmen really get on my nerves.
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under (a lot of) stress/pressure
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stress symptom, the symptom the sign that someone is under stress
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total amount of damage coused by stress
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a way od dealing with stress
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to much to do in limited time available
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niejednoznaczne stanowisko pracy start learning
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responsibilities are unclear Role ambiguity arises when the definition of the person's job is vague or ill defined.
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brak wsparcia w zarządzaniu start learning
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lack of management support managers do not provide the necessary help to provide
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Many commuters were late today due to an accident.
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zachodzić na siebie, nakładać się na siebie (np. obowiazki, materiał, krawędzie), kolidowac start learning
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overlap (e.g. material, edges, duties) Some homeworkers complain that there is no boundary between work on the one hand and personal life on the other - the two overlap.
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niedostateczne wynagradzanie za prace start learning
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not getting sufficient recognition or pay
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My sister is a hardworker. She works day shifts and night shifts.
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redukcja biegu, podejmowanie się mniej wymagających zobowiązań w celu utrzymania zdrowego stylu życia start learning
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downshifting / rebalancing I think that downshifting life is better way of living than being workaholic. It's better for your health.
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out of contact with other people
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The mother's commitment saved the life of her baby.
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Whatever trait tonight's woman was missing that's the one you decided is the most important trait in a woman.
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Missing tile is the way we undermine our hapiness - by concentating on the missing tiles every one of us has.
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socks, bra, pants are undergarments.
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I feel down when I have to do sth I don't want to.
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sth that has been done successfully Defeating her would be no great accomplishment.
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zraniony, ranny (zwykle za pomocą broni, np. noża lub pistoletu) start learning
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wounded, injured (usually by means of weapons, for example. knife or gun)
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przytlaczajacy, nieprzeparty (np. uczucie, wrażenie) start learning
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overwhelming, irresistible I feld an overwhelming amount of joy in my life when I was at the concert.
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Use a lid when boiling a pot of water.
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You can only get into a grammar school by competitive entry.
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