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Narrowly miss (out on) something I narrowly missed out on a place at the university. start learning
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miss something only by a small amount
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I was very anxious in the time leading up to the event. start learning
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If a period of time or series of events leads up to an event or activity, it happens until that event or activity begins:
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Cruelty to animals is an abomination. start learning
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obrzydzenie, wstręt, odraza If you say that something is an abomination, you think that it is completely unacceptable.
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Living in Paris is cool because I get to eat nice French food, start learning
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to have the opportunity or chance to do something
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As I was running down to meet him, I felt my calf muscle pop. start learning
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the muscle down the back of the lower part of your leg
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As I was running down to meet him, I felt my calf muscle pop. start learning
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wydać z siebie nagły krótki dźwięk (np. powiemy tak o dźwięku wydawanym przez pękający balon) to break, to make a popping noise as it breaks or comes out
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He hobbled home on his twisted ankle. start learning
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to walk in an awkward way, usually because the feet or legs are injured
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Three minutes into the game, Jackson limped off the pitch with a serious ankle injury start learning
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to walk slowly and with difficulty because of having an injured or painful leg or foot:
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It's a really pathetic view to observe all these staggering teenagers at night time start learning
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to walk or move with difficulty as if you are going to fall
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When I got the exam results I was absolutely gutted. start learning
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ciężko rozczarowany, zniesmaczony, załamany
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Football players must wear groin protectors start learning
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where your “private parts” live
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He pulled a hamstring while playing football start learning
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The best excercise for your quads are squats start learning
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This exercise works your abdominal muscles start learning
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stomach muscles, ‘six pack’
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Kirk had a patch of brown hair between his well-defined pectorals. start learning
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I hope the tendon is just strained and that it would heal in a couple of days. start learning
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Mam nadzieję, że ścięgno jest naciągnięte i że zagoi się w ciągu kilku dni.
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She tore a ligament in her knee while she was playing basketball. start learning
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any of the strong fibres (= strips of tissue) in the body that connect bones together, limiting movements in joints
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It takes a couple of weeks for a calf strain to heal start learning
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naderwanie (np. ścięgna), ból (np. oczu) to damage a muscle or ligament by using it excessively
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To be eligible for something To be eligible for university in the UK you need an IELTS score of at least 7. start learning
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Aby skwalifikować się do czegoś, być odpowiednim do czegoś to have the right to do it because you fulfil the correct conditions
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It was just a sharp pain but I never felt in trouble. start learning
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agonizing, intense, severe, excruciating, terrible, extreme start learning
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bolesny, intensywny, surowy, potworny, straszny, ekstremalny
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a specific pain in a specific point, not a dull pain
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The throbbing in his head made him throw up start learning
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A searing pain shot up her arm. start learning
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If something, such as a feeling or temperature, is described as searing, it is extreme:
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dull, little, slight pain She felt a dull ache at the back of her head start learning
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ćmiący, niewielki, lekki ból
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chronic, constant, nagging, persistent start learning
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przewlekły, stały, dokuczliwy, uporczywy
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They were sitting in the shade start learning
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cień (miejsce, gdzie jest cień) a whole area that is covered from the sun, like under a tree, under an umbrella, under the roof of a house.
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He is afraid of his own shadow! start learning
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cień (kształt rzucany przez coś) specific outline of darkness caused by an object blocking the sun. A shadow is a specific thing, but shade is just general
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Keep needing to do something I kept needing to stop to go to the toilet! start learning
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when a need comes back again and again
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Sometimes when I stand up too fast I get a bit light headed. start learning
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feel rather unsteady and strange, for example because you are ill, you’re tired or because you have drunk too much alcohol.
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I often have a quick nap to boost my energy levels. start learning
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something that makes you feel good, or helps you make progress.
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The crowds there were astonishing, just amazing. start learning
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nice alternative to amazing
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I ran past a guy dressed as Jesus. start learning
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similar to something, but not it exactly.
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zbiornik na wodę, (kibelek)
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general, continuous, dull pain. Usually associated with certain parts of the body (e.g. headache, backache, stomach ache, ear ache, toothache)
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How’s your throat? It’s still really sore. start learning
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it hurts when you use it, or perhaps the surface has been damaged (e.g. sore feet due to rubbing, and walking)
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a bruised shoulder/knee/elbow start learning
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naderwany (np. o ścięgnie)
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You should call the doctor if the area around the wound becomes inflamed.
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"Your face is reddened even by being out for so few minutes." start learning
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