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kusić, nakłaniać
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tempt - I was tempted to tell all of them to forget it and go home.
upośledzony, ograniczony
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impaired - visually impaired children
to move quickly and suddenly from a closed or flat position to a vertical one
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pop up - This tent pops up fully formed in a couple of seconds.
widzący
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sighted
hidden or difficult to find
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tucked away - The money is tucked away in a safe place.
very ordinary, or having no interesting or exciting features or qualities
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nondescript - Their offices are in a nondescript building on the edge of town.
gdzie (miej więcej)
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whereabouts
czarny jak smoła
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pitch black - I get up at 4am when it's still pitch black outside.
the amount of food that can be held on a fork
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forkful - a forkful of cake
to cost, charge, etc. a lot of money
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cost the earth - They charge the earth just for a cup of coffee.
niedopasowany
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insuited
zalewać, zasypywa
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inundate - After appearing on TV they were inundated with telephone calls for a week.
zasiłki, jałmużna
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handouts - federal/government/state handouts
- rich
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well - off - Grants are available for less well-off families.
bogaty, zamożny
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wealthy - I'm wealthy so I can give some money to charity.
If someone comes into money, property, or a title, they receive it as a result of the death of a relation:
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come into - She came into a bit of money when her grandfather died.
komplikacja, pogorszenie
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setback - Sally had been recovering well from her operation, but yesterday she experienced/suffered a setback.
working or operating quickly and effectively in an organized way
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efficient - I expect the efficient use of resources, both financial and human
dishonest
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dodgy - They got involved with a dodgy businessman and lost all their savings.
a new activity, usually in business, that involves risk or uncertainty
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venture - There are many joint ventures between American and Japanese companies.
If something is spare, it is available to use because it is extra
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spare - spare keys
odnieść nagły sukces
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take off - Her singing career had just begun to take off.
(especially of a business, job, or activity) producing a lot of money
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lucrative - The merger proved to be very lucrative for both companies.
przedsiębiorczy
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enterpreneurial - She'll make money - she's got that entrepreneurial spirit.
nierozważńy, nieostrożny
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reckless - He was found guilty of reckless driving.
rzucać się, wpaść
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plunge - He plunged into the crowd, smiling and shaking hands.
wpuszczenie, wprowadzenie
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launch - They announced the launch of a new fragrance
coś co ma dobre i złe strony
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double edge sword - Being a recognizable person is a kind of double-edged weapon.
to control and limit something
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constrain - The country's progress was constrained by a leader who refused to look forward.
nasiona konopii
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hemp seeds
rozlać, rozlewać
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spill - I spilled coffee on my silk shirt
a long time ago
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many moons ago
very rarely
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ones in a blue moon
wielka filozofia
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rocket science - It's not rocket science, everyone can do it.
go up very quickly
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rocket - The price of petrol will rocket.
different from the rest of us
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spaced out
- tired
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weary - I think he's a little weary after his long journey.
sieciówka
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chain store - A chain store is one of several similar shops that are owned by the same person or company.
zerknąć, rzucić okiem
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glance - He glanced around the small room.
wpatrywać się
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gaze at
z widzenia
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by sight - Mike spends a lot of time in this area, so you'd probably know him by sight.
niedopatrzenie
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oversight - Was that a setup for book four or an oversight?
geneticist, psychologist, physicist, atmospheric, explorative, exploration, analyse
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geneticist, psychologist, physicist, atmospheric, explorative, exploration, analysis
a person who feels awkward or unhappy because they are in a situation that is not familiar or because they are different from the people around them
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a fish out of water - I didn't have any friends that were like me. I just always felt like a fish out of water.
być nieustępliwym
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like a dog with a bone - Lucy will be like a dog with two tails if she gets into the team.
they are very careless in the way that they move or behave
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they are very careless in the way that they move or behave
they are very careless in the way that they move or behave
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like a bull jn a china shop - We told her it was a delicate situation but she went into the meeting like a bull in a china shop
to be certain to produce an angry or violent reaction
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be like a red rug to a bull - Don't tell him you're a vegetarian - it's like a red rag to a bull.
very similar, especially in appearance:
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like two peas in a pod - The twins are like two peas in a pod.
criticisms of or warnings to a particular person that have no effect on that person
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like water off a duck's back - He doesn't care what I say - it's like water off a duck's back.
wiązać koniec z końcem
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make ends meet - When I was young, my parents really had to struggle to make ends meet. (
popyt
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take up
spadek
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down turn - the downturn is becoming larger than we thought at the start.
to give some money when several people are giving money to pay for something together
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chip in - They all chipped in £100 and bought their mother a trip to Greece.
to start to do something as part of a group, especially something helpful
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pitch in - If we all pitch in together, it shouldn't take too long.
robić coś, a nie tylko o tym mówić; poprzeć słowa czynam
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put one's money where one's mouth is

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