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to not be able to understand something:
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can't make head nor tail of sth
I can't make head nor tail of these instructions on the packet.
to make lots of unnecessary fuss about it – basically, to overreact.
robić awanturę o coś
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To make a song and dance
I can't believe they lost your suitcase at the airport; you should make a song and dance about this and get a proper apology.
odnowienie jakieś rzeczy
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refurbishment
the swimming pool is closed for refurbishment
detailed, thorough and accurate research
dokładne badania
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robust studies
a noun referring to how often or how frequent something is
rozpowszechnienie czegoś, powszechne panowanie
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prevalence
So, for example, very robust studies that look at prevalence of things like eczema, food allergy do show really significant increases over 20, 30 years
a medical condition of the skin
wypryski na skórze
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eczema
alergie pokarmowe
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food allergies
włóczęga
także: włóczyć się, człapać, tupotać
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tramp
pętla, stryczek
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noose
to move or do things slowly
wałęsać się, obijać się
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hang around
From age 13 to 17 I used to hang around the St George's shopping centre
jak na razie dobrze
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So far so good
wykluczyć (phrasal verb)
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rule out
przedawkować narkotyki
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overdose
wyrozumiałość, łagodne traktowanie
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leniency
Shaw was approached by the FBI after it became suspicious of his trades and agreed to a sting, in return for leniency
w zamian za
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in return for
dylemat
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dilemma, problem
wprost, otwarcie, szczerze
odmówić wprost
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outright
decline it outright
należyta staranność, badanie firmy w procesie sprzedaży
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due diligences
nielegalne
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ilicit, illegal
nawoływać, podburzać, pobudzać
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incite
podżegać, inspirować
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instigate
oszustwo
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scam
określać, przedstawiać
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to set out
a boring, ordinary task you do regularly
codzienny kierat, robota
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chore
also known as
znany też jako
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aka
delay doing things until later, probably because you don't want to do them
odwlekać
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procrastinate
to continue doing something after stopping
kontynuować coś
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get on with sth
it means you have the feeling of really liking something or someone
mieć słabość do czegoś
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To have a soft spot
something that is popular but only for a short time
fanaberia, chwilowa moda
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fad
w wyniku, w następstwie, w ślad za
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in the wake of
powód, powódka
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plaintiff
oczyścić
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exonerate
practical, determined or stubborn and unforgiving. person
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to be hard-nosed
Our company is in financial trouble, we need a hard-nosed business person to come in and save us from closing.
you have to accept the bad things in a situation as well as the good things.
godzić się z przeciwnościami losu
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to take the rough with the smooth
Having kids is very fulfilling but it can be challenging too, especially the lack of sleep – but I guess I have to take the rough with the smooth!
not limited or restricted
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unconstrained
extrowertyk
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extrovert
introwertyk
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introvert
przesłuchać
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interrogate
przesłuchać
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interrogate
rozbroić
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defuse
prowodyr, herszt
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ringleader

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