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samotnik
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recluse
a person who lives alone and avoids other people; a hermit
Despite her reputation as a recluse, Samantha held regular gatherings in her home to entertain close friends.
samotniczy
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reclusive
avoiding the company of other people; solitary
I guess being reclusive is a poor way to make friends. / He led a reclusive life.
pozostawać
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remain
The question still reamains why Tom would want to do that. / Whales can remain submerged for a long time.
końskich klapek na oczy (wąskie horyzonty)
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blinkered
narrow-minded
They've got a very blinkered view of life.
rozważać
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ponder
They were left to ponder on the implications of the announcement. / The visitor can ponder over the boomerangs used by aborigines at the time of Cook.
zdradliwy
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treacherous
ckliwy
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soppy/schmaltzy
w akcie desperacji
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in a desperate bid
wymyślony
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contrived
znieść
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abolish
być niesłownym
robić coś niuważnie, ryzykownie
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play fast and loose
burzliwy
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tumultous
zemsta
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revenge
vengeance
zdradliwy
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treacherous
fanaberia, chwilowa moda
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a fad
In both England and the United States, where baby cages were a fad urbanization had accelerated.
pogorszenie
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exacerbation
the process of making something that is already bad even worse
Stress is a known factor in exacerbation of other illnesses.
rzadki
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scarce
not easy to find or get
Food and clean water were becoming scarce./ scarce resources
łąka
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a meadow
podnieść
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heighten
to increase, esp. an emotion or effect
The high winds heightened concerns about forest fires.
wybitny
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prominent
ciekawy, ciekawski, wścibski
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inquisitive

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