Reading 14

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stern
He was stern, but a poor disciplinarian.
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rufa / surowy
was doing his utmost not to
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robił wszystko, aby nie
succession
They say the queen has persuaded his majesty To reinstate you to the succession
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następstwo, kolejność, seria, szereg
sallow skin
My skin is sallow and my wit squandered, though I take solace knowing that I walk in the shackled footsteps of the greats.
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ziemista skóra
trim
He had the perfect fur for the trim on my vest.
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wykończenie
retort
This strong retort was a signal to start the assault on the monastery.
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retorta / riposta
Astounding
It's astounding what's become of dusty Beverly Hills.
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Zdumiewający
salvation
There may be a chance that we can find salvation.
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zbawienie
supposedly
Remember, the Rabbits are vegetarians and Badger supposedly can't eat walnuts.
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prawdopodobnie / jak wskazują posiadane informacje
ox
Thank you, ox, for keeping this ship afloat.
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wół
ledge
He was caught with only a bathrobe on the ledge of a building.
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półka / krawędź
morgue
A couple of days later I went to the morgue with our mother.
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kostnica
cultivate a mental attitude
If you wish to survive, you need to cultivate a strong mental attitude.
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pielęgnować mentalne nastawienie
twitch
A twitch could indicate a brain tumor.
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skurcz / tik
bigwigs
Sounded like bigwigs from all over the world.
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grube ryby
incriminate
Your Honor, at this time, my client exercises her fifth amendment right to not incriminate herself.
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obwiniać
imminent
We remain in a state of heightened alert ready for imminent Russian reprisals.
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nieuchronny
reprisal
Bombing the compound was simply a reprisal for the loss of their plane.
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akcja odwetowa
sophomore
She was an instructor at the Academy when I was a sophomore.
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student drugiego roku
squirm
I was having too much fun watching you squirm.
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wić się / skręcać się
galore
But it is also where you will find all shops and supermarkets galore.
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w bród
underbelly
How did it ever find me, here in the underbelly of the world?
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Podbrzusze
prescription
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recepta
watertight
We have weeks of supplies, and the house is completely watertight.
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wodoszczelny
poise
The incredible passion and poise of the world's greatest dancers can be felt in every exhibit.
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opanowanie (p)
sparse
After the initial bush the surroundings changed into quite pleasant sparse forest.
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rzadki
trays
I lost my grip and dropped two trays of pastries just now.
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tace
chisel / chiseled
Upon closer examination, it appeared that the finely chiseled stone had been fashioned by talented stonemasons, working with advanced tools.
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dłuto / wyrzeźbiony
tamper with
But I cannot tamper with a crime scene.
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manipulować / majstrować przy
constitutional rights
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prawa konstytucyjne
aft
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część statku od śródokręcia do rufy
eons
Intelligence has disappeared, and it can take eons to come back.
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eony
repose
Comfortable repose, that's what we're trying to achieve.
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odpoczynek
sovereign
Gentlemen, the Argentinian Junta... which is a fascist gang... has invaded our sovereign territory.
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suwerenny
inaction
The Spanish Government certainly cannot be accused of inaction, quite the reverse
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bezczynność
monstrosity
Repair this monstrosity immediately so I can finish my tech.
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potworność
inward
Remember that nervousness is excitement turned inward.
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do wewnątrz
outward
Tissue surrounding the wound is uneven and the fabric fibers are frayed outward.
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na zewnątrz
nonchalantly
Instagam and Pinterest flood us with beautiful girls in nonchalantly falling aside berets.
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nonszalancko
assumption
The basic assumption is that providing personal information is not mandatory.
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założenie
plunged
Soon the continent will be plunged back into darkness.
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pogrążony
installment
This is the first installment against the promised half a million.
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rata
tend
And high school relationships tend not to survive that.
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zwykle / raczej (t)
bantered
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przekomarzał się
endorse
The Commission should endorse those draft regulatory standards in order to give them binding legal effect.
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popierać
contraceptives
Studies with other oral or implant contraceptives have not been conducted.
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środki antykoncepcyjne
conducted
Specific criteria and evaluation methods ensure their effective conduct and supervision
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prowadzona
rural
This culture never saw a rural community.
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wiejski
infested
If there are ants, the tree is certainly infested by scale insects.
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zainfekowany
din
The rest was just some din going on outside the stadium.
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hałas
potent
The effects of which are very potent, although temporary.
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silny
reinstate
My father says he will reinstate his knighthood.
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przywracać (na stanowisko)
solace
I hope you find solace amidst the pain.
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pocieszenie (s)

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