Reading #4

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to choose someone officially to do a particular job; to say officially that a place or thing has a particular character or purpose
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designate
przekroczyć, wejść do (też metaforycznie)
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cross into
used to emphasize that something is not large or important; used to emphasize how strongly someone feels about something or how extreme a situation is; nie więcej niż, zaledwie
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mere
a temporary change that does not have any special meaning; a small spot of light, sometimes with a short, sharp sound, that appears on a computer screen
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blip
moving into all areas of something and difficult to stop; inwazyjny, rozprzestrzeniający się
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invasive
stratygrafia (dział geologii historycznej)
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stratigraphy
to begin something
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commence
mowa (np. pierwsza na początek roku czy coś)
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commencement speech
czepiający się, szukający dziury w całym
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nit-picky
cierpkość, zgryźliwość, szorstkość, gorycz
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acrimony
hominidy, człowiekowate
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hominids
tama, zapora
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dam
disagreement or unfriendliness caused by people having different opinions; tarcia, napięcie
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friction
a particular type, esp. when there are many possible types
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stripe
odbicie, odcisk, ślad; piętno (np. przeszłości); to fix an event or experience so firmly in the memory that it cannot be forgotten although you do not try to remember it
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imprint
jednogłośnie, jednomyślnie
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unanimously
the same as or equal to someone or something; na tym samym poziomie
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on a par with sth
a situation or standard of work or behaviour that is considered normal or typical, but in a negative sense
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par for the course
worse than the usual or expected standard
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under/below/sub par
peleryną; przykrywka, zasłona (dla tajnych działań)
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cloak
determinujący czynnik
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determining factor
zostawić na czymś ślad
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leave a permanent mark on sth

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