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wyraźna możliwość
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distinct possibility
pogawędki
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shmooze
to talk informally with someone, especially in a way that is not sincere or to win some advantage for yourself
nietrwały, łatwo psujący się
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perishable
It's important to store perishable food in a cool place.
aczkolwiek, chociaż
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albeit
He tried, albeit without success.
smakosz
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gourmet
smakosz, łakomczuch
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epicure
prawdopodobieństwo
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likelihood
nieumyślnie, niechcący
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unwittingly
bliskość
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closeness
nieelastyczność
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inflexibility
nacisk, waga
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emphasis
odmawiać lub obniżać się
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decline
He declined to comment. Sales of records have declined steadily.
szukać uwagi (mediów)
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seek attention (media)
opóźnienie, przeszkoda lub wada
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impediment
Cramped classrooms are an impediment to learning. a speech impediment
zbyteczny
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superfluous
The report was marred by a mass of superfluous detail.
półleżeć układać się (w fotelu) lub rozkładać się
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recline
The bus has air conditioning and seats that recline/reclining seats. She was reclining elegantly on the sofa.
zrehabilitować, uratować, odzyskać
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redeem
He tried to redeem his reputation by working extra hard. She managed to save enough money to redeem her jewellery from the pawn shop. She took me to see a really dull film, the only redeeming feature of which was the soundtrack.
lichy, cienki, mizerny,
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flimsy
I'm sick of his flimsy excuses for being late.
nieistotność
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irrelevance
Many of these problems may simply fade into irrelevance when the new rules come into force.
bliskość,
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closeness
A special closeness is supposed to exist between twins.
oddawać komuś/czemuś sprawiedliwość
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do sb/sth justice
This postcard doesn't do justice to the wonderful scenery.
ćma
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moth
rozmyślnie
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wittingly
Wittingly or unwittingly, they abetted the crime.
pośród, wśród
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amid, amidst
On the floor, amid mounds of books, were two small envelopes. The new perfume was launched amidst a fanfare of publicity. We camped that night in a shallow valley amid low hills.
szczyt głupoty
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the height of stupidity
zwierzać się komuś
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confide in somebody
She's nice, but I don't feel I can confide in her.
przypszczać, że
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have an inkling that
She had absolutely no inkling that we were planning the party.
wypracować
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forging
The group forged friendships that have lasted more than twenty years.
być zagwarantowanym przez coś
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enshrined
These fundamental human rights are enshrined in the constitution.
zaledwie
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scarcely
They had scarcely finished eating when the doorbell rang.
ledwie, ledwo
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barely
He was barely alive when they found him.
studiować coś
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pore over sth
Jeremy spent the afternoon poring over his exam notes.
trafnie
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aptly
naśladować
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emulate
They hope to emulate the success of other software companies.
to jest kwestia umiaru
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it is a matter of moderation
But it is the same as everything else: it is a matter of moderation in all things. moderation in all things
przezorność
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foresight
She had the foresight to book her flight early.
rozsądne podejście
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a tenable approach
uporczywie trwać przy czymś
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cling to sth
He clung to the belief that his family were alive.
zatopić kły
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sink the teeth into
It was a story you could really sink your teeth into.
zmiana jest jedyną stałą
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change is the only constant
zarzucać, rezygnować z
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forgo
She had to forgo her early ambition to be a writer.
Sam w sobie
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