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a flock of ducks/sheep/goats/geese; a flock of reporters; a large group of people, usually people of a particular type; A flock is also the people who are members of a church; A noisy flock of tourists came into the building. start learning
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a group of sheep, goats, or birds, or a group of people: The priest invited all the members of his flock (= all the people who go to his church) to attend the special service.
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Tourists flock to the village.; Crowds of people flocked to see the Picasso exhibition. start learning
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to move or gather together in large numbers
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Please keep your dog on a leash when on the beach.; Dogs must be kept on a leash in this park. start learning
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a piece of rope, chain, etc. tied to an animal, especially to a dog at its collar when taking it for a walk
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Santa Claus travels in a sleigh pulled by reindeer. start learning
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a type of deer with large horns that lives in the northern parts of Europe, Asia, and North America
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The female bird is called a goose and the male bird is called a gander. start learning
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gęś - a large water bird similar to a duck but larger, or the meat from this bird
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the goose that lays the golden egg(s) The fuel and energy sector is the goose that lays the golden eggs. start learning
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the thing that makes you the most money
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kill the goose that lays the golden egg(s) Raising entry prices to tourist attractions will kill the goose that lays the golden egg for this town. No-one will come here any more. start learning
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to destroy the thing that makes you the most money, or stop it from making money
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I heard she had a new car, so I went out to take a gander at it. start learning
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kaczor - a male duck (= water bird)
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konar - a large branch of a tree
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New business opportunities will emerge with advances in technology.; Yesterday it emerged that he was to come under investigation for insider dealing.; A figure emerged from the gloom of the corridor. start learning
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to appear or to become known or develop as a result of something The facts behind the scandal are sure to emerge eventually.; It has emerged that secret talks had been going on between the two companies before the takeover was announced.; We debated which of the candidate will emerge (= result) as the winner.
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The Prince emerged unscathed from the scandal. start learning
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to come to the end of a difficult period or experience:
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We are always eager to embrace the latest technology.; Corporate America quickly embraced the Web as a new vehicle for advertising.; He has wholeheartedly embraced life in south Louisiana. start learning
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to accept something enthusiastically
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embrace - hold - verb, noun They embraced (each other) before saying good-bye.; She greeted me with a warm embrace. start learning
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to hold someone close to you with your arms to express affection, love, or sympathy, or when greeting or leaving someone
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a tool/storage shed; a garden shed; the lambing shed; a cow shed; The structure is used as a truck storage shed. start learning
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budka, szopa, wiata - a small building, usually made of wood, used for storing things; a large, simple building used for a particular purpose
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Gravel covers the driveway.; a gravel path start learning
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żwir - very small, rounded stones, often mixed with sand
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900 jobs will be shed over the next few months.; I'm going on a diet to see if I can shed (= become thinner by losing) a few pounds.; He's managed to shed eight kilos. start learning
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(often used in newspapers) to get rid of something you do not need or wan
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The trees shed their leaves in autumn.; They ran down to the water, shedding clothes as they went.; A lorry had shed a load of gravel across the road.; I was warm enough at that point to shed a few layers of clothing. start learning
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to lose a covering, such as leaves, hair, or skin, because it falls off naturally, or to drop something in a natural way or by accident As the day warmed up, she shed her sweater.
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She shed a few tears at her daughter's wedding.; So much blood has been shed (= so many people have been badly hurt or killed) in this war.; He didn’t shed one tear when his old car was stolen.; A single bulb shed a harsh light on the table. start learning
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to produce tears, light, blood, etc
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There are rumors that the retailer will shed more than 400 jobs over the next year.; shed workers/employees/staff start learning
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to get rid of something you do not need or want, especially jobs or employees
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shed - verb - stock market The stock shed another 16% of its value yesterday, closing at $15.25.; The Dow Jones industrial average shed 242.66 points, or 1.97%, to close at 12,075.96. start learning
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to lose value in the stock market or other financial markets
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Experts hope the plane’s flight recorders will shed light on the cause of the crash. start learning
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to help to explain a situation
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harsh - adj.; harshly - adverb; harshness - noun harsh criticism; We thought the punishment was rather harsh for such a minor offence. start learning
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unpleasant, unkind, cruel, or more severe than is necessary
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Will you mow the lawn at the weekend?; I scattered grass seed all over the lawn. start learning
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trawnik - an area of grass, esp. near a house or in a park, which is cut regularly
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You can’t mow the grass if it’s wet. start learning
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to cut grass or grain with a machine or tool with a blade:
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mow someone/something down The car didn’t stay in its lane, and it mowed down a whole row of traffic cones. start learning
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to hit and cause someone or something to fall
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stożek - a shape with a flat, round or oval base and a top that becomes narrower until it forms a point
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the hard oval-shaped fruit of a conifer
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ice cream in a waffle cone; Who wants an ice cream cone?; A cone is also any object shaped like a cone, some of which are hollow and open at the end; start learning
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One lane of the road was closed off by traffic cones. start learning
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a cone-shaped object that is usually red and white or yellow, used to keep vehicles away from an area of road temporarily, usually because repairs are being done to it
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drzewo igliste - any of various types of mostly evergreen trees that produce a cone
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a hard, oval fruit from a pine (sosna) tree that opens and releases seeds
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An informal mix of trees and shrubs is preferable, with more coniferous than deciduous species. start learning
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iglasty - (of a tree) producing cones, and having leaves that do not fall off in the winter
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liściasty - A deciduous tree loses its leaves in autumn and grows new ones in the spring
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zimozielony - An evergreen plant, bush, or tree has leaves for the whole year
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that evergreen TV series "Friends" start learning
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always seeming fresh or remaining popular:
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evergreen - adj. - business evergreen clause/provision/agreement: An important goal for every agent is an “evergreen” clause which provides for continuing commissions after an agreement ends. start learning
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used to describe a legal agreement that will automatically renew (= start again) unless one of the people or businesses involved officially ends it Evergreen letters of credit may be rolled over indefinitely until the issuing bank provides a written notice of its final expiration.
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krzew - a large plant with a rounded shape formed from many small branches growing either directly from the ground or from a hard stem, grown in gardens
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sosna - an evergreen tree that has thin leaves like needles and that grows in cool northern regions, or the wood of these trees
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He's still pining for his ex-girlfriend.; Bradley pined for his wife, who was far away. start learning
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to want or miss something or someone very much
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Many movie reviewers confuse obscurity with quality. start learning
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the state or quality of being unclear and difficult to understand or see
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obscurity - noun - not known He rose from relative obscurity to worldwide recognition. start learning
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the state of not being known to many people
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After languishing in obscurity for many years, her early novels have recently been rediscovered.; He has been languishing in jail for the past 20 years.; The ruling party is languishing in third place in the opinion polls. start learning
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to exist in an unpleasant or unwanted situation, often for a long time
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A 200,000-acre forest site will be replanted with softwoods to supply the paper and pulp mill. start learning
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wood from evergreen trees (= ones that never lose their leaves) like pine, or a tree of this type
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the strong, heavy wood of particular trees such as oak, used esp. to make furniture
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a needle and thread; Can you thread this needle for me? start learning
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igła - a thin metal pin, used in sewing, that is pointed at one end and has a hole called an eye at the other end for thread
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The needle on a compass always points to magnetic north. start learning
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on a compass or measuring device, the thin moving part that points in a particular direction or points to a particular measurement
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one of the thin, stiff, green leaves of some evergreen trees
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It sounds like the needle on your record player needs to be replaced. start learning
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the part of a record player that touches the record as it turns around, usually made of a very hard material, such as a diamond
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to purposely annoy someone by making critical remarks or jokes; His mother was always needling him about getting a job.; I hate to be needled about my weight. start learning
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to annoy someone, especially by repeated criticism
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something that is impossible or extremely difficult to find, especially because the area you have to search is too large
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sewing, especially decorative sewing, done by hand with needle and thread
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a machine for cutting grass
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your native language/tongue start learning
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the first language that you learn
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a native ability or characteristic start learning
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A native ability or characteristic is one that a person or thing has naturally and is part of their basic character
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