Tamara 2023 Q4

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curse
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przekleństwo
a basket case
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someone who is extremely nervous or anxious and is therefore unable to organize their life
a walk in the park
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"(ID) something that is very easy to do and usually pleasant"
suffocate
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dusić
microcosm
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mikrokosmos
to loathe
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to hate strongly
whilst
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podczas gdy
clogged-up traffic
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zakorkowany ruch
hand in hand
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closely associated or connected
to sip away
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popijać
to plough (your way) through something
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"to make slow progress through something difficult or boring, especially a book, a report etc"
to ease off
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"zelżeć, zluzować"
to grab a bite to eat
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"To seek out or prepare some food to eat, especially a snack or a small meal that can be consumed quickly"
hastily
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"pochopnie, naprędce, lekkomyślnie, popędliwie"
to devour
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to eat hungrily or quickly
pressing (adj.)
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"pilny, naglący"
a digital nomad
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someone who performs their occupation entirely over the Internet while travelling
to roll in
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to arrive in large numbers or amounts
rewarding (adj.)
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"giving you satisfaction, pleasure or profit"
course of action
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plan działania
evidently
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"widocznie, najwyraźniej"
hectic
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"gorączkowy, szaleńczy"
to get along with
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to like each other and be friendly to each other
"A Miss Goody Two-Shoes, goody-goody"
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a person who always follows the rules and never does anything wrong
rebel
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buntownik
an adrenaline junkie
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a person with a compulsive desire for excitement and adventure
a morning person
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a person who has the most energy in the morning
trait
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cecha (np. charakteru)
to be worlds apart
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to be very different or distant
to have sth unter sb belt
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to learned or succeeded in (and now it is a part of sth experience)
stomping ground
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a location where you spend a lot of time
poignant
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"deeply affecting, wzruszający"
to voice my views
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wyrazić swoje poglądy
a rough-and-ready person
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without formality or refinement; rudely vigorous.
streetwise
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knows how to deal with difficult or dangerous situations in big cities
a bouncer
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bramkarz (na dyskotece)
social standing
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pozycja społeczna
to shed light on something
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rzucić na coś światło
affable
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"friendly, easy to talk to"
underprivileged
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not enjoying the same standard of living as the majority of people in a society
a plodder
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someone who works slowly and monotonously for long hours
to balance out
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zrównoważyć
uneducated
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niewykształcony
impulsive
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porywczy
to take something with a grain of salt
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to view something with skepticism or to not completely believe something that you are told
grit (noun)
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courage / strength of character
to hum
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nucić
to hum (INFORMAL)
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be in a state of great activity
to rejoice
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radować (się)
to complement
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"hing differentuzupełniać, dopełniać"
hideous
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"ohydny, obrzydliwy"
to gush
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speak or write effusively or with exaggerated enthusiasm.
someone sweeps you off your feet
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you fall in love with them very quickly because you find them very attractive or exciting
fin
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płetwa
portrayal
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portret
spouse
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współmałżonek
sedate
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stateczny
matchmaking
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swatanie
outdoorsy person
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osoba lubiąca spędzać czas na świeżym powietrzu
goody-goody
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a person who always tries to behave well and do the right thing
a junkie
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a person with a compulsive habit or obsessive dependency on something. also: a drug addict
to mingle with
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wmieszać się w
current affairs
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sprawy bieżące
to kick off
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to start doing something
a backwater
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"a place that does not change or develop because it is not influenced by new ideas or events that happen in other places; pustynia kulturalna, zaścianek (figurative)"
neighbourliness
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the quality of being friendly or helpful to your neighbours
to acquaint yourself with
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zapoznać się z
to live under a rock
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to be unaware of things that most people know about
I count myself lucky
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Uważam się za szczęściarza
from all different walks of life
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z różnych środowisk
I couldn't disagree with you more about
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Nie mógłbym się z Tobą bardziej nie zgodzić
staggering
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"so great, shocking or surprising that it is difficult to believe; oszałamiający"
to die out
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wymrzeć
to tread carefully
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stąpać ostrożnie
in the course of time
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w miarę upływu czasu
to stigmatise
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piętnować
rootless
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pozbawiony korzeni
shake it off
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otrząśnij się (weź się w garść)
to bottle up your emotions
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to refuse to talk about something that angers or worries you
well-being
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the state of feeling healthy and happy
at ease
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relaxed
miserable
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very unhappy
to open up
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to start to talk more about yourself and your feelings
to get over
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"to return to your usual state of health or happiness after having a bad or unusual experience, or an illness"
stigma
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"a strong feeling of disapproval that most people in a society have about something, especially when this is unfair; piętno"
unter the weight of stigma
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pod ciężarem piętna
to call him names
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to insult somebody with rude or unpleasant names
introspection
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"examination of and attention to your own ideas, thoughts and feelings"
to linger
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"to take a long time to leave or disappear; ociągać siętakże: pozostawać na dłużej, np.: unpleasant smell linger for long"
he has fallen on hard times
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on przeżył ciężkie chwile
chalk it up to experience
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learn from the experience (although it wasn't the outcome we wanted)
mindful
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świadomy
to stand by someone
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to continue to support or help someone who is in a difficult situation
a sigh of relief
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to suddenly feel very happy because something unpleasant has not happened or has ended
ill at ease
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uncomfortable or embarrassed.
get my hands on
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find or get something
to feel blue
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to feel sad
to be on cloud nine
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to be extremely happy.
a happy camper
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someone who is happy and satisfied
to have a face like a wet weekend
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to look miserable
beard
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broda
distressing
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upsetting or worryingniepokojący
to overtake
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to happen to a person or a place suddenly and unexpectedlyprzydarzać się
hindsight / in hindsight
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the ability to understand an event or situation only after it has happened / z perspektywy czasu
to go to pieces
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to become so upset or nervous that you cannot think or behave normally; rozpaść się na kawałki
to be on edge
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być na skraju wyczerpania nerwowego
scared stiff
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very afraid
to get goosebumps
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"to have one's body hair raised because you feel cold, excided or scared"
to have nerves of steel
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to be very brave
leash
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smycz
to conquer
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"zdobyć, pokonać, zwyciężać"
monstrosity
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potworność
to be afraid of heights
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mieć lęk wysokości
interlocutor
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a person you are talking to; rozmówca
involuntary
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"not done by choice or not done as a result of someone's decision; mimowolny"
volitional
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relating to the use of one's will; dobrowolny
deliberative
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involving careful thought and discussion; przemyślany
far-fetched
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"very unlikely to be true, and difficult to believe;""naciągnięty"""
with ease
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easily
lucid
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"capable of thinking clearly; przejrzysty, klarowny, jasny"
an fMRI scan
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a functional magnetic resonance imaging scan that measures and maps the brain's activity; rezonans magnetyczny
to clench your fists
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zacisnąć pięści
neuroscience
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neurologia
phenomenon
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zjawisko
to be awake
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być obudzonym
to lit up
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zaświecić
subconscious
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podświadomy
euphoric feeling
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uczucie euforii
vivid
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"so clear that it seems real;żywy, jaskrawy, barwny"
to put in the effort
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włożyć wysiłek
to reflect on
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to think carefully; przemyśleć
On the whole
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Ogólnie rzecz biorąc
to blur the line
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to make it harder to tell two things apart; zacierać linię
between waking and sleeping
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pomiędzy jawą a snem
to dive in your headfirst
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skoczyć na głęboką wodę
paralysis
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"paraliż, porażenie"
plight
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a difficult situation
induct
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wprowadzać
momentous
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"ważny, doniosły"
to tremble to my core
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drżeć do głębi
a nickel
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5 cents
if I had a nickel for every time...
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"When someone uses this expression they mean that the specific thing happens a lot. "
hollow
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"dziurawy, pusty"
conspiracy theory
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teoria spiskowa
ominous
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"złowrogi, złowieszczy, groźny"
to no avail
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bez skutku
a sense of superiority
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poczucie wyższości
lateral thinking
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outside-the-box thinking
to question something
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to doubt something
to fall for
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skłaniać się ku
to catch on
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become popular
findings
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research results
respectable sources
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szanowane źródła
smoke and mirrors
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misleading information
enlightened
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oświecony
susceptible to
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podatny na
sinister
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"making you feel that something evil, dangerous, or illegal is happening or will happen; złowrogi"
to compound
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to make a problem or difficult situation worse
to weigh up
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to consider something carefully before making a decision about it
outlandish
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strange or extremely unusual
to conjure up
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wyczarować
oftentimes
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częstokroć
to creep
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pełzać
to free myself from something
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to escape from something unpleasant or something that hold me back
predetermined
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fated or decided beforehand
memorabilia
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pamiątki
props
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any objects used in a movie; rekwizyty
crisis of meaning
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A loss of purpose and direction in life
existential dread
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a feeling of unease about the meaning of life
unease
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niepokój
to brace oneself
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to prepare yourself physically or mentally for something unpleasant
to stay ahead
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to react quickly so that you gain​/​keep an advantage
to kick-start
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to make something start to happen or start to develop more quickly
to feel down in the dumps
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unhappy
There's some truth to...
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It's partly true that...
a feeling or an idea creeps up on someone
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it affects you gradually and without you noticing
midlife crisis
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kryzys wieku średniego
to rejoice at
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radować się z
indifferent to something
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obojętny na coś
prudence
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roztropność
admirable
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zachwycający
every waking moment
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"It is an idiom that is used to emphasize that something happens often often more frequently than you may even realize"
to disprove
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obalić
to ponder on
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nad czym się zastanawiać
tick all the boxes
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fulfil all the necessary requirements.
to hinder
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utrudniać
tactfully
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taktownie
a leap of faith
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an act of believing something that is not easily believed
to get the ball rolling
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set an activity in motion; make a start.
to give it a try
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spróbować
a shrewd move
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sprytne posunięcie
to grow accustomed
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przyzwyczaić się
counsellor
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doradca
misfortune
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nieszczęście
fad
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chwilowa moda
mindfulness
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"the practice of being aware of your body, mind, and feelings in the present moment, thought to create a feeling of calm"
betterment
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a change for the better; improvement; doskonalenie
quackery
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medical methods that not work and are only intended to make money;
for the sake of
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"because of, or for the purpose of something"
to jolt
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to shock someone in order to change their behaviour or way of thinking; wstrząsnąć
short and sweet
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brief and to the point
make or break
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lead to success or failure
safe and sound
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in good shape and not in danger
wear and tear
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damage during normal usage
hustle and bustle
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noise and activity
wacky
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foolish
common sense
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zdrowy rozsądek
to empower
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to encourage and support the ability to do something
a scam
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"an illegal plan for making money, especially one that involves tricking people"
legitimate
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allowed by law
it is my calling
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to jest moje powołanie
to go a long way
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to be helpful or to be successful
word-of-mouth  recommendations
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recommendations spread by people talking about it
to beat around the bush
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to avoid speaking directly
to be like talking to a brick wall
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situation when someone is not listening or paying attention
to touch base
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to have a brief conversation with someone
unsolicited advice
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"eceiving information advice, input, or suggestions from others you have not requested. This advice is often unwanted and can leave you feeling irritated, shamed
guinea pig
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świnka morska; królik doświadczalny
demeanour
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a way of looking and behaving; postawa
aspiring
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ambitny
to flatter
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"to make someone feel important and attractive, or to praise someone in order to please him or her; schlebiać"
something is out of view
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something is no longer visible
a guilty pleasure
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something that you are not supposed to enjoy but you do
delectable
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"very attractive; przemiły, rozkoszny"
impartial
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not connected to or influenced by one particular person or group; bezstronny
non-partisan
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not supporting any political party
to notch up
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"podnieś, podbić"
chef
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szef kuchni
stand in a buffet line
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stać w kolejce do bufetu
mouthwatering
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przepyszne
a side hustle
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work performed for income supplementary to one's primary job
compulsion
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przymus
speculative
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spekulacyjny
caring hubby
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troskliwy mąż
to amp something up
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"to increase its level or amount m or make it stronger; wzmocnić coś"
compelled
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"having to do something because you are forced to or feel it is necessary; zmuszony"
futile
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(of actions) having no effect or achieving nothing; bezowocny
downtime
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time when you relax and do not do very much
to defer
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odraczać
Busy-bragging
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term which means complaining about being busy in a way that sounds like boasting
to be snowed under something
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"be overwhelmed with a very large quantity of something especially work."
to soothe the soul
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koić duszę
benevolent
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"życzliwy, dobroczynny, charytatywny"
seemingly
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pozornie
what is your take on this?
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Jakie jest twoje zdanie?
reciprocation
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"odwzajemnienie, rewanżowanie"
heroic
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heroiczny
reticence
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"małomówność, powściągliwość"
cold-hearted
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lacking affection or warmth; unfeeling. Opposite to altruists
a pronounced dislike
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wyraźna niechęć
deterioration
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pogorszenie
to stand a chance
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to have a chance of success
gently
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"łagodnie, delikatnie"
cranky
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easily annoyed or upset
gluttonous
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żarłoczny
counterproductive
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przeciwny do zamierzonego
a mystery shopper
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tajemniczy klient
to help without a second thought
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pomóc bez zastanowienia
secluded
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"quiet, private, and not near people, roads, or buildings; odosobniony
an ordeal
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a very unpleasant and painful or difficult experience; ciężka próba
insurmountable
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(especially of a problem or a difficulty) so great that it cannot be dealt with successfully; nie do pokonania
a desire path
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"a path that is carved into the ground by foot traffic, as opposed to one that is officially planned"
a critter
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a creature
NGO
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abbreviation for non-governmental organization: an organization that tries to achieve social or political aims but is not controlled by a government
coverage
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reportaż
to vanish into thin air
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to disappear suddenly and completely; rozpłynąć się w powietrzu
to rejuvenate
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odmładzać
are you prone to
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czy jesteś skłonny
altruists
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altruiści
to achieve something single-handedly
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osiągnąć coś w samodzielnie
proverb
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przysłowie
a water slide
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zjeżdżalnia wodna
tights
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rajstopy
scissors
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nożyce
wrought iron
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kute żelazo
underpants
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slipy
committee
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"komisja, rada, komitet"
it conforms to the law
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jest to zgodne z prawem
to be trapped in/by something
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be limited by some conditions and don't feel free
an opinion is editorial
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it contains the author's point of view or attitude
devoid of something
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pozbawiony czegoś
captivated by someone
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zafascynowany kimś
uncaring about something
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"nie dbając o coś, obojętny na coś"
to reduce someone to tears
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doprowadzić kogoś do łez
merit
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zasługa
renowned
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"słynny, sławny"
to roam
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"wędrować, włóczyć się"
barren land
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jałowa ziemia
lush landscape
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bujny krajobraz
seedling
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sadzonka
shrub
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krzew
undergrowth
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"runo, podszycie"
indigenous
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rdzenny
to aid
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wspomóc
my endeavour
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moje wysiłki
sizable town
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spore miasto
selfless
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bezinteresowny
good deed
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dobry uczynek
an ulterior motive
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ukryty motyw
a good Samaritan
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dobry Samarytanin
to soothe
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"to make someone feel calm or less worried; uspokoić, łagodzić"
consumerism
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konsumpcjonizm
underlying assumption
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"a belief which is at the core of something, though not obvious"
chore
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"obowiązek, kierat codzienny" robota, kierat codzienny"
to intertwine
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przeplatać się
to savour
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delektować się
inextricably intertwined
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connected in a way that cannot be separated
to be doomed to failure
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być skazanym na porażkę
to savour your time
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to enjoy your time slowly
a feeble excuse
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a reason / explanation which is weak and not good
sought after
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much in demand; generally desired; pożądany
to reciprocate
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to do something in return; odwzajemniać

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