Thinking

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assess
The tests are designed to assess a child's reading skills
zakładać
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assume
Everythink was quiet when I got home so I assumed that you had gone out
Zbić z tropu
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Baffle
The police were baffled by his disappearance
Tendencyjny (nieprzychylny, przychylny)
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Biased (against, towards)
To be biased against/towards yoynger workers
Skoncentrować się
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Concentrate on
I can't concentrate on my work. It's too noisy here.
Rozważać
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Consider
Have you considered surgery?
Rozważać/kontemplować
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Contemplate
He even contemplated suicide
Cyniczny
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Cynical
Many people have become cynical about politicians
Wywnioskować
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Deduce
From the contents of his shopping basket, I deduced that he was single
zamierzony, celowy
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deliberate
This was a deliberste attempt by them to deceive us
dylemat
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dilemma
She's still in a dilemma about whether she should go or not
dyskryminować
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discriminate
The company was accused of discriminating against people on the basis of age
wątpliwy
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dubious
Dubious evidence
ocena, szacunek
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estimate
a rough estimate
gromadzić się
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gather
crowds of fans gathered at the stadium for the big match
domyślać się
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gather
from what I can gather, they haven't sold their house yet
pojmować
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grasp
I find these mathematical problems difficult to grasp
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guesswork
przeczucie
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hunch
I had a hunch that he would get the job
pomysłowy, genialny
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ingenious
an ingenious idea/scheme/solution
uzasadniać
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justify
I don't know how they can justify those ticket prices
naiwny
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naive
I was much younger then, and very naive
koncepcja, pogląd
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notion
The notion of sharing is unknown to most two-year-olds
prawdopodobny
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plausible
a plausible excuse/explanation
rozważać
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to ponder
He pondered what might have happened if he hadn't gone home
zakładać, przypuszczać
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presume
I presume that you've done your homework
zapytanie
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query
His job is to answer telephone queries about airline schedules
sądzić/szacować
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reckon
I reckon he likes her/ His fortune is reckoned at $5 million
rozmyślać
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reflect
iIn prison, he had plenty of time to reflect on the crimes he had commited
spekulować
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speculate
the police refused to speculate about the cause of the accident
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suppose
I suppose that you've already heard the news?

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