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porzadek wydarzen
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order of events
chrupac
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crunch - she was crunching noisily on an Apple
wykroczenie drogowe
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traffic offense, motoring offense
chrupac
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crunch - She was crunching noisily on an apple.
szelest, szum
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rustle - He rustled his papers (= noisily moved them about) to hide his embarrassment
marmur
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marble
to represent or describe something very accurately using words or images
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capturing - It would be impossible to capture her beauty in a painting.
chodzic na palcach
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tiptoe - The children stood on tiptoe in order to pick the apples from the tree
miecz
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sword - a sword with a steel blade
sklejka
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plywood
a way of behaving or a belief that has been established for a long time:
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custom - In my country, it's the custom (for women) to get married in white.
a building used for the worship of a god or gods in some religions
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temple - The roof of the temple was held up by a row of thick stone columns.
zobowiazanie, dlug
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obligation - It's her moral obligation to tell the police what she knows.
niematerialna
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intangible - Management evaluates people for promotions, benefits, or other rewards, whether tangible or intangible.
to (cause something to) shake or move from side to side in a way that shows poor balance
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wobble - Don't wobble the table, please, Dan.
a boat or something similar that must be filled with air in order to float on the water
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inflatable - inflatable pillows/mattresses
wprowadzajacy w blad
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misguided - He was shot as he made a misguided attempt to stop the robbers single-handed.
having an effect that is opposite to the one intended or wanted
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counterproductive - As a way to improve traffic, widening roads can be counterproductive, as it may just encourage more people to drive.
able to understand a situation quickly and see how to take advantage of it (bystry, przebigly)
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astute - He was politically astute, and was soon appointed to a number of powerful committees in Congress.
to keep changing your ideas, opinions, activities, or job
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chop and change - After six months of chopping and changing, we've decided to go back to our old system.
drobniaki
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spare change
nierowny
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unequal - The slices were unequal in size.
oplata za przejazd
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fare - Take some foreign currency to cover incidentals like the taxi fare to your hotel.
badanie, sondaz
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survey - A recent survey found/revealed/showed that 58 percent of people did not know where their heart is.
ankleta
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poll - We're carrying out/conducting a poll to find out what people think about abortion
odniesc sie do czegos, wspomniec, mowic o kims
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to refer to sb - The new salary scale only refers to company managers and directors.
zlikwidowac roznice
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narrow the gap - "It is in their interest to help narrow the gap between the rich and the poor."
unable to leave somewhere because of a problem such as not having any transport (zdany na siebie)
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stranded - He left me stranded in town with no car and no money for a bus
to (cause something to) end or stop
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terminate - This train will terminate at the next stop - passengers who wish to continue should change trains
urzad patentowy
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patent office
detailed and careful
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thorough - They did a thorough search of the area but found nothing
the condition of someone being sent or kept away from their own country, village, etc., especially for political reasons
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exile - The king went into exile because of the political situation in his country
something you say that means a person's character, especially if it is bad, will not change, even if they pretend that it will
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a leopard can't/doesn't change its spots
the quality of being subtle
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subtleties - Listening to the interview, I was impressed by the subtlety of the questions.
the amount or number of something, especially that can be measured (dawka, ilosc)
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quantity - Police found a large/small quantity of drugs in his possession.
to deal successfully with a problem, a situation, or a person who is having difficulties
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sort sth out - It'll be difficult to sort out how much each person owes.
specjalista w medycynie sadowej, technology kryminalistyki
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forensic scientist
a person who is guilty of a crime:
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offender
relating to a young person who is not yet old enough to be considered an adult
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juvenile - He was later taken to juvenile detention for violating the terms of his parole.
unable to understand it
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be beyond sb - Don't ask us where she gets all her money from. It's completely beyond us
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term
to gradually accept a sad situation, often the death of someone you love
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come to terms - I think he's still coming to terms with the death of his wife.

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