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retroverted uterus / tilted uterus
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No charges will be applied for sth
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twoje zwolnienie może USTAĆ You never cease TO amaze me! start learning
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The company ceased TRADING in June.
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How are you getting on with your new car? I'll have to wait for the results to see how I got on with my exams. start learning
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How are you getting on with your essay? He seems to be getting on well IN his new job.
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for some unexplained reason
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we're going to make it work
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it's often used sincerely in American English, but ironically in British.
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an offensive word for a person from the US; an American start learning
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I don't mean to disparage your achievements. start learning
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to disparage sth /dɪˈspærɪdʒ/ = to belittle (formal) to suggest that somebody/something is not important or valuable
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single words or expressions that modify a verb or modify another modifier. (of a word or phrase) adding more information about place, time, manner, cause or degree to a verb, an adjective, a phrase or another adverb
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As a point of departure, I'll begin with something
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under the influence of American English pretty sure / pretty good => pretty is the intensifier of choice in informal American English.
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It may be because Americans are rather reluctant to use rather as an intensifier. To Americans, rather in front of an adjective sounds a bit formal and a bit British.
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decydować się na coś, optować za czymś After a lot of thought, I opted against buying a motorbike. start learning
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After graduating she opted for a career in music.
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BrE + stron adjectives: quite = very => it was quite incredible start learning
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it's quite all right / quite clear
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somewhat accurate, rather accurate, quite accurate or pretty accurate.
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unambiguously /ˌʌnæmˈbɪɡjuəsli/ She answered all their questions clearly and unambiguously.
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the aspect of a situation that is the opposite of or contrasts with the one you have been talking about
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to have a heart transplant /ˈtrænsplɑːnt/
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to transplant /trænsˈplɑːnt/ Surgeons have successfully transplanted a liver into a four-year-old boy.
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rozpaść się, rozpadać się, popaść w ruinę, popadać w ruinę start learning
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They live in a crumbling old mansion.
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There was a frigid atmosphere in the room.
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pomimo wszystkich przeciwności, pomimo wszelkich przeszkód start learning
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against all odds / against all the odds / against the odds
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odchylenie od normy / aberacja / zboczenie / błąd a temporary change from the typical or usual way of behaving start learning
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I'm sorry I'm late - I had a MENTAL ABERRATION and forgot we had a meeting today. A childless woman was regarded as an aberration, almost a social outcast.
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She abhors any form of cruelty towards animals. to hate something, for example a way of behaving or thinking, especially for moral reasons start learning
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to abhor (formal) / to detest / to loathe Most decent people abhor corruption in government. (not used in the progressive tenses)
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to loathe /ləʊð/; loathe somebody/something | loathe doing something
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to accept something without arguing, even if you do not really agree with it przystwać na coś / zgodzić się z czymś start learning
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to acquiesce /ˌækwiˈes/ IN/TO sth She explained her plan and reluctantly he acquiesced.
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They accepted the offer with alacrity.
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We spent a most agreeable day together. start learning
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amiable ˈeɪmiəbl/ / agreeable He seemed extremely agreeable. Her parents seemed very amiable.
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