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to see something or someone for a very short time
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glimpse
to look for a long time at someone or something or in a particular direction
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gaze
to look at someone or something for a long time and not move your eyes
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stare
to look somewhere for a short time
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glance
to look at something for a short time, often when you do not want other people to see you
She ... at them through the fence.
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peep
She peeped at them through the fence.
to look carefully or with difficulty
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peer
to cry, usually because you are sad
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weep
to quickly close and then open one eye, in order to be friendly or to show that something is a joke
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wink
czysty przypadek, loteria
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the luck of the draw
szczęście początkującego
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beginner's luck
to expect (wrongly) your luck will be good all the time
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to push one's luck
To select blindly from the available options in the hopes of achieving a fortunate or beneficial end result.
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take pot luck
To become wealthy very quickly or suddenly.
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strike it rich
to be fortunate enough to find what you are looking for
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strike lucky
be in disgrace/być w niełasce
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be under a cloud
to find something hard to do and spend a lot of time on it, although it is not difficult
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make heavy weather of
cisza przed burzą
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the calm before the storm
to hear a piece of information that someone else was trying to keep secret
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get wind of sth
Confident and cheerful. (idiom)
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bright and breezy
to get lost or go in the wrong direction
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go astray
to encourage someone to do bad things that they should not do
sprowadzać kogoś na złą drogę
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lead sb astray
He was led astray by his friends.
the act of avoiding something or someone
Her speech was full of excuses and ... and never properly addressed the issue.
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evasion
Her speech was full of excuses and evasions and never properly addressed the issue.
poza tym
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otherwise
podczas gdy, natomiast (compared with the fact that)
His parents were rich, ... mine had to struggle.
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whereas
His parents were rich, whereas mine had to struggle.
pomimo (despite)
Injuries ..., he won the semi-final match.
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notwithstanding
Injuries notwithstanding, he won the semi-final match.
móc coś zrobić (to be likely to do something)
He's ... to make a fuss if you wake him.
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liable (be liable to do sth)
He's liable to make a fuss if you wake him.
odpowiedzialny (legally responsible)
Corporate officials are ... for the safety of their employees.
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liable
Corporate officials are liable for the safety of their employees.
lamentowanie, opłakiwanie
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bemoaning
przewaga, wyższość
The ... of an entire race had decided the outcome.
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predominance
The predominance of an entire race had decided the outcome.
z góry wyrobiony sąd, opinia, uprzedzenie
It is not a crime to have ... based on race.
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preconception
It is not a crime to have preconceptions based on race.
dylemat, kłopot, trudne położenie
(Nie jestem pewny, jak znaleźliśmy się w takim trudnym położeniu.)
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predicament
I'm not sure how we found ourselves in this predicament.
dwuznaczność, niejednoznaczność, wieloznaczność
(Niech mi będzie wolno wypowiedzieć się wyraźnie na ten temat, aby nie pozostawiać miejsca na dwuznaczności.)
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ambiguity
Let me be very clear on this so there is no room for ambiguity.
ujawnienie, wyjawienie (np. poufnej informacji)
(Musieliśmy zamknąć tę tajną bazę wojskową ze względu na wyjawienie jej umiejscowienia.)
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disclosure
We had to close this secret military base due to the disclosure of its location.
rozpieścić, rozpuścić, zepsuć (dziecko)
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spoil
usunięty, poroniony, zatrzymany
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aborted
go away illegally
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abscond
dymisjonować kogoś, zwalniać z urzędu (premiera)
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depose
popełniać (np. błąd, przestępstwo)
And I have not ... an act of war since then.
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perpetrate
And I have not an act of war since then.
forbidden by law
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proscribed
nakreślać, wytyczać
On nakreślił granice stanu na mapie.
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delineate
He delineated the boundaries of the state on the map.
nie uiścić należności, nie uregulować płatności, nie wywiązać się, zalegać
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default
mający wpływ na innych (soc)
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societal
wzór, model
Sherlock Holmes was the very ... of analytical thinking
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paragon
Sherlock Holmes was the very paragon of analytical thinking
błagać, napraszać się, upraszać
"For three years we have ... the President to take action."
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implore
"For three years we have implored the President to take action."
potępiać, piętnować
Harry Houdini ... Spiritualism
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denounce
Harry Houdini denounced Spiritualism...
wyczyn, dokonanie, osiągnięcie
The alternative explanation for his ... of escapism
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feat
The alternative explanation for his feats of escapism
skurczyć się
he could somehow ... his wrists in order to escape handcuffs
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to contract
ograniczony, duszny (miejsce)
His ability to spend long periods of time in ... places.
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confined, isolated
His ability to spend long periods of time in confined places.
podróżujący święty w religii hinduistycznej
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fakir
śmierć pozorna, zawieszenie czynności życiowych
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suspended animation
nieściśliwy
the whole structure is tightly packed together which makes it...
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incompressible
the whole structure is tightly packed together which makes it incompressible
jeśli chodzi o
(Jeśli chodzi o spotkanie, zaczyna się o 9:00.)
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as for sth
As for the meeting, it starts at 9:00
pochłaniać, wsuwać, pałaszować
The air ... by an average person
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shift
The air shifted by an average person
bystrość (umysłu), sprawność, zręczność (manualna)
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dexterity
wyczerpujący, obszerny, wszechstronny, pełny, kompleksowy
He made a ... study on
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comprehensive
He made a comprehensive study on
skrywać ukrywać
He was able to ... lockpicks
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conceal
He was able to conceal lockpicks
piłka do metalu
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hacksaw
pomysłowość
(Amerykańska pomysłowość jest znana na całym świecie.)
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ingenuity
The American ingenuity is famous throughout the world.
brzeg, krawędź (nie edge)
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rim
szew (na spodniach)
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seam
nitka
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thread
nadzwyczaj, wyjątkowo, wysoce
All Houdini's feats are ... explicable
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eminently
All Houdini's feats are eminently explicable
Wyrostek robaczkowy
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appendix
gmach
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edifice
rasa
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breed
mozolny chód, forsowny marsz
(Forsowny marsz przez tundrę zajął nam cały dzień.)
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trudge
The trudge through the tundra took us the whole day.
plaga, zaraza (insekty atakujące rośliny)
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infestation
albedo (biała część owoców cytrusowych), miąższ / sedno, kwintesencja
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pith
kask tropikalny, hełm korkowy
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kask tropikalny, hełm korkowy in English
pith helmet
osoba przekazująca tradycję
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bearer
szlachetny
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noble
słabo, lekko, cicho
She smiled ... and immediately started crying.
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faintly
She smiled faintly and immediately started crying
niechlujny, obskurny (o pomieszczeniu)
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sordid
nikczemny (zamiar), podły (czyn), brudny (interes)
His ... intention has been quickly noticed
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sordid
His sordid intention has been quickly noticed
protekcjonalny «traktujący innych z wyższością i pobłażliwą przychylnością; też: świadczący o takim traktowaniu»
His ... smile was the only reason he was denied at the interview
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condescending
His condescending smile was the only reason he was denied at the interview
nabywać, zdobywać, przyswajać, osiągać (np. umiejętności)
I have ... my bartending skills in school.
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aquire
I have aquired my bartending skills in school.
trochę, w niewielkim stopniu
I was ... interested in the lesson.
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remotely
I was remotely interested in the lesson.
głuptas, prostak, naiwniak
Antek is a ... He is just stupid.
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simpleton
Antek is a simpleton. He is just stupid.

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