British council - vocabulary

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recurring
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powracający/powtarzający się
strap
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pasek
rack
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stojak
cupboard
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szafka kuchenna
to trigger
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rozpocząć
vulnerable
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wrażliwy
sensitive, defenseless, powerless
obsolete
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przestarzały
pundit
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mędrzec, ekspert
ubiquitous
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wszechobecny
deliberately
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celowo
to ramble
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talking without content
conceited
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zarozumiały
promenade
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bulwar
scoreless
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dismissive
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lekceważący
annoyance
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kłopot
reliance
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poleganie
mole
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pieprzyk
row
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wiersz
trunk
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pień
bear
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tolerować
propriety
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przyzwoitość
notoriety
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rozgłos
combat
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walka
unwind
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relaksować się
berserk
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szał
to preach
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głosić kazanie
hazy
hazy memories
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mglisty
vividly
I remember it vividly.
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jaskrawo
vague
vague memories
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niejasny
tenment house
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kamiennica
courtyard
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podwórko
rustle
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szelest
thud
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łomot
clang
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brzęk
clatter
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łoskot
hiss
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syk
rumble
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dudnienie
roar
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ryk
bleak
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posępny
poignant
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wzruszający
offbeat
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unusual, often in an interesting way
overrated
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przereklamowany
striking
This is a striking example of how misleading statistics can be. There are some striking differences in the two theories.
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attracting your interest or attention because of some unusual feature
compelling
There was compelling evidence in her defence.
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persuasive, convincing
whistling
Sue whistled softly to herself.
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gwizdanie
mortgage
On my present salary I can’t get a mortgage.
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a legal agreement in which you borrow money from a bank in order to buy a house
nurturing
The magazine had a reputation for nurturing young writers.
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to help someone or something to develop
vindictive
Divorced couples often become quite vindictive towards each other.
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be cruel to anyone who hurts them and will not forgive them
overbearing
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bossy, dictatorial, interfering
caring
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kind, helpful, and sympathetic towards other people
affectionate
an affectionate kiss
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showing that you love or care about someone or something
controlling
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to make people behave in the way that you want them to behave
obsessive
obsessively jealous
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tending to develop obsessions about particular people or things
manipulative
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making people do what they want by influencing them in a clever or dishonest way
audacity
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śmiałość
scam
a big marketing scam to sell more
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oszustwo
compliance
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the practice of obeying a law, rule, or request

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