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ponieść konsekwencję
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face the music
If your kid will do something bad, then it's the parents who must face the music.
zakończyć coś
np. pracę na dziś
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call it a day
So just give me some of those happy pills and we can call it a day.
wpaść w szał
inaczej go berserk
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hit the roof
Why even bother to present rational arguments, when it is easier to hit the roof and throw mud at each other?
złapać byka za rogi
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take the bull by the horns.
I visited the site in a few times to review the situation, and then I decided to take the bull by the horns.
owijać w bawełnę
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beat about the bush
I like being specific, I will not beat around the bush.
wziaść się w garść
inaczej to get yourself together, get your shit togheter
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pull your socks up
He's going to have to pull his socks up if he wants to stay in the team.
robić z igły widły
inaczej to make a fork out of a needle
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make a mountain out of a molehill
to make a slight difficulty seem like a serious problem:
You're making a mountain out of a molehill. You wrote one bad essay - it doesn't mean you're going to fail.
ryzykować, stąpać po cienkim lodzie
robić jakieś krzywe akcje:)
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skate on thin ice
to be doing something that is dangerous or involves risks:
He's skating on thin ice by lying to the police.
płakać nad rozlanym mlekiem
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cry over spilled milk
If you have lost your files due to a damaged micro SD card, there is no need to cry over spilt milk.
uszkodzony, skorumpowany
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corrupt
If our system has been corrupted, we could lose everything.
wybredny, grymaśny
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fussy
He really ought to be married, but he's so fussy.
lakier
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varnish
It is a particularly resistant protective varnish, produced on the basis of minerals.
nafta
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kerosene
160 years ago, summer 1853, Ignacy Łukasiewicz constructed the first kerosene lamp.
pusty, wydrążony
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hollow
I have thanked Parliament extensively, but these are not hollow gestures, believe me.
śpiew,ćwierkanie
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chirping
For example, they can find out where in Europe you can hear the chirping of birds, where the writer of the Harry Potter books J. K. Rowling comes from.
podziw, zachwyt
inaczej rapture
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awe
New technical solutions provide emotions, evoke awe, arouse desire and provide comfort.
obejść się
np. od jakiejś rzeczy
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do without
I can do without it for a few days.
opłata pocztowa,
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postage
The price of postage and packaging can be divided into two parts.
prawdopodobieństwo
inaczej probability
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likelyhood
Nice try Sam, but... even if travel between universes was possible, the likelyhood of you surviving is...
rywalizacja
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rivalry
Our rivalry is what fuels the passionate fire...
zacięty, zaciekły
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fierce
It takes fierce will to get ahead in this world.
nieodłączny element
inaczej an integral part
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part and parcel
It's best to accept that some inconveniences are part and parcel of travel.
robić dobrą minę do złej gry
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grin and bear it
to accept something that one does not like because there is no choice.
I don't agree with their decision, but all I can do is grin and bear it.
niepewny, ryzykowny
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touch and go
an outcome, especially one that is desired, possible but very uncertain.
It was touch-and-go whether she could reach the pram before it overturned.
drobiazgi
inaczej bit and pieces
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odds and ends
We bought batteries for the radio and a few other odds and ends.
uczciwy, uczciwie
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fair and square
It is in the national interest to see that the miners get a fair and square deal.
wszędzie
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high and low
We searched high and low for a new teacher.
dusza towarzystwa
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life and soul
A person regarded as the main source of merriment and liveliness.
We knew he'd not fail -- he's been the life and soul of the whole business and it all turns on him.
na dobre i na złe
inaczej fire and water
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thick and thin
She stood beside her friend through thick and thin.
lać jak z cebra
również niepewne akcje, lub żyć - jak pies z kotem (dosłownie)
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cats and dogs
It's raining cats and dogs!
zawrotna suma
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an arm and a leg
If you say that something costs an arm and a leg, you mean that it is very expensive.
A week at a health farm can cost an arm and a leg.
cały i zdrowy
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safe and sound
Three days later, the hikers were found safe and sound.
bardzo często
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time and again
Natalie had loved him, so she had told him time and again as she begged him to stay in the country and be safe.
pieniądze nie rosną na drzewach
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money doesn't grow on trees
Money doesn't grow on trees Many parents say this to their children who ask them to buy something for them.
osiągnięcie
inaczej achievement
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attainment
The group's investment objectives include the attainment of long-term capital growth.
zdobywać, osiągać
inaczej gain, achieve
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attain
India attained independence in 1947, after decades of struggle.
odwołanie
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appeal
He won his appeal and the sentence was halved.
wstręt, obraza
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repulsion
A look of repulsion flashed across her face.
niesłyszalny
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inaudible
The noise of the machinery made her voice inaudible.
kuszący
inaczej tantalising
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tempting
It's tempting to blame video games for violent behaviour in young men.
niepewny, nieśmiały, tymczasowy
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tentative
plan or idea not certain or agreed, or a suggestion or action said or done in a careful but uncertain way because you do not know if you are right
I have tentative plans to take a trip to Seattle in July.
wyłączny, jedyny
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sole
The sole survivor of the accident was found in the water after six hours.
upomnić, zbesztać
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rebuke
to speak angrily to someone because you disapprove of what they have said or done:
I was rebuked by my manager for being late.
ostrzeżenie, przestroga
inaczej warning, caution
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admonishment
There was no critique, no admonishment, just a shower of reality.
upominać, radzić
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admonish
to advise someone to do something but also to tell someone that they have done something wrong:
Her teacher admonished her to work harder for her exams.
piętno, znamię
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stigma
a strong feeling of disapproval that most people in a society have about something, especially when this is unfair
Being an unmarried mother no longer carries the social stigma that it used to.
ozdoba, upiększenie
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adornment
It was a building without any adornment or decoration.
przeciwnik
inaczej an opponent
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adversary
Elliott crossed the finish line just half a second behind his adversary.
nieprzyjaciel, przeciwnik
inaczej enemy, adversary
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foe
The two countries have united against their common foe.
okropność, potworność
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atrocity
Russian soldiers are committing atrocities against the civilian population.
zamożny
inaczej wealthy
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affluent
having a lot of money or possessions; rich: We live in an affluent neighborhood.
dolegliwość
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ailment
And they may also run a higher risk of more serious ailments.
choroba
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sickness
All this stimulates various diseases, healthy problems and civilization sicknesses.
czujny, ostrzegać
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alert
Parents should be alert to sudden changes in children's behaviour.
czujny, baczny
inaczej alert
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vigilant
We must remain armed and vigilant against any future threat.
nieświadomy
również niezdający sobie sprawy z czegoś
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oblivious
Her obliviousness of what was happening in Germany seems extraordinary.
kpiący, skrzywiony
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wry
All at once she shook her head and smiled with a wry twist of her mouth.
zarozumiały
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conceited
Without wishing to sound conceited, I am the best salesperson in the company.
ugasić
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put out
Firefighters have been called to put out the fire in the city centre.
pokażny, potężny, spory
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ample
There's ample evidence that the lawyer knew exactly what she was doing.
bezwstydny
inaczej shameless
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licentious
The tribes swiftly rebelled, resentment at foreign incursion compounded by the licentious British soldiery.
pokłócić sie
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fall out
He left home after falling out with his parents.
znikomy, ograniczać
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scant
He pays scant attention to the needs of his children.
oczarować, umilać
inaczej charm
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beguile
He was completely beguiled by her beauty.
nieistotny, do pominięcia
inaczej irrelevant
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negligible
The difference between the two products is negligible.
udzielać poparcia
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endorse
The Council is expected to endorse the committee's recommendations.
potępiać, skazywać
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condemn
The terrorist action has been condemned as an act of barbarism and cowardice.
krytykować, potepiać
inaczej criticize, condemn
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censure
censure --> krytyka, potępienie
His dishonest behaviour came under severe censure.
zdumiony,
inaczej astonished
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astounted
You will be astounded by the character of the items which are sold at this internet portal.
fałszywy
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phony
He gave the police a phony address.
dziwacznie, cudacznie
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outlandishly
outlandish --> cudaczny, dziwaczny
Parts of the plot just seemed too outlandish
podległy
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subservient
His other interests were subservient to his compelling passion for art
gorszy, podwładny
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inferior
These products are inferior to those we bought last year.
zuchwały, bezsczelny
inaczej barefaced
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impudent
I would almost describe it is as an impudent requirement.
skłonność, zobowiązanie
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liability
He denies any liability for the damage caused.
zadośćuczynić
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atone
The director of the company has expressed a wish to atone for his past sins.
mistrzowski, władny
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masterful
Once she became a prosecutor, she quickly established herself as a masterful trial lawyer.
zemsta
inaczej revenge
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vengeance
avenged --> pomsczony
However, when the economic situation began to deteriorate again in the early 1950s, old problems re-emerged with a vengeance.
osczędny
również frugal
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thrifty
They have plenty of money now, but they still tend to be thrifty.
rozrzutny, szczodry
inaczej lavish ale jeśli chodzi o przedmioty, budynki
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prodigal
There have been rumours that he has been prodigal with company funds.
targować się
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haggle
It's traditional that you haggle over/about the price of things in the market. na czarna godzine
na czarną godzine
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for a rainy day
Luckily she had saved some money for a rainy day.
wziąć kredyt
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take a loan
To take a loan via FinAi, customers just need their ID and a smartphone with iOS or Android.
w ratach
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in installments
Here's 20,000 we'll pay the rest in installments.
kieszonkowe
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pocket money
Like his father, he can earn his own pocket money.
wydatki
inaczej expense --> koszt, wydatek
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expenditure
It's part of president's job to cut government expenditure.
debet
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overdraft
an amount of money that a customer with a bank account is temporarily allowed to owe to the bank, or the agreement that allows this:
If you have an overdraft, you have spent more money than you have in your bank account, and so you are in debt to the bank.
być zadłużonym
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in debt
owe --> wisieć coś komuś = I owe u
Last time I was in debt to the bank I decided to take a loan from a diferent company.
zachwycony
inaczej thrilled
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delighted
But this morning he will be absolutely delighted to be in the fourth round.
zaniepokojony, pełen obaw
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apprehensive
People are still terribly apprehensive about the future.
zachwycony
inaczej delighted
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thrilled
I was thrilled that so many people turned up to the party.
wniebowzięty
inaczej rapturous
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elated
He sensed the terror in Donal; it made him feel elated, excitement coursed through his veins.
płaczliwy, marudny
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weepy
When she comes out of her anesthesia, she might be a little weepy.
wyryty
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etched
The ugly scene in the study was still etched in her mind.
zwodniczy, złudny
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deceptive
He had exquisite technique that was matched by searing pace and deceptive strength.
nienaganny, doskonały
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impeccable
Odd behaviour for a man with supposedly impeccable music taste.
formacyjny, kształcący
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formative
She was born in Barbados but spent her formative years in east London
ciągnąć, holować
inaczej pull
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haul
A crane had to be used to haul the car out of the stream.
zdumiony, zmieszany
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perplexed
She is perplexed about what to do for her daughter.
sanki, zaprzęg
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sled
A sled is the same as a sledge.
We got home and went sledding on the small hill in our back yard.
farsa
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farce
A farce is a humorous play in which the characters become involved in complicated and unlikely situations.
Appointments have become a farce, and more so under the present government.
wspólnik
inaczej partner
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accomplice
The gunman escaped on a motorcycle being ridden by an accomplice.
utrudniać, blokować
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obstruct
Tractors and container lorries have completely obstructed the road.
racje żywnościowe
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rations
a fixed daily allowance of food, esp to military personnel or when supplies are limited
Enough rations were brought along to feed all the marchers
niezwłocznie
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promptly
Sister Francesca entered the chapel, took her seat, and promptly fell asleep.
poparcie
inaczej support
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advocacy
Its advocacy of violence set the tone for the organisation.
wrogi
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hostile
Many people felt he would be hostile to the idea of foreign intervention.
cięty, złośliwy
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scathing
He then launched a scathing attack on previous leaders.
napięty
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fraught
The earliest operations employing this technique were fraught with dangers.
rozkoszować się
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relish
I relish the challenge of doing jobs that others turn down.
tundra
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tundra
thaw --> rozmrażać się
Scientists report from the Arctic the tundra is thawing faster than expected.
czołowy, wybitny
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promitent
Here the window plays a prominent part in the design
odeprzeć, odpędzić
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ward off
We know a bit about that even in this world: people used to use it to ward off evil spirits.
być zdumiony, zszokowany
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be puzzled
Someone who is puzzled is confused because they do not understand something.
Critics remain puzzled by the British election results.
postrzegać, dostrzegać
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perceive
Many young people do not perceive the need to consider pensions
wstrzymanie
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withholding
Advance payments of tax are required in the form of withholding tax or estimated tax payments.
pogłębić
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compound
Promised financial rewards would only compound the child's feeling.
telewizja
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telly
After a hard day's work most people want to relax in front of the telly.
znudzić się, zmęczyć się
+ gerund
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tire of
The Federation will quickly tire of our little war.
groźny, potężny
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formidable
Marsalis has a formidable reputation in both jazz and classical music.
całożyciowy, na całe życie
inaczej lifetime
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lifelong
That involvement typified what would become a lifelong advocacy for the marginalised and the oppressed.
spektakularny
inaczej spectacular
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resounding
Leatherdale was hit resoundingly on the side of the head.
ponury, posępny
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dismal
My prospects of returning to a suitable job are dismal.
nikły
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faint
There was still the faint hope deep within him that she might never need to know.
odrębny, wyraźny
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distinct
There's a distinct possibility there could be further offences.
niewielka szansa
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remote chance
There is a remote chance that Chameleon is Starbuck's father.
minimalna szansa
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outside chance
There's always the outside chance he's one of the honest ones.
przewidywalnie
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predictably
Anyway, she said you wouldn't do that because you were predictably dishonest.
pontecjalnie
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conceivably
This information is technically generated and could conceivably relate to personal data.
kandydat
inaczej candidate
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nominee
My guest today is presidential nominee... and JFK lookalike, Governor Jack Stanton.
onieśmielony
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overawed
The young, raised in the country, are overawed not only by the new urban world but also by the unknown country, language and European mentality.
wywołać
inaczej conjure, trigger
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stir up
That he was a dangerous and designing agitator who might stir up rebellion.
być zawiedziony
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be gutted
I was gutted when you didn't investigate him.
początkujący, nowicjusz
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novice
Users with higher statuses will serve and assist novice users.
głód
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famine
For several years Morioka had suffered a harsh famine.
zepsucia
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breakings
Customers will be required to pay for any breakings.
dyskrecja, tajemnica
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secrecy
I cannot comment, I have been sworn to secrecy on the matter.
lekkie przekąski
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light refreshment
Light refreshment will be served from 3:30 pm in the main hall.
chęć
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eagerness
eager --> chętny
If you rush, it might be misinterpreted as eagerness or even enjoyment.
zmęczenie
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tiredness
Exhaustion and tiredness are often a major contributory factor in road accidents.
znajomość
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familiarity
Considering our familiarity of the veterinarian business branch throughout three generations, Vet-Source unites tradition and novelty.
nieostrożność
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carelessness
The fire is believed to have been started by a carelessly discarded cigarette.
dojrzałość
inaczej maturity
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adulthood
Few people nowadays are able to maintain friendships into adulthood.
uzależnienie
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reliance
In consequence, the reliance of the food aid programme on market purchases has increased greatly over the years.
niedobór
inaczej deficiency
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shortage
There's no shortage of ideas when it comes to improving the education of children.
intymność
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intimacy
His portraits have an engrossing frankness and intimacy.
oryginalność
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originality
In all corners of the country artists are producing paintings of staggering quality and originality.
zalecane, wskazane
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advisable
Before taking a long it's advisable to calculate.
wędrować, spacerować
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wander
Mr Talls says he is against letting people wander across the ruins.

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