keeping up appearances

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a state of great anxiety or excitement, in which you cannot control your behaviour
w szale zlosci uderzyla go
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frenzy
In a frenzy of rage she hit him.
zawiasy
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hinges
right for a particular situation or occasion= appropriate
to jest stosowne/wlasciwe, ze powinnismy pamietac tych ktorzy zmarli
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fitting
It is fitting that we should remember those who died.
pantoflarz
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a hen-pecked husband
to try to find out details about someone else's private life in an impolite way
wtracac sie w czyjes prywatne zycie
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pry (into)
to pry into someone's personal life.
a naked person
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nuddy
in the state of being naked
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in the nude
unpleasantly clear and impossible to avoid=harsh; completely, absolutely
dzieci pluskaly sie w wodzie calkowicie gole
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stark
The children were splashing in the river, stark naked.
an older man who is too sexually intetested in younger women
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dirty old man
an old rusty ship, car
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rust bucket
not thinking about the needs and feelings of other people, especially because you are thinking about what you want
to bylo bezmyslne nie zadzwonic i nie powiedziec ze bedziesz pozno
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thoughtless
It was thoughtless not to call and say you'd be late.
critical and dangerous
dyrektor szkoly mowil surowym glosem
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severe
The headteacher spoke in a severe voice.
utrzymywać tempo
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keep up the pace
to relax completely and enjoy up yourself; to stop looking after yourself properly, for example by not caring about
latwo jest sobie popuscic/ zaniedbac kiedy sie ma male dzieci
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let yourself go
It's easy to let yourself go when you've got small kids.
tyłek
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butt
if sth is almost true it is...(almost) informal
sa w tym samym wieku albo prawie
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near enough
They're the same age or near enough.
lokator, najemca
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tenant
bezduszny, bezwzględny, bezlitosny
moze to brzmi bezlitosnie ale nie obchodzi mnie czy on jest bezdomny. on ze mna nie mieszka!
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callous
It might sound callous, but I don't care if he's homeless. He's not living with me!
nieszczęście, boleść
10 lat malzenstwa z nim sprawily, ze jej zycie bylo nieszczesliwe
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misery
Ten years of marriage to him have made her life a misery.
zebrać się na odwagę
on wkoncu zebral sie na odwage, azeby poprosic ja o reke
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pluck up courage
He finally plucked up courage to ask her to marry him.
zawieruszyć
moge pozyczyc twoj dlugopis? wydaje sie, ze zawieruszylem moj
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mislay
Could I borrow a pen? I seem to have mislaid mine.
a place where letters and packages are put into groups according to where they have to be delivered
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sorting office
gafa, nietakt, błąd
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blunder
zachwycać się czymś
on byl mega szczesliwy na wiadomosc o jej sukcesie
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go into raptures
She went into raptures at the news of her success.
to be leaving, I must go
ona wyjezdza do kanady w przyszlym tygodniu
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to be off
She's off to Canada next week.
kokietka a girl or young woman whoknows how to control otherpeople to her advantage
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minx
wychowanie
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breeding
unpleasantly clear and obvious
smierc jest wyraznym, dobitnym ostrzezeniem dla innych ludzi przed niebezpieczenstwami narkotykow
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unpleasantly clear and obvious in English
stark
His death is a stark warning to other people about the dangers of drugs.

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