Splendid - Cosmetic procedures

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To strike a balance
It's difficult to strike a balance between working hard and having enough time for your family
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To find a successful compromise between two things.
To To weigh the pros and cons
Before I accepted the job offer, I had to weigh the pros and cons of relocating.
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To carefully consider the advantages (pros) and disadvantages (cons) of a situation before making a decision.
In the long run
Studying English every day can be tough, but in the long run, it will open up many new opportunities
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Over a long period of time. Used to talk about the final result of something
To have mixed feelings about something
I have mixed feelings about moving to a new city.
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To feel both positive and negative emotions about the same thing.
to boost self-esteem
Achieving a personal goal, like running a marathon, can really boost your self-esteem
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To increase or improve your (or someone else's) confidence and feeling of self-worth
to perpetuate a stereotype
Lazy and stereotypical jokes in TV shows often perpetuate stereotypes about different nationalities
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To help a widely held but oversimplified and often unfair belief about a group of people to continue
stricter regulations
The factory faced stricter regulations after the accident.
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tougher(mocniejsze) rules or laws
Po wypadku fabryka musiała przestrzegać surowszych przepisów.
be bombarded with information
I was bombarded with emails after the meeting.
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to receive multiple information at once.
fall victim to
Many people fall victim to online scams.
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to be harmed by something or someone.
coin a term
Who coined that term?
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to invent a new word or phrase
equate
Don’t equate failure with weakness
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to think that one thing is the same as another.
stand up for sb
I will stand up for my friend.
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to defend or support someone.
assume
When he was two hours late and not answering his phone, I started to assume the worst
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to accept something is true without proof.
all walks of life
People from all walks of life joined the celebration.
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people from many different backgrounds
Ludzie ze wszystkich środowisk dołączyli do uroczystości.
irrespective of something
She smiled irrespective of the rain.
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not influenced by something / regardless of something
Uśmiechała się bez względu na deszcz.
approachable
My manager is approachable.
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friendly and easy to talk to
Mój menedżer jest przystępny
transcends
Music transcends language.
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goes beyond or rises above
Muzyka przekracza bariery językowe
augment the bottom
She augmented the bottom of her dress with lace.
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to increase or add to the lower part of something.
unify people
A shared goal can unify people.
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to bring people together
Wspólny cel może jednoczyć ludzi.
humiliated person
She felt like a humiliated person in front of everyone.
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someone made to feel shame or embarrassment
Czuła się upokorzona przed wszystkimi.

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