Z książek - lekcja 12

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solicit
The organization is soliciting for donations
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ubiegać się, usilnie prosić
pace
The pace of the story was slow
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tempo, krok
palpable
The palpable bump at the bridge of the nose
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namacalny
abreast
The path was wide enough for two people to walk abreast.
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ramię w ramię, obok siebie
intermittent
The patient was having intermittent pains in his side
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przerywany, okresowy, sporadyczny
unequivocally
The people of Florida could speak unequivocally and loudly
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jednoznacznie
leverage
The player's popularity has given him a leverage with the owners of the team
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wpływać (na coś)
culprit
The police caught the culprit a mere two blocks from the scene of the crime
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podejrzany, winowajca, sprawca
garner
The police struggled to garner sufficient evidence
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zbierać
negligible
The price difference was negligible
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bez znaczenia, pomijalny
hamper
The project was hampered by budget restraints
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utrudniać, zawadzać, krępować
wiggle
The puppy wiggled with excitement
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trząść się
urge
The rescuers urged that we remain calm
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nalegać, namawiać
perk
The salary's not great, but the perks make up for it
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benefit
preconceived
The same set of facts can be tailored to fit any preconceived belief
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tendencyjny
wane
The scandal caused her popularity to wane
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słabnąć, blednąć
proliferate
The science fiction magazines that proliferated in the 1920s
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rozmnażać się, rozpowszechniać
invigorate
The shower had invigorated her
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orzeźwiać
barren
The sports hall turned out to be a rather barren concrete building
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jałowy, bezuzyteczny
deductibles
The trip was deductible as a business expense
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