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toil

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trud, znój

= hard work, especially work that makes you feel physically tired

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to interrogate

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przesłuchiwać

= to ask someone a lot of questions for a long time in order to get information, sometimes using threats or violence

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machinations

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complicated and secret plans to get power or control or to gain an advantage

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an inquest

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dochodzenie

= an official process to discover the cause of someone’s death

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fratricide - fratricidal

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bratobójstwo - bratobójca

= the crime of murdering your brother, or killing members of your own group or country

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to quiver

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drżeć

= to shake slightly, often because of strong emotion

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to vacillate

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zastanawiać się, wahać się

= to be uncertain what to do, or to change often between two opinions

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the nuts and bolts

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the basic practical details

  • The nuts and bolts of making a movie.
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implicitly

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nie wprost

= in a way that is suggested but not communicated directly

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zeal [S/U]

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zapał

= great enthusiasm or eagerness

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a settee

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sofa

= a long, soft seat for two or more people, with a back and usually with arms

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to upholster

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obić

= to cover a chair or other type of seat with cloth and fill it with a soft substance

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elocution

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dykcja, wymowa

= the art of careful public speaking, using clear pronunciation and good breathing to control the voice

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to impeach

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postawić w stan oskarżenia
= charge someone with treason or another crime against the state

  • ‘The governor was impeached for wrongful use of state money.’
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a treaty

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traktat, pakt

= a written agreement between two or more countries, formally approved and signed by their leaders

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a warren

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królicza nora

= a series of connecting underground passages and holes in which rabbits live

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a sett

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nora

= a hole in the ground where a badger or a family of badgers lives

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to veil

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zasłaniać

= to cover something, especially the face or body, with a veil

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a hedge

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żywopłot

= a line of bushes or small trees planted very close together, especially along the edge of a garden, field, or road

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cookie-cutter

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denoting something mass-produced or lacking any distinguishing characteristics

  • ‘A row of cookie-cutter houses.’
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to contraindictate

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to suggest or indicate that (a particular technique or drug) should not be used in the case in question

  • ‘Surgery may also be contraindicated for more general reasons of increased operative risk.’
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to comply with

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stosować się
= to act according to an order, set of rules, or request

  • ‘There are serious penalties for failure to comply with the regulations.’
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faux

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not real, but made to look or seem real

  • ‘faux fur’
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tongue-in-cheek

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ironicznie, żartobliwie

= speaking or writing in an ironic or insincere way; meant to be understood as a joke

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a pollutant

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a substance that pollutes

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to disperse

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rozproszyć

= to spread across or move away over a large area, or to make something do this

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poignant

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causing or having a very sharp feeling of sadness

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a jug

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dzbanek

= a container for holding liquids that has a handle and a shaped opening at the top for pouring

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29
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to call off

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odwołać

= to decide that something will not happen

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to loiter

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wałęsać się, kręcić się

= to move slowly around or stand in a public place without an obvious reason

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to turn up (somewhere)

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odnaleźć się

= to arrive or appear somewhere, usually unexpectedly or in a way that was not planned

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32
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an incentive

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zachęta, bodziec

= something that encourages a person to do something

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to whittle sth down

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to gradually reduce the size of something or the number of people in a group

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a heirloom

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pamiątka rodowa
= ​a valuable object that has been given by older members of a family to younger members of the same family over many years

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lordly

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(adj.) used to decribe someone who behaves as if they are better than other people

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nightmarish

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of the nature of a nightmare; very frightening or unpleasant

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to append

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dołączać

= to add something to the end of a piece of writing

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38
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a deliberation

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obrady

= long and careful consideration or discussion

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39
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to throttle

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zahamować

= to prevent something from succeeding

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to throb

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bić (o sercu), rwać (o ranie), uderzać (o pulsie)

= beat or sound with a strong, regular rhythm; pulsate

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to bite off more than you can chew

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to try to do something that is too difficult for you

42
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an apprentice

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uczeń, praktykant
= someone who has agreed to work for a skilled person for a particular period of time and often for low payment, in order to learn that person’s skills

43
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wistful

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smutny, tęskny

= sad and thinking about something that is impossible or in the past

44
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sleuthing

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the process of carrying out a search or investigation in the manner of a detective

45
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to cut on

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to interrupt

46
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a wiener

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a dick, a prick

47
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formidable

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niezwykły, onieśmielający
= causing you to have fear or respect for something or someone because that thing or person is large, powerful, or difficult

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a nonentity

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disapproving a person without strong character, ideas, or influence

49
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to vie - vying

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rywalizować, ubiegać się
= to compete with other people to achieve or get something

  • ‘The two older children tend to vie with the younger one for their mother’s attention.’
  • ‘The two groups of scientists are vying to get funding for their research projects.’
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a forefather

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a precursor of a particular movement

51
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a beacon

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a signaling or guiding device that emits light, such as a lighthouse

52
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a bough

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konar

= a large branch of a tree

53
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state-of-the-art

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supernowoczesny

= very modern and using the most recent ideas and methods

54
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to bide one’s time

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to wait calmly for a good opportunity to do something

55
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obtuse

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rozwarty

= (of an angle) more than 90° and less than 180°

56
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to yearn to/for sth

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tęsknić, pragnąć

= to wish very strongly, especially for something that you cannot have or something that is very difficult to have

57
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to erode

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(of wind, water, or other natural agents) gradually wear away (soil, rock, or land)

58
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to resonate with

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obfitować w

= to be filled with a particular quality

59
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to go after one’s dreams

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gonić za marzeniami

= to chase or follow one’s dreams

60
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a pip

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pestka

= one of the small seeds of a fruit such as an apple or an orange

61
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a seam

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szew
= a line where two things join, especially a line of sewing joining two pieces of cloth or leather

  • ‘The bags we sell have very strong seams, so they will last for years.’
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to burst at the seams

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If a place is bursting at the seams, it has a very large number of people or things in it

63
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the first order of business

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a situation or subject that must be dealt with before anything else

64
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to gloss over sth

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to avoid considering something, such as an embarrassing mistake, to make it seem not important, and to quickly continue talking about something else

65
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a plight

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trudny los, dola
= an unpleasant condition, especially a serious, sad, or difficult one

  • ‘Few of us can be unmoved by the plight of the refugees.’
66
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ardent

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showing strong feelings

  • ‘an ardent feminist’
67
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run-of-the-mill

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ordinary and not special or exciting in any way

68
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on the verge (of)

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If you are on the verge of something or come to the verge of something, you are very close to experiencing it

69
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rarefied

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(of air) with little oxygen

70
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carcinogenic

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used to refer to a substance that causes cancer

71
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to sideswipe

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to hit on the side

  • ‘The motorcycle turned the corner too quickly, and sideswiped a car coming towards it.’
72
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readily

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bez trudu, chętnie

= quickly, immediately, willingly, or without any problem

73
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to hone (to)

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ostrzyć, doskonalić
= ​1. to make an object sharp
2. to make something perfect or completely suitable for its purpose

  • ‘His physique was honed to perfection.’
  • ‘The bone had been honed to a point.’
74
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flatulence

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wzdęcia

= gas in the stomach and bowels

75
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to afflict (with)

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dotykać

= If a problem or illness afflicts a person or thing, they suffer from it

76
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a crevice

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szpara, szczelina

= a small, narrow crack or space, especially in the surface of rock

77
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to keep someone in check

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to keep someone or something under control

78
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a chaperone

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przyzwoitka, opiekunka
= a person who accompanies and looks after another person or group of people

  • ‘She asked me to go to the cinema with her and Andrew, I think as a sort of chaperone.’
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snot

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smark

= mucus produced in the nose

80
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feisty

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przebojowy, charakterny, zadziorny

= active, forceful, and full of determination

81
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to cuss

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to curse

82
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a rule of thumb

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praktyczna zasada

= a practical and approximate way of doing or measuring something

83
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to ring around

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to circle something

  • ‘The children ringed around the post, dancing and singing.’
84
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overdue

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zaległy

= late; not done or happening when expected or when needed

85
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to eat your words

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to admit that something you said before was wrong

86
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a parlour

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salon

= a room in a private house used for relaxing

87
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togetherness

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the pleasant feeling of being united with other people in friendship and understanding

88
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homely

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prosty, domowy

= plain or ordinary, but pleasant

89
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a bedrock (of sth)

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opoka

= the main principles on which something is based

90
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a refuge [C/U]

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azyl, schronienie

= (a place that gives) protection or shelter from danger, trouble, unhappiness, etc.

91
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a log cabin

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chata z bali

= a small house made from tree trunks

92
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to take to sth like a duck to water

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to discover when you start to do something for the first time that you have a natural ability to do it

93
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to pile

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tłoczyć się
= (of a group of people) to move together, especially in an uncontrolled way

  • ‘As soon as the train stopped, they all piled in/out.’
94
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to commend

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polecić, chwalić

= to formally praise someone or something

95
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to cry yourself to sleep

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to cry for a long time until you start to sleep

96
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two-story

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having two floors or levels

97
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sedate

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osiadły, spokojny
= avoiding excitement or great activity and usually calm and relaxed

  • ‘a sadate village’
98
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an expanse

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rozciągłość, przestrzeń

= a large, open area of land, water, or sky

99
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to fast-forward

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przewinąć do przodu
= If you fast-forward a recording, or if it fast-forwards, you make it play at very high speed so that you get to the end or a later part more quickly

100
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freakish

A

very unusual or unexpected, especially in an unpleasant or strange way

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