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parallel

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równoległy

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a cad

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drań, cham

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vast

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ogromny, rozległy

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ineffable

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niewypowiedziany, niesłychany, nieopisany

= ‘taki jakich mało’

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to daunt

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ośmielić się

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dauntless

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nieustraszony

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to devote

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poświęcać się czemuś

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a rehash

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przeróbka

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squeamish [about]

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przeczulony

= easily upset or shocked by things that you find unpleasant or that you do not approve of

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devoted

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oddany

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a heir

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dziedzic, spadkobierca

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yonder (yon)

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ten, ta (ów)
= being in that place or over there

  • ‘The road yonder is the one to take.
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thou (thy)

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arch. ty
= the personal pronoun of the second person singular

thou + hast/shalt

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tender

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delikatny, miły, czuły

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to moon

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wypinać się gołym tyłkiem

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lard

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smalec

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rear

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tylny, tył

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affirmative

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twierdzący, pozytywny

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pet peeve

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thing that annoys

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to grumble

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narzekać

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a groan

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jęk

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uncanny

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niezwykły

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to rectify

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prostować

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a gimmick

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chwyt

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a con artist

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naciągacz

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alas

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niestety

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to buy a pig in a poke

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kupić kota w worku

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a poke

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worek

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to cast a positive light (on)

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stawiać w dobrym świetle

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a soft palate

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podniebienie miękkie

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to gag

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krztusić się

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a gag reflex

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odruch zwrotny (vomiting / oversized objects)

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an uvula (palatine uvula)

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języczek (na podniebieniu)

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uncongenial

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niesympatyczny

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to call it a day

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uznać pracę za skończoną

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an inclination

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nachylenie

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bias

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uprzedzenie, stronniczość

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lethargic

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ospały

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mellow

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łagodny

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a one-off

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jedyny w swoim rodzaju

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an engraver

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grawer

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finely

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pięknie

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to attune

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nastroić, dobrać

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an outlook

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perspektywa

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a paucity [S.]

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niedostatek

= the fact that there is too little of something

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to litter

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zaśmiecać

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decidedly

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zdecydowanie, kategorycznie

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spatial

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przestrzenny

= relating to space

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to get/ have a bad press

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otrzymać/ mieć złą opinię, nie cieszyć się sławą

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such-and-such

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w takim i takim kontekście

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to dote (over someone)

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mieć bzika na punkcie

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a conundrum

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zagadka, zagwozdka

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high and dry

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zostawiony bez pomocy, na lodzie

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out of bounds

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zakazany, wzbroniony

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a premise

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założenie

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to fathom [out]

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pojąć, ogarnąć, zrozumieć

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to conjure

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wywołać, wyczarować

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a conflagration

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pożar, pożoga

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high-end

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ekskluzywny, dla koneserów, wyższej klasy

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authenticity

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autentyczność

= the quality of being authentic

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star-studded

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obsadzony obsadą gwiazdorską, śmietanką towarzyską

= featuring a number of famous people

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uneasy

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niepewny, niespokojny, skrępowany

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an otter

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wydra

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abnegation

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wyrzeczenie się

= the action of rejecting something (self-denial)

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candour

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szczerość

= the quality of being open and honest

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amity

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dobre stosunki

= the cooperative and supportive relationship between people; friendship

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to uproot

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wykorzenić, wysiedlić

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senility

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starość, otępienie, demencja starcza

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senile

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adjective used to describe a person who is experiencing dementia brought about by old age

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compassion

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miłosierdzie, współczucie

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to give someone away

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to reveal the true identity of someone

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second thoughts

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new doubts about someone or something

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to whimper

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kwilić, skomleć

= make a series of low, feeble sounds expressive of fear, pain, or unhappiness

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a bauble

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bombka świąteczna

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dreadful

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koszmarny, straszny

= causing or involving great suffering, fear, or unhappiness; extremely bad or serious

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to confine

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ograniczyć, zamknąć

= keep or restrict someone or something within certain limits of (space, scope, or time).

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an impediment

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przeszkoda, utrudnienie

- a hindrance, an obstruction

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inexorable

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nieuchronny, nieubłagany

= impossible to stop or prevent

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a cogwheel

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koło zębate

- cog

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sinister

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złowieszczy

- ominous

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to halt

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zatrzymać /- się

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to a halt

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na dobre, na zawsze

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to extinguish

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zgasić, stłumić

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a harbinger

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zwiastun

= a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another

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rapture

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zachwyt, uniesienie, wniebowstąpienie

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to snuff

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to extinguish (a candle or flame)

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annihilation

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zagłada, unicestwienie, zrównanie z ziemią
= complete destruction or obliteration
- obliteration

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to bear witness

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zaświadczyć

= to deliver a testimony, especially as witness

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to beckon

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wzywać, wabić

= to make a gesture with the hand, arm, or head to encourage or instruct someone to approach or follow

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stillness

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bezruch

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on the brink

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na skraju

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sordid

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wstrętny, plugawy

= involving immoral or dishonourable actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt

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faint-hearted

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trwożliwy

= lacking conviction or boldness or courage

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to defy

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przeciwstawiać się, opierać, igrać z

= eg. to defy gravity, to defy death

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haberdashery

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pasmanteria

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steadfast

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wytrwały, silny, niezłomny

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to chide (for)
to rebuke (for)
to scold (for)
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karcić, rugać, ganić, łajać

= to express sharp disapproval or criticism of (someone) because of their behaviour or actions

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to avert

*to avert the gaze

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odwrócić
= to turn away (one’s eyes or thoughts)
*odwrócić wzrok

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afoot

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w toku

= in preparation or progress; happening or beginning to happen

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to defer

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odkładać, przesunąć w czasie

= to delay something until a later time

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