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Deck 3C Flashcards

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prominent

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wystający

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cordial

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serdeczny

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to disengage

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rozłączać/ zaprzestać walki

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to inhibit

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pohamować

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strenuous

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ciężki

= needing or using a lot of physical or mental effort or energy

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to adjourn

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odkładać

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a rebuttal

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odparcie słowne
= a statement that says that something is not true
* to rebut

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surly

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nieuprzejmy

= often in a bad mood, unfriendly, and not polite

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a fugitive

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uciekinier

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to persecute

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prześladować

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a figment

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something that seems real but is not

  • ‘Was it just a figment of my imagination or did I hear John’s voice in the other room?’
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to garnish

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dekorować

= to decorate food with a small amount of different food

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13
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an aptitude

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zdolność

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inevitable

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nieunikniony

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meager

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mizerny

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sparse

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nieliczny

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to mesmerize

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hipnotyzować

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to resolve

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rozwiązać

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to polarise

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polaryzować

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to settle

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osiedlać się

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a mutation

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mutacja

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mandatory

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obowiązkowy

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an affinity

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spokrewnienie

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deliberately

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celowo

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hostile

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wrogi

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vicious

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złośliwy

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to fluctuate

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wahać się

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a bolster

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podgłówek

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to chastise

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ukarać

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to radiate

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promieniować

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a tantrum

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histeria

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discrete

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dyskretny

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a skirmish

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potyczka

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an entity

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jednostka

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to constitute

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stanowić

= to be or be considered as something

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36
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spurs

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ostrogi

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37
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immaterial

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niezauważalny, mało istotny

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38
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drowsiness

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senność

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39
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to alleviate symptoms

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łagodzić objawy

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to feel at ease

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być spokojnym, nie przejmować się

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to be down in the dumps

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unhappy

42
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to get back at someone

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to do something to hurt or upset someone after they have hurt or upset you

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to shirk

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wykręcić się, wymigać się

- to shirk the responsibility

44
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conscientious

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sumienny, obowiązkowy

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endeavour

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starania, dążenia, zabiegi, wysiłki

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to strive

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dążyć, starać się, usiłować

47
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a crosshair

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celownik

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ominous

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złowieszczy, złowrogi

49
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untapped potential

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niewykorzystany potencjał

50
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to exploit

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wykorzystać, wyzyskać (resources)

= to make full use of and derive benefit from (a resource)

51
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to amp up

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zwiększyć, wzmocnić

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surveillance

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nadzór, obserwacja

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to swivel

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obracać

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to query

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pytać, kwestionować

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impromptu

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improwizgowany, na spontanie, bez przygotowania

56
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menace

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obłęd, szaleństwo, niebezpieczeństwo, zagrożenie

57
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hapless

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nieszczęsny

58
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a reel

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kołowrotek, szpulka, rolka

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cantankerous

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kłótliwy, żarliwy

= bad-tempered, argumentative, uncooperative

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wordiness

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to take more words than necessary to make your point

61
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meticulousness

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drobiazgowość

62
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a lieutenant

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porucznik

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to perturb

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bulwersować, niepokoić, denerwować

64
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to bushwhack

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zaatakować znienacka, zaczaić się na kogoś

65
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retaliation

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odwet, zest, rewanż

66
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howdy

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siema, elo

67
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to reason with someone

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to try to encourage someone to do something by explaining why you think it is sensible
- to persuade someone to agree with or support you

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treacherous

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zdradliwy

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an interloper

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intruz

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a sergeant

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sierżant

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sane

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zdrowy, rozsądny, rozumny

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a potpourri

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zapachowa mieszanka suszonych płatków i przypraw

- a mixture of dried petals and spices placed in a bowl to perfume a room

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a second wind

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  1. a persons ability to breathe freely during exercise, after having been out of breath
  2. a new strength or energy to continue something that is an effort
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frisky

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rozbawiony, rozswawolony

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relish

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ochota, przyjemność

- with relish = with pleasure

76
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a drag / drag

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nudziarz / nuda

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phoney

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fałszywy, sztuczny, nieprawdziwy

78
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touchy

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nadwrażliwy, przewrażliwiony

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a truce

call a truce

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rozejm, zawieszenie broni,

zawrzeć rozejm

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meanness

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wredota

81
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to keep at bay

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trzymać na dystans

- to control something and prevent it from causing you problems

82
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it’s a wrap

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a phrase used in film making to tell actors and crew that filming of a particular scene, film, etc. has finished

83
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a creek

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potok, strumyk, rzeczka

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ambidextrous

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oburęczny

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to give sb a piggyback

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nieść kogoś na barana

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a snitch

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kabel, wtyczka, donosiciel, kapuś

87
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peckish

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głodnawy, chętny na małe co nieco

88
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superficial

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powierzchowny

89
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to reimburse

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zwracać, refundować (koszty)

- You will never be reimbursed more than you have actually paid.

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knickers

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figi, damskie majtki

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bonkers

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kopnięty, szalony, zwariowany

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unutterable

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niewymowny

= too great or awful to describe

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to take the biscuit

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przechodzić ludzkie pojęcie, przegiąć pałę
= to be the most remarkable or foolish of its kind

“And you say she’s opening your letters now? Oh, that really takes the biscuit!”

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to croak

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to die, to kick the bucket, to go tits up

95
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a load off mind

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kamień z serca

= a big problem you do not have to worry about anymore

96
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out of the frying pan into the fire

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z deszczu pod rynnę

= said when you move from a bad or difficult situation to one that is worse

97
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to shove aside

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avoid by turning away

98
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to thwart

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​to stop something from happening or someone from doing something

  • ‘Our holiday plans were thwarted by the airline pilots’ strike.’
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a tomboy

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chłopczyca

= a girl who enjoys rough, noisy activities traditionally associated with boys

100
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in turn

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one after the other, in order

  • ‘She spoke to each of the guests in turn.’

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