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aloof

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powściągliwy, detached

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caress

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stroke gently

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denounce

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potępiać; donieść

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relinquish

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to give up power

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5
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liaison

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co-operation

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showdown

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long-expected confrontation

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gawk

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to stare unthinkingly

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to be in a shamble

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to be in a mess

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ambient (sound/light)

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…otoczenia

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detain

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przetrzymywac

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tacit

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mute, unexpressed

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pedigree

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rodowód

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dissect

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rozkładać na czynniki pierwsze

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14
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confer

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nadawać np. status LUB debatowac

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collude

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to be in cahoots

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affinity

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resemblance, powinowactwo

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lucid

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understandable, sane, clear

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18
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harbringer

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sign, omen

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19
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rift

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serious quarrel/ split in sth solid

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20
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dismay

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niepokój

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21
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impunity

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bezkarność

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mayhem

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zamęt

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ploy

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sztuczka

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appalled

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przerażony, zbulwersowany

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to pertain sth

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dotyczyć czegoś

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bluff

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skarpa, urwisko

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precarious

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niebezpieczny, niepewny

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endearment

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czułe słówko

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cogent (argument, reason)

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przekonujący

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endorse

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popierać, aprobować

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pervasive

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ubiquitious

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conspicuous success

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spektakularny sukces

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intrinsic

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inherent

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augmentation

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wzrost, zwiększenie

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confinement in/to sth

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zamknięcie w

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adamant

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stanowczy, niewzruszony

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corollary of sth

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następstwo czegoś

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apprehend

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to arrest, fear, comprehend

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capacious

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pojemny

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tenacious

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wytrwały, nieustępliwy, (pamięć) doskonała

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moot

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wątpliwe

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trickle

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slow, subtle movement

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nascent

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upcoming novelty

44
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curt

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brief and rude

45
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dent

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crash; make a hole in sth by hitting it

46
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berate, rebuke

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karcić, być zirytowanym tym, że ktoś zrobił coś źle

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fornication

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cudzołustwo

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banter

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przekomarzać się; żartować

49
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incubency

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urzędowanie

50
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incumbent

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osoba piastująca urząd

51
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it is incumbent on doctors to respect their patients’ privacy

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na lekarzach spoczywa obowiązek

52
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volatile

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wybuchowy, zmienny

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sassy

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cheeky or elegant

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sleek

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opływowy

55
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angler

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wędkarz