eng 5 Flashcards by Luke k | Brainscape

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at the end of one’s tether

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u kresu wytrzymałości

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a misfit

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outsider

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scape

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outlook, prospect

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anoint

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appoint to a high office; bless

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dubb

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[slang] sth lame

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pundit

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specialist

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incurr

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cause

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An unaffectedly sincere laughter

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naturalny, niewymuszony śmiech

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whistleblower

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sb who spills the beans

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senile

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falling in physical and mental capabilities due to old age

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inamorata

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the loved one [hum, lit]

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set about

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start doing sth

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incredulously

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unbelivably

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impartial

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unbiased

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,tan’gential

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mało znaczący, drugoplanowy

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upsurge [of anger, violence]

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przypływ złości, eskalacja przemocy

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to come to the fore

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wysunąć się na pierwszy plan

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totter

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stagger, reel drunkenly

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chide

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scold, rebuke, berate, scorn

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wry comment

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ironic, sarcastic comment

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quack doctor

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znachor

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cron

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old hag

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dicey

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risky

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pER’functory

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superficial, powierzchowny

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armistice

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zawieszenie broni

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manor

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mansion

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valiantly

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bravely, boldly

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to commence with

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to begin with

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1) gauntlet

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glove

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exacerbating /ig’zaeserbeit/

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deteriorate

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writ

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nakaz sądowy

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to be tantamount to sth

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być z czymś równoznacznym

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totter

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to walk drunkengly

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oblique

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[line] ukośna; [allusion, reference] blurred, unclear

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demure

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[behavior, girl, dress] reserved, reticent

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haze

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mist; to dope (otumanienie)

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2) to run the gauntlet of criticism

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znosić ciągłą krytykę

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Voluptuous

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[woman] ponętna; [pleasure, taste, music] zmysłowa

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to stoop

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to bend over

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dispersal

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scattering, spreading

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blatant

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bezczelny, outright, unabashed

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feebly

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słabo, nieprzekonująco

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Palpable

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Obvious, intense

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Exuberant

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energetic, enthusiastic, lively, effusive, prolific

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as a matter of expediency

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ze względów praktycznych

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twine

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szpagat; coil - owinąć; interweaved

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We are as thick as thieves

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close friends sharing secrets

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to throw sth together

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upichcić coś razem

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reprieve

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amnesty, clemency

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to stoop to sth

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zniżyć się do czegoś

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The line of argumentation could be…

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The line of argumentation could be…

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Excel

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Be very good at. Specialize

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Ligaments

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