english. Flashcards

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all things woo woo

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(slang) A person readily accepting supernatural, paranormal, occult, or pseudoscientific phenomena, or emotion-based beliefs and explanations. That reporter is a bit of a woo woo. (slang) Those beliefs. He is really into all that woo woo.

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2
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maladies

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a disease or ailment.

a serious problem.

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3
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let alone

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pomijajac juz

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4
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beyond belief

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astonishingly great, good, or bad; incredible; niewiarygodne

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5
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the stars align

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When an unexpected and nearly impossible event takes place. Usually due to pure luck or the divine intervention of God.

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6
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no point taking the conversation further

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doesnt make sense to discuss

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7
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suffice to say

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wystarczy powiedziec

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8
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it is down to you

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zalezy od Ciebie

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9
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i am slowly loosing my nerves / my patience is wearing thin

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powoli trace cierpliwosc

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10
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Finding a Needle in a Haystack

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szukac igly w stogu siana

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to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face

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stumble upon

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the state of being important, well-known, or noticeable

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Prominence, the state of being prominent; to bring someone into prominence

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13
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upbringing

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the way a child is raised; the care and teaching given to a child by parents or other people

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endeavor; endeavors to finish the race

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to seriously or continually try to do (something), to attempt (as the fulfillment of an obligation) by exertion of effort, to work with set purpose

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15
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to bind

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to tie or wrap (something) with rope, string, etc., to tie the hands or feet of a person to prevent escape or movement

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16
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to nod

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przytakiwac

17
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succumb

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to be brought to an end (as death) by the effect of destructive or disruptive forces

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Akin

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  1. related by blood: descended from a common ancestor or prototype
  2. essentially similar, related, or compatible
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unassuming

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not having or showing a desire to be noticed, praised, etc.

20
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carry away

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to arouse to a high and often excessive degree of emotion or enthusiasm

21
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vicious circle/cycle

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bledne kolo

22
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to set the tone

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nadac ton/znaczenie

23
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set an example for your kids

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daj przyklad swoim dzieciom

24
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the good in the bad

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szczescie w nieszczesciu

25
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the lightbulb went off

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miec oswiecenie

26
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impaired

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oslabiony, uszkodzony, uposledzony

27
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tough call, tough decision, difficult decision, hard decision, big decision

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trudna decyzja

28
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paramount

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more important than anything else, supreme, having supreme power

29
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utozsamiac cos z czyms

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to identify sth with sth