Test SGGW Flashcards

1
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to cause oneself difficulty

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to shoot oneself in the foot

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2
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ponieść koszty, zapłacić rachunek

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to foot the bill

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3
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to assert something strongly; to take a firm stand

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to put one’s foot down

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4
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ustawić się; zrobić dobry początek

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to get one’s foot in the door

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5
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strzelić gafę; to say something by accident which embarrasses someone

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to put one’s foot in it

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To carry on the behavior, work, or tradition; pójść w czyjeś ślady

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to follow in someone’s footsteps

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7
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przeżyć

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get by

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8
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zabrać się do czegoś

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get down to

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9
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dalej coś robić, kontynuować coś

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get on with

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10
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posuwać się do przodu

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get ahead

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11
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naskoczyć; zastraszać

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get at

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12
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przetrwać

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get through

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13
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robić coś automatycznie

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to be second nature

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14
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to be careful; być ostrożnym

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to be on the safe side

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15
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to do something exactly as the rules tell you; to follow the rules

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to do something by the book

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16
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to not do a good job; iść na skróty

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to cut corners

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17
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to overprotect someone; być nadopiekuńczym

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to wrap someone in cotton wool

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18
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zachować środki ostrożności

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to take every precaution

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19
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full of something dangerous or unpleasant; pełen ryzyka

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to be fraught with danger

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20
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to have protection; mieć zabezpieczenie

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to have a safety net

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21
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walić głową w ścianę, próbwać zrobić coś niemożliwego, trudnego

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bang your head against a brick wall

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22
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irytować; denerwować

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drive someone up the wall

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23
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zły omen

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the writing is on the wall

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24
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szalone; very crazy, unconvetional

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be off the wall

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25
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fail in buissnes; przegrać; ponieść porażkę

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go to the wall

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26
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chcieć być sekretnie gdzieś, żeby zobaczyć i usłyszeć co się tam wydarzyło

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be a fly on the wall

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27
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urwisty

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sheer (face of the Mountaint)

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28
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promienny

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bright (August)

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29
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pewny

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confident (movement)

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30
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śliski

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slick (rock)

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31
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śmiały

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daring (man)

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32
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papla; gaduła

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chatterbox

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33
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osoba lubiąca rządzić innymi

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control freak

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34
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osoba, która porusza się z miejsca do miejsca bez celu; z pracy do pracy

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drifter

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35
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ktoś kto dostaje to o co walczy, czego chce

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go-getter

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36
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żartwoniś

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joker

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37
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bardzo otwarty, przyjacielski; Sociable and responsive to others; friendly

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outgoing type

38
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wolny duch; ten kto żyje tak jak chce

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free spirit

39
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człowiek czynu; cery hard-working person, who gets things done

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doer

40
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something that helped a lot; a person or thing that gives help in time of need

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a life-saver

41
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a very good time, lots of fun

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the time of your life

42
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different jobs and lifestyles; all social, economic, and ethnic groups; wszystkie obszary życiowe

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all walks of life

43
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something unlucky which always happens; Said when one usually a negative thing happens to you often.

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the story of my life

44
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something you cant change; coś czego się nie da zmienić

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a fact of life

45
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a noisy outgoing personality; przejaskrawiony, przerysowany; [someone] having an aura of greatness, perhaps not supported by the real person

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larger than life

46
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to make something interesting; to reactivate someone or something; zrobić, że coś jest interesujące

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bring to life

47
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… beautiful

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absolutely

48
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… strong

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really

49
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would … like to see

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really

50
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… sorry

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extremely

51
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… kind

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so

52
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… wrong

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totally

53
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it was … my fault

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entirely

54
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… good

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quite

55
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chociaż

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although

56
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ale

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but

57
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niemniej; jednak

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however

58
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więc

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so

59
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faktycznie; wszak; rzeczywiście

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indeed

60
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napotkać; spotkać

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come across

61
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zdarzyć się; zaistnieć; wydarzyć się

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come about

62
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stanąć wobec (np. problemu)

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come up against

63
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udać się

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come off

64
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sprowadzać się do

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come down to

65
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znaleźć; wystarać się o

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come up with

66
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mieć doskonały pomysł

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have a bright idea

67
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dokonać przełomu

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make a breakthrough

68
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dostrzec trend

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spot a trend

69
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pójść o krok dalej

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take it one stage further

70
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wypełnić potrzebę

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fill a need

71
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to make unnecessary or redundant preparations; zrobić coś od totalnie od początku, co było niepotrzebne, bezsensowne

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reinvent the wheel

72
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… of food

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scrap

73
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… of luck

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stroke

74
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… of evidence

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shred

75
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… of water

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drop

76
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… of inspiration

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flash

77
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… of sadness

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hint

78
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the essential points; sedno

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nitty-gritty

79
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indecisive; insipid; weak; słaby

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wishy-washy

80
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hostile feelings or intentions;wrogie uczucia

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ill will

81
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cienka granica

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fine line

82
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aktywne miejsce; An area in which there is dangerous unrest or hostile action

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hot spot

83
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coś zakazanego; niedopuszczalnego; denying permission to proceed

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no-go

84
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znamienny; charakterystyczny; odwzorowujące prawde (she is happier - this is … sign she is in love)

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tell-tale

85
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A person or thing who is genuinely superior or impressive in some regard

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real deal

86
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taka część, jaka się komuś należała; e amount of something that one is due relative to what other people are receiving

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fair share

87
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include a wide range; to think about a large number of things or people when choosing the thing or person that you want

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cast the net wide

88
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spoil something

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cast one’s mind back

89
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suggest something may not be true; poddać coś wątpliwości

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cast doubt on something

90
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remember something

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cast a shadow on (przepisałem definicje z kartki)

91
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make a choice; to vote; to place one’s ballot in the ballot box

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cast one’s vote

92
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have a quick look; to look at something quickly without looking at the details

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cast one’s eye over