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1
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An agreement to meet with someone at a particular time

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An appointment

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The way on which a person behave

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Conduct

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A right or benefit that is given only to few people

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A privilege

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Wynagrodzenie

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A fee

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The state of being away from other people

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Privacy

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Wtraącenie

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An interruption

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The habit of doing things slowly or later than expected

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Tardiness

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The quality of being deep

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Depth

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An object that has been made for some special purpose

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A device

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A condition that makes it difficult to speak normally

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A speech impediment

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A women that have sexual relationship with married man

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A mistress

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12
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An act of giving job in a formal wa

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Resignation

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A way of dealing with something

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An approach

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14
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A person trained in treating methods of illness

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Therapist

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15
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Something from the past that is remembered

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A recollection

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Something that can be chosen in case of something else

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An alternative to

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17
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Freedom from danger

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Safety

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18
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The act of asking someone to marry you

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A marriage proposal

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When you pause before doing something, especially when you are nervous

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Hesitation

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20
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The quality of being formal

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Solemnity

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21
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A person who lived in a country ruled by king or queen

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A subject

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22
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Courage

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Guts

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23
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A speech impediment connected with saying something with unusual pauses

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A stammer

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The quality that helps someone to continue trying to do sth even if it is difficult

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Perseverance

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A person who had job before someone else

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A predecessor

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A successor

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An heir

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A short performance of someone talented who is being consider for a role play

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An audition

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Something that is kept as a reminder of a place

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A souvenir

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The outer quality or appearance of someone or something that may not show true or hidden problems

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Surface

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30
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Perfect

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Flawless

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Able to passed quickly from one person to another

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Catching

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Filled with foolish or very strong love or admiration

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Infatuated with sb

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Causing a very large amount of damage

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Destructive

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Causing death or sickness by entering or touching the body

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Poisonous

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Embarrassing

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Awkward

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Causing much discussion, disagreement

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Controversial

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Impossible to imagine

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Unthinkable

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Perfectly easy to understand

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Crystal clear

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Not morally good or right

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Immoral

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Slightly fat

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Plump

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Decent or correct in character, behaviour

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Respectable

42
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To get a job after the person who had it before you

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To succeed somebody

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To discuss something with someone in order to make a decision

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To talk something over

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To breathe out

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To exhale

45
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To get knowledge about sth

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To familiarize yourself with sth

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To fire

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To lay off sb

47
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To begin a romantic relationship with someone

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To take up with sb

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Cannot stand sth

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Can’t bear sth

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To disappoint someone

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To let sb down

50
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Uszczypnąć

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To pinch

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To deal with sth

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To cope with sth

52
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To gain favor by saying sth that people like

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To ingratiate yourself with sb

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To laugh at and criticise someone in way that is either friendly und playful or creul and unkind

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To tease sb

54
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To visit briefly

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To pop by

55
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To come to place where you are not wanted

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To intrude

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To suddenly stop relationship with someone

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To break off with sb

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To help

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To assist in sth

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To come very close to be sth

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To border on sth

59
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To make sth seem less important

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To trivialise

60
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Used to describe what happens when violent, destructive and confused activity suddenly begins

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All hell broke loose

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To go for a walk

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To take a stroll

62
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Sth that a person doesn’t do well

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Sth isn’t your strong suit

63
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To make a formal promise

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To take the oath

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To act with a view to helping, bringing benefits to someone

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To have sb’s best interests at heart

65
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Impossible to happen

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Out of the question

66
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To behave in a complete unacceptable way

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To overstep the mark

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Intentionally

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On purpose

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To be wasted

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To go down the drain

69
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To speak in public

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To deliver a speech

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Someone had reached a decision and they are unlikely to change it

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Sb’s mind is made up

71
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The matter, issue has been decided

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The matter is settled

72
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Unemployed

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Out of work

73
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To present sth in such way that it is viewed as sth good

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To present sth in a favourable light

74
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Without any success

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To no avail

75
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As a representative of someone

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On sb’s behalf

76
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Because you were invited by someone

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At sb’s invitation

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