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1
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fabled

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legendary

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forsake

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to abandon

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haggle over

ex.price

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to argue about price of smth

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droop

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to bend or hang down heavily

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slump

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to fall suddenly

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sag

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to lower level to drop down ex. because of weight

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plunge

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move or fall forward suddenly and long way down

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gripped

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to keep attention/feel an emotion strongly

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engrossed

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give all attention

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to whet

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to increase interest

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11
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downing

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pożeranie

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precarious

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in danger because not firmly fixed

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derisive

showing derision

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mocking

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dogged

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continuing to do or believe in something, although it is difficult

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15
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pepper smth with sth

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include a lot of sth

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unsolicited

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dobrowolny, not asked for and often not wanted

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17
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strike lucky

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to suddenly have a lot of unexpected luck

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18
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complacent

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zadowolony z siebie

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19
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snap up

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oferować komuś posadę

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20
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brace on

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based on

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21
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abrasive comment

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obraźliwy komentarz

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22
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home in on

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kierowaćsię na coś

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23
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scour

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przeszukiwanie

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24
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impending

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nadchodzący

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25
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to be abreast

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być ramię w ramię

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26
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pounce

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rzucić się na kogoś

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27
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bleak

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If a place - empty, and not welcoming or attractive:

If a situation - little or no hope for the future:

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untethered

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not physically connected or fastened to something

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29
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succinct

brief

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expressing what needs to be said without unnecessary words

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incisive

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expressing an idea or opinion in a clear and direct way that shows good understanding of what is important

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anodyne

phlegmatic, reserved

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not expressing strong feelings or opinions

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plodding

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slow, continuous, and not exciting:

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33
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belligerently

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in a way that shows a wish to fight or argue

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34
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merit

merits of - advantages of smth

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the quality of being good and deserving praise

on his or her own merits - bez porównywania

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35
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crony

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mate who help each other, especially in a way that is not fair

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36
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gang up

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zmówić się przeciwko

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37
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indignation

indignant

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oburzenie

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38
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hurtle from

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to uncontrollably move very quickly

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39
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lethargy

lethargic

letarg = coma

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ospałość

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feverishly

feverish, fever

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quickly and excitedly

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41
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a hitch

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a small problem

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42
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derive from

deriviation (origin of smth) –> derivative (a form of smth)

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to come or develop from

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43
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ridge

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grzbiet, krawędź

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44
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saplings

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sadzonki

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45
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desalination

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odsalanie

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46
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quench

quench your thirst

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ugasić pragnienie

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47
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epitomise

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to be an example of smth

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48
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fleeting

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quick

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49
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inextricably

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closely connected that you cannot separate them

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50
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advent of

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the start or arrival of something new

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51
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connectedness

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feeling socially/emotionally linked with others

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52
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robust

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strong and healthy

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53
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in vain

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useless

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54
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tall order

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A goal that is hard to fulfill

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55
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come to fruition

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be accomplished

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56
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formidable

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causing fear, apprehension, intimidating

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57
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apprehension

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fear of future trouble

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58
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indispensable

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essential

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59
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to have a ball

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Enjoy oneself enormously

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60
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in imminent

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likely to occur at any moment; impending

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61
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to muster

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to produce or encourage something

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62
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to don

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to give

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63
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portage

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przewó, transport

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64
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steeply

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suddenly or by a large amount

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65
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ravine

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a deep narrow valley

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66
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unspoiled

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has not been badly affected by smth, ex. landscape

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67
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par

be on par

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na równi, norma

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68
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white-knuckle

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mrożący krew w żyłach

69
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enquire

A

ask

70
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gamely

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bravely

71
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evocatively

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sugestywnie

72
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coax

A

persuade

73
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scatter

A

rozpraszać np.światło

74
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arduous

difficult and tiring

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involving or requiring strenuous effort

75
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profound

knowledgeable, deep

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having or showing great knowledge or understanding

76
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deservedly

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rightly

zasłużenie

77
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admittedly

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wprawdzie

78
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conceivably

A

niewykluczone, że

79
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assuredly

undoubtedly, doubtless, assuredly

A

zapewne

80
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engaging in

A

zajęty, zaangażowany w coś

81
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embarking on

A

wyruszyć

82
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committing to

A

zaangażowany, oddany czemuś

83
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entrenched IN

she is entrenched in her views

A

firmly established and difficult to change

84
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accorded

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przyznany

85
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**

interweave

interwove, interwoven

A

łączyć, przeplatać się

86
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burgeoning

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successful: having achieved fame, wealth, or social status

kiełkujący, dojrzewający (np. talent)

87
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insurmountable

A

too great to be overcome

nie do pokonania

88
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reciprocity

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exchange: act of giving thing and receiving another

89
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reluctance

reluctant

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unwillingness or disinclination to do something

niechętny

90
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ascertain

ascertainable (testable)/
ascertainainment (identification)

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find out, discover, get/come to know

91
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comply WITH

A

spełniać, zastosować się do

92
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fractious

A

napięty, marudny

93
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adhere TO

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przestrzegać, być wiernym do czegoś

94
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*

fledged

A

completely developed or established

95
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giddy

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dizzy

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futility

futile - bezcelowy

A

pointlessness or uselessness

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staunch

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wierny, oddany

98
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dislodge

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force out of position

99
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trite

A

lacking originality

100
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a surge of

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gwałtowny wzorst

101
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suss out

A

zorientować się

102
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despatch

A

wysłać

103
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commence

A

rozpocząć

104
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loiter

A

stand or wait around without apparent purpose

105
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lurk

A

czaić się

106
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hover

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wisieć, unosić się w powietrzu

107
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unrivalled

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niedorównany

108
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shrill

A

przenikliwy

109
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soulful

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smętny, smutny

110
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thwarted

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unsuccessful

111
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wallow in

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nurzaćsię

112
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rueful

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sorrowful, regretful, apologetic

113
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reminiscence

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wspomnienie

114
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incarnation

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wcielenie

115
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poignancy

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evoking keen sense of sadness or regret

116
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manoeuvering

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cleverly planning something to get an advantage

117
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inched

A

move very slowly or in a lot of short stages

118
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swarming

A

roić się od

119
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swathe

A

owinąć

120
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prickly

A

kolczasty/drażliwy

121
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undermine

A

o make someone less confident/weaker

122
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churne up

A

wzburzać

123
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perche

A

umieścić

124
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disdain

A

pogarda

125
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deride by

A

wyśmiewać

126
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dandy

A

elegant

127
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vertisimilitude

A

prawdopodobieństwo

128
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amount to

A

be equal to

129
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pompously

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napuszony

130
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underpin

A

support, promote

131
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entranced by

A

charmed by

132
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vivacity

A

rześkość, żywotność

133
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revel in

A

to get great pleasure from sth

134
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assertion

A

a statement that you strongly believe is true

135
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anew

afresh

A

again or one more time, especially in a different way

136
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lingering

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remaining, lasting a long time

nieprzemijający

137
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enduring

endure - wytrwać

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existing for a long time

niesłabnący

138
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unceasing

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never stopping

nieustający

139
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perennial

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happening again and again/ continuing for a long time

odwieczny

140
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trivial

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banalny

141
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mundane

mundanity

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lacking interest, dull

142
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customary

custom, customarily

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zwyczajowy, powszechny

143
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premise

A

an idea on which a statement is based

144
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notion

notional, notionless, notionally

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belief about something/an impulse

145
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snag

A

obstacle, difficulty

146
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bequest

bequeath - zostawić w spadku
bequeathable

A

spadek

147
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endowment

endow - provide

dower - obdarzać, dowry - posag, naturalny talent

A

obdarowanie

148
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heirloom

A

dziedzictwo

149
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contradiction

contradict, contradictory

A

zaprzeczenie

150
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a kernel of truth

A

ziarno prawdy

151
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exacerbate

exacerbation

A

make worse

152
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WORD FORMATION

precede

POPRZEDZAĆ

A

**precedent ** - poprzedni;
unprecedent - występujący pierwszy raz;
predecessor - poprzednik;
precedingly - poprzednio

153
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refrain from

abstain, holdback

A

wstrzymać się od

154
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WORD FORMATION

numerate

A

innumerate, numerical, numeral,

155
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WORD FORMATION

refer

A

referable, refectory, reference

156
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WORD FORMATION

pervade

PRZESIĄKNĄĆ

A

pervasive

157
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shortcoming

overcoming - przezwyciężenie

A

niedociągnięcie

158
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prospect

A

perspektywa

159
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relinquish

A

give up, give away

zrzec się, porzucić(forsake)

160
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outlaw

A

ban

161
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devour

A

chłonąć, pożerać

162
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hefty

A

large in amount

163
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TO/A

toil

toilful

A

work that makes you feel physically tired

164
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weary

weariness

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very tired

165
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perpetuate

perpetually

A

neverending

166
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feud

A

quarrel, aruge

167
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undertake

A

promise to do sth

168
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compel

compulsive, compelling, compulsory

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force or oblige (someone) to do sth

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constrain

A

restriction

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