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38 Cards in this Set
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legions of
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large numbers of
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another face
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a different side or aspect to
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the last bastion
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the final supporter, the last safe place
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manual
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non electric; done with the hands; involving physical work rather than mental work
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turning out
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producing, making, manufacturing
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produkować; wytwarzać; wychodzić; udawać się; okazać się
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turn out
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slumped
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fallen severely, become very low in numbers
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obniżka formy; kiepska forma; spadek; obniżka; zapaść się (w śnieg, błoto, bagno); opadać (na krzesło, tapczan, itp.)
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slump
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in stock
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available for sale
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be a far cry from sth
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to be extremely/completely different from something
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the heyday of
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the most popular and successful time of
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szczyt (sławy); najlepsze lata życia
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heyday
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humble
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modest, lowly, meek
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skromny; pokorny; poniżać; upokarzać
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humble
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pokorny; potulny
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meek
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clatter
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to make continuous loud noises by hitting hard objects against each other, or to cause objects to do this
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klekot; brzęk (np. naczyń); stukot (np. kopyt)
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clatter
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atramentowy; czarny jak atrament
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inky
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cease
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to stop something
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inventory
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a detailed list of all the things in a place; the amount of goods a shop has, or the value of them
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inwentarz; zapas; produkty w magazynie
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inventory
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peak
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the highest, strongest or best point, value or level of skill
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take off
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to suddenly start to be successful or popular
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tail off
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to reduce in amount or become lower in level
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stopniowo maleć
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tail off
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take (sth) over
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to start doing a job or being responsible for something that another person did or had responsibility for before
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przejmować (np. po kimś); zastępować (kogoś) (przy jakiejś pracy)
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take (sth) over
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onward
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moving forward to a later time or a more distant (= farther away) place
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dalej; w przód; do przodu; poruszający się do przodu; czyniący postęp (dosłownie i przenośnie)
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onward
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defence
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(a) protection or support against attack, criticism or infection
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agencja obrony
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defence agency
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burgeoning
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developing quickly
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invent
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to design and/or create something which has never been made before; to create a reason, excuse, story etc. which is not true, usually to deceive someone
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legacy
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money or property that you receive from someone after they die; something that is a part of your history or which stays from an earlier time
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dziedzictwo; legat; zapis; spadek
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legacy
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endure
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to suffer something difficult, unpleasant or painful; to continue to exist for a long time
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znosić; wytrzymywać; trwać; przetrwać
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endure
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kontrabanda; towar z przemytu
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contraband
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