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40 Cards in this Set
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Notion |
A conception of or belief about sth |
Przekonanie |
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Neglect |
Not giving enough care or attention to people or things that are your responsibility |
Zaniedbać |
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Curmudgeon |
A bad-tempered person, especially an old one |
Zrzęda |
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Incentive |
Sth that encourages a person to do sth, motivation |
Bodziec |
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Kerfuffle |
Commotion or fuss, especially one caused by conflicting views |
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Succumb |
Lose determination, accept defeat/die or suffer badly from an illness |
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Toil |
Hard work, this kind which make you feel physically tired |
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Vantage point |
Place that provides a good view/way of thinking or set of opinions based on your particular situation |
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Spate |
A larger number of events that usual, especially unpleasant ones, happening at about the same time |
Natłok, lawina, nawał |
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Run counter to sth |
Be opposed to, disagree with |
Być niezgodnym z czymś |
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Come hot on the tails of sth |
Happen very soon after sth |
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Encroach on |
Gradually take away sb else's rights, or to take controlling of sb's time/gradually cover more and more of an area of land |
Naruszyć, wkroczyć |
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Unwieldy |
Difficult to move becuase its too big too heavy or sth |
Nieporęczny |
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Negligible |
Irrelevant |
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Virtue |
Advantage/good morał quality in person |
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Vantage point |
Point with a good view/set of opinions or way of thinking |
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Kink |
1. Twist in a wire, rope etc 2. Curved shape in hair 3. Sth that is wrong 4. A strange habit, usually sexual 5. To twist |
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Anodyne |
Intended to avoid causing offence or disagreement, by not expressing strong feelings or opinions |
Płytki |
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Cover-up |
Attempt to prevent the public from discovering the truth about crime or mistake |
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Reverberation |
Sound that lasts for a long time and makes things seem to shake |
Pogłos, echo |
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Go above and beyond |
Do more than it is expected |
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Bromide |
A statement that even if is true is also boring and has no meaning because it was repeated many Times before |
Stereotypowe polaczenie wyrazow, banał |
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Approvingly |
Showing that you have a positive opinion of sth or sb |
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Succumb |
To lose, accept the defeat/die or suffer because of an illness |
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Mooring |
A place to tie a boat |
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Pollster |
Person Who does opinion pools |
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Lender |
Sb that lends money, especially larger financial organization |
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Pull all-nighter |
Time when you spend all night studying |
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Slacker |
Person Who doesn't work hard enough |
Leń obibok |
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Gin up |
Create sth, cause sth |
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Discombobulated |
Shocked and speechless at the same time, confused |
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Cubicle |
Small space that is seperated from the rest of the room where you can be private |
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To the bone |
Completely |
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Be under way |
Start, begin |
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Summon |
Call, hail |
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In-the-flesh |
Live |
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Commute |
Make the same journey between work and home regularly |
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Disenchanted |
Disappointed by sb or sth previously respected or admitted |
Disappointed |
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Roll sth out |
Make a new product or system available for the first time |
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Trace |
Find or discover by investigation |
Namierzać wyśledzić |