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34 Cards in this Set
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rod (noun)
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a long thin implement made of metal or wood; pręt; drąg
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lightning rod (USA)/lightning conductor (UK)
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a metal rod or conductor mounted on top of a building and electrically connected to the ground through a wire, to protect the building in the event of lightning; piorunochron
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reckon
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informal to think or believe; to consider or have the opinion that something is as stated; mainly UK to calculate an amount; uważać; sądzić; myśleć (coś o czymś)
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watchdog (noun)
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a guardian or defender against theft or illegal practices or waste; a person or organization responsible for making certain that companies obey particular standards and do not act illegally; organ nadzorczy
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artificial, unreal (adj)
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contrived by art rather than nature; sztuczne; niemożliwe; nieprawdopodone; iluzyjne
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kind, sort, form, variety (noun)
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a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
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whip sth up
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mainly disapproving to encourage or cause people to have strong feelings about something
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bail out
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an act of giving capital to a company in danger of failing in an attempt to save it from bankruptcy, insolvency, or total liquidation and ruin; pomóc; wesprzeć; wspomóc
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sober (adj)
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not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
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spit, tongue (noun)
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a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea; cypel
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hostility (also called inimicality), ill will (noun)
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a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition; a form of angry internal rejection or denial in psychology. It is a part of personal construct psychology. In everyday speech it is more commonly used as a synonym for anger and aggression.
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boost
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zwiększyć; podnieść; pobudzać; stymulować; wzmagać; podnosić
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leverage
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the action or advantage of using a lever; power to influence people and get the results you want; US (UK gearing) the ratio between the amount of money that a company owes to banks and the value of the company; dźwignia; wpływ (czegoś na coś)
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restrain
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to control the actions or behaviour of someone by force, especially in order to stop them from doing something, or to limit the growth or force of something; powstrzymać; zatrzymać; pohamować (się); opanować (się); wziąć (się) w karby
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ceasefire
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an agreement, usually between two armies, to stop fighting to allow discussions about peace; przerwanie ognia; wstrzymanie ognia; rozejm; zawieszenie broni
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rein
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a long thin piece of material, especially leather, which helps you to control and direct a horse; UK a strap which is put around a small child's body or wrist and held at the other end by an adult so that the adult can stop the child running away; trzymać za lejce; trzymać za wodze; kierować (konia) przez ciągnięcie/puszczanie wodzy
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brass
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UK informal complete self-confidence and absence of fear; UK old-fashioned informal money; mosiądz; osoby na wysokich stanowiskach (urzędnicy, wojskowi)
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pledge (noun)
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a deposit of personal property as security for a debt; a serious or formal promise, especially one to give money or to be a friend, or something that you give as a sign that you will keep a promise, (verb) to make a serious or formal promise to give or do something; zastaw; gwarancja; przyrzeczenie; zobowiązanie
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buckle
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zapinać; spinać; dopinać (przy pomocy sprzączki); zamek; sprzączka (pasa bezpieczeństwa)
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tuition, tuition fee (noun)
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a fee paid for instruction (especially for higher education); czesne (opłata za naukę)
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slump
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(of prices, values or sales) to fall suddenly; obniżka formy; kiepska forma ; spadek
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to show one's mettle
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ability and determination when competing or doing something difficult; chcieć się jak najlepiej zaprezentować; chcieć się wykazać
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austerity
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the condition or policy of living without things that are not necessary and without comfort, with limited money or goods, or a practice, habit or experience that is typical of this; oszczędne gospodarowanie
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chastise
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to criticize someone severely; upominać; karcić; chłostać
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tipping point
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the time at which a change or an effect cannot be stopped
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decent, nice (adj)
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socially or conventionally correct; socially acceptable or good; refined or virtuous; przyzwoity; na odpowiednim poziomie; porządny; skromny
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heckling, barracking (noun)
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shouting to interrupt a speech with which you disagree; to interrupt a public speech or performance with loud unfriendly statements or questions; szydzić; drwić
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the Chancellor of the Exchequer
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the person in the British Government who is responsible for deciding tax levels and how much money the Government can spend; Kanclerz Skarbu
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levy
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an amount of money, such as a tax, that you have to pay to a government or organization; podatek; danina
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prod
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to push something or someone with your finger or with a pointed object; to encourage someone to take action, especially when they are being slow or unwilling; popychać; skłaniać (do czegoś); szturchać
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parsimony, parsimoniousness, thrift, penny-pinching (noun)
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extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily; oszczędność; skąpstwo
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bemoan
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to complain about or express sadness; opłakiwać (kogoś); lamentować (nad kimś); żałować (kogoś)
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strike
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(struck, struck) to refuse to continue working because of an argument with an employer about working conditions, pay levels or job losses; uderzyć kogoś albo coś; porazić/porażać; zadawać komuś lub czemuś cios; (o myśli) przychodzić do głowy, zdać sobie sprawę; strajk;
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the Holy Grail
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a cup believed to have been used by Jesus Christ at the meal before his death; something that is extremely difficult to find or get; Święty Graal
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