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inherited
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innate
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decisive
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vital
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clear
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explicit
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research
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inquiry
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confirm
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bear out
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determined
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conditioned
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reflect
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manifest
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supposedly
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allegedly
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selecting
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favouring
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partners
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mates
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shades
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hues
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children
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progeny
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shows
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displays
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tend
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incline
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charming
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captivating
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forebears
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previous generation
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plumage
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the feathers that cover a bird's body
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indebted
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grateful
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tangible
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real or not imaginary
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eminent
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famous, respected or important
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obscure
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famous, respected or important
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chore
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task, duty, job
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endeavor
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try to do something
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prop up
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support by putting sth solid under it
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pertain
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to be connected with
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affirm
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to state that something is true
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foresee
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to know about something before it happens
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aspire
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to have a strong desire or hope to do something
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startling
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urprising and sometimes worrying
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engrossing
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very interesting and needing all your attention
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fall for sb
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to suddenly have strong romantic feelings about someone
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suitor
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a man who wants to marry a particular woman
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honk
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If a goose or a car horn honks, it makes a short, loud sound
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chubby
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fat but in pleasant way
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choosy
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difficult to please because you are very exact about what you like (picky)
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gaily
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happily or brightly
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luster
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the brightness that a shiny surface has
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parasite
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an animal or plant that lives on or in another animal or plant of a different type and feeds from it
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bear
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carry
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offspring
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the young of the animal
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adept at
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skilled at
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prey
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an animal that is hunted and killed for food by another animal
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visceral
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based on deep feeling and emotional reactions rather than on reason or thought
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attuned to
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able to understand, or being very familiar with (adjusted)
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rolls of fat
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If a person or animal has rolls of fat on their body, they are very fat
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rest on
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based on
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bedrock
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the main principles on which something is based
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crib sheet
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a piece of paper that contains notes or information, used for cheating during an exam
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scarcely
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almost none
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tot
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a young child
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vogue
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a fashion or general liking, especially one which is temporary
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size one another up
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to examine someone carefully and decide what you think about them
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bilateral
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involving two groups
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gauge
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measure
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disrupt
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to prevent something from continuing as usual
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resilient
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able to quickly return to a previous good condition (flexible)
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lopsided
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with one side bigger, higher, etc. than the other (crooked)
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add (sth) up
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to calculate the total of two or more numbers
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disparity
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a lack of equality and similarity
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breadth
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the distance from one side to another
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fill out
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write
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confidential
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secret
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brethren
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brothers
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calipers
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a device for measuring widths or distances
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singles bar
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a bar where single people go to meet other single people
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chin
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the part of a person's face below their mouth
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brow
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literary the forehead
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imposing
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having an appearance which looks important or causes admiration
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obliquely
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nie wprost, ukośnie (not directly)
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fertility
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productivity or pregnancy (płodność)
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surge
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a sudden and great increase (in)
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abundace
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lots of something, affluence, wealth
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evolve
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develop gradually
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raw
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in a natural state (it wasn't cooked or fried)
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torso
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the human body considered without head, arms or legs
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spindly
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long or tall and thin, and looking weak
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girth
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he distance around the outside of a thick or fat object, like a tree or a body
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excite
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to make someone have strong feelings of happiness and enthusiasm
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lean
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thin and healthy
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plump
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pulchny
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artificial insemination
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sztuczne zapłodnienie
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odds of
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chance, likelihood
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conceive
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get pregnant
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regardless
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despite
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survey
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an examination of opinions, behaviour, etc., made by asking people questions
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runaway
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olbrzymi (great)
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revelatory
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innovative
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no end of sth
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a lot of
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versatile
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with many uses (universal)
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panacea
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something that will cure all illnesses
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speech impediment
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a difficulty in speaking clearly
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mundane
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very ordinary and therefore not interesting
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rave
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party
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infiltrate
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to move slowly into a substance, place, system
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clubland
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the places where people go to drink and dance at night
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mainstream
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glowny nurt
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sample
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to taste a small amount
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casually
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mimowolnie (involuntary); temporarily
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dot com
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a company that does most of its business on the Internet
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drug-running ring
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An exclusive group of people acting privately or illegally to advance their own interests (in this case selling drugs)
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take over
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get control
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heat up
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warm
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intercept
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to stop and catch something or someone before they are able to reach a particular place
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cache
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a hidden store of things
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pick up
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collect
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seize
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take possession of sth with legal authority
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at the height of
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at the peak of
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craze
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an activity, object or idea that is extremely popular, usually for a short time (latest trend)
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sexiness
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physical attraction; the arousal of feelings of sexual desire
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wear off
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gradually disappear
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pervasive
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present or noticeable
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habitual
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usual, repeated, ordinary
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soar
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rise quickly
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appeal
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attract
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threadlike
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nitkowaty, resembling a thread (filiform)
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empathy
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the ability to share someone else's feelings or experiences by imagining what it would be like to be in their situation /empathic
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bliss
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perfect happiness
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perceived insight
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to notice the deepness of something
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stretch
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lengthen
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vesicle
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bubble
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cluster
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a group of similar things that are close together, sometimes surrounding something
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deposit
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leave
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adjacent
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very near, next to
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propagate
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spread, popularize
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overwhelming
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very great or very large
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rush
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hurry
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die off
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die over a period of time
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keep from
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prevent
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dense
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thick, close together
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glow
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to produce a continuous light
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fave
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favourite ;)
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soak
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make wet
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unevil
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harmless
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core
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small group
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video(-game) arcade
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a place equipped with machines which play video games when you put money into them
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do e
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take extasy
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law enforcement
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the activity of making certain that the laws of an area are obeyed
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underway
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happening now
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breathlessness
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shortness of breath
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praise
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show approval
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bloated
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przesadny (exaggerated)
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gush
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to express a positive feeling, especially praise, in such a strong way that it does not sound sincere
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testimonial
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a statement about the qualities of something
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benign
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kind, nice, pleasant
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overstate
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to describe or explain something in a way that makes it seem more important or serious than it really is (exaggerate)
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understate
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to state or describe something in a way that makes it seem less important, serious, bad, etc. than it really is (diminish)
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threshold
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level
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crack down
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to start dealing with bad or illegal behaviour in a more severe way
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loosen [-ing]
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make less tight
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offense
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crime
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pot
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drug, cannabis
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stupefy
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tire, make dull
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downside
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the disadvantage of a situation
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logorrheic
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Using excessive number of words
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burden
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something difficult or unpleasant that you have to deal with or worry about
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marvel
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wonderful thing
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distort
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to change something from its usual, original, natural or intended meaning, condition or shape
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ineluctable [-ly]
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nieunikniony, nieuchronny (unavoidable, inevitable)
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snake oil
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panaceum (panacea)
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illicit
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illegal or disapproved of by society
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compound
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mixture, combination
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issue
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produce
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lore
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raditional knowledge and stories about a subject
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synthesize
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chemical production
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intermediary
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someone who carries messages between people who are unwilling or unable to meet; /pośredniczący/mediator
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all but
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almost
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scores of
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mnóstwo (plenty of)
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review
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when you consider something again in order to make changes to it, give an opinion of it or study it (under review)
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psychedelic
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(of a drug) causing effects on the mind, such as feelings of deep understanding or seeing strong images
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mescaline
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a drug obtained from peyote (= a type of desert plant) that makes you hallucinate
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ingest
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to eat or drink sth
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anecdotal
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describes information that is not based on facts or careful study
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adulterate
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to make food or drink weaker or to lower its quality, by adding something else
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long-standing
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having existed for a long time
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peril
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great danger
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spring from
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originate
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bloodsteram
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the flow of blood around the body
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serotonin
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a chemical that is the body's primary regulator of mood
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disgorge
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to release large amounts of liquid, gas or other contents
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forcibly
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with the use of physical power
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shove
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push
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secrete
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produce
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exquisitely
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perfectly
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flush
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a sudden rapid flow
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short-circuit
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damage
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coagulate
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to change from liquid to a more solid state
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significantly
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considerably
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fare
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manage
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snapshot
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a photograph
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exposure
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contact
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irreversible
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not possible to change
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conclusive
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proving that something is true
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indication
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sign
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amiss
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wrong
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appearance
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pozór (semblance/pretence)
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sanguine
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positive and hopeful
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proponent
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a person who speaks publicly in support of a particular idea or plan of action
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unconscious
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unaware
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gooey
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1.sticky
2.sentimental |
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blindfold
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to cover someone's eyes with a blindfold
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trauma
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severe emotional shock and pain caused by an extremely upsetting experience
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therapist
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terapeuta
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entrepreneur
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someone who starts their own business
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confine
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limit
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promptly
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immediately
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marketable
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atrakcyjny, poszukiwany (in demand)
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patron
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supporter
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flaunt
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popisywać się czymś; to show or make obvious something you are proud of in order to get admiration
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outlaw
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to make something illegal
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mutual friend
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a person who is the friend of two people
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advocate
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support
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pain reliever
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painkiller
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conclude
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finish, end, deduce
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trigger (by)
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start, to cause something bad to start
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emergency room
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a hospital or primary care department that provides initial treatment to patients with a broad spectrum of illnesses and injuries, some of which may be life-threatening and requiring immediate attention.
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come down
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to fall and land on the ground
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admission
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confession
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hotspot
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popular place
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aggregate
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total
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quantify
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measure
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break down
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cry
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abuse
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misuse
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severely
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very serious
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spike with
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to make a drink stronger by adding alcohol, or to add flavour or interest to something
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aftermath
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the period which follows an unpleasant event
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hangover
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Unpleasant physical effects following the heavy use of alcohol.
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bleak
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empty and not welcoming or attractive; cold, raw, discouraging
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inhibition
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a feeling of embarrassment or worry that prevents you from saying or doing what you want
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ferociously
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gwałtownie (suddenly)
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randy
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full of sexual desire (horny)
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fade
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disappear
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end up (in)
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to finally be in a particular place or situation
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masquerade
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pretend
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stake out
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to watch a place continuously
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shave off
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to cut a very thin piece from an object or surface
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sliver
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a very small thin piece of sth
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solution
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a liquid into which a solid has been mixed and has dissolved
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adulterate //adulterant//
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sfałszować; to make food or drink weaker or to lower its quality, by adding sth else
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over-the-counter
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Drugs that are bought over the counter are bought in a shop without first visiting a doctor (without prescription)
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insidious
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gradually and secretly causing harm
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suppressant
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inhibitor
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suppress
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prevent
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inhibit
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to prevent someone from doing something
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heatstroke
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a condition which can lead to death, caused by being too long in a very hot place
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vastly
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ogromnie (tremendously)
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potent
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very powerful, forceful or effective
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incentive
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sth which encourages a person to do sth
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a one-time teacher/doctor etc.
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someone who was a teacher/doctor etc. in the past
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police force
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the police in a country or area
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kit
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a set of things, such as tools, used for a particular purpose
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perception
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belief; sight
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typify
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be characteristic of sth
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thrall
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subjection, slave
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transcendence
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a state of existence above and beyond the limits of material experience
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aloof
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uninvolved, distant emotionally; remote
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put
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express
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snobby
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snobbish; private
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at ease
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relaxed
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venue
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the place where a public event or meeting happens
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besiege
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surround
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the limelight
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public attention and interest
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happen
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meet
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bustle
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be busy; to do things in a hurried and busy way
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pit
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hole
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sterile
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unable to produce, clean
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untangle
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undo, free
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assorted
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consisting of various types mixed together
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retail
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the activity of selling goods to the public, usually in small quantities
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foundation
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fundament; base
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dig
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kopać; move earth
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slaughter
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the killing of many people cruelly
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midst
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the middle
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unseemly
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not suitable, inappropriate
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dispatch
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pośpiech; speed (with dispatch)
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swagger
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gait, walk /pewność siebie, dumny krok
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across from
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opposite
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abode
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the place where someone lives
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(happen) all over
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everywhere
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hip
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fashionable
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glimpse
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insight, see briefly
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rehash (the pain)
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go over once again
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avert
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to turn away your eyes or thoughts
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tattered
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badly torn
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flutter
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move (rapidly), trzepotać
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drape (down)
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to put sth such as cloth loosely over sth
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turmoil
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a state of confusion
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wrought by
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cause by
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squabble
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an argument over an unimportant matter
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inquiry
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investigation
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assault
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to attack someone violently
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merely
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used to emphasize that you mean exactly what you are saying and nothing more
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dispatcher
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dyspozytor (setter)
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soothe
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calm
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hold on
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wait
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grasp
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understand
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acknowledge
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admit
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frontline
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exposed position
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grief
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very great sadness
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be in flux
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change continuously
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assert
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state
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self-obsessed
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only interested in yourself and your own activities
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lobby
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persuade
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amend
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change, correct
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amends
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reperation
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blueprint
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plan, project
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money-envy
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desire for money; a kind of jealousy
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take up with
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become friendly, start relationship
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closure
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end
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black-draped
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covered in black
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distressingly
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painfully, unpleasantly
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respirator
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A device that supplies oxygen for breathing, used especially in artificial respiration.
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hurl (into)
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to throw something with a lot of force
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atrocity
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when someone does sth extremely violent and shocking
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transferred to
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moved to
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account for
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account, settle up, judge
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congregation
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a group of people gathered together in a religious building for worship and prayer
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cope with
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manage emotionally
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instantly
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immediately
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plough onto
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hit
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continuum
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sth that changes in character gradually or in very slight stages without any clear dividing points
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grieving
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feeling very sad because someone has died
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worship
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to go to a religious ceremony
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voice one's rage
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express one's anger
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numbness
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lack of physical or emotional feeling
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spur
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encourage
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fitting vindication
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suitable excuse, justification // Jur (of person) oczyszczenie z zarzutów
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bring about
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cause
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in the face of
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w obliczu; in confrontation with
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aware of
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conscious
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mosque
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a building for Islamic religious activities
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confirmation
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religion
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portrayal
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representation
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move on
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develop
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soften
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ease
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texture
|
feel [-ing]
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weave
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to twist objects together;
spleść |
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get over
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recover from
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unscathed
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not damaged
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comprise of
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consist of
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sth goes beyond a joke
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coś wcale nie jest śmieszne
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staunch
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sth difficult to change
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to force one's way
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przedzierać się; push
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prides himself on
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to be proud of something and show off with it.
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assert
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zapewniać; assure, ensure
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it's (certainly) food for thought
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rzecz warta rozważenia
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inundated
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flooded, full of sth
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ponder over
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zastanawiać się nad czymś; consider
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have a bearing on sth
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have an influence on
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tumble
|
to move in an uncontrolled way, as if falling or likely to fall
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alternate between
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happen alternately
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ranging
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various
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pursue
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follow
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reinforce
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make stronger
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impact
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effect
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competetive
|
involving competition
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interjection
|
wtrącenie, interruption
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reassure
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zapewnić, ensure
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tentative
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hesitant, not certain
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hedge
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protection (fence also?)
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whereas
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compared with the fact that; but
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derive
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czerpać, obtain, get
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conditioned (from a young age)
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influenced
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preliminary
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coming before a more important action or event, especially introducing or preparing for it
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mutter
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to speak quietly and in a low voice that is not easy to hear
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grudge
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a strong feeling of anger and dislike for a person who you feel has treated you badly, which often lasts for a long time
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endearment
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czułości, czułe słowa, showing affection
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exact
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subtle, drobny
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appeal
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to interest or attract someone
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couch
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express
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prolonged
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continuing for a long time
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telly
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television
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in front of
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before
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divine
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foretell, godlike, heavenly
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burden
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something difficult or unpleasant that you have to deal with or worry about
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infuriating
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making someone extremely angry
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blankly
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without expression
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enrich
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add sth else
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impassive
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describes a person's face when it expresses no emotion
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concur [-ring]
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to agree with someone
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outline
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a description of the main facts about something
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put forward
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propose
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dismiss [-al]
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forget
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sympathetic
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understanding
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every last
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every, each
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particularly
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especially
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spot
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see
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to have sth on one’s mind
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mieć umysł zaprzątnięty czymś;
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bug
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to annoy or worry someone
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wild horses wouldn’t (won't) drag it out of me (him)
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za nic w świecie nikomu nie powiem
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touched by
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moved, affected
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irritable
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becoming annoyed very easily
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halve
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reduce something by half
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to cut no ice with sb
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nie trafiać komuś do przekonania; fail in convincing someone
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muscle in on sth
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wpakować się (na chama;), to force your way into a situation and make certain you are included, although you are not wanted
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to be one up on sb
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mieć nad kimś przewagę; to gain advantage over
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sort sth out
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deal with
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condition [-ing]
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influence
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upbringing
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the way in which someone is treated and educated when they are young, especially by their parents
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concerned with
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involved with
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clever at
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intelligent
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accusatory
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suggesting that you think someone has done sth bad
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generous
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willing to help
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progress
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to continue gradually
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hype
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when sth is continually advertised on television in order to attract everyone's interest
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dreadful
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very bad and sad
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imminent
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likely to happen very soon
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to teeter on the edge (or brink) of sth
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stać na krawędzi czegoś
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teeter
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be aobout to; If something is teetering on the brink/edge of a bad situation, it is likely that the situation will happen soon
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catch up in
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tangle
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frenzied
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szalony, desperacki, crazy, frantic
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engulf
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to surround and cover sth or someone completely
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in the depth of winter
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w pełni zimy, the height of – pełnia
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momentum
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rozmach, become faster
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overpowering
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too strong
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baleful
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full of evil intentions
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goodwill
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friendly and helpful feelings
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impose
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force
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without a hint of irony
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lacking irony
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row
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argument
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mock
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laugh at
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bonhomie
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kindliness, friendliness
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maudlin
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rzewny, ckliwy, wistful, mawkish
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office party
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party for office workers
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lechery
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lust
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lecherous
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showing a strong sexual interest in people
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tin
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a closed metal container, especially a cylindrical one, in which some types of drink and food are sold
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tinsel
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decoration
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tunelessly
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unpleasantly, having no tune
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render
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give performance of a song to people
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muzak
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recorded music that is played quietly and continuously in public places
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yuletide
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the period around Christmas
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pervade
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spread through sth and be present in every part of it
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proclaim
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announce
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rejoice
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show great hapiness about sth
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celestial
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of or from the sky or outside this world
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brim with sth
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full of sth
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overflow
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nadmiar, excess
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grandeur
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the quality of being very large
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scrap
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small piece
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embedded
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fixed; If an emotion, attitude, etc. is embedded in someone or something, it is a very strong or important part of them
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consciousness
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awareness
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outward
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away from the centre
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biting cold
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veeeery cold
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inwardly
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inside your mind and not expressed to other people
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egotism
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the tendency to think only about yourself
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joyless
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unhappy
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pile up (pilling up)
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increase
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miserable
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unhappy, low value
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thaw out
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become not frozen (melt?)
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genuinely
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really
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plight
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an unpleasant condition
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beaming
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smiling
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selflessly
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disinterestedly
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pour out (gifts)
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give
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the groaning board
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stół uginający się od jadła
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life and soul of the party
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someone who is energetic and amusing and at the centre of activity during social occasions
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duality
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the state of combining two different things
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tunnel vision
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klapki na oczach
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feel for
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współczuć, sympathize
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joyfully
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happy
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myriad
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a very large number of something, almost infinite.
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thread
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1. a long thin line of something such as light or smoke 2. a very thin fibre
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festivity
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when people are happy and celebrating
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fir tree
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jodła, a tall evergreen tree that grows in cold countries and has needle-like leaves
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flock
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a group of sheep
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blaze
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to be brightly lit or full of colour
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self
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personality
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emanate from
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to come out of
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meek
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quiet, gentle and not willing to argue or state your opinions in a forceful way
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plea
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request
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cast out
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drive out/away
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relentless
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continuing in a severe or extreme way
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phoniness
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1. lack of sincerity,
2. a show or expression of feelings or beliefs one does not actually hold or possess: hypocrisy |
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corporate
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FORMAL of or shared by a whole group and not just of a single member
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hijack
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take over, capture
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splendour
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great beauty which attracts admiration and attention
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sentimentality
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the tendency to be sentimental
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supreme
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highest, greatest
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course
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direction
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ego
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your idea or opinion of yourself, or a great feeling of your own importance and ability
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precondition
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sth which must happen or be true before it is possible for sth else to happen
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letdown
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a disappointment
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approach
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deal with, come near
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remarkable
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unusual (or special and therefore surprising and worth mentioning)
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absurdity
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sth that is ridiculous or unreasonable
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bring together
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cause to meet
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lighten
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make brighter
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charity
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Provision of help or relief to the poor
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badge
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plakietka (small piece of metal with words or a picture which you can pin to your clothes)
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harassment
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behaviour that
annoys or upsets someone |
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bundle
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tied objects; a number
of things that have been fastened or are held together |
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self-sealing
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self-glueing
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sortie
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a brief journey to
somewhere you have not been before, often with a particular purpose |
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decent interval
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proper (not too
long or short) break, pause |
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look out over sth
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overlook
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bounded by
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surrounded
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on the verge
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on the edge
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draw up
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stop
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combative
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eager to fight or
argue |
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deficiency
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lack of what is needed
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studiously
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[avoid, ignore]
umyślnie; to be studiously indifferent udawać obojętność |
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nondenominational
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not connected with a particular
religious denomination |
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pickings
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money which can be
earned easily or dishonestly |
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convene
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meet
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at the outset
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at the beginning
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pocketful
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as many or as much
of something as a pocket will hold |
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sideboard
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kredens; a piece of furniture with a flat top and
cupboards at the bottom, usually used for holding glasses, plates |
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bother
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make an effort
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vague
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imprecise, not clearly expressed; vague-minded
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shuffle
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move around, walk
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unmissable
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cannot be missed
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mat
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floor
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cajole into
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to persuade someone to do sth they might not
want to do, by pleasant talk |
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insistent
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firmly saying that
something must be true or done |
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solicit
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request, ask for
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assemble
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bring parts together in
a single group |
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garment
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a piece of clothing
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put out
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offended
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wistfulness
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sadness
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dispose of
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get rid of
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suave
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describes a man who is
very polite, charming and usually attractive, often in a way that is slightly false |
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sharply
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suddenly
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saturnine
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serious and unfriendly
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scrupulous
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honest
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covenant
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a formal agreement to
pay a fixed sum of money regularly, especially to a charity |
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give up
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sacrifice
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animated
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full of interest and energy
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abashed
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embarrassed
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dispirited
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not feeling hopeful
about a particular situation or problem |
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tight-fisted
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mean
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baffle by
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amazed
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substantial
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large
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chief
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most important
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unrepentant
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not feeling sorry for something that you've done
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retrieve
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to find and bring back something
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apparently
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seemingly
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intrude
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disturb /upon sth/
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on sb's doorstep
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very close to where someone is
or lives |
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bourgeois
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belonging to or
typical of the middle class |
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hallway
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entrance
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peevishly
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with annoyance
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affront
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a remark or action
intended to insult or offend someone |
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docile
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quiet and easy to
influence, persuade or control |
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well-heeled
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rich
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opulence
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wealth and luxury
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interior
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inside part of something
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shriek
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a short, loud, high cry,
especially one produced suddenly as an expression of a powerful emotion ...opulence shrieks from each briefly glimpsed interior. |
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redness
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when your eyes are red
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dilating
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when your eye pupil is getting wider
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cornea
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rogówka
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