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Many teenagers wouldn't consider off-brand sneakers. sākt mācīties
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not having a well-known brand name
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In some of these schools, army-style drills are used to instil a sense of discipline. sākt mācīties
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defer a decision/ defer doing sth My bank has agreed to defer the repayments on my loan. sākt mācīties
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informal Change those clothes -- you look like a hooker. sākt mācīties
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also beginning: Would passengers please turn off their mobile phones before the commencement of the flight. As they like to say in commencement speeches, I I was getting ready to enter the real world. sākt mācīties
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also physical and mental health and happiness: The police are very concerned for the welfare of the missing child. Your taxes pay for welfare benefits such as unemployment and sickness pay.; Most of the people in this neighborhood are on welfare. (US) sākt mācīties
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The prisoner was sentenced to five months of incarceration. sākt mācīties
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The fairy godmother waved her magic wand over the cabbages and they turned into horses. sākt mācīties
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I started to feel queasy as soon as the boat left the harbour. sākt mācīties
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feeling that you want to vomit:
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to try to shoot a thing or person in a way that is not skilful Instead of taking pot shots at us, why don’t you make a useful suggestion? sākt mācīties
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to criticize someone or something in an unfair way
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At the matriculation ceremony, we all had to walk through the streets of Oxford wearing short black gowns. sākt mācīties
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He pulled it farther open and saw that a bunch of quill pens in an elastic band had been moved. sākt mācīties
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It seemed odd that he loathed her with such intensity and yet had made a pass at her. sākt mācīties
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to try to kiss or touch another person with the intention of starting a sexual relationship with them
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There were a large number of DUI arrests on New Year’s Eve. sākt mācīties
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drive under the influence
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As a former actor I must say I have never seen a green room that was green. sākt mācīties
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a room, for example in a theatre, where performers can relax
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also: in a court of law, a member of the jury who is chosen to be in charge of the jury's discussions and to speak officially for them:; The jury foreman read the verdict - reached Friday after 15 hours of deliberation - in a Macomb County courtroom. After four years on the job, he was promoted to foreman. sākt mācīties
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the martyrdom of St. Catherine sākt mācīties
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also: the action or advantage of using a lever: Using ropes and wooden poles for leverage, they haul sacks of cement up the track. If the United Nations had more troops in the area, it would have greater leverage. sākt mācīties
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power to influence people and get the results you want:
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formal I thought she showed remarkable fortitude during that period. sākt mācīties
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courage over a long period:
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She left her entire estate to her niece. sākt mācīties
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also verb: The soft grass cushioned his fall. You should aim to build up a cushion of money in case of emergencies. sākt mācīties
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zabezpieczenie, amortyzacja
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The local drama group is staging a production of the musical "Grease". sākt mācīties
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disapproving I felt like a voyeur visiting the war zone and seeing badly injured people being dragged from their bomb-shattered homes. sākt mācīties
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With 20 kids running around and only two adults to supervise, it was complete mayhem sākt mācīties
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a debilitating condition/disease sākt mācīties
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also - a time by which a child must be home in the evening (US): You'll be in trouble if you get home after curfew. He was shot for breaking (= not obeying) the curfew. sākt mācīties
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also: a phone booth/ a crafts booth sākt mācīties
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a partly enclosed place in a restaurant, with a table between two long seats budka/ stragan
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I'm anxious to get home to open my presents., Developing countries that are anxious for hard currency can rarely afford to protect the environment. sākt mācīties
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Because of security implications the officers were tried in secret. sākt mācīties
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subject someont to trial in a court
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He wore a navy blue blazer and gray pants. sākt mācīties
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a jacket, sometimes with the special sign of a school, club etc on it
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formal Unbeknownst to me, he had rented out the apartment while I was away. sākt mācīties
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without a particular person knowing:
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He was working here illegally and was terrified that his boss would turn him over to the authorities. sākt mācīties
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to take a criminal to the police or other authority:
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I made my bones when I was nineteen, the last time the family had a war. sākt mācīties
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take actions to achieve sth
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It would be like looking for a needle in a haystack. sākt mācīties
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stóg siana
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You promised me brothel, Hiram. sākt mācīties
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informal That morning she felt full of pep and decided to go for a long walk. sākt mācīties
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We glide past islands with huts on stilts and waving people. sākt mācīties
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You know how many speakeasies are there in this one county? sākt mācīties
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a place where alcohol was illegally sold and drunk in the US in the 1920s and 1930s
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synonym: fuse Even when the installation has been undertaken by an expert, the inclusion of a circuit breaker is a wise precaution. sākt mācīties
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wyłącznik obwodu, bezpiecznik
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He considered himself a master of witty banter. sākt mācīties
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UK: braces She was holding a suspender in each hand like she had a skipping rope. sākt mācīties
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US Across the bleachers, the Oregon band puts down its instruments and starts dancing in the aisles. sākt mācīties
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US We're doubling down; we're going to keep on going because we've committed too much to stop. sākt mācīties
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to continue to do something in an even more determined way than before:
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He had the eerie feeling that he had met this stranger before. sākt mācīties
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strange in a frightening and mysterious way:
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I wish you hadn't whisked away my plate from the table like that—I was still eating!; My wife whisked the cat hair off my shoulder before I left for my interview. sākt mācīties
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to take something or someone somewhere else suddenly and quickly:
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formal He was held culpable (= blamed) for all that had happened. sākt mācīties
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zasługujący na winę
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He has attained the highest grade in his music exams. sākt mācīties
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also - honest: A scrupulous politician would not lie about her business interests. The nurse told him to be scrupulous (= extremely careful) about keeping the wound clean. sākt mācīties
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The cause of death was asphyxiation from smoke inhalation. sākt mācīties
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He did an impression of a horse snorting.; The candidate's speech drew loud snorts of derisive laughter. sākt mācīties
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You're sniffing a lot - do you have a cold? He sniffed his socks to see if they needed washing. sākt mācīties
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także ciągać nosem
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This forlorn industrial town has very high unemployment.; She looked a forlorn figure standing at the bus stop. sākt mācīties
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opuszczony, nieszczęśliwy
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synonym: invoke Their sacred dance is performed to invoke ancient gods. sākt mācīties
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All the seers and prophets saw the world as worthless. sākt mācīties
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stag sākt mācīties
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an adult male deer
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also - to communicate information to someone: to impart the bad news Use a piece of fresh ginger to impart a Far Eastern flavour to simple ingredients. sākt mācīties
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to give a particular quality to something
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formal prosecution at the instance of the police sākt mācīties
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at the request or instigation of.
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Most clairvoyants restrict themselves to the pictures for divination. sākt mācīties
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The police negotiated with the gunman through an intermediary. sākt mācīties
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archaic sākt mācīties
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a person believed to be possessed by the devil or a spirit.
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Preliminary results show that the vaccine is effective, but this has to be confirmed by further medical trials. sākt mācīties
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Many millions of years ago, our ancestors climbed out of the primeval ooze onto dry land. Blood was still oozing out of the wound. sākt mācīties
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także szlam
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also - a student who is doing a course that prepares him or her for medical school: This is a difficult question to answer for a premed. Michael decided that premed was no longer for him. sākt mācīties
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a college or university course that prepares students for medical school:
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All bets are off on the election: it's too close to call. sākt mācīties
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nie można przewidzieć wyniku danej sytuacji
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kontrahent, zleceniobiorca, wykonawca
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informal Walter got rattled when they didn’t call. sākt mācīties
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formal She was charged with driving while intoxicated. sākt mācīties
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Driving While Intoxicated
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A breathalyzer test proved negative. sākt mācīties
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She wrote about the travesty of racially motivated lynching., At the time, lynchings were commonplace. sākt mācīties
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Car exports in the year to April tanked 23 percent. sākt mācīties
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to go down in price, value
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The Treasury estimates that the top 1% of earners will pay about 32.3% of all taxes this year. sākt mācīties
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the government department responsible for financial matters such as spending and taxes
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The ruling party voided elections in 14 cities. The lawyers declared the contract (null and) void. sākt mācīties
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unieważnić
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Would you cash a cheque for me? sākt mācīties
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to exchange a cheque, etc. for cash:
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UK: note - a €20 note sākt mācīties
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It may take six months to see an orthopedist for a hip replacement. sākt mācīties
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There seems to be qualified support for the idea. sākt mācīties
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He took a lowly job in an insurance firm. sākt mācīties
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low in position and importance, or not respected:
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She bore witness to his patience and diligence. sākt mācīties
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Last year manufacturing output fell by 14 percent. sākt mācīties
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an amount that a person, machine, or organization produces:
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The political standoff led to a six-month delay in passing this year's budget. sākt mācīties
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a situation in which agreement in an argument does not seem possible
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an inscrutable face/expression/smile sākt mācīties
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The success of the event will be determined by the vagaries of the weather. sākt mācīties
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The spokesman came out with a pat answer/response. sākt mācīties
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oklepana, niepogłębiona odpowiedź
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They furnished their home with antiques. Jeanne’s catering company furnished all the food for the party. sākt mācīties
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put furniture in a place
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formal The immensity of the task is daunting. sākt mācīties
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patricide The Criminal Code of Japan once determined that patricide brought capital punishment or life imprisonment. sākt mācīties
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formal Officials were circumspect about saying what the talks had achieved. sākt mācīties
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Engineers are endeavoring to locate the source of the problem. sākt mācīties
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Waves dashed against the cliffs. sākt mācīties
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to hit with a great force
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a small amount of blood or urine used for testing: They took blood and urine specimens for analysis. He has a collection of rare insect specimens. sākt mācīties
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An old bridge spans the river just outside the town. sākt mācīties
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If a bridge spans a river, it goes from one side to the other:
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synonym: caprice - The $300 million palace was built to satisfy the caprice of one man. Oh for a husband who would indulge my every whim! sākt mācīties
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The meeting turned out to be a farce since no one had prepared anything. sākt mācīties
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His essays are models of clarity and brevity. sākt mācīties
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a feeling of friendship and support: He described sport as a symbol of peace and a means of promoting fraternity between nations. He was, as we have seen, already President of his frat (fraternity). sākt mācīties
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a social organization for male students at an American or Canadian college
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Can schools prohibit students from belonging to fraternities, sororities, and other undemocratic organizations? sākt mācīties
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a social organization for female students at some US colleges
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Since taking over as district attorney last year, he has vowed to vigorously prosecute anyone who violently preys on streetwalkers. sākt mācīties
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a lawyer in the US who works for the government in a particular area and who is responsible for bringing people who may be criminals to court
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She misplaced her keys so often that her secretary used to carry spare ones for her. sākt mācīties
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Investors have started to liquidate their mutual funds. sākt mācīties
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zlikwidować (szczególnie firmę, biznes)
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in philosophy: to have timeless, independent or abstract existence The prisoners were subsisting on a diet of bread and water. sākt mācīties
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She gave an address to the Royal Academy. sākt mācīties
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in physics: existing or measured at a particular instant: measurement of the instantaneous velocity modern methods of instantaneous communication sākt mācīties
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occurring or done instantly.
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Nuclear fusion does not produce long-lived nuclear waste.; Queen Elizabeth is one in a long line of famously long-lived women. sākt mācīties
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lasting or living for a long time:
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In elementary mathematics, a term is either a single number or variable, or the product of several numbers or variables. For example 3 + 4x + 5yzw sākt mācīties
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negative/positive numbers Two is a positive number.; a negative return on our investment sākt mācīties
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He was trying to keep out of the bird's line of sight. sākt mācīties
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linia wzroku, linia widzenia
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The wind is expected to shift (to the east) tomorrow... Joe listened, shifting uncomfortably from one foot to another., Give me a hand to shift these chairs. sākt mācīties
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Reading should be an adventure, a personal experience full of serendipitous surprises. sākt mācīties
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The cells are irradiated so that they cannot reproduce. sākt mācīties
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naświetlać, napromieniowywać
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also: a person whose job or task is to seek financial support for a charity, cause, or other enterprise. - She was a campaign fundraiser for two former Presidents. During his US visit, the Prime Minister will attend a $100-a-head fundraiser. sākt mācīties
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an event held to generate financial support for a charity, cause, or other enterprise
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Good evening, commissioner. sākt mācīties
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The lighted dial of her watch said 1.20. Can I dial this number direct, or do I have to go through the operator?; I think I dialed the wrong number. sākt mācīties
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także: tarcza zegara
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Harvey, I know these briefs backwards. sākt mācīties
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akta lub streszczenie sprawy
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informal Maroni? He's a fall guy. I'm a brain to the organization. sākt mācīties
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- Permission to treat the witness as hostile. - Granted. sākt mācīties
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, is a witness at trial whose testimony on direct examination is either openly antagonistic or appears to be contrary to the legal position of the party who called the witness.
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If we don't deal with this, soon, he won't be able to get a nickel for his grandma. sākt mācīties
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a coin worth five cents (in US and Canada)
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From the sideline it looked like a rottweiler up against a chihuahua. sākt mācīties
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He was portrayed in the media as a complete fiend. sākt mācīties
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an evil and cruel person:
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Patrick crashed a Ford that he'd borrowed from the car pool at work. sākt mācīties
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disapproving They have been accused of racketeering. sākt mācīties
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He was found guilty of obtaining the money by extortion. sākt mācīties
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We know all the other teams are gunning for us. sākt mācīties
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to make a great effort to defeat or hurt someone:
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a serious, violent assault on sb
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Make sure to keep a tally of the number of customers going in and out. sākt mācīties
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also give information to the police about people you know who have committed a crime: When he finds out who squealed on him, he's going to make them very sorry. We could hear the piglets squealing as we entered the farmyard. sākt mācīties
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disapproving What annoys me about these girls is their complacency - they seem to have no desire to expand their horizons. sākt mācīties
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A disciplinary hearing will examine charges of serious professional misconduct against three surgeons.; a court hearing sākt mācīties
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przesłuchanie, wysłuchanie
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Deliveries are routed via/by way of London. sākt mācīties
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to send something somewhere using a particular way or direction:
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Let's go spelunking at the weekend. sākt mācīties
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the sport of walking and climbing in caves:
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The engines were at full throttle (=the throttle was open so the engines could go very fast). sākt mācīties
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Brody was locked in a padded cell and forced to wear a straitjacket. sākt mācīties
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also - an emotional request: He made a plea for help/mercy Mr Wilson entered a plea of not guilty. sākt mācīties
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the answer that a person gives in court when they have been accused of committing a crime:
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formal: memorandum Did you get my memo about the meeting? sākt mācīties
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The severe cold caused a water main to burst and flood the street. sākt mācīties
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a large pipe that carries water or gas
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Rubber bullets are designed to incapacitate people rather than kill them.; The accident left me incapacitated for seven months. sākt mācīties
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obezwładnić; uczynić niewydolnym
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US He lives on the fourth floor of a walk-up building. sākt mācīties
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a tall building with apartments in it that does not have an elevator
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We know that you will not forget their crimes when their day of reckoning comes. sākt mācīties
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an atrocious film/piece of acting sākt mācīties
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also: violent and shocking
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Farms in the area have been closed off in an attempt to contain the disease. sākt mācīties
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zatrzymywać coś szkodliwego
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the gravitational pull of the Moon sākt mācīties
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a mathematical theorem; Borde-Guth-Vilenkin theorem sākt mācīties
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We're so close to getting the job done, but we keep coming up short. sākt mācīties
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fail to reach a goal or standard
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cultural/racial homogeneity sākt mācīties
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In the distance, beyond the river, was a small town. sākt mācīties
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further away in the distance
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He agreed to the interview, with the caveat that he could approve the final article. sākt mācīties
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Residents were ordered to evacuate the area before the hurricane made landfall. products that stimulate the bowel to evacuate its contents sākt mācīties
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także: ewakuować
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Accompanied by Bert Weald on his concertina, they sang a mixture of country songs and harvest hymns. sākt mācīties
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koncertyna (mały akordeon)
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Conditions of extreme poverty now obtain in many parts of the country. sākt mācīties
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formal The heat gradually dissipates into the atmosphere.; His anger dissipated as the situation became clear. sākt mācīties
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It's time to shame holdouts into signing the treaty.; Smaller producers, who would receive less than 20% of the $1.2 billion under the settlement formula, remain holdouts. sākt mācīties
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a person, organization, or country that continues to do something, despite other people trying to force them not to: or continues to refuse to accept sth others have already accepted
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The volcano spewed a giant cloud of ash, dust, and gases into the air.; The drains spew (out) millions of gallons of raw sewage into the river. sākt mācīties
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NB Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted. sākt mācīties
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The film tells anew the story of his rise to fame and power. sākt mācīties
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His success follows the central themes: bootstrapping, ambition, and vision. sākt mācīties
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the process of starting and developing a business by using a lot of effort and no investment by outside owners:
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informal disapproving If you spent less time nitpicking, you'd get more work done. sākt mācīties
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giving too much attention to unimportant details
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The ratio of men to women at the conference was ten to one/10:1.; The school is trying to improve its pupil-teacher ratio (= the number of teachers compared with the number of students). sākt mācīties
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US slang In less than a year, the 21-year-old phenom has become the best player in baseball. sākt mācīties
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someone or something extremely successful
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formal He would have to find work to augment his income. sākt mācīties
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Her plans are not realistic - they'll never be more than a pipe dream. sākt mācīties
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an idea or plan that is impossible or very unlikely to happen:
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Velocity is a vector quantity, while speed is the corresponding scalar quantity, because it does not have a direction. sākt mācīties
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a nifty little gadget for squeezing oranges sākt mācīties
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sprytny, dobrze pomyślany
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He can hardly string a sentence together, let alone write poetry! sākt mācīties
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to arrange a group of things into a series
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formal The article presented the salient facts of the dispute clearly and concisely. sākt mācīties
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He's got all this thick black hair like a baboon. sākt mācīties
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usually UK There was a curious-looking man standing outside.; It’s curious that she left without saying goodbye. sākt mācīties
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also to steal sth: Obviously he had been helping himself to the money. Please help yourself to some cake. sākt mācīties
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to take something for yourself:
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also mail Within a space of some twenty years, chain mail virtually replaced a variety of earlier forms of armour. sākt mācīties
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informal sākt mācīties
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Although his business was a success, his marriage was floundering. sākt mācīties
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to experience great difficulties or be completely unable to decide what to do or say next:
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formal She said it was the immemorial custom of the villagers to have a feast after the harvesting. sākt mācīties
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existing or traditional for an extremely long time:
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Masonry: The museum will be a public face of Masonry. His masonry company in Payson is gone./ Several of the firefighters were injured by falling masonry. sākt mācīties
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kamieniarstwo/ materiały budowlane Masoneria
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formal a dearth of new homes in the region sākt mācīties
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adverb, adjective She had an amazing memory and could recall verbatim quite complex conversations.; a verbatim account sākt mācīties
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co do słowa, dokładnie
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None of the evidence adduced in court was conclusive. sākt mācīties
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the fable of the tortoise and the hare sākt mācīties
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This building epitomizes the spirit of the nineteenth century. sākt mācīties
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The revised edition of the book includes many useful annotations. sākt mācīties
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Some unusual fish have rudimentary legs./ She has only a rudimentary grasp of the language sākt mācīties
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formal The French thinkers underscored the bifurcation between truths of reason and truths of faith. sākt mācīties
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A trickle of melted butter made its way down his chin. sākt mācīties
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He was chastened by the defeat and determined to work harder. sākt mācīties
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The use of the word "recumbent" is otiose after the word "recline". sākt mācīties
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formal Please see to it that no one comes in without identification. sākt mācīties
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to do sth that has to be done
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I didn't think it wise to proffer an opinion.; Sarah took the glass proffered by the attendant. sākt mācīties
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theory-laden observation; He always comes back from France laden with presents for everyone. sākt mācīties
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formal He said that American military power should never again be vitiated by political concerns. sākt mācīties
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to destroy or damage something:
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She has intimated that she will resign if she loses the vote. sākt mācīties
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formal Unfortunately, violence is the inevitable corollary of such a revolutionary change in society. sākt mācīties
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the import/export concessions that had been granted to the island Both sides involved in the conflict made some concessions in yesterday's talks. sākt mācīties
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także: koncesja
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He obtained the post through the interposition of a friend.; So the regular order of nature proves the existence and attributes of God, and miracles prove the interposition of God into the regular order in which he acts. sākt mācīties
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adverb They face a difficult task, as yesterday's discussions amply demonstrated. sākt mācīties
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She's inherited from her father a propensity to talk too much.; He's well-known for his natural propensity for indiscretion. sākt mācīties
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formal Although he's shy, it certainly hasn't impeded his career in any way. sākt mācīties
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Bake for about 35 minutes or until the center is springy and a toothpick comes out clean. sākt mācīties
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also: deny the truth of sth - This theory was subsequently controverted by several researchers in the same field. Sobel’s rendering of “the falsehood of the testimony” as Pr(not-M&E|B) is controverted, sākt mācīties
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Height is a function of age in children. His success is a function of his having worked so hard. sākt mācīties
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something that results from something else sth that is related and changes with sth else
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The streets were foul with detritus. sākt mācīties
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informal Some seemingly reasonable people go on holiday and pooh-pooh the idea of wearing sunblock. sākt mācīties
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If two ova are fertilized at the same time, the mother will have twins. sākt mācīties
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