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oszczędnie czymś gospodarować sākt mācīties
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to use something slowly or carefully because you only have a small amount of it: There wasn't much food left, but we just managed to eke it out.
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trzymać ludzi w jednym miejscu sākt mācīties
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to bring a group of people together and keep them in one place, especially in order to control them: Police corralled most of the demonstrators in a small area near the station.
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to hit someone or something with the hand or with a heavy object: Quigley clouted me smartly across the side of the head.
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The quality of being peaceful and calm I admired her serenity in the midst of so much chaos.
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seeming likely to be true, or able to be believed: a plausible explanation/excuse
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You can read all the lurid details of the affair in today's paper. (especially of a description) shocking because involving violence, sex, or immoral activity:
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ruffle someone's feathers She knows how to ruffle his feathers. to upset or annoy someone:
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There is often a dichotomy between what politicians say and what they do. a difference between two completely opposite ideas or things:
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He was probably the most prolific songwriter of his generation. producing a great number or amount of something:
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At some point we've got to discuss money but I don't know how to broach the subject with him. to begin a discussion of something difficult:
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a plausible excuse/explanation seeming likely to be true, or able to be believed:
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meretricious /ˌmer.ɪˈtrɪʃ.əs/ He claims that a lot of journalism is meretricious and superficial. seeming attractive but really false or of little value:
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Organizing the annual office lunch was such a palaver, I swore I'd never do it again. unnecessary work and trouble. Also a discussion taking too long and unimportant.
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a long piece of thin cloth that is worn wrapped around the waist
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nieoczekiwane/przypadkowe np. znalezisko sākt mācīties
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A team of researchers has made a serendipitous discovery that could help in the struggle to cure obesity. happening or found by chance
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kinky ideas/behaviour unusual, strange, and possibly exciting, especially in ways involving unusual sexual acts:
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These academics lead such a cloistered life/existence. separated from and communicating little with the outside.
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These recently published figures bode ill/do not bode well for the company's future. to be a sign of something that will happen in the future, usually something very good or bad:
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The soldiers ran amok after one of their senior officers was killed. to be out of control and act in a wild or dangerous manner:
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pool the wool over someone’s eyes to deceive someone in order to prevent them from discovering something.
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She seemed rather aloof when in fact she was just shy. not friendly or willing to take part in things:
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obvious, without any attempt to be hidden:
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I shall have to forgo the pleasure of seeing you this week. obvious, without any attempt to be hidden:
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the spirit of a dead person appearing in a form that can be seen
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I'm always losing my keys these days. I think I must be going senile. showing poor mental ability because of old age, especially being unable to think clearly and make decisions:
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stupid and slow to understand or unwilling to do so
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very nervous, worried or unpleasantly excited
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bezwstydnie/bez skrępowania sākt mācīties
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He stared unabashedly at the camera. without being ashamed, embarrassed or affected by people's negative opinions, when other people would be
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We must harness the skill and creativity of our workforce. to control and use the force or strength of something to produce power or to achieve something
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wspópracować z kimś nad projektem sākt mācīties
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working together to acheive sth
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indelible ink The blood had left an indelible mark on her shirt. An indelible mark or substance is impossible to remove by washing or in any other way: about memory as well
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assume/take on the mantle she assumed the mantle of the presidency.
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Powtarzać coś wielokrotnie sākt mācīties
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say somethibg again or a number of times, typically for emphasis or clarity
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a sudden wish or idea, especially one that cannot be reasonably explained We booked the trip on a whim. You can add what you want to this mixture - brandy, whisky, or nothing at all - as the whim takes you. Oh for a husband who would indulge my every whim!
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unwilling to speak about your thoughts or feelings He is very reticent about his past. Most of the students were reticent about answering questions.
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transponować, przestawiać sākt mācīties
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to change something from one position to another, or to exchange the positions of two things: In their latest production they have reworked "King Lear", transposing it to pre-colonial Africa.
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be (like) catnip to sb/sth to be certain to attract or interest a particular person or type of person This kind of highschool movie is catnip to teenagers
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