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in a way that is excessive or greater than is reasonable commencer à apprendre
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immoderately + verb immoderately + adjective nadmiernie; przesadnie; bez umiaru He drank immoderately. She was immoderately proud of her achievement.
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shaking slightly, usually because of fear, nervousness, weakness, or emotion commencer à apprendre
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drżący; drżący ze strachu lub emocji; niepewny He spoke in a tremulous voice. Her tremulous hands revealed her nervousness.
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the point at which a plan or idea becomes real or successful commencer à apprendre
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come to fruition bring something to fruition realizacja; urzeczywistnienie; osiągnięcie zamierzonego rezultatu After years of work, the project finally came to fruition. She worked hard to bring her plans to fruition.
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difficult to control or behaving in a way that is not considered acceptable or expected commencer à apprendre
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krnąbrny; niesforny; nieposłuszny; zbłąkany The wayward child refused to listen. He tried to bring his wayward son back home. A wayward missile hit the building.
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feelings that prevent you from doing something because you think it is morally wrong commencer à apprendre
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have scruples about + noun have scruples about + verb-ing have no scruples about + noun/verb-ing without scruples skrupuły; opory moralne; wątpliwości etyczne He had scruples about lying to his parents. She has no scruples about using people. He acted without scruples.
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to tie something or someone to a fixed object so that they cannot move freely commencer à apprendre
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tether + someone/something + to + noun be tethered to + noun przywiązać; uwiązać; ograniczać swobodę The horse was tethered to a tree. She felt tethered to her job. He was tethered to his desk all day.
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to drink, especially alcohol to absorb or take in ideas, knowledge, or culture commencer à apprendre
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imbibe + drink imbibe + knowledge imbibe + ideas imbibe + culture pić; spożywać; przyswajać, chłonąć He spent the evening imbibing wine. Young children imbibe the values of their parents. She had imbibed the culture of the country.
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to bring food back up from the stomach to repeat information without thinking about or understanding it commencer à apprendre
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regurgitate + food regurgitate + information/ideas regurgitate what + sentence zwracać pokarm; zwymiotować; bezmyślnie powtarzać informacje The bird regurgitated food for its chicks. The student simply regurgitated what he had read in the textbook.
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to an unlimited degree; extremely; by a very large amount commencer à apprendre
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infinitely + adjective infinitely + comparative adjective infinitely + adverb nieskończenie; niezmiernie; o wiele, znacznie Space may be infinitely large. This solution is infinitely better. This method is infinitely more effective.
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to talk with too much pride about something you have or have achieved commencer à apprendre
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boast of + noun boast about + noun boast of/about + verb-ing boast that + sentence boast + noun (formalnie: szczycić się czymś przechwalać się; chwalić się; szczycić się He boasted of his achievements. She boasted about winning the competition. He boasted that he could beat anyone. The city boasts a beautiful cathedral.
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accustomed to humans and no longer wild brought under control not exciting or adventurous commencer à apprendre
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tame + animal/person be + tame tame + something oswojony; poskromiony; spokojny; nudny, mało ekscytujący The wolf was surprisingly tame. The trainer managed to tame the wild horse. The party was pretty tame.
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