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to eat more to get fatter
przybierać na wadze, tuczyć się
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fatten up
Most of the farmer’s cattle fatten up on grass in his expansive fields.
a place where oil oozes slowly out of the ground
miejsce wypływu ropy z podłoża
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oil seep
Contrary to popular opinion, plant and animal life seem to flourish around oil seeps.
indicative of sth
widomy, wskazujący na coś
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tell-tale
The hole in the fence along with blood-covered chicken feathers were tell-tale signs that a fox had attacked the chicken coop.
a device producing a very bright light, used as a signal or for illumination
flara, raca
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flare
Hikers should always take flares with them in case they get lost.
a long flat piece of land, cleared of trees and other obstacles so that aircraft can take off or land safely
prowizoryczny pas do lądowania
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landing strip
The pilot spotted a landing strip on the edge of the jungle.
perfect, unspoiled
nieskazitelny, nieposzlakowany
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unblemished
Even though he had been a taxi driver for 35 years, he had never had an accident, and had an unblemished driving record.
to make very angry
doprowadzić do wściekłości, rozwścieczyć
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enrage
Local inhabitants were enraged when they found out a massive rubbish dump was to be opened in the area.
harmful, poisonous
szkodliwy
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noxious
Der.: noxiousness (n)
The waste produced by the chemical factory includes dangerous toxins and noxious gases.
a large deep hole for burying rubbish
składowisko odpadów
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landfill
Most of the rubbish in the USA is dumped in landfill sites.
the state of being deserted, abandoned and not cared for
dewastacja, opuszczenie
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dereliction
Der.: derelict (adj)
The National Trust bought the old theatre and saved it from dereliction.
slaughtering the weaker members of a herd to keep the numbers down
ubój lub odstrzał selektywny
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culling
Animal rights activists are against all forms of culling.
in a sudden, spontaneous, unpremeditated way
pod wpływem impulsu
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on impulse
I was walking past the travel agent’s when I saw an advertisement for a cheap holiday in the Bahamas, and on impulse I went and booked it.
to work very hard at sth
pracować jak mrówka
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beaver away
John wants to finish his science project early; he has been beavering away at it all weekend.
to persistently follow or bother sb
nie odstępować kogoś na krok
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dog
The famous movie star complained that reporters and fans were continually dogging him.
to give away secret information about sb
sypać, donosić na kogoś
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rat on
Don’t tell Jack what you did, he’s always ratting on his friends.
to move about or go somewhere in a relaxed casual way, without a particular purpose or schedule
włóczyć się
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swan
Tracey spent two years swanning around Europe before she went to work in her father’s company.
to run very quickly
pędzić
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hare
As soon as he saw the police car, he hared off down the street.
to baffle, deceive or confuse
zbić z tropu, zdezorientować
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fox
We were all foxed by the fact that Mark hadn’t had a job for months, and yet he seemed to have lots of money to spend.
to repeatedly and annoyingly tell sb to do sth or ask them for sth
wiercić komuś dziurę w brzuchu
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badger
His wife’s always badgering him to clean out the garage.
to constantly disturb sb or speak to them in an annoying or upsetting way
nękać, niepokoić
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hound
I wish Frank would stop hounding me about that money I owe him; he knows I’ve just been laid off.

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