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grumpiness
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being bad tempered // gderliwość, zły humor
lurk (v.)
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to wait somewhere secretly, especially because you are going to do something bad or illegal / when something unpleasant or dangerous lurks, it is present but not in an obvious way
gloom (n.)
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almost total darkness / a feeling of being sad and without hope
concede (v.)
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to admit that something is true, logical, etc
buttress (v.)
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to support or give strength to somebody/something
wheeze (N.)
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brt. inf. a clever trick or plan
bolt (v.)
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to fasten something such as a door or window by sliding a bolt across; to be able to be fastened in this way // oparty na
congenial
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pleasant to spend time with because their interests and character are similar to your own
stinker (n.)
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a person or thing that is very unpleasant or difficult
totter (v.)
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to be weak and seem likely to fall
bundle of bad ideas
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a number of things tied or wrapped together; something that is wrapped up / a number of things that belong, or are sold together
being hard-wired into
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built into the permanent system and not provided by software / present when you are born and not changing during your life / being strongly attached to?
gauntlet
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a metal glove worn as part of a suit of armour by soldiers in the Middle Ages
sb's blood is up
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somebody is very angry and ready to argue or fight
flawed
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damaged or spoiled / having a mistake that means that it is not correct or does not work correctly
languid (adj.)
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moving slowly in an elegant manner, not needing energy or effort // ospały
stumbling out of
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to walk or move in an unsteady way
tally (n.)
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a record of the number or amount of something, especially one that you can keep adding to // zestawienie
woefully
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very badly or seriously; that you disapprove of / very sadly
boast about
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to talk with too much pride about something that you have or can do
wield political clout
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clout - power and influence wield - dzierżyć
trump (v.)
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to beat something that somebody says or does by saying or doing something even better // przebić
caucus (v.)
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to meet in a caucus (a meeting of the members or leaders of a political party to choose candidates or to decide policy) or other group to discuss something
stitch up deals on
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to arrange or complete something
seethe
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to be extremely angry about something but try not to show other people how angry you are
upsides
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the more positive aspect of a situation that is generally bad
vindication - vindicate
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to prove that something is true or that you were right to do something, especially when other people had a different opinion / to prove that somebody is not guilty when they have been accused of doing something wrong or illegal
contingency-planning
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plans for what to do if a particular event happens or does not happen
sanguine
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cheerful and confident about the future
implode
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to burst or explode and collapse into the centre / to fail suddenly and completely
crumble
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to begin to fail or get weaker or to come to an end
perilous
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very dangerous
leverage
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the ability to influence what people do
bail-out fund
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allowing to escape from a situation that you no longer want to be involved in
woe
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the troubles and problems that somebody has / great unhappiness
a bid to help
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an effort to do something or to obtain something
opt-out (n.)
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the act of choosing not to be involved in an agreement
shield
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to protect somebody/something from danger, harm or something unpleasant
grumbled about
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to complain about somebody/something in a bad-tempered way
fractious
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bad-tempered or easily upset, especially by small things / making trouble and complaining

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