Could you marry a man you didn't love 1

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to be successful, unsuccessful; to _____ well/badly;
Pol. powodzić się
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fare
So how have their relationships fared since?
to be confined in a restricted area is to be _____ in a place
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cooped up
I remember thinking that being cooped up in a church
the ability to understand a situation only after it has happened;
Pol. z perspektywyczasu
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in hindsight
with hindsight
— in hindsight, far too young to marry
if your heart or your stomach ______s, you feel very excited or nervous
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flutter
he didn’t make my heart flutter
a person who works in the office and whose job is to store documents and papersin the right order
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filing clerk
I was a filing clerk at the firm he worked for
speaking in a clear and polite way, and in a way that is considered correct
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well spoken
He was well spoken
to be criticizing someone continuously is to be ________
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on their case
Mum was always on my case
to provide someone with money that they need is to _______;
Pol. ustawić, być ustawionym
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set up
I’d be set up for life if we married.
to keep asking someone to do something, or to keep complaining to someone about their behaviour, in an annoying way
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nag
after months of nagging, I began to think that my parents were right
unable to think, feel, or react in a normal way
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numb
Tony talked excitedly about our future plans, while I felt flat and numb
to go somewhere in a noisy fast way that shows you are extremely angry
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storm off
storm out of
I would deliberately provoke rows so I could justify storming off to stay at my parents’ house.
Pol. zastąpić (coś)
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make up for
I was the one who thought financial security could make up for love.
an important client
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key account
Sb who deals with a particular client or group of clients, esp. in a bank or advertising agency
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account manager
Lisa is an accounts manger.
not caring or worrying about the possible bad or dangerous results of your actions;
Pol. lekkomyślny
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reckless
they never thought of me as a reckless person
become friendly with someone, to start talking to them, etc
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strike up a relationship
we struck up some email banter
friendly conversation in which people make a lot of jokes with and amusing remarks about each other
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banter
we struck up some email banter
a reaction or feeling that you are sure is right, although you cannot give a reason for it
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gut instinct
gut feeling
sometimes in life you have to go with your gut instinct
if you are rash, you do things too quickly, without thinking carefully about whether they are sensible or not
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rash
The rashness only made it all the more exciting.
a dishonest person or a criminal
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crook
they accused him of being everything from a crook to a visa hunter

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