How to win friends 1.1

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to hit something with your foot
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kick over sth
Don't Kick Over The Beehive
to prevent something dangerous or unpleasant from happening or from coming too close
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keep sth at bay
he was at bay, trapped in his sweetheart's apartment
if a group of people _____ a place, they try to get control by surrounding it;
Pol. oblegać (coś), rozpocząć oblężenie (czegoś)
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lay siege to
the police laid siege to his topfloor hideway.
. continuing without stopping [= constant9
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incessant
Crowley, crouching behind an over-stuffed chair, fired incessantly at the police
if you do sth ____ you do it immediately and without pausing to think about what you are going to do; immediately, without delay
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at the drop of a hat
He will kill," said at the drop of a feather
if two people are _____, they kiss for a long time in a sexual way
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necking
he was having a necking party with his girl friend
lying on your front with your face towards the ground
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prostrate
he fired another bullet into the prostrate body
evil or treacherous; Pol. groźny, złowieszczy, złowrogi
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sinister
the most sinister gang leader who ever shot up Chicago
someone who gives money for a good purpose;
Pol. dobrodziej
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benefactor
He actually regarded himself as a public benefactor
containing or based on false ideas
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fallacious
a fallacious form of reasoning
brave and determined
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stout
they consequently stoutly maintaining that they should never have been imprisoned at all."
to worry about something, especially when there is no need
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fret
I wasn't fretting over the fact that God has not seen fit to distribute evenly the gift of intelligence."
actions that are _____ are useless because they have no chance of being successful [= pointless]
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futile
Criticism is futile
to do what you have to do or are asked to do; Pol. podporządkować się
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comply with
they must comply
angry and silent, especially because you feel life has been unfair to you
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sullen
As a result he would get sullen acceptance
to behave in a way that shows you are very angry or annoyed; if an animal's hair ______s, it stands up stiffly because the animal is afraid or angry
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bristle
You will find examples of the futility of criticism bristling on a thousand pages of history
formal to repeat a statement or opinion in order to make your meaning as clear as possible [= restate]
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reiterate
he reiterated with tears in his eyes: "I don't see how I could have done any differently from what I have.
to offer to pay a particular price for goods, especially in an auction
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bid
Did secretary Fall permit competitive bidding?
using your authority in an unreasonable way
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high-handed
in a high-handed manner ordered Marines into the district
extremely unpleasant or bad [= horrible]; evil or immoral
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vile
A stench arose so vile that it ruined the Administration

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