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zakład, zakładać się
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wager
an amount of money that you risk in the hope of winning more, by trying to guess something uncertain, or the agreement that you make to take this risk:
1. She put a cash wager of £50 on the race. 2. He tried to eat 50 hard-boiled eggs, for a wager. 3. In this case, the wager seems to have paid off.
upadek, upadać
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tumble
After the tumble, it turned out that he has a broken rib.
słabnąć, chwiać się, wahać się
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falter
to lose strength or purpose and stop, or almost stop:
His courage will never falter. A man was faltering on the road and we almost knocked him down
hulanka, biba, popijawa
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binge
an occasion when an activity is done in an extreme way, especially eating, drinking, or spending money:
1. a drinking/eating/spending binge 2. He went on a five day drinking binge.
wzmacniać (czyjąś pozycję), podtrzymywać (rozwój czegoś), popierać (coś dowodami)
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underpin
Provide trade and industry data to underpin the development of national economic policies
nawoływanie, wzywanie
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exhortation
the act of strongly encouraging or trying to persuade someone to do something
Despite the exhortations of the union leaders the workers voted to strike.
martwy sezon, zastój (np. w handlu)
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slack
showing little activity; not busy or happening in a positive way:
1. Business is always slack at this time of year. 2. The job is taking a long time because the workmen are so slack.
słabnąć, zanikać, zmniejszać
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wane
to become weaker in strength or influence: Synonyms decline (GO DOWN) decrease, diminish
1. By the late 80s, interest in the subject among the general public was waning. 2. There are signs that support for the group is on the wane.
zadowolony, usatysfakcjonowany
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complacent content
self-satisfied
Both the press and the public here are far more complacent.
pękać, wybuchać,
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burst
1. to break open or apart suddenly, or to make something do this: 2. to feel a strong emotion, or strong wish to do something:
1. The water pipe burst during the winter. I2. f I eat any more cake I'll burst. 3. Tom was bursting to tell everyone the news.
pokaźny, dostatecznie duży, sowity
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ample
more than enough:
1. He gave me ample time to respond. 2. There's ample evidence that the lawyer knew exactly what she was doing. 3. They had ample warning of the factory closure.
znużony, wyczerpany, zmęczony zblazowany, wybredny, znudzony,
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jaded
not having interest or losing interest because you have experienced something too many times:
1. People can be very jaded, and they like something that's new. 2. Business travel is exciting at first, but you soon become jaded.
taktyka, strategia
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ploy
uczepić się, trzymać się kurczowo,
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cling - clung - clung
to stick onto or hold something or someone tightly, or to refuse to stop holding it, him, or her:
1. They clung together in terror as the screams grew louder. 2. She clung to the handrail as she walked down the slippery steps.
ceremonia, zwyczaj
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rite
funeral/marriage/fertility rites
You have to go through an initiation rite before you become a full member.
rozsypać, rozrzucić
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scatter
The protesters scattered at the sound of gunshots. The soldiers came in and scattered the crowd.
1 panujący, aktualny 2. przeważający, powszechny
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prevailing
existing in a particular place or at a particular time:
the prevailing attitude
przważać, dominować
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prevail
to get control or influence to be common among a group of people or area at a particular time:
I am sure that common sense will prevail in the end.
obowiązkowy
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compulsory
If something is compulsory, you must do it because of a rule or law
1. Education is compulsory for children between the ages of 5 and 16. 2. The law made wearing seat belts in cars compulsory.
uczciwość, bezstronnosc, speawiedliwosc
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fairness
(FAIR TREATMENT) the quality of treating people equally or in a way that is right or reasonable:
1. He had a real sense of fairness and hated injustice. 2. The ban on media reporting has made some people question the fairness of the election
wzajemność (świadczenia usług), obopólność (zależności)
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reciprocity
a situation in which two groups agree to help each other by behaving in the same way or by giving each other similar advantages:
We offer to all our trading partners a commitment to reciprocity and fairness.
dwuznaczny, niejednoznaczny, niejasny
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ambiguous
having or expressing more than one possible meaning, sometimes intentionally
The movie’s ending is ambiguous.
1. nawoływać do, nakłaniać 2. popędzać
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urge
1. to strongly advise or try to persuade someone to do a particular thing. 2. a strong wish, especially one that is difficult or impossible to control
1. Lawyers will urge the parents to take further legal action. 2. She felt an overwhelming urge to tell someone about what had happened.
mało znany (np. firma)
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obscure
He had been an obscure writer until he died
podkreślać, uwypuklać x3
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underscore, underline, highlight
There are some key points I would like to underscore.
przewyższać, prześcignąć
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surpass
The results surpassed all our expectations.
praca zdalna
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working remotely
1przegonić kogoś, przepędzić kogoś
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chase sb off/away
pandemic has chased us out of our offices
poirytować się, zdenerwować
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chafe
to be or become annoyed or lose patience because of rules or limits
We have been chafing under petty regulations for too long.
blady, blednąć
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pale
A pale light or colour is not bright or strong:
Her face paled with fright.
nakreślić, wyznaczyć, przedstawiać
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delineate, chart, outline
1. to give a description of the main points He outlined his project.
The constitution carefully delineates the duties of the treasurer’s office. The boundary of the car park is delineated by a low brick wall.
wezwać, przywołać, zbierać (siły, energię)
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summon
1. to order someone to come to or be present at a particular place, or to officially arrange a meeting of people 2. to increase your courage or strength, especially with an effort
1. On 20 July, the town council was summoned to hear an emergency report on its finances. 2. It took me six months to summon (up) the courage to ask him out for a drink.
przytoczone obawy dotyczące
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cited concerns over
jest poszukiwany przez
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is wanted by
kaucja,
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bail
(MONEY) an amount of money that a person who has been accused of a crime pays to a law court so that they can be released until their trial. The payment is a way of making certain that the person will return to court for trial:
Because of a previous conviction, the judge refused to grant bail
wcześniej niż
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prior to sth
They had to refuse the dinner invitation because of a prior engagement (= something already planned for that time).
przenośnia, metafora
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trope
Human-like robots are a classic trope of science fiction.
kierowac sie, udac się
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head for
If you are heading for a bad situation, you are likely to experience it soon, because of your own actions or behaviour:
They're heading for disaster if they're not careful. The country is heading for recession.
napięte stosunki dyplomatyczne
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strained diplomatic relation
zatrzymać
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detain
to force someone officially to stay in a place
A suspect has been detained by the police for questioning.
(UK) adwokat
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barrister
rura, kanał, łącznik
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conduit
a way of connecting two places
There is growth in sales to Hong Kong, the conduit for Taiwan's exports to China
zdumiewająco, niesłychanie
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prodigiously
in a way that is extremely great in ability, amount, or strength:
He was a prodigiously gifted artist.

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