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to make someone look or feel young and strong again commencer à apprendre
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they searched for a miracle that would rejuvenate them.
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the damage caused by something commencer à apprendre
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one sip of this magical restorative water would roll away the ravages of time,
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if your muscles _____, or if something ______-s them ___, they stop feeling stiff commencer à apprendre
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it loosens up the body and sparks the mind.
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a metal that is not very valuable, such as iron or lead commencer à apprendre
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the elixir could also turn base metals into purest gold.
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if a place, situation etc _______with things of a particular type, it contains a very large number of them commencer à apprendre
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romantic stories about the location of this marvellous fountain abounded.
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a man who has sex with many women, without intending to have any serious relationships commencer à apprendre
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the favours of her philandering husband.
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to state publicly that you do not approve of something [condemn] commencer à apprendre
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Christians officially decried such myths,
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commencer à apprendre
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if a decrepit old man drinks of it he will be 30 years of age again,
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always believing what you are told, and therefore easily deceived [gullible] commencer à apprendre
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fancy containers of water from ‘the fountain’ fetched high prices from the credulous, before disillusionment,
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skill at inventing things and thinking of new ideas commencer à apprendre
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Over the centuries doctors had exercised their ingenuity,
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unclear because someone does not give enough detailed information or does not say exactly what they mean commencer à apprendre
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Sometimes their experiments had a vaguely scientific notion to support them, sometimes not.
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an idea, belief, or opinion commencer à apprendre
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Sometimes their experiments had a vaguely scientific notion to support them, sometimes not.
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a secret sexual relationship between a man and a woman, especially a man and a woman who are married but not to each other commencer à apprendre
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Many ancient legends tell of not-so-innocent liaisons with virgins that restored old men’s vigour.
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to reduce the amount of something that is present or available commencer à apprendre
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The illness depletes the body of important vitamins.
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Pol. uszczuplenie, zmniejszenie, spadek commencer à apprendre
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Hippocrates believed old age was caused by a depletion of the body’s store of heat
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likely to suffer from a particular illness or be affected by a particular problem Pol. wrażliwy, łatwo ulegający, podatny (to sth) commencer à apprendre
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a build-up of moisture that increased susceptibility to diseases that caused death.
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the soft fatty substance in the hollow centre of bones commencer à apprendre
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He recommended ‘to old men wishing to regain their vigour, the consumption of marrow from the femurs
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commencer à apprendre
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He recommended the consumption of marrow from the femurs
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very unpleasant or shocking, and involving someone being killed or badly injured Pol. makabryczny, straszliwy, przerażający commencer à apprendre
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this gruesome idea was practised.
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if a new idea, product, or method ... s another one, it becomes used instead because it is more modern or effective [replace] commencer à apprendre
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So natural and man-made springs would then be superseded by a magical fountain,
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to involve something as a necessary part or result Pol. wiązać się (z czymś) pociągać za sobą (coś) commencer à apprendre
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old men sipped ‘a spoonful of powdered fox’s testicle in a drink which will give you an erection entailing no risks.’
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a serious book or article about a particular subject commencer à apprendre
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He sent the Pope a lengthy treatise
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