Tower 4

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nadejście, pojawienie się
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advent
podstawowy, bez dodatków
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bare-bones
He outlined the bare bones of the proposal.
obsługiwać
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cater (to)
They only publish novels which cater to the mass market.
obiegowy sąd na temat czegoś
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conventional wisdom
The conventional wisdom is that boys mature more slowly than girls.
ośmielić się
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dare
They daren't ask for any more money.
przyciągać
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draw
The course draws students from all over the country.
piorunochron, przen. coś co ściąga (np. krytykę)
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lightning rod
The senator has become a lightning rod for criticism.
upadek
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collapse
opóźniać, odwlekać
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delay
He delayed telling her the news, waiting for the right moment.
iść w czyjeś ślady
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follow in somebody’s footsteps
She works in television, following in her father's footsteps.
nakładać (np. podatek)
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impose
This system imposes additional financial burdens on many people.
niedogodność
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inconvenience
I can put up with minor inconveniences.
w przeciwnym razie
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otherwise
Shut the window, otherwise it'll get too cold in here.
zwolennik
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proponent
He has always been a strong proponent of women's rights.
na bok
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aside
These problems aside, we think the plan should go ahead.
niedorajda, niezdara
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blunderer
I can’t work with him. He’s such a blunderer.
zasadniczy, podstawowy
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essential
Even in small companies, computers are an essential tool.
przodek
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forebear
His forebears had come to America from Ireland.
błąd, potknięcie
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glitch
A few technical glitches forced us to postpone the demonstration.
dać sobie z czymś spokój
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let something slide
Well, I guess we can let it slide this time.
zwykły, sam w sobie
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sheer
The sheer size of the country makes communications difficult.
nabić na licznik
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clock
He clocked 10.09 seconds in the 100 metres final.
zatłoczenie
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congestion
Traffic congestion contributes to air pollution.
stosować
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deploy
This is a job in which a variety of professional skills will be deployed
na marne, (wyrzucać) w błoto
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down the drain
Well that's it. Two months' work down the drain.
obżerać się, napychać się
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gorge
We gorged ourselves on ripe plums.
wynegocjować, dopracować
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hammer out
Leading oil producers tried to hammer out a deal.
gromadzić się
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rally
The cabinet rallied behind the Prime Minister.
wprowadzić na pokład; zatrudnić
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bring on board
zdobyć (pracę)
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land
He's just landed a starring role in Spielberg's next movie.
chudy, tu: oszczędny
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lean
The company recovered well after going through several lean years.
przeciwności losu
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odds
Our company has beaten the odds and succeeded
wakat
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opening
There are several openings in the sales department.
pozbywać się
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shed
The factory is shedding a large number of jobs.
pruć, rozpadać się
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unravel
The company started to unravel when two of the directors were arrested.
postępujący w sposób naganny
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errant
Police officers were too busy dealing with errant teenagers to notice the corruption in city hall.
kurek, kran
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faucet
The EU will soon turn off the financial faucet.
walka
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fray
Three civilians were injured during the fray.
wdzięczność
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gratitude
She was presented with the gift in gratitude for her long service
lista płac
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payroll
We have 500 people on the payroll.
rozwiązanie
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resolution
The committee is a forum for the resolution of commercial disputes.
odwet
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retaliation
This action was undoubtedly in retaliation for last week's bomb attack.

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