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question		réponse
incisors commencer à apprendre		siekacze
get caught up in commencer à apprendre		get involved in
adversarial commencer à apprendre		hostile, opposing
tell on commencer à apprendre		betray, inform the authorities, rat on
snitch commencer à apprendre		informer, blabbermouth
get away with commencer à apprendre		To escape the consequences of
contingency commencer à apprendre		chance happening, eventuality
racket commencer à apprendre		A loud distressing noise,
scare out of wits commencer à apprendre		frighten
buy(into) commencer à apprendre		believe in
cobbler commencer à apprendre		apple pie, fruit cake
it's a living commencer à apprendre		a way of earning money
pick up commencer à apprendre		recover, improve, get better e.g. The sales of Lidl's nut butter picked up last fall. The team usually plays poorly in the first half, then picks up later in the game.
soup-up commencer à apprendre		to increase the power of something, upgrade
novel commencer à apprendre		innovative, new, unique
fan the flames commencer à apprendre		worsen
precautionary commencer à apprendre		preventive
jerky gait commencer à apprendre		bumpy/ bouncy manner of walking e.g. After the party, she left her friend's house with somewhat jerky gait.
jabber away commencer à apprendre		talk quickly in an excited way
smooth things out commencer à apprendre		fix
take one's side commencer à apprendre		support
a knee-jerk reaction commencer à apprendre		automatic, sponteneous, easily predictable
see the big picture commencer à apprendre		essence, entire perspective
disfigured commencer à apprendre		deformed, with scars, made ugly
chip in commencer à apprendre		To contribute money or labor e.g. We all chipped in for beer.
patch up commencer à apprendre		come to terms
thug commencer à apprendre		young criminal
see the light commencer à apprendre		to understand something clearly at last
punitive commencer à apprendre		intended to punish
apologetic commencer à apprendre		expressing remorse, feelin sorry
have a ball commencer à apprendre		have fun
talk sth through commencer à apprendre		talk over, discuss in detail,
accountability commencer à apprendre		responsibility, liability
glare commencer à apprendre		dirty look, frown
make up for commencer à apprendre		compensate, reconcile
gourmet chef commencer à apprendre		A connoisseur of fine food and drink, a person who knows a lot about the thing
thrilled commencer à apprendre		excited
mess up commencer à apprendre		beat up
on first-name basis commencer à apprendre		knowing someone very well; good friends with someone
irk commencer à apprendre		annoy
fruitless commencer à apprendre		Unproductive of success
slip in commencer à apprendre		insert casually
recall commencer à apprendre		ask for return of offending thing, to ask or order to return
stockholder commencer à apprendre		investor, lender
breath down sbd's neck commencer à apprendre		watch on someone
go for the jugular commencer à apprendre		criticize nosciously, to criticize someone very cruelly by talking about what you know will hurt them most
be behind commencer à apprendre		be responsible for
under (someone's) nose commencer à apprendre		in plain view(na widoku)
peddle commencer à apprendre		sell door to door, push, to travel about selling wares
sanctioning commencer à apprendre		punishing
nauseous commencer à apprendre		feeling sick
a sip commencer à apprendre		a small quantity of liquid sipped
see fit to do sth commencer à apprendre		think it's good or necessary to do sth e.g. She saw fit to take her son away from the school.
fuck up commencer à apprendre		mess up, bungle
to get all bend out of shape commencer à apprendre		to annoy or anger
excruciatingly commencer à apprendre		very intensely or extremely e.g. excruciatingly boring
warp commencer à apprendre		bend, distort, turn out of shape
on the can commencer à apprendre		sitting on the toilet
stuff one's face commencer à apprendre		to eat greedily, overeat
bicker over commencer à apprendre		quarrel
mitigate commencer à apprendre		alleviate, To moderate (a quality or condition) in force or intensity,
barf commencer à apprendre		viomit
toss your cookies commencer à apprendre		puke, viomit
take precautions commencer à apprendre		play it safe, avoid risk, be on the safe side
hold one's own commencer à apprendre		control, command, maintain one's position
pet name commencer à apprendre		diminutive
make a big deal about commencer à apprendre		exaggerate
gloss over commencer à apprendre		cover up, minimize, play down sth bad e.g. I don't want to gloss this matter over, but it really isn't very important, is it?
name-calling commencer à apprendre		verbal abuse, insulting language
get a rise out of smn commencer à apprendre		annoy someone e.g. Steve always manages to get a rise out of me with his racist jokes.
if the shoe fits, wear it! commencer à apprendre		used to tell someone that if they think a criticism of them is true, they should accept it
lose one's cool commencer à apprendre		lose one's temper
go out of your way commencer à apprendre		to try especially hard to do something good or helpful e.g. They really went out of their way to make us feel welcome.
superficial commencer à apprendre		one-dimensional, not deep
be on the same page about commencer à apprendre		to have the same ideas as someone else
upbraid commencer à apprendre		reproach, reprimand; to forcefully or angrily tell someone they should not have done a particular thing and criticize them for having done it
perk up commencer à apprendre		to regain or cause to regain one's good spirits or liveliness, cheer up
be/get carried away commencer à apprendre		be bewitched; to become so excited about something that you do not control what you say or do
that really takes the cake! commencer à apprendre		also:(really) take the biscuit; You say that something or someone (really) takes the biscuit when it or they have done something that you find extremely annoying or surprising
file-give a deposition commencer à apprendre		give evidence
a class-action suit commencer à apprendre		a legal action (= case that is decided in a law court) that is organized by a group of people who all have the same legal problem
futile commencer à apprendre		fruitless
happy as a clam commencer à apprendre		to be exceedingly happy and content
rodent commencer à apprendre		any of various small mammals with large, sharp front teeth, such as mice and rats (lab animal?)
in the hot seat commencer à apprendre		in a very difficult situation
reconciliation commencer à apprendre		compromise
stroke one's ego commencer à apprendre		to flatter and praise someone
remorse commencer à apprendre		guilt, grief
snot-nosed commencer à apprendre		bigheaded
watch it! commencer à apprendre		be careful!
keep your shirt on! commencer à apprendre		unbutton; said to tell someone to stop being so angry or upset
have a lot on plate commencer à apprendre		to have a lot of work to do or a lot of problems to deal with
dress someone up as someone or nothing commencer à apprendre		to dress someone to look like or impersonate someone or something. She dressed her little girl up as a witch for Halloween. She dressed up her little girl as a fairy.
touchy-feely commencer à apprendre		emotional
go off half-cooked commencer à apprendre		act prematurely, too soon
bash commencer à apprendre		party
be an advocate of commencer à apprendre		be a supporter
pettiness commencer à apprendre		extreme unimportance
devotee commencer à apprendre		fan
laughable commencer à apprendre		ridiculous
hit it off commencer à apprendre		to like someone and become friendly immediately e.g. Jake and Sue hit it off immediately.
mediocrity commencer à apprendre		averegness
reek commencer à apprendre		to have a strong unpleasant smell
skimp commencer à apprendre		grudge, to not spend enough time or money on something
complicity commencer à apprendre		involvement in a crime or some activity that is wrong (współudział)
beside the point commencer à apprendre		irrelevant
saddle sb with commencer à apprendre		overload
be on edge commencer à apprendre		nervous
wishy-washy commencer à apprendre		dull
the whole shebang commencer à apprendre		the whole of something
go downhill commencer à apprendre		gradually become worse
since time immemorial commencer à apprendre		for a very long time
indignant at/about commencer à apprendre		angry because of something that is wrong or not fair; scornful, annoyed
bile commencer à apprendre		żółc- the bitter, yellow liquid produced by the liver that helps to digest fat
subscribe to commencer à apprendre		to agree with or support an opinion, belief, or theory
It is all over like a bad rash commencer à apprendre		It means that you cannot keep away from "it".
melt one's heart commencer à apprendre		affect emotionally
highfaluting commencer à apprendre		pompous; trying to seem very important or serious, but without having a good reason for doing so and looking silly as a result
claptrap commencer à apprendre		nonsense
brazen commencer à apprendre		shameless
nerve-wracking commencer à apprendre		intensely distressing
way to go! commencer à apprendre		good job!
come apart at the seams commencer à apprendre		break down; be in a bad condition and about yo fail or lose control
serenity commencer à apprendre		calmness
drown your sorrow in a drink commencer à apprendre		drink a lot to stop feeling unhappy
issue commencer à apprendre		subject
wrapped up commencer à apprendre		closed, brought to a conclusion e.g. wrap up a business deal.
strangle sb commencer à apprendre		suffocate sb
despicable commencer à apprendre		disgraceful, shameful
lift a finger commencer à apprendre		to exert any effort at all
blind drunk commencer à apprendre		completely drunk
browbeat into commencer à apprendre		force to do sth
gracious commencer à apprendre		kind
demure commencer à apprendre		shy and timid
have a nose for commencer à apprendre		have the ability to sense or find sth, such as news, trouble
phony commencer à apprendre		false, fraudulent
argumentative commencer à apprendre		combative, wanting to quarrel
articulate commencer à apprendre		eloquent
blunt commencer à apprendre		straightforward, explicit, rude
callous /`kæləs/ commencer à apprendre		insensitive, cold-blooded
cantankerous commencer à apprendre		argumentative
compassionate commencer à apprendre		merciful, humane
complacent commencer à apprendre		self-righteous, contented, happy
conciliatory commencer à apprendre		placid, calm
condescending commencer à apprendre		snobbish
domineering commencer à apprendre		authoritarian, oppresive
double-faced commencer à apprendre		deceitful, two-faced
dull commencer à apprendre		stupid, tedious, unintelligent
effeminate commencer à apprendre		womanish, feminine
excitable commencer à apprendre		impulsive, restless
feisty commencer à apprendre		frisky, lively, active
foul-mouthed commencer à apprendre		vulgar, nasty
guilt-ridden commencer à apprendre		apologetic, sorrowful
hen-pecked commencer à apprendre		continually harassed or tormented by the persistent nagging of a woman
impressionable commencer à apprendre		sensible, susceptible, gullible
judgmental commencer à apprendre		subjective, arbitrary, capricious
malevolent commencer à apprendre		hateful, sinister, malicious
mean-spirited commencer à apprendre		weak, timid
meek commencer à apprendre		passive, gentle
nihilistic commencer à apprendre		unruly, rebellious
obsequious /əb'sikwɪəs/ /subservient commencer à apprendre		servile, submissive
opinionated commencer à apprendre		assertive, stubborn
pretentious commencer à apprendre		showy, snobbish, conceited
prickly commencer à apprendre		touchy, irritable
prissy commencer à apprendre		goody-goody, sissy, prim and proper
rambunctious commencer à apprendre		loud, noisy, unruly
remorseless commencer à apprendre		callous, hard-hearted
scheming commencer à apprendre		deceitful, sly
shallow commencer à apprendre		trivial, foolish
supercilious /su:pə`sɪlɪəs/ commencer à apprendre		bossy, cocky
tense commencer à apprendre		strained, rigid
witty commencer à apprendre		funny and clever
zealous /'zeləs/ commencer à apprendre		enthusiastic, passionate, fervent

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