eng 6 swapped Flashcards by Luke k

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kadencja, stała praca, tytuł prawny własności

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tenure

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top-notch

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top-tier

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vein or zone of vains of gold or silver; also metaphorically as sth valuable in great abundance

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mother lode

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hard work; grind

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drudge work

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causing one to feel worn out

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emotionally taxing

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the best card; fig. advantage

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trump card

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businessman

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,entrepre’neur

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get a grib on yourself

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get your act together

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to put a strain on sb’s finance

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to put a strain on sb’s finance

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nad wiek rozwinięte dziecko/ wczesny wiek

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a pre’cocious boy/age

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shrewd remark

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astute observation

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too much enthusiasm

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effusion

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daremnie

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to no avail

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przejeść się

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to surfeit oneself with food

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to criticize harshly

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castigate

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niezdecydowany

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wishy-washy

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incidental benefit; by-product

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spin-off

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to earn a fortune

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to bring a bonanza

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smugness

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complacency

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rebel, powstaniec

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insurgent

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reminding, encouragement; interrogation

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prodding

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sluggish, laid back,

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languid /laengwid/ [gesture]

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allure, persuade

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entice

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solid, bulky, hulking

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sturdy

mock sb

scoff at sb

retribution, compensation

redress

lengthy, prolix

languid /laengwid/ [language]

clear-cut, apparent

transpicuous

food; to devour, to gorge onself

scoff

drive sb to despair, provoke

exasperate

hinder

to hamper

uncouth

unrefined [person, manners, behaviour]

pile sth up; to swaddle sb, opatulić kogoś

to bundle sth up; to bundle sb up

trafny

pertinent

to be crucial

to be instrumental

to consider sb's situation

to spare a thought for sb

to hate doing sth

to loathe doing sth

to end in failure

to end _ failure

to pro'test BUT /'protest/

to pro'test BUT /'protest/

mieć z czymś związek

to be pertinent to sth

nie mieć ochoty na coś; robić coś niechętnie

to be loath to do sth

to go zgubiło

to proved to be his undoing

sława

stardom

many pop stars - inaczej

of many a pop star

morderczy

punishing

zwabić

to lure

to claim; to struggle with

to contend [2 znaczenia]

uwolnić nas od problemu/terroru

to deliver us from this dilemma/terror

up and coming

budding

dać komuś wycisk

to give sb a punishing

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