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1
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kadencja, stała praca, tytuł prawny własności

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tenure

2
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top-notch

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top-tier

3
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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

4
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hard work; grind

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drudge work

5
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causing one to feel worn out

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emotionally taxing

6
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the best card; fig. advantage

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trump card

7
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businessman

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,entrepre’neur

8
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get a grib on yourself

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get your act together

9
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to put a strain on sb’s finance

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to put a strain on sb’s finance

10
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nad wiek rozwinięte dziecko/ wczesny wiek

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a pre’cocious boy/age

11
Q

shrewd remark

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astute observation

12
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too much enthusiasm

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effusion

13
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daremnie

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to no avail

14
Q

przejeść się

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to surfeit oneself with food

15
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to criticize harshly

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castigate

16
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niezdecydowany

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wishy-washy

17
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incidental benefit; by-product

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spin-off

18
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to earn a fortune

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to bring a bonanza

19
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smugness

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complacency

20
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rebel, powstaniec

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insurgent

21
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reminding, encouragement; interrogation

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prodding

22
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sluggish, laid back,

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languid /laengwid/ [gesture]

23
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allure, persuade

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entice

24
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solid, bulky, hulking

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sturdy

25
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mock sb

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scoff at sb

26
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retribution, compensation

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redress

27
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lengthy, prolix

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languid /laengwid/ [language]

28
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clear-cut, apparent

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transpicuous

29
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food; to devour, to gorge onself

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scoff

30
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drive sb to despair, provoke

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exasperate

31
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hinder

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to hamper

32
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uncouth

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unrefined [person, manners, behaviour]

33
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pile sth up; to swaddle sb, opatulić kogoś

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to bundle sth up; to bundle sb up

34
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trafny

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pertinent

35
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to be crucial

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to be instrumental

36
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to consider sb’s situation

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to spare a thought for sb

37
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to hate doing sth

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to loathe doing sth

38
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to end in failure

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to end _ failure

39
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to pro’test BUT /’protest/

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to pro’test BUT /’protest/

40
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mieć z czymś związek

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to be pertinent to sth

41
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nie mieć ochoty na coś; robić coś niechętnie

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to be loath to do sth

42
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to go zgubiło

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to proved to be his undoing

43
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sława

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stardom

44
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many pop stars - inaczej

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of many a pop star

45
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morderczy

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punishing

46
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zwabić

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to lure

47
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to claim; to struggle with

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to contend [2 znaczenia]

48
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uwolnić nas od problemu/terroru

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to deliver us from this dilemma/terror

49
Q

up and coming

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budding

50
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dać komuś wycisk

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to give sb a punishing

51
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This show took America by storm.

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This show took America by storm.