Teścik :))) Flashcards
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Solitary
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Samotny/Lonely
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Enterprise
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Przedsięwzięcie/An undertaking, especially one of some scope, complication, and risk
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Unencumbered
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Nieskrępowany/Not burdened, impeded, or hampered
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Meandering
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Kręty/ To be bended or turned as of a stream or path
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Companionable
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Towarzyski, przyjacielski/ Having the qualities of a good companion; friendly
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Non-sequitur
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Błąd wnioskowania (?)/A statement that does not follow logically from what preceded it
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To hanker for
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Pragnieć/To want someone or something
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To refute
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Obalać, wykazywać fałszywość/To prove to be false or erroneous
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Abject
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Nędzny, żałosny/ Extremely bad or degrading
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Fugitive
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Przelotny/Lasting only a short time
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Untoward
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Unfavorable, adverse or unexpected
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Infestation
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A harassing or troublesome invasion
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Locust
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A name for certain migratory members of the short-horned grasshopper
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Myriad
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Constituting a very large, indefinite number; innumerable
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Anachronistic
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Belonging to the past
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Verity
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Truth
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Ergo
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Therefor
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Albeit
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Even though
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Infintesimal
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Infinitely or immeasurably small
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To budge
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To move or stir slightly
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Dumbstruck
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Very shocked or astonished
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Oblivion
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State of being completely forgotten
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Lavish
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In large qunatities
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Exasperation
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Frustrated annoyance
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Stupefied
Amazed, shocked
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Urbane
Polite, refined, and often elegant in manner
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Bon mot
A clever saying
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Suave
Courteous and elegant
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To jam
To block, congest, or clog
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To gash
To make a long deep cut in; slash deeply
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To shed
To produce and release; for example tears
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To lean
To bend one's body
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To knock
To strike with a hard blow
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To sweep
To clean or clear, as of dirt, with a broom or brush
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To drench
To wet through and through; soak
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To pin
To fasten or secure with or as if with a pin or pins
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To roll
To travel or be moved like wheels or rollers
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Glamour
Atractivness, beauty
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Handful
Very small amount
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Star-struck
Fascinated
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With gusto
With great anticipation
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Blockbuster
Something, such as a film or book, that sustains widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales
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To be lured by
To be tempted by
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Peanuts (cash related)
Small amount of money
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Artiste
A professional artist
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Lavish set
Large in amount and really rich
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Takings
Profit/money
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Heart throb
A person who is the object of popular romantic infatuation or desire, but is a heartbreaker
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Shed inhibition
Get rid of shyness
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With spite
With desire to hurt/annoy
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Homestead
Household and the area around it
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To befit someone (behaviour)
To suit someone
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Beyond bearing
Unbearable
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To scorn
To consider or treat as worse or unworthy; look down
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To be hived off
To be separated
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Inextricable
Very closely connected
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Stroke
The act or an instance of striking
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Wheelchair-bound
Limited
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To be bereft
To be devoid of something
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Innate
Existing naturally; inborn
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Foolproof
Can't go wrong/Designed so as to be impervious to human incompetence
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To slot into
To fit into
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Pitched
Adjusted
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In leaps and bounds
Something that increases quickly
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Quick-fix
Temporary solution
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To turn up
To increase the speed, volume, intensity, or flow
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To sort out
To clarify or resolve
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To make for
To head towards, esp in haste
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To single somebody out
To choose or distinguish from others
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To pay up
To give over the full monetary amount demanded
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To send for
To request to come by means of a message or messenger; summon
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To stick to
To continue constantly
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To write off
To cause or acknowledge the complete loss of
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To look into
To inquire into; investigate
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To get by
To succeed at a level of minimal acceptability or with the minimal amount of effort
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Hard up
Broke
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Cost the earth
To be exorbitant or burdensome in expense
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Money to burn
More than enough money for what is required or expected; money to be wasted on something esle
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To come across
To find someone or something
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To get a much better deal
To pay less
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Cost an arm and a leg
To be very expensive
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To be made of money
Very rich
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To rip off
To steal/to be decieved
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To mess up
To make an error; to do something wrong
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To check out
To examine or try something
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Good value for money
Something that is worth it
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To be entitled for discounts
To be granted/to qualify for discounts
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To put up
To provide lodging for someone
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To show around
To give someone a tour of a place
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Off-peak
Not in the period of most frequent or heaviest use
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Acne
Spots on your skin
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Adage
Saying
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To alleviate
To ease
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Assault
Attack
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To be at each others' throat
To argue
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To be at the end of one's tether
A point or state at which one has no more patience, endurance, or energy left
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To be on red alert
To be alarmed/warned
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To bear a grudge
To continue feeling an old resentment for someone
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Bicker
Argument
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Brisk
Full of energy
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Cheesed off
Annoyed
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Clear the air
Explain the situation
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Complacent
Satisfied, when you are not supposed to be
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Detrimental
Harmful
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Dismayed
Worried
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Drop one's guard
To not be prepared for danger or surprises
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Eczema
Skin condition that causes redness
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Feud
Argument, for example between to families
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To flourish
To grow well or luxuriantly, thrive
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To get one's back up
To annoy
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To get one's own back
To have vengence
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Insomnia
Lack of sleep aka me
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Invigorating
Imparting vigor, strength, or vitality
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Jaded
Bored
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To jump down one's throat
To attack
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Lethargic
Sleepy
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To keep someone on their toes
To make sure that someone gives all their attention to what they are doing and is ready for anything that might happen
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Nourishment
Food
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Patronising
Characteristic of those who treat other as if they were better than them
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To pick on someone
To bully
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Pre-empt
Prepare for something
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Rant and rave
To speak loudly and furiously
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To resort
To turn to or make use of a person, strategy, or course of action for help or as a means of achieving something
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Row
Argument
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To rub along with
To cooperate
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Simultaneously
At the same time
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Sluggish
Really slow
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To sooth
To ease
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Something speaks volume
Says everything about something
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To spoil yourself
To treat yourself
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Squabble
Children argument
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To stick up for someone
To support someone
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Sustenance
The supporting of life or health; maintenance or means of livelihood
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To thrive
To grow vigorously; flourish
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To unwind
To relax
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Uptight
Tense
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To whinge
To complain or protest
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To wind someone up
To annoy
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Accident-prone
Attracting accidents
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Ample
In large amount
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To draw on infromation
To use information or your knowledge of something to help you do something
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Flaw
An imperfection
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Fleet
A number of warships operating together under one command
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Extra
A performer hired to play a minor part, as in a crowd scene in a film
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To frown
To wrinkle the brow, as in thought or displeasure
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To get by
To survive
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To grunt
To utter a deep guttural sound, as a hog does
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Gum
The fleshy tissue that covers the jawbones around the bases of the teeth
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To heave
To raise or lift, especially with great effort or force
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To keep your eyes peeled
To watch carefully
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Oath
A solemn, formal declaration or promise to fulfill a pledge
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Perch
A position that is secure, advantageous, or prominent
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Safety measures
Taken to protect people from hazards
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Shipwreck
The remains of a wrecked ship
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To steer clear of something
To stay away from, avoid
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To thrust
To push something somewhere suddenly and with force
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To yank
To pull something with a strong, sudden movement
