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Mark, meanwhile ... well, where shall we start? začněte se učit
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while something else is happening
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Three more wives, two other embittered women who claimed he had fathered their child začněte se učit
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angry, sad, or full of hate because of bad or unfair things that have happened to you [bitter], Pol. rozgoryczony, zgorzkniały, pełen goryczy
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women who claimed he had fathered their child and ongoing custody battles for access to two daughters from two of his marriages. začněte se učit
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continuing, or continuing to develop
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women who claimed he had fathered their child and ongoing custody battles for access to two daughters from two of his marriages. začněte se učit
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the right to take care of a child, given to one of their parents when they have divorced
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he won £11million on the Lottery - which is how the world came to learn about the ongoing travails and affairs of the heart of Mark Gardiner. začněte se učit
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a difficult or unpleasant situation, or very tiring work, Pol. bóle porodowe, mozolna praca, wielki trud, kłopoty
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The sight of him grinning from ear to ear as he posed with a giant cheque for £22.6million začněte se učit
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The sight of him grinning from ear to ear as he posed with a giant cheque for £22.6million - the rollover jackpot he shared with business partner Paul Maddison - enraged his ex-wives, začněte se učit
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to sit or stand in a particular position in order to be photographed or painted, or to make someone do this
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The sight of him grinning from ear to ear as he posed with a giant cheque for £22.6million - the rollover jackpot he shared with business partner Paul Maddison - enraged his ex-wives, začněte se učit
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if there is a _____ in a competition or lottery, nobody wins the biggest prize that week, and the money is added to the prize that can be won the following week, Pol. kumulacja
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The sight of him grinning from ear to ear as he posed with a giant cheque for £22.6million - the rollover jackpot he shared with business partner Paul Maddison - enraged his ex-wives, začněte se učit
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to make someone very angry, Pol. doprowadzić do wściekłości
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The double glazing salesman also came forward to denounce Gardiner začněte se učit
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"to express strong disapproval of someone or something, especially in public"
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His first wife, Bridget, was alone in refusing to jump on the bandwagon začněte se učit
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To join or give support to a party of movement that seems to be assured of success, to start doing or saying something that a lot of people are already doing or saying - used to show disapproval
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Brenda McCall - whose bitter husband also came forward to denounce Gardiner začněte se učit
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feeling angry, jealous, and upset because you think you have been treated unfairly, Pol. gorzki
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Then, four years ago, Bridget got back in touch with Mark and their love was rekindled. začněte se učit
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if you ____ a fire, or if it _____-s, it starts to burn
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She soon fell pregnant with their son, James, who will be three tomorrow, and last month Mark proposed. začněte se učit
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to ask someone to marry you, especially in a formal way
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next September he will remarry the woman he first wed all those years ago. začněte se učit
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to marry - used especially in literature or newspapers
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Now I'm back with Bridget, I feel so happy, contented and settled začněte se učit
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happy and satisfied because your life is good [≠ discontented]
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Somehow one suspects the 'apology' won't go down quite as well with the others as Mark might hope. začněte se učit
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to get a good reaction from someone is to ____ them.
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Brenda remains incandescent at being dumped, and now lives '400 yards away as the crow flies', začněte se učit
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very angry, Pol. (dosł.) żażący się, płonący, jaśniejący, żarliwy
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Brenda remains incandescent at being dumped, and now lives '400 yards away as the crow flies', začněte se učit
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to end a relationship with someone is to ____ them, Pol. porzucić, pozbyć się, wyrzucić
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Brenda remains incandescent at being dumped, and now lives '400 yards away as the crow flies', začněte se učit
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Brenda remains incandescent at being dumped, and now lives '400 yards away as the crow flies', začněte se učit
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Brenda remains incandescent at being dumped, and now lives '400 yards away as the crow flies', according to Mark, which is too close for comfort in his book. začněte se učit
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if something that happens is _____, it is near enough to make you feel nervous or afraid
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She now lives '400 yards away as the crow flies', according to Mark, which is too close for comfort in his book. začněte se učit
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said when giving your opinion
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Relations between Brenda and the woman who is now chatelaine of the manor are not amicable. začněte se učit
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formal the female owner, or wife of the owner, of a castle or large country house in France, Pol. gospodynie (na dworze wiejskim)
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Relations between Brenda and the woman who is now chatelaine of the manor are not amicable. začněte se učit
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an _____ agreement, relationship etc is one in which people feel friendly towards each other and do not want to quarrel
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Relations between Brenda and the woman who is now chatelaine of the manor are not amicable. Or even civil. ' začněte se učit
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polite in a formal but not very friendly way
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Because she was swearing so much it was difficult to get the gist of what she was saying začněte se učit
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to use rude and offensive language
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Because she was swearing so much it was difficult to get the gist of what she was saying začněte se učit
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the main idea and meaning of what someone has said or written
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I am trying to take out an injunction against her začněte se učit
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an order given by a court which tells someone not to do something, Pol. nakaz sądowy
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hell hath no fury like a woman scorned Hell hath no fury like a woman who has seen a fortune slip through her fingers. začněte se učit
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a woman who has been scorned (Pol. wzgardzona) in love by a man will try to get revenge on him in some way
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an amount of money that you get unexpectedly, a piece of fruit that has fallen off a tree
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Brenda wanted to move to a slightly less glamorous part of the world: Dagenham. začněte se učit
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part of the Greater London borough of Barking and Dagenham: motor-vehicle manufacturing.
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She kept giving me ultimatums that she wanted to move to Dagenham because she'd lived there once before. začněte se učit
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a threat saying that if someone does not do what you want by a particular time, you will do something to punish them
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The final straw was Christmas 2003, when we went on holiday to Barbados and Brenda was so moody all the time. začněte se učit
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the last problem in a series of problems that finally makes you give up, get angry etc
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The final straw was Christmas 2003, when we went on holiday to Barbados and Brenda was so moody all the time začněte se učit
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often changing quickly from being in a good temper to being in a bad temper [temperamental], annoyed and unhappy
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It was at this juncture, with the threat of a life in Essex looming large before him, that Bridget got back in touch. začněte se učit
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a particular point in an activity or period of time
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It was at this juncture, with the threat of a life in Essex looming large before him, that Bridget got back in touch. začněte se učit
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to appear as a large unclear shape, especially in a threatening way, if a problem or difficulty _____-s, it is likely to happen very soon:
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she had bought a property that needed doing up, including replacement windows začněte se učit
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to repair an old building or car, or to improve its appearance
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The cynic in some of us might say why didn't she just pick up Yellow Pages? začněte se učit
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someone who is not willing to believe that people have good, honest, or sincere reasons for doing something
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They met on the seafront, where Mark had a job on the rides and Bridget worked in a cafe. začněte se učit
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the part of a town where the shops, houses etc are next to the beach
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Mark had always been a bit of a Jack the lad, but the problem was he carried on being Jack the lad after we got married. začněte se učit
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British English spoken a young man who enjoys drinking alcohol and going out with his male friends, and who thinks he is sexually attractive
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Was phoning Mark about her windows a pretext to engineer a reconciliation? začněte se učit
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a false reason given for an action, in order to hide the real reason
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Was phoning Mark about her windows a pretext to engineer a reconciliation? začněte se učit
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to have a good relationship again with sb after you have quarrelled with them
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Surely it hadn't crossed her mind that he now had gazillions of pounds in the bank? začněte se učit
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an extremely large number [a lot]
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Did she, as gossips have suggested, think life with Mark might be somewhat easier this time round? začněte se učit
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We went for a drink, which turned into a ten-hour heart-to-heart. And that was it. We just clicked začněte se učit
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to suddenly understand or realize something, if two people _____, they like, understand, and agree with each other
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we had even talked about getting together a few times, but the timing was always wrong začněte se učit
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the time when someone does something or when something happens, especially when you are considering how suitable this is
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I think it's funny that people say I'm a gold-digger začněte se učit
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an attractive woman who uses her looks to get money from rich men
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It doesn't bother me what people think začněte se učit
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Pol. martwić, niepokoić, przeszkadzać, dokuczać
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The childhood sweethearts were reunited začněte se učit
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spoken a way of speaking to someone you love [darling]
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"This is great - she's handling it really well." začněte se učit
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to deal with a situation or problem by behaving in a particular way and making particular decisions
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A week later, Brenda went off the deep end. začněte se učit
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to become angry suddenly and violently, usually when there is not a good reason
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It got nasty. She told me she was going to bankrupt me and close down my firm začněte se učit
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_____ behaviour or remarks are extremely unkind and unpleasant, Pol. okropny, paskudny, wstrętny, nieprzyjemny
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I took the keys to my solicitor and asked him to hand them over to her solicitor začněte se učit
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a type of lawyer in Britain who gives legal advice, prepares the necessary documents when property is bought or sold, and defends people, especially in the lower courts of law, Pol. radca prawny
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At this point, the acrimonious divorce proceedings turned to farce začněte se učit
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an ______ meeting or discussion is one in which people argue a lot and get very angry
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At this point, the acrimonious divorce proceedings turned to farce začněte se učit
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an event or a situation that is very badly organized or does not happen properly, in a way that is silly and unreasonable, Pol. farsa
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but a clause in the settlement forbids Mark from divulging just how much of his money Brenda took začněte se učit
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a part of a written law or legal document covering a particular subject of the whole law or document, Pol. klauzula
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a clause in the settlement prevents Mark from divulging the real figure začněte se učit
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an official agreement or decision that ends an argument, a court case, or a fight, or the action of making an agreement
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but a clause in the settlement forbids Mark from divulging just how much of his money Brenda took začněte se učit
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to give someone information that should be secret [reveal], Pol. wyjawić
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It's definitely settled, you can tell from the minus noughts in my bank account,' he giggles začněte se učit
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British English the number 0 [zero]
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It's definitely settled, you can tell from the minus noughts in my bank account,' he giggles začněte se učit
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to laugh quickly, quietly, and in a high voice, because something is funny or because you are nervous or embarrassed, Pol. chichotać
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get on like a house on fire with sb She came round here, got on like a house on fire with Bridget and that was it začněte se učit
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British English informal to quickly have a very friendly relationship with sb
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My advice to anyone getting divorced is to do it before you win the Lottery.' More chuckles. začněte se učit
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he is certainly not ungracious about parting with his millions to the ex-wives he has sent packing začněte se učit
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informal to tell someone who is not wanted that they must leave at once
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One week I was told Jessica had mumps, the next it was chickenpox začněte se učit
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an infectious illness which makes your neck swell and become painful, Pol. świnka
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One week I was told Jessica had mumps, the next it was chickenpox začněte se učit
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She'd had a row with her mother and walked out on her začněte se učit
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a short angry argument, especially between people who know each other well [quarrel]
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She'd had a row with her mother and walked out on her začněte se učit
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to leave your husband, wife etc suddenly and go and live somewhere else:
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Nicky Castle and Sabrina Collins, reportedly launched successful paternity claims after Mark won the Lottery to pay maintenance towards two other girls he is alleged to have fathered začněte se učit
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the fact of being the father of a particular child, or the question of who the child's father is, Pol. ojcostwo
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Nicky Castle and Sabrina Collins, reportedly launched successful paternity claims after Mark won the Lottery to pay maintenance towards two other girls he is alleged to have fathered začněte se učit
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British EnglishSCL money paid by someone who is divorced to their former wife or husband [alimony], Pol. alimenty
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Nicky Castle and Sabrina Collins, reportedly launched successful paternity claims after Mark won the Lottery to pay maintenance towards two other girls he is alleged to have fathered začněte se učit
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to say that something is true or that someone has done something wrong, although it has not been proved
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Not exactly a flat denial, then začněte se učit
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a denial that is definite and which someone will not change
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At the outset, he was incredibly generous to friends, začněte se učit
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at or from the beginning of an event or process
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If you buy a round of drinks, you're a flash git začněte se učit
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if you buy ______ in a bar, you buy drinks for all the people in your group
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If you buy a round of drinks, you're a flash git začněte se učit
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if sth is ____ it looks very new, bright, and expensive
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If you buy a round of drinks, you're a flash git začněte se učit
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an offensive word for an unpleasant and annoying person, especially a man, Pol. dupek
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He had a 60ft yacht called Lotty, which he moored in Eastbourne začněte se učit
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to fasten a ship or boat to the land or to the bottom of the sea using ropes or an anchor, Pol. cumować
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I still love boats, but we charter them when we're abroad začněte se učit
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to pay a company for the use of their aircraft, boat etc
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Aside from the ongoing feud with Brenda, Mark says he has found a new peace začněte se učit
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an angry and often violent quarrel between two people or groups that continues for a long time
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We do go to fantastic restaurants and we go to Barbados, but we build up to it so we look forward to it začněte se učit
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to prepare for a particular moment or event
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this time round they truly do seem happy and well-suited, even without all that dosh začněte se učit
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British English informal money
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Wags might say she has more chance of winning the Lottery herself začněte se učit
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