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nieprzenikniony,. tajemniczy
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inscrutable
not showing emotions or thoughts and therefore very difficult to understand or get to know: cryptic
an inscrutable face/expression/smile
obwiniać, obciążać winą, legge skyld paa
kul
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incriminate
to make someone seem guilty, especially of a crime:
A secret report incriminating the company was leaked last week. He refused to say anything on the grounds that he might incriminate himself.
pierścień szpiegowski, siatka szpiegów
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spy ring
spy network
sprawa, występ drugoplanowy
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sideshow
a small show or event in addition to the main entertainment. an event or subject that is connected to another event or subject but is considered to be much less important:
The media still regards women's sport as a sideshow to the main event. Carol won a large soft toy at a sideshow at the fair.
czynnik towarzyszący
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concomitant
something that happens with something else and is connected with it:
Loss of memory is a natural concomitant of old age.
zasypywać (coś śmieciami), zasypywać (kogoś prośbami), zasypywać (spamem
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swamp
My inbox was completely swamped with spam within two days. I'm swamped with work
odrobina
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modicum
a small amount of something good such as truth or honesty:
There's not even a modicum of truth in her statement. Anyone with a modicum of common sense could have seen that the plan wouldn't work.
tchawica
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windpipe, trachea
pawian
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baboon
a type of large monkey, found in Africa and Asia, with a long, pointed face like a dog and large teeth
osoba przedsiębiorcza nastawiona na sukces, Człowiek biznesu, self-made
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hustler
podejrzany, niepewny (np. jedzenie), niepewny, wątpliwy, pod znakiem zapytania (np. wydarzenie
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iffy
not certain or decided: not completely good, honest, or suitable
Simon's still kind of iffy about going to Colombia. The milk smells a bit iffy.
szambo
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cesspit
a large underground hole or container that is used for collecting and storing solid waste, urine, and dirty water. a situation that causes strong shock, disapproval, and dislike
septic tank
marabut
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adjutant stork
niezgłębiony, niezbadany
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unfathomable
impossible to understan
For some unfathomable reason they built the toilet next to the kitchen.
haniebny, skandaliczny
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heinous
very bad and shocking:
a heinous crime
zakład karny, karny
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penitentiary
a state or federal prison
papuga, naśladowca (określenie pejoratywne), imitować, naśladować
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copycat
someone who is influenced by someone else and does or says exactly the same as them: imitator
You're just a copycat! Whether it is the original attacker or a copycat, he must be caught soon.
zawiązać pętla, stryczek
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loop a noose
one end of a rope tied to form a circle that can be tightened round something such as a person's neck to hang (= kill) them:
It was the noose to which I must pay attention. They put him on the back of a horse and looped a noose around his neck
krach finansowy
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meltdown
We have avoided a meltdown of the financial system
wybitny, szczególny
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singular
of an unusual quality or standard; noticeable. exceptional
It was a building of singular grace and beauty. He showed a singular lack of skill in painting.
cięty żart
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quip
a humorous and clever remark. crack
It was Oscar Wilde who made the famous quip about life mimicking art
manipulować granicami okręgów wyborczych
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gerrymandering
to change the borders of an area in order to increase the number of people within that area who will vote for a particular party or person:
The Prime Minister tried to gerrymander the recent elections in two ways. The districts are so badly gerrymandered that a challenger can't win.
kontrola jakości
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the quality check
Products have passed the quality check. Check and mate! The police checked the uprising.
wywrotowy, zdradziecki
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treasonous
a treasonable offence treasonable activities
wysunąć jako postulat
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posit
to suggest something as a basic fact or principle from which a further idea is formed or developed:
] If we posit that wage rises cause inflation, it follows that we should try to minimize them. He was positing his past work as modern enough for the future.
zapalony, żądny na coś
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avid for something
She is avid for fame.
🌽🇺🇸 oklepany, kiepski, ckliwy
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corny
(especially of jokes, films, stories, etc.) showing no new ideas or too often repeated, and therefore not funny or interesting:
corny jokes I couldn't watch the whole movie - it was just too corny.
zmyślony, fałszywy, podrabiany
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bogus
false, not real, or not legal
On investigation, his claim was found to be bogus. She produced some bogus documents to support her application.
intryga, klika, koteria
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cabal
a small group of people who plan secretly to take action, especially political action:
He was assassinated by a cabal of aides within his own regime. The next meeting of the cabal could well be its last.
włóczęga, włóczęgostwo
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vagrant, vagrancy
Most European countries have abandoned laws that make vagrancy a crime. The City Council took steps to address problems associated with homelessness and vagrancy. vagrant worker
opowiedzieć się za czymś, związać się z czymś, obierać (np. za ideą👩‍❤️‍👨
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espouse
to become involved with or support an activity or opinion
Vegetarianism is one cause she does not espouse. For myself, I espouse the middle position, whatever that may be.
zakazać, wyjąć spod prawa przed rząd
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proscribe
(of a government or other authority) to not allow something:
Torture and summary execution of political prisoners are proscribed by international law.
egzekucja bez wyroku/procesu
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Summary execution
zaniedbanie obowiązku
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dereliction of duty
in the US armed forces, the offence of refusing to perform your duties: failure to do what you should do, especially in your job:
He was found guilty of dereliction of duty and conduct unbecoming an officer.
hierarchia ważności 🐤
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pecking order
an informal social system in which some people or groups know they are more or less important than others:
There's a clearly established pecking order in this office. He started as a clerk but gradually rose in the pecking order. power structure
wymowny, znaczący
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telling
In any case the most telling moment had come hours earlier. The national economy seems to have been a more telling issue.
miąć, miętosić, gnieść 🤵
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rumple
a rumpled suit. No nuns around to tell them not to rumple the bedspread.
pracownik umysłowy
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white -collar
relating to people who work in offices, doing work that needs mental rather than physical effort:
white-collar unions. He is a white-collar worker dedicated to his job at the office. worker who works in a salaried, professional office position; this job often requires mental effort which means this worker is often more educated than a blue-collar
szybko naładować (np. baterię w samochodach elektrycznych
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supercharge
wsparcie, ułatwienie, podsadzenie
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leg up
head start, assistance. help that you receive that gives you an advantage over other people or makes it possible for you to do something difficult
A recent ruling will give terrestrial broadcasters a leg up in competing with satellite radio.
pozorny, wymyślony
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make-believe
believing or imagining things that appear to be attractive or exciting, but are not real
The ideal of a perfectly fair society is just make-believe. He lives in a world of make-believe/make-believe world.
z trudem wywalczony
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hard-won
a hard-won battle
pokutniczy, wyrażający skruchę
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expiatory
remorse
Could not a decision be made for me by the birds and the flesh of the expiatory victims
metoda prób i błędów
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trial and error method
powiększać się, nawarstwiać, wyolbrzymiać, wysławiać
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magnify
to make an object look larger than it is by looking through special equipment. to make a bad situation worse
All your problems are magnified when you're ill. The cells are first magnified under a microscope.

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