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disclose
The police have disclosed that two officers are under internal investigation.
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ujawnić coś dla opinii publicznej
mellow
She used to be very impatient, but she's mellowed over time.
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to become more relaxed:
poppycock
old-fashioned disapproving
He dismissed the allegations as poppycock.
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bzdury
take precedence
Business people often think that fluency and communication take precedence over grammar when speaking.
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mieć pierwszeństwo, być ważniejszym
be duty bound to do sth
We are duty bound to justify how we spend our funds.
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to have to do something because it is your duty:
void
I’ll just void the check and pay you in cash.
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unieważnić
indubitable
an indubitable fact
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that cannot be doubted:
circumvent
Ships were registered abroad to circumvent employment and safety regulations.
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to avoid something, especially cleverly or illegally:
cheeky
She's got such a cheeky grin.
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bezczelny
boastful
After they had drunk more wine, they started to become loud and boastful.
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chełpliwy
hospitable
The villagers were very hospitable to/towards anyone who passed through.
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gościnny
vista
After a hard climb, we were rewarded by a picture-postcard vista of rolling hills under a deep blue summer sky.
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widok
judicious
We should make judicious use of the resources available to us.
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judicious Englisch
rozsądny
readily
He readily agreed to help.
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ochoczo / chętnie
spurious
Some of the arguments in favour of shutting the factory are questionable and others downright spurious.
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nieprawdziwy
presumptuousness
They were accused of arrogance and presumptuousness.
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zarozumiałość
at sb's beck and call
Go and get it yourself! I'm not at your beck and call, you know.
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być na czyjeś zawołanie
on short notice
British: at short notice
I can't cancel my plans on such short notice.
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na krótko przed
at a loose end
US: be at loose ends
If you find yourself at a loose end, you could always clean the bathroom.
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bez zajęcia
searing
The race took place in the searing heat./ A searing pain shot up her arm.
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piekący, palący
winding
There's a very long, winding path leading up to the house.
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meandrowy
icebound
Eight of the ships remain icebound.
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w okowach lodu
put somebody on something
Doctors put her on antibiotics after discovering an infection.
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dać komuś jakiś lek, leczenie
flare up
There was another flare-up of rioting later that day.
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a situation when something gets much worse (pain, violence, condition)
come on
I think I've got a cold coming on.
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If you have an illness coming on, it is starting gradually:
come off something
mainly UK
He's come off the tablets because they were making him dizzy.
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przestać brać jakiś lek
a bit of a handful
Her older son is fine but the little one is a bit of a handful.
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trudny do upilnowania (dziecko, zwierzę)
make the front page
The story made front-page news.
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trafić na pierwsze strony gazet
a press release
Knowing the right way to issue a press release is almost as important as the information in the release itself.
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informacja prasowa

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