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plastered with posters of famous actors Lernen beginnen
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to cover most of a surface with something oblepiać
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to deal with and control a problem or feeling przezwyciężać
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What sort of precautions must one take to safeguard oneself from muggers? Lernen beginnen
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something that you do to prevent bad things happening in the future zabezpieczenie, środek zapobiegawczy
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What sort of precautions must one take to safeguard oneself from muggers? Lernen beginnen
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to protect something from harm chronić
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What sort of precautions must one take to safeguard oneself from muggers? Lernen beginnen
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someone who mugs people (uliczny) bandzior, napastni-k/czka
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Do you ever rehearse in your mind what you plan to say to others Lernen beginnen
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przećwicz to w swoim umyśle
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say it off the top of your head do you say it off the top of your head? Lernen beginnen
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a critical decision / importance Lernen beginnen
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very important for the way things will happen in the future kluczowy
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She managed to conceal her true feelings and maintained her composure Lernen beginnen
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to hide something ukrywać
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She managed to conceal her true feelings and maintained her composure Lernen beginnen
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a feeling or look of calm and confidence opanowanie
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She's over the moonabout her new job. She is so excited Lernen beginnen
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to be very pleased about something być w siódmym niebie
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stack of fast-moving clouds passing northward. Lernen beginnen
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towards the north na północ
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(of two or more people walking together) with, without the same foot going forward at the same time na (czyjejś) drodze, z (czyjejś) drogi
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He was forced to step down from his post. Lernen beginnen
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to leave an important job ustępować (ze stanowiska)
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a child who behaves badly bachor
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After two hours of trudging up the mountainside through deep snowdrifts, the dogs began to bark. Lernen beginnen
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to walk slowly with heavy steps, especially because you are tired wlec się wzdłuż/przez/w górę itp.
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After two hours of trudging up the mountainside through deep snowdrifts, the dogs began to bark. Lernen beginnen
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a deep pile of snow that the wind has blown zaspa (śnieżna)
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four hounds whimpered with excitement Lernen beginnen
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to make quiet crying sounds because of fear or pain skomleć, kwilić
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four hounds whimpered with excitement, straining at their leads, eager to begin the chase Lernen beginnen
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to try hard to do something, usually to see or hear something wysilać (się)
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four hounds whimpered with excitement, straining at their leads, eager to begin the chase Lernen beginnen
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wanting to do or have something very much chętny, niecierpliwy
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a nodding movement of the head skinienie (głowy
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And with a whoop, they were off, bounding through the snow Lernen beginnen
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a loud, excited shout okrzyk
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leaving the rest of us to lumber after them Lernen beginnen
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to move slowly with heavy steps człapać, wlec się
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them, each laden with his allotted encumbrance. Lernen beginnen
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to give someone a particular amount of something przydzielać
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them, each laden with his allotted encumbrance. Lernen beginnen
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something that makes it difficult for you to do something
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a long gun that you hold against your shoulder when you shoot karabin, strzelba
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Six others puffed and panted their way behind us Lernen beginnen
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to breathe fast and with difficulty, usually because you have been doing exercise sapać, dyszeć
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Six others puffed and panted their way behind us Lernen beginnen
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to breathe quickly and loudly because it is hot or because you have been running, etc sapać
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professional cityfolk unused to such strenuous exertion Lernen beginnen
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using or needing a lot of effort forsowny, intensywny
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professional cityfolk unused to such strenuous exertion Lernen beginnen
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the use of a lot of physical or mental energy to do something wysiłek
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The people who turned up for the meeting were a motley crew (= a group consisting of many different types of people). Lernen beginnen
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consisting of many different types that do not appear to go together:
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to limit or control something ograniczać
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If material bunches up, or if someone bunches it up, it moves into tight folds. marszczyć (się)
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an angry female mountain lion snarled and spat Lernen beginnen
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an angry female mountain lion snarled and spat Lernen beginnen
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to force out the liquid in your mouth pluć
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while John crept down the mountain Lernen beginnen
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to move very quietly and carefully skradać się/zakradać się/wymykać się itp.
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The dart hit the lioness in the back of the leg. It flinched, growled Lernen beginnen
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to make a sudden movement backwards because you are afraid or in pain wzdrygnąć się
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The dart hit the lioness in the back of the leg. It flinched, growled Lernen beginnen
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If a dog or similar animal growls, it makes a deep, angry noise in its throat. warczeć
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its slashing movements became slower and slower Lernen beginnen
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to cut something by making a quick, long cut with something very sharp podcinać, ciąć
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Sales have slumped by 50%. Lernen beginnen
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If a price, value, or amount slumps, it goes down suddenly. (gwałtownie) spadać, załamywać się
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We moved in, briskly efficient, photographing, measuring Lernen beginnen
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quick and energetic żwawy
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We moved in, briskly efficient, photographing, measuring Lernen beginnen
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working well and not wasting time or energy wydajny, sprawny
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the silken-coated creature Lernen beginnen
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soft and smooth, like silk jedwabisty
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to move somewhere quietly so that no one will notice you wymykać się
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our initial prejudices soon faded Lernen beginnen
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the feeling of not liking a group of people or unfair treatment of them because they are a different race, sex, religion, etc uprzedzenia, uprzedzenie nasze początkowe uprzedzenia szybko się zatarły
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our initial prejudices soon faded Lernen beginnen
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If a colour or a sound fades, or if something fades it, it becomes less bright or strong. cichnąć, wyciszać, płowieć, powodować płowienie nasze początkowe uprzedzenia szybko się zatarły
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a young bear, fox, lion, etc młode
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where the pines grew thickest Lernen beginnen
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a tall tree with long, thin leaves shaped like needles sosna
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streak across/down/through, etc suddenly a large male lion went streaking across the snowy plain Lernen beginnen
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mknąć przez, śmigać przez suddenly a large male lion went streaking across the snowy plain
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suddenly a large male lion went streaking across the snowy plain Lernen beginnen
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a large area of flat land równina
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Kevin crept up behind and tried to drop a pitifully small lasso Lernen beginnen
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to surprise someone by moving closer to them from behind zachodzić kogoś od tyłu
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Kevin crept up behind and tried to drop a pitifully small lasso Lernen beginnen
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Of course it wasn’t always so dramatic – many of our days in the mountains were quite mundane Lernen beginnen
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ordinary, or not interesting przyziemny, prozaiczny
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hunters and environmentalists sharing an adventure and putting money and energy into conservation Lernen beginnen
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the protection of nature ekologia, ochrona (przyrody lub środowiska)
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the houndsmen managed to drop the restraint over the lion’s head and tie it around a sagebrush trunk. Lernen beginnen
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control over your feelings powściągliwość, umiar
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the houndsmen managed to drop the restraint over the lion’s head and tie it around a sagebrush trunk. Lernen beginnen
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the thick stem of a tree that the branches grow from pień
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they did the same with one of its hind legs Lernen beginnen
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a foot/leg at the back of an animal tylna łapa/noga
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I helped them to sit on the protesting lion until John arrived with the tranquilliser. Lernen beginnen
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a drug especially a pill to calm the nerves or cause sleep środek uspokajający
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At first my fellow volunteers felt uncomfortable with this Lernen beginnen
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a companion and equal towarzysz, kolega
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the creature lay motionless on the ground, a tranquilliser dart in its tawny side. Lernen beginnen
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being a light yellow-brown colour żółtobrązowy
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They sprinted effortlessly over the rocky ground, while I stumbled along in their wake. Lernen beginnen
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to step badly and almost fall over potknąć się Sprintowali bez wysiłku po skalistym podłożu, podczas gdy ja potykałem się w ślad za nimi.
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thrust sth behind/into/through, etc ‘Quick,’ said Ken, thrusting the hounds’ collars into my hand. Lernen beginnen
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to push something somewhere suddenly and with force wciskać lub wpychać coś za/do/w itp.
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