advanced grammar and vocabulary 6

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to cause something to happen; to cause a pregnant woman to give birth to her baby earlier than she would naturally, or cause a baby to be born earlier than it would be naturally
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INDUCE In this hospital, twins are often induced.
formal the general meaning, character or pattern of something
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TENOR What was the general tenor of his speech?
serious, boring and slightly old-fashioned
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STAID In an attempt to change its staid image, the newspaper has created a new section aimed at younger readers.
to invent and/or make a device or other object in a clever and possibly unusual way; to arrange a situation or event, or arrange for something to happen, using clever planning
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CONTRIVE Couldn't you contrive a meeting between them? I think they'd be ideally suited. [+ to infinitive] Somehow she contrived to get tickets for the concert. Do you think you could contrive something for hanging my clothes on until I can get a wardrobe?
simple and often rough in appearance; typical of the countryside
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RUSTIC a rustic bench/cabin The property has a certain rustic charm.
okup
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RANSOM a ransom demand/note They demanded a huge ransom for the return of the little girl whom they had kidnapped. The gang held the racehorse to/for ransom.
a person who is not loyal or stops being loyal to their own country, social class, beliefs, etc.
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TRAITOR The leaders of the rebellion were hanged as traitors. The Chinese Communist Party branded (= called) Mr Gorbachev 'a traitor to socialism'.
a person who works in a large shop, especially a department store, watching the customers so that they do not steal goods
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STORE DETECTIVE
to prevent from doing something or to make someone less enthusiastic about doing something by making it difficult for them to do it or by threatening bad results if they do it
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DETER
the physical punishment of people, especially of children, by hitting them
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CORPORAL PUNISHMENT
in a way that shows no emotion or interest
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FLATLY The witness responded flatly to the judge's questions
deceiving people in a clever way in order to get what you want; [before noun] seeming to know secrets
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SLY He's a sly old devil - I wouldn't trust him with my money. "You'll find out eventually," said Mary with a sly smile.
cogodzinne
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HOURLY There's an hourly bus service into town. Take two tablets at hourly intervals.
wahający się
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HESITANT You seemed a bit hesitant about recommending that restaurant - is something wrong with it? She gave me a hesitant smile.
having or relating to one or more angles • having a clear shape with sharp points kanciasty, trójkątny (twarz)
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ANGULAR
wprowadzający
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INTRODUCTORY
kłótliwy
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QUARRELSOME
niemoralny
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AMORAL
nadwrażliwy
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HYPERSENSITIVE
If a shop, business or organization is understaffed, it does not have enough employees
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UNDERMANNED
koronkowy
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lace
zatrzymać (areszt)
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DETAIN WITH CHARGES
dostać opiekę nad dzieckiem
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to be granted/ given a custody
scary
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apprehensive
showing that you find a bad or difficult situation slightly funny
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WRY a wry smile/comment
skazany
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CONVICT (CON); ex-con
ludobójstwo
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genuscide
wiatrówka
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air- riffle
w afekcie
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in passion
morderstwo
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homicide
[I or T] to officially accuse someone of committing a crime in a court of law, or (of a lawyer) to try to prove that a person accused of committing a crime is guilty of that crime wnieśc oskarzenie, oskarzac
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PROSECUTE Shoplifters will be prosecuted. He was prosecuted for fraud. Any manufacturer who does not conform to the standards could be prosecuted under the Consumers Protection Act, 1987. The victim has said that she will not prosecute.
to attack someone violently
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ASSAULT A woman and a man have been convicted of assaulting a police officer. He had attempted to sexually assault the woman.
sex with someone you do not know
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casual sex
zastawić pułapkę
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set a trap
alimenty
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alimony
to ignore, pay no attention to sth; leave, to give up; lekceważyć, ignorować; odrzucać, opuszczać
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fling aside After he got involved in a relationship with that girl, he flung aside his bunch of friends. Po tym, jak związał się z tą dziewczyną, odrzucił paczkę swoich przyjaciół.
odcinać się
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answer back
someone who supports an idea; an advocate; wyraziciel, propagator
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EXPONENT He always was an exponent of non-violence. Zawsze był propagatorem postawy przeciwnej używaniu siły
shivering because of fever, cold, etc.; mający dreszcze
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SHIVERY Her daughter was shivery and had a headache. Jej córka miała dreszcze i bolała ją głowa.
to get back to the beginning (of a story, events, etc.); prześledzić coś; wracać do początków
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TRACE BACK To understand the whole situation, we need to trace back the story again. Żeby zrozumieć całą tę sytuację, musimy prześledzić tę historię raz jeszcze.
to be fried, to become burnt or dry; smażyć, przysmażać, zesmażyć się zbyt mocno; skwierczeć
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FRIZZLE The meat was frizzling in the pan. Mięso skwierczało na patelni
apetizing; delicious; apetyczny, smakowity
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TOOTHSOME Sally must be preparing a toothsome meal- can you smell it? Sally z pewnością przygotowuje jakiś smakowity posiłek- czujesz, jak pachnie?
formal to catch and arrest someone who has not obeyed the law
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APPREHEND The police have finally apprehended the killer.
osądzony
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TRIED
wnieść postępowanie sądowe
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bring a civil action against sb
pozwany
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DEFENDANT (ACCUSED)
adwokat
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BARRISTER
wytoczyć proces, pozwać
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to SUE sb
bronić kogoś
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to HANDLE one's DEFENCE
porozmawiać z prawnikiem
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to CONSULT your SOLICITOR
wina zbiorowa
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JOINT GUILT
złamanie obietnicy
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BREACH OF PROMISE
oszczerstwo
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SLANDER
zniesławienie
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LIBEL
koszta sądowe
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legal costs
zaniedbanie
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negligence

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