copious /ˈkəʊpɪəs/ -- obfity, liczny, suty

To avoid having a hangover, do not drink a copious amount of alcohol.
Take copious notes in class so that you have plenty of review material for the test.
It takes a copious amount of food to suppress my hungry appetite.

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crack a joke /kræk/ /dʒoʊk/ - opowiedzieć kawał

You can count on Grandpa to crack a joke on every occasion.
One of the passengers on the bus cracked a joke.
He is always cracking jokes.

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hefty /ˈhɛf ti/ -- solidny, masywny, pokaźnych rozmiarów, znaczny

Such hefty phone bills can discourage anyone to stop calling outside the country.
Three Men Receive Hefty Prison Sentences for Crime Spree źródło
He was a tall, hefty man.

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decent /ˈdiːsənt/ - przyzwoity, porządny

He was a criminal before, but now he is a decent man and lives a decent life.
Five hundred dollars a week is a fairly decent salary.

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vicissitudes /vɪˈsɪs ɪˌtuds, -ˌtyuds/ -- zmiany, perypetie, koleje losu

They remained friends through the vicissitudes of 40 years.
The project was subject to the usual vicissitudes of exploratory research.

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gust of wind /gʌst/ - podmuch wiatru

The pope lost his hat to a gust of wind today.
A sudden gust of wind made him lose his footing.

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quarrel /ˈkwɒrəl/ - kłótnia, sprzeczka

She was the cause of our first little quarrel.
I was thinking of a little quarrel we once had.

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sinking feeling - złe przeczucie, ucisk w dołku

With a sinking feeling, I realized what had just happened.
I had the sinking feeling that I'd lost him again.

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hunch /hʌntʃ/ - przeczucie

I have a hunch your idea is going to work just fine.
I had a hunch he was trying to tell me something.

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console /ˈkɒnsəʊl/ - pocieszyć, pocieszać

She has no family here, so I offered to help console her.
It was the right thing to do, he consoled himself.

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to bow (down) - kłaniać się, bić pokłony

Bow to the king and you will be pardoned.
Bow down to me you filthy peasant ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

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every other day - co drugi dzień

I'm tired of them changing the schedule every other day.
The doctor told me to take that medicine every other day.

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hunker down /ˈhʌŋkə daʊn/ - przykucnąć

Rose hunkered down until she was eye level with the kids.
He hid amongst the bushes and hunkered down.

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repentance /rɪˈpentəns/ -- żal, skrucha

They believe that repentance is the only way to salvation.
They showed no repentance during their trial.

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Jest sprawa do przedyskutowania. Dokładniej to kwestia częstotliwości wpisów pod tym tagiem.
Moim skromnym zdaniem powinien pojawiać się jeden dziennie, jako że jest to slowkonadzis. Dzięki temu też uniknęłoby się przesytu i zniechęcenia do tagu, co według mnie może się przydarzyć przy nadmiarze informacji.
Z kolei @mam_piec_rak_wszystkie_lewe sugeruje, żeby kolejne słowa pojawiały się w odstępach przynajmniej ośmiu godzin.
Oczywiście jest też opcja, żeby nie regulować tego w żaden sposób iPokaż całość

to be the spitting image of somebody -- być do kogoś podobnym jak dwie krople wody

Blimey, you're the spitting image of my brother.
She’s the spitting image of her mum.

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arduous /ˈɑːdjuəs/ -- pracochłonny, żmudny, mozolny

The editing of Wikipedia seems to be an arduous task.
The movement towards a peaceful settlement has been a long and arduous political struggle.

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teething problems - początkowe problemy

There were the usual teething troubles at the start of the project, but that's to be expected.
Many marriages go through teething problems in the first few months.

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