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18.11.2020, 05:01:06 via wołaczka

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conciliation - pojednanie [formal]
/kənˌsɪl.iˈeɪ.ʃən/
All attempts at conciliation failed and the dispute continued.
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piddling - błahy [informal]
/ˈpɪd.lɪŋ/
They are making piddling profits of less than $20,000.
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voracious - żarłoczny, nienasycony [very eager for something, especially a lot of food]
/vəˈreɪ.ʃəs/
She has a voracious appetite.
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beech - buk
/biːtʃ/
The great beeches towered up toward the sky.
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vagrant - włóczęga [formal or specialized]
/ˈveɪ.ɡrənt/
The town has shelters and food handouts for vagrants.
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to cleave - rozłupać, rozszczepiać [to separate or divide, or cause something to separate or divide, often violently]
/kliːv/
She cleaved his skull (in two) with an ax.
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vanguard - awangarda
/ˈvæn.ɡɑːrd/
The company is proud to be in the vanguard of scientific progress.
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sentinel - wartownik, strażnik [a person employed to guard something]
/ˈsen.t̬ɪ.nəl/
A policeman stood sentinel at the entrance.
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savvy - sprytny [having or showing practical knowledge and experience]
/ˈsæv.i/
Teenagers are savvier about handling their digital information than adults.
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wreath - wieniec
/riːðz/
The president laid a wreath at the war memorial.
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to shatter - roztrzaskać [to break suddenly or cause something to break suddenly into small pieces]
/ˈʃæt̬.ɚ/
The earthquake shattered all the windows in the building.
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peril - niebezpieczeństwo [formal]
/ˈper.əl/
A shortage of firefighters is putting lives in peril.
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liable - odpowiedzialny za coś [having (legal) responsibility for something or someone]
/ˈlaɪ.ə.bəl/
The law holds parents liable if a child does not attend school.
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shredder - niszczarka [a tool or machine that is used for cutting things into very small pieces]
/ˈʃred.ɚ/
Much of the documentary evidence against her had been put through the shredder before she was arrested.
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vessel - statek (też: naczynie) [a large boat or a ship]
/ˈves.əl/
The company has five oceangoing vessels.
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bonus - idiom
blue in the face
If you do something until you are blue in the face, you try unsuccessfully to do something for a very long time.
I explained the situation until I was blue in the face but she wouldn't change her mind.

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