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28.04.2021

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to demur - sprzeciwiać się, wnosić obiekcję [formal; to express disagreement or refuse to do something]
/dɪˈmɝː/
The lawyer requested a break in the court case, but the judge demurred.
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prickle - cierń, kolec [one of several thin, sharp points that stick out of a plant or animal]
/ˈprɪk.əl/
The fruit can be eaten once the prickles have been removed.
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selfsame - dokładnie ten sam [exactly the same]
/ˈself.seɪm/
His father had suffered from the selfsame disease.
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to teem - lać [to rain heavily]
/tiːm/
It's been teeming down all day.
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to preen - muskać, czyścić piórka [(usually disapproving) to spend a lot of time making yourself look attractive and then admiring your appearance]
/priːn/
Will you stop preening yourself in front of the mirror?
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to plummet - gwałtownie spadać [to fall suddenly and quickly from a high level or position]
/ˈplʌm.ɪt/
Her spirits plummeted at the thought of meeting him again.
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to squint - mrużyć oczy [to partly close your eyes in order to see more clearly]
/skwɪnt/
The sun was shining straight in her eyes and made her squint.
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pooch - psisko [informal; a dog]
/puːtʃ/
For one thing, there's no conflict, unless you count the tension between a guy and his untrainable pooch
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chastity - czystość, cnota [the state of not having sexual relationships or never having had sex]
/ˈtʃæs.tə.t̬i/
As a monk, he took vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience.
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divine - boski [connected with a god, or like a god]
/dɪˈvaɪn/
Some fans seem to regard the players as divine beings.
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bonus - idiom
cool one's heels
If you are left to cool your heels, someone keeps you waiting.
After rushing to be on time for my appointment, I was left to cool my heels in the waiting room for an hour.

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