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przemyt
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contraband
The lorry contained thousands of pounds worth of contraband.
unpleasant person
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a nasty piece of work
You are a nasty piece of work.
to allow you to stop worrying about a particular thing.
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be/take a weight off your mind.
It's a great weight off my mind to know that the building is finally finished.
zwolniony z obowiązku.
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off the hook
Everything checks out, you are off the hook.
kaucja
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bail
Because of a previous conviction, the judge refused grant bail.
Mogę mieć słówko?
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Can I have word with you?
the lowest level, escpecially of society
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gutter
Born to a poverty-stricken family, she dragged herself out of the gutter to become a successful business owner.
marudzić, przejmować się
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fret
She spent the day fretting about/over what she'd said to Nicky.
nietaktowny
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gauche
It was gauche to invite them just two days before the party.
banalny, oklepany
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trite
His lyrics about love and peace are too trite for me to take them seriously.
to fit something into a tight place.
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We'd have to build another school to shoehorn all our students in.
kryjówka, ukryte zapasy
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stash
They discovered a stash of money hidden at the back of a drawer.
współczucie
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commiseration
Commiseration on losing the match!
współczuć
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commiserate
I began by commiserating with her over the defeat.
wysoki
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towering
Fielder hit a towering home run.
ubezpieczać
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insure
They refused to insure us because they said we're too old.
godny, przyzwoity
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decent
I thought he was a decent person.
dokładny
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thorough
They did a thorough search of the area but found nothing.
nadużywać
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abuse
The Chief Executive is accuses of abusing his position by advising family members when to buy and sell shares.
completely
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entirely
The company is run almost entirely by middle-aged men.
zawias
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hinge
malfunction
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breakdown
I had a breakdown in the middle of the road.
interesujący
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quirky
He was tall and had a quirky, off-beat sense of humour.
strata
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loss
Many parents feel a sense of loss when their children leave home.
narzucić, wymusić
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impose
He wants the government to impose strict control on dog ownership.
zapinać
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zip
This bag's too full, I can't zip it shut.
wywalić, wypierdolić
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chuck away
I've chucked out all my old clothes.
wyróżniać się z tłumu
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stand out from the crowd
pogarszać się
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go to the dogs
After Joe retired, the business went to the dogs.
niedziałający, bezwartościowy
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dud
A customer had tried to pay with a dud cheque.
brudny, nieprzyjemny
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There are lots of really sordid apartments in the city's poorer areas.
purposely
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deliberately
I'm sure he says these things deliberately to annoy me.

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