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término		definición
pave the way (for sb/sth) empezar lección		to prepare for sb/sth, to make the arrival or appearance of sb/sth easier
boil down to empezar lección		to be the most basic aspect of a matter; come down to
cling (on) to sth empezar lección		to hold onto (e.g. a belief)
underscore empezar lección		to emphasise; highlight; stress; accent
twiddle one’s thumbs empezar lección		to have nothing to do and wait for sth to happen
drag one’s feet/heels empezar lección		to hold back, delay; not doing much/enough
a storm in a teacup empezar lección		a lot of fuss about sth unimportant
a drop in the ocean empezar lección		a very small and unimportant amount
fight a losing battle empezar lección		to try to achieve sth that cannot be achieved
bite off more than one can chew empezar lección		to try to do sth which is beyond one’s capabilities
a law unto oneself empezar lección		sb who does as she or he pleases, acts independently
make a mountain out of a molehill empezar lección		to make an unimportant fact seem like a serious one
outstay one’s welcome empezar lección		to stay longer than expected
drive a wedge between sb and sb else empezar lección		to cause ill feelings between people
fend for oneself empezar lección		to take care of oneself without help from others;
egg on empezar lección		to encourage, cheer sb to do sth dangerous or foolish
shirk (from) sth empezar lección		to avoid doing sth one should do (wykręcać się od czegoś)
in retrospect empezar lección		thinking about an event after it has happened, often with a different opinion about it
gargantuan empezar lección		huge, enormous
sport distilled empezar lección		the essence of sport
limply empezar lección		unsteadily
plusher empezar lección		more expensive, snobbish
shunted from empezar lección		pushed from
tailgaters empezar lección		drivers who follow dangerously close behind another vehicle
the clash of gigants/titans empezar lección		epic encounter
spanking new empezar lección		brand new
opulent empezar lección		costly, luxurious
cavorting empezar lección		jumping and dancing excitedly
raucous empezar lección		making a lot of noise
household names empezar lección		very popular, well-known
clamour empezar lección		huge noise, shouting etc.
quirky empezar lección		strange, unusual, unconventional
fervour empezar lección		intense and passionate feeling
franchises empezar lección		professional teams
yearning empezar lección		longing, desire, need
dubious empezar lección		doubtful, unreliable, uncertain, unsure, suspicious
rife empezar lección		widespread
illicit empezar lección		forbidden by law
revered empezar lección		greatly admired, looked up to
plight empezar lección		a dangerous, unfortunate situation
frictions empezar lección		conflict or disagreement caused by a clash of wills, temperaments, or opinions
mottled by empezar lección		marked with spots or smears of colour
relentless empezar lección		increasingly intense
settle in empezar lección		to become familiar with somewhere new, such as a new house, job, or school, and to feel comfortable and happy there
see sth through empezar lección		to continue doing a job or activity until it is finished, especially when it is difficult
on principle empezar lección		(z zasady)
in principle empezar lección		in general; theoretically
settle for empezar lección		choose to accept or agree to something
settle down empezar lección		to become familiar with a place and to feel happy and confident in it
see about empezar lección		to prepare for or deal with an action or event, or to arrange for something to be done
see sb off empezar lección		to go to the place that someone is leaving from in order to say goodbye to them
see to sth empezar lección		to do something that has to be done
settle up empezar lección		to pay someone the money that you owe them
see through sth empezar lección		(przejrzeć np. plan)
saw to empezar lección		arranged, made sure
common knowledge empezar lección		well-known to everyone
groundsman empezar lección		a man whose job is to take care of a sports ground or park
scout empezar lección		a person employed to look for people with particular skills, especially in sport or entertainment
capacity empezar lección		the total amount that can be contained or produced
preen empezar lección		to spend time making yourself look attractive
stardom empezar lección		the quality of being famous, especially for being a singer, actor, etc
epitome empezar lección		the typical or highest example of a stated quality, as shown by a particular person or thing
turf empezar lección		the area that a group considers its own
brainbox empezar lección		a very clever person
grey power empezar lección		the influence of old people on social and political activities
favouritism empezar lección		unfair support shown to one person or group, especially by someone in authority
tiff empezar lección		slight argument
truancy empezar lección		the problem or situation of children being absent from school regularly without permission
overhaul empezar lección		to completely change a system so that it works more effectively

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