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łączone semestr 2.1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| left to their own devices | unsupervised |
| ransack | to search a place or container in a violent and careless way |
| abscond | escape |
| secure unit | poprawczak |
| persuade | to make someone agree to do something |
| dissuade | to make someone not to do something |
| deter | stop, prevent, discourage |
| torment | męczania |
| in a bid to | in an effort, attempt to |
| practical joke | people make it, not tell it |
| be doomed | be negative about sth, have no hope for sth |
| wart | brodawka |
| moron | idiot, fool |
| impale | to push a sharp object through something or someone |
| cunning | crafty, sneaky (przebiegły) |
| sissy | dziewucha, ciota (o facecie) |
| profound | deep |
| squalor | nędza |
| obstacle | problem to overcome |
| sod off | go away (odwal się?) |
| knobs | pokrętła |
| lavers | dźwignie |
| workload | the amount of work that you have to do |
| mudane | ordinary, not interesting |
| laid_back | relaxed |
| vacant | pusty, wolny |
| at a loose end | with nothing to do, bored |
| at a loss | unable to know how to act or what to do |
| at a pinch | in an emergency |
| at a standstill | motionless |
| at all costs | by any means, regardless of the effort involved |
| at all hours | at any time of day & night |
| at best | under the most favorable circumstances |
| at death’s door | very near to the end of one’s life |
| at fault | responsible for mistake, failure; deserving blame |
| at first sight | when sb or sth is seen for the first time |
| at least | no less than |
| at loggerheads | conflict with sb, engaged in quarell |
| at most | no more than |
| at once | immediately, right now |
| at one’s wits’ end | at the limits of one’s mental resources |
| at random | by chance |
| at short notice | only a short time before sth happens |
| at sixes and sevens | in complete disorder, confused, disorganised |
| at the crack of dawn | very early in the morning |
| at will | freely, whenever one wants, as one please |