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Mark, meanwhile ... well, where shall we start? Lernen beginnen
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while something else is happening
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Three more wives, two other embittered women who claimed he had fathered their child Lernen beginnen
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angry, sad, or full of hate because of bad or unfair things that have happened to you [bitter], Pol. rozgoryczony, zgorzkniały, pełen goryczy
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women who claimed he had fathered their child and ongoing custody battles for access to two daughters from two of his marriages. Lernen beginnen
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continuing, or continuing to develop
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women who claimed he had fathered their child and ongoing custody battles for access to two daughters from two of his marriages. Lernen beginnen
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the right to take care of a child, given to one of their parents when they have divorced
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he won £11million on the Lottery - which is how the world came to learn about the ongoing travails and affairs of the heart of Mark Gardiner. Lernen beginnen
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a difficult or unpleasant situation, or very tiring work, Pol. bóle porodowe, mozolna praca, wielki trud, kłopoty
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The sight of him grinning from ear to ear as he posed with a giant cheque for £22.6million Lernen beginnen
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The sight of him grinning from ear to ear as he posed with a giant cheque for £22.6million - the rollover jackpot he shared with business partner Paul Maddison - enraged his ex-wives, Lernen beginnen
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to sit or stand in a particular position in order to be photographed or painted, or to make someone do this
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The sight of him grinning from ear to ear as he posed with a giant cheque for £22.6million - the rollover jackpot he shared with business partner Paul Maddison - enraged his ex-wives, Lernen beginnen
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if there is a _____ in a competition or lottery, nobody wins the biggest prize that week, and the money is added to the prize that can be won the following week, Pol. kumulacja
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The sight of him grinning from ear to ear as he posed with a giant cheque for £22.6million - the rollover jackpot he shared with business partner Paul Maddison - enraged his ex-wives, Lernen beginnen
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to make someone very angry, Pol. doprowadzić do wściekłości
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The double glazing salesman also came forward to denounce Gardiner Lernen beginnen
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"to express strong disapproval of someone or something, especially in public"
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His first wife, Bridget, was alone in refusing to jump on the bandwagon Lernen beginnen
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To join or give support to a party of movement that seems to be assured of success, to start doing or saying something that a lot of people are already doing or saying - used to show disapproval
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Brenda McCall - whose bitter husband also came forward to denounce Gardiner Lernen beginnen
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feeling angry, jealous, and upset because you think you have been treated unfairly, Pol. gorzki
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Then, four years ago, Bridget got back in touch with Mark and their love was rekindled. Lernen beginnen
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if you ____ a fire, or if it _____-s, it starts to burn
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She soon fell pregnant with their son, James, who will be three tomorrow, and last month Mark proposed. Lernen beginnen
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to ask someone to marry you, especially in a formal way
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next September he will remarry the woman he first wed all those years ago. Lernen beginnen
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to marry - used especially in literature or newspapers
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Now I'm back with Bridget, I feel so happy, contented and settled Lernen beginnen
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happy and satisfied because your life is good [≠ discontented]
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Somehow one suspects the 'apology' won't go down quite as well with the others as Mark might hope. Lernen beginnen
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to get a good reaction from someone is to ____ them.
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Brenda remains incandescent at being dumped, and now lives '400 yards away as the crow flies', Lernen beginnen
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very angry, Pol. (dosł.) żażący się, płonący, jaśniejący, żarliwy
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Brenda remains incandescent at being dumped, and now lives '400 yards away as the crow flies', Lernen beginnen
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to end a relationship with someone is to ____ them, Pol. porzucić, pozbyć się, wyrzucić
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Brenda remains incandescent at being dumped, and now lives '400 yards away as the crow flies', Lernen beginnen
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Brenda remains incandescent at being dumped, and now lives '400 yards away as the crow flies', Lernen beginnen
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Brenda remains incandescent at being dumped, and now lives '400 yards away as the crow flies', according to Mark, which is too close for comfort in his book. Lernen beginnen
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if something that happens is _____, it is near enough to make you feel nervous or afraid
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She now lives '400 yards away as the crow flies', according to Mark, which is too close for comfort in his book. Lernen beginnen
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said when giving your opinion
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Relations between Brenda and the woman who is now chatelaine of the manor are not amicable. Lernen beginnen
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formal the female owner, or wife of the owner, of a castle or large country house in France, Pol. gospodynie (na dworze wiejskim)
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Relations between Brenda and the woman who is now chatelaine of the manor are not amicable. Lernen beginnen
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an _____ agreement, relationship etc is one in which people feel friendly towards each other and do not want to quarrel
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Relations between Brenda and the woman who is now chatelaine of the manor are not amicable. Or even civil. ' Lernen beginnen
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polite in a formal but not very friendly way
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Because she was swearing so much it was difficult to get the gist of what she was saying Lernen beginnen
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to use rude and offensive language
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Because she was swearing so much it was difficult to get the gist of what she was saying Lernen beginnen
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the main idea and meaning of what someone has said or written
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I am trying to take out an injunction against her Lernen beginnen
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an order given by a court which tells someone not to do something, Pol. nakaz sądowy
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hell hath no fury like a woman scorned Hell hath no fury like a woman who has seen a fortune slip through her fingers. Lernen beginnen
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a woman who has been scorned (Pol. wzgardzona) in love by a man will try to get revenge on him in some way
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an amount of money that you get unexpectedly, a piece of fruit that has fallen off a tree
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Brenda wanted to move to a slightly less glamorous part of the world: Dagenham. Lernen beginnen
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part of the Greater London borough of Barking and Dagenham: motor-vehicle manufacturing.
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She kept giving me ultimatums that she wanted to move to Dagenham because she'd lived there once before. Lernen beginnen
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a threat saying that if someone does not do what you want by a particular time, you will do something to punish them
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The final straw was Christmas 2003, when we went on holiday to Barbados and Brenda was so moody all the time. Lernen beginnen
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the last problem in a series of problems that finally makes you give up, get angry etc
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The final straw was Christmas 2003, when we went on holiday to Barbados and Brenda was so moody all the time Lernen beginnen
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often changing quickly from being in a good temper to being in a bad temper [temperamental], annoyed and unhappy
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It was at this juncture, with the threat of a life in Essex looming large before him, that Bridget got back in touch. Lernen beginnen
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a particular point in an activity or period of time
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It was at this juncture, with the threat of a life in Essex looming large before him, that Bridget got back in touch. Lernen beginnen
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to appear as a large unclear shape, especially in a threatening way, if a problem or difficulty _____-s, it is likely to happen very soon:
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she had bought a property that needed doing up, including replacement windows Lernen beginnen
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to repair an old building or car, or to improve its appearance
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The cynic in some of us might say why didn't she just pick up Yellow Pages? Lernen beginnen
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someone who is not willing to believe that people have good, honest, or sincere reasons for doing something
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They met on the seafront, where Mark had a job on the rides and Bridget worked in a cafe. Lernen beginnen
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the part of a town where the shops, houses etc are next to the beach
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Mark had always been a bit of a Jack the lad, but the problem was he carried on being Jack the lad after we got married. Lernen beginnen
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British English spoken a young man who enjoys drinking alcohol and going out with his male friends, and who thinks he is sexually attractive
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Was phoning Mark about her windows a pretext to engineer a reconciliation? Lernen beginnen
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a false reason given for an action, in order to hide the real reason
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Was phoning Mark about her windows a pretext to engineer a reconciliation? Lernen beginnen
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to have a good relationship again with sb after you have quarrelled with them
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Surely it hadn't crossed her mind that he now had gazillions of pounds in the bank? Lernen beginnen
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an extremely large number [a lot]
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Did she, as gossips have suggested, think life with Mark might be somewhat easier this time round? Lernen beginnen
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We went for a drink, which turned into a ten-hour heart-to-heart. And that was it. We just clicked Lernen beginnen
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to suddenly understand or realize something, if two people _____, they like, understand, and agree with each other
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we had even talked about getting together a few times, but the timing was always wrong Lernen beginnen
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the time when someone does something or when something happens, especially when you are considering how suitable this is
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I think it's funny that people say I'm a gold-digger Lernen beginnen
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an attractive woman who uses her looks to get money from rich men
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It doesn't bother me what people think Lernen beginnen
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Pol. martwić, niepokoić, przeszkadzać, dokuczać
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The childhood sweethearts were reunited Lernen beginnen
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spoken a way of speaking to someone you love [darling]
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"This is great - she's handling it really well." Lernen beginnen
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to deal with a situation or problem by behaving in a particular way and making particular decisions
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A week later, Brenda went off the deep end. Lernen beginnen
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to become angry suddenly and violently, usually when there is not a good reason
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It got nasty. She told me she was going to bankrupt me and close down my firm Lernen beginnen
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_____ behaviour or remarks are extremely unkind and unpleasant, Pol. okropny, paskudny, wstrętny, nieprzyjemny
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I took the keys to my solicitor and asked him to hand them over to her solicitor Lernen beginnen
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a type of lawyer in Britain who gives legal advice, prepares the necessary documents when property is bought or sold, and defends people, especially in the lower courts of law, Pol. radca prawny
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At this point, the acrimonious divorce proceedings turned to farce Lernen beginnen
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an ______ meeting or discussion is one in which people argue a lot and get very angry
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At this point, the acrimonious divorce proceedings turned to farce Lernen beginnen
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an event or a situation that is very badly organized or does not happen properly, in a way that is silly and unreasonable, Pol. farsa
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but a clause in the settlement forbids Mark from divulging just how much of his money Brenda took Lernen beginnen
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a part of a written law or legal document covering a particular subject of the whole law or document, Pol. klauzula
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a clause in the settlement prevents Mark from divulging the real figure Lernen beginnen
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an official agreement or decision that ends an argument, a court case, or a fight, or the action of making an agreement
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but a clause in the settlement forbids Mark from divulging just how much of his money Brenda took Lernen beginnen
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to give someone information that should be secret [reveal], Pol. wyjawić
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It's definitely settled, you can tell from the minus noughts in my bank account,' he giggles Lernen beginnen
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British English the number 0 [zero]
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It's definitely settled, you can tell from the minus noughts in my bank account,' he giggles Lernen beginnen
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to laugh quickly, quietly, and in a high voice, because something is funny or because you are nervous or embarrassed, Pol. chichotać
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get on like a house on fire with sb She came round here, got on like a house on fire with Bridget and that was it Lernen beginnen
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British English informal to quickly have a very friendly relationship with sb
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My advice to anyone getting divorced is to do it before you win the Lottery.' More chuckles. Lernen beginnen
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he is certainly not ungracious about parting with his millions to the ex-wives he has sent packing Lernen beginnen
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informal to tell someone who is not wanted that they must leave at once
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One week I was told Jessica had mumps, the next it was chickenpox Lernen beginnen
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an infectious illness which makes your neck swell and become painful, Pol. świnka
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One week I was told Jessica had mumps, the next it was chickenpox Lernen beginnen
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She'd had a row with her mother and walked out on her Lernen beginnen
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a short angry argument, especially between people who know each other well [quarrel]
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She'd had a row with her mother and walked out on her Lernen beginnen
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to leave your husband, wife etc suddenly and go and live somewhere else:
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Nicky Castle and Sabrina Collins, reportedly launched successful paternity claims after Mark won the Lottery to pay maintenance towards two other girls he is alleged to have fathered Lernen beginnen
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the fact of being the father of a particular child, or the question of who the child's father is, Pol. ojcostwo
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Nicky Castle and Sabrina Collins, reportedly launched successful paternity claims after Mark won the Lottery to pay maintenance towards two other girls he is alleged to have fathered Lernen beginnen
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British EnglishSCL money paid by someone who is divorced to their former wife or husband [alimony], Pol. alimenty
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Nicky Castle and Sabrina Collins, reportedly launched successful paternity claims after Mark won the Lottery to pay maintenance towards two other girls he is alleged to have fathered Lernen beginnen
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to say that something is true or that someone has done something wrong, although it has not been proved
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Not exactly a flat denial, then Lernen beginnen
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a denial that is definite and which someone will not change
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At the outset, he was incredibly generous to friends, Lernen beginnen
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at or from the beginning of an event or process
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If you buy a round of drinks, you're a flash git Lernen beginnen
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if you buy ______ in a bar, you buy drinks for all the people in your group
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If you buy a round of drinks, you're a flash git Lernen beginnen
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if sth is ____ it looks very new, bright, and expensive
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If you buy a round of drinks, you're a flash git Lernen beginnen
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an offensive word for an unpleasant and annoying person, especially a man, Pol. dupek
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He had a 60ft yacht called Lotty, which he moored in Eastbourne Lernen beginnen
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to fasten a ship or boat to the land or to the bottom of the sea using ropes or an anchor, Pol. cumować
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I still love boats, but we charter them when we're abroad Lernen beginnen
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to pay a company for the use of their aircraft, boat etc
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Aside from the ongoing feud with Brenda, Mark says he has found a new peace Lernen beginnen
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an angry and often violent quarrel between two people or groups that continues for a long time
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We do go to fantastic restaurants and we go to Barbados, but we build up to it so we look forward to it Lernen beginnen
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to prepare for a particular moment or event
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this time round they truly do seem happy and well-suited, even without all that dosh Lernen beginnen
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British English informal money
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Wags might say she has more chance of winning the Lottery herself Lernen beginnen
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