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roller -coaster
The last 14 years have been a huge roller-coaster of emotions and events.
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A ... is a small railway at a fair that goes up and down steep slopes fast and that people ride on for pleasure or excitement.
put pen to paper
Mark put pen to paper.
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to begin to write
sink in
When did it really sink in that you presumably didn't have to worry about money any more?
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if information, facts etc ..., you gradually understand them or realise their full meaning
the penny has dropped
It was in the first few days when the penny really dropped.
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used to say that someone has finally understood something that they had not understood before
unfolds
the events unfold.
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If a situation ..., it develops and becomes known or understood
target
Mark was targeted by lots of people
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To ... a particular person or thing means to decide to attack or criticize them.
come out of the woodwork
people have come out of the woodwork
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to appear after having been hidden or not active for a long time:
the green-eyed monster
a bit of the green-eyed monster
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jealousy or envy
state of affairs
Wouldn't it be a sort of sad state of affairs if you sat on it and do anything with it?
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Pol. sytuacja, stan rzeczy
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Pol. przypuszczalnie, prawdopodobnie
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