porzucać

Boring: abandon, discard, ditch

• He eventually ditched the plan to swim across the English Channel.

Use: jettison He eventually jettisoned the plan to swim across the English Channel.

In context jettison in a song: jettison in an article

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Notes Jettison literally means to throw something from an aircraft or ship.

zmuszać, przymuszać

Boring: force, compel

• He forced her to confess to crimes she hadn't committed.

Use: coerce He coerced her into confessing to crimes she hadn't committed..

In context coerce in a song: coerce in an article

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Notes The noun form of coerce is coercion. Corce is usually used in the phrase coerce somebody into (doing) something.

spragniony

Boring: (very) thirsty

• Can I have a glass of water? I'm very thirsty.

Use: parched Can I have a glass of water? I'm parched.

In context parched in a song: parched in an article

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Notes The word parched can also mean very dry.