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Question		Answer
głód start learning		famine
ograniczony, deficytowy start learning		scarce
eksploatować start learning		exploit
uprawa start learning		a crop Coffee is a very important crop in Brazil
kwestionować, dyskutować start learning		dispute Some scientists still disupte that global warning is caused by human activity.
dotknięty powodzią start learning		hit by flood / flood-hit This area is frequently hit by flood.
dotknięty huraganem start learning		hit by hurricane It looks like a hurricane hit it last night.
zagrożony start learning		threatened The panda is threatened by the destruction of its habitat.
ogromny start learning		vast The oil fields are a vast natural resource that belongs to all people.
przypisać start learning		ascribe He ascribed his defeat to bad luck.
przypisywać start learning		to attribute The accident was attributed to chance.
cios start learning		a blow That was a low blow.
przeklinać start learning		to curse He cursed loudly in anger.
przewidywać start learning		foresee
uprawiać hazard start learning		to gamble
przypadkowy, chaotyczny start learning		random, chaotic
nieumyślny start learning		inadvertent
pechowy start learning		jinxed
prawdopodobieństwo start learning		likelihood
talizman start learning		lucky charm
meandrować start learning		to meander
nieszczęśliwy wypadek, niepowodzenie start learning		mishap The fire broke out because of a mishap in the kitchen
mutować start learning		mutate
szanse start learning		odds What are the odds of you moving in here with me?
los, szczęście start learning		pot luck
przestraszyć start learning		to startle When the glass fell off the tables on its own, it really startled me.
błądzić start learning		to stray The sheep strayed onto the road.
zabobon start learning		superstition Do you believe in that old superstition about not walking under a ladder?
przesądny start learning		superstitious
dziać się, zdarzać się start learning		to transpire We may never know what transpired that fateful night.
niepewność start learning		uncertainty There is a lot of uncertainty at the moment as to the future.
chwiać się start learning		to wobble The first I knew of the earthquake was when the furniture started to wobble.
postawić na coś start learning		gamble on sth Did you gamble on me or my opponent?
ulegać wahaniom start learning		to fluctuate A company’s profits might fluctuate from month to month.
określić start learning		to determine Police still haven’t determined what caused the building to collapse.
spekulować co do start learning		speculate as to We can only speculate as to the causes of the disaster.
w przypadkowy / losowy sposób start learning		in a haphazard manner The government doesn’t seem to have a plan and is just reacting to events in a haphazard manner.
niecodzienny wypadek start learning		a freak accident
zabłąkana kula start learning		a stray bullet
fatalny start learning		fateful We may never know what transpired this fateful night.
wyrzucać, pozbywać się start learning		to discard It looks like the fire was caused by a discarded cigarette.
zamieszki start learning		riot
nizina, niziny start learning		lowlands
krucho ść życia start learning		uncertainty of life

12. CHANCE AND NATURE

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