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Question		Answer
manipulować start learning		manipulate In order to be successful, some politicians manipulate other people to get what they want.
tworzyć start learning		create Japanese and Korean companies have invested heavily in the UK, creating thousands of new jobs.
wyobrażać sobie coś, wymyślić start learning		conceive The Internet was first conceived of as way of linking comupters in the USA together.
nastąpić, wynikać z czegoś start learning		ensue Serious unrest and rioting ensued as a result of the decision to ignore the result of the election.
nowatorski start learning		innovative Since consumers are always demanding new products, companies which can be innovative are more likely to succeed.
automatyczny start learning		automatic Most planes today are controlled not by human pilots but by a computer system known as an automatic pilot, which is even responsible for taking off and landing.
matematyka start learning		mathematics Most employers insist that their employees have qualifications in English and mathematics.
osiągać, odnosić sukces start learning		achieve Some academics have argued that standards have been falling because more students are achieving first class degrees.
okres start learning		period Over a period of twenty years, the economy grew at an average of 8% per year.
równowaga start learning		equilibrium The price of a product will not change if there is equilibrium between the supply and the demand for that product.
tradycja start learning		tradition By tradition, wedding guests in most cultures give presents or money to the newly merried couple.
seria, cykl start learning		series In addition to the regular lectures, we have a series od public lectures given by guest speakers from other universities.
poprzedzać start learning		precede Although the arrival of coffee in Britain preceded that of tea, it is the second drink which is the more popular today.
część, sekcja start learning		section Reports are usually divided into separate sections with headings such as "Findings" and "Conclusions."
stabilny, trwały, pewny start learning		stable After a very difficult night, his blood pressure became stable again and his family were allowed to visit him.
mieć miejsce, nastąpić start learning		take place A new moon takes place every 28 days.
wydarzyć się start learning		occur to happen, often without being planned
bierny, pasywny start learning		passive Students should not be passive but should try instead to contribute as much as possible to discussions in seminar groups.
bezwładny, nieruchomy start learning		inert Vanessa lay inert on the sofa.
odpowiedni, poszczególny start learning		respective On the first day, the course director and the subjects tutor explained their respective roles to the new students.
wnioskować start learning		infer It is now possible to infer a link between using mobile phones and contracting some forms of cancer.
sugerować start learning		imply
przyspieszać start learning		accelerate The fact that population growth is still accelerating is one of the most important problems we face.
nadrabiać zaległości start learning		catch up on
główny start learning		major Most universities need to earn money from private sources, but the major part of their funding still comes from the goverment.
część, porcja start learning		portion Expenditure on weapons such as guns, tanks and aeroplanes consumes a large portion of country's wealth.
wahać się start learning		fluctuate Because foreign exchange rates fluctuate, it is not always possible for exporters to know how much money they will receive from sales.
dokładać się start learning		contrubite Member countries contribute money to the United Nations to pay for the running of the organization.
główny punkt, centrum, nacisk start learning		focus The main focus of Greenpeace is on problems concerning pollution.
koncentracja, skupienie start learning		concentration
konstrukcja, projekt start learning		design Although their design was often very good, the quality of many British cars tended to be poor.
przekształcać, zmieniać start learning		convert Although it is very expensive, it is possible to convert other forms of carbon into diamonds.
wymieniać start learning		exchange
pojmować, rozumieć start learning		comprehend Prehistoric man could not comprehend why the moon appears to grow bigger and then smaller each month.
upoważniać, zezwalać na start learning		authorize In some situations, a law court can authorize the police to enter a house without the owner's permission.
teoria start learning		theory In 1905, Einstein published the first part of his theory of relativity, which completely changed our ideas of time and space.
przesuwać, przenosić start learning		shift Environmentalists point out that electric cars just shift the pollution problem from car itself to the electricity station.
rozwijać się, powiększać się start learning		expand Most metals expand when they are heated.
intensywny start learning		intense As a result of the intense heat of the fire, the front half of the train was completely distroyed.
świadomy start learning		aware Fifty years ago, most smokers were not aware of the dangers of smoking.
funkcja, rola start learning		function The new grading machine has the function of separating the larger pieces of metal from smaller pieces.
sąsiedni, przylegający start learning		adjacent In many universities, there is a coffee bar adjacent to the library where students can take a break.
skoncentrować się, skupić się start learning		concentrate After studying for two hours, it becomes difficult to concentrate on your work and so it is a good idea to take a break.
dojrzałość start learning		maturity Some children show a great deal of maturity at a young age, while others may continue to be irresponsible.
statystyka start learning		statistics Sadly, according to government statistics, over 30% of marriages and in divorce within five years.
dowodzić, demonstrować start learning		demonstrate In the seventeenth century, Galileo demonstrated that all objects (heavy or light) fall at the same speed.
kluczowy, przełomowy start learning		crucial In the 1980's, the US and Soviet governments made the crucial decision to reduce number of atomic weapons.
zniekształcać, wypaczać start learning		distort Politicians often complain that newspapers distort what they say so that the readers cannot read the truth.
perspektywa, punkt widzenia start learning		perspective The history of the Americas is usually seen from the perspective of the European immigrants, rather than from that of the original inhabitants.
komplikować start learning		complicate An already difficult operation was complicated by the fact that the patient had a history of heart disease.
10 lat, dekada start learning		10 years, decade Over the previous ten years (decade), we have seen an enormous growth in the number of home personal computers.
położyć nacisk, podkreślić start learning		emphasize, stress Lecturers often speak more loudly and more slowly when they want ot stress (emphasize) an important point.
obnażać, ujawniać, demaskować start learning		expose, uncover One important function of newspapers is to uncover (expose) dishonest behavior and wrong-doing by those in power.
organizacja, struktura start learning		organization, structure The organization (structure) of the company has changed completely, with far fewer senior managers.
wskazywać, wyrażać start learning		indicate, signify The decision to give longer prison sentences indicated (signified) a hardening of the government's attitude towards drug offenders.
wywoływać, stwarzać start learning		create, generate The new computer system created (generated) a lot of interest among potential customers.
wynikający, będący tego konsekwencą start learning		consequent, resultant When the government increased the tax on petrol, there was a resultant (consequent) rise in transport costs.
mała naczynia krwionośne, naczynia włoskowate start learning		small blood vessels, capillaries In the first instance, the blood passes out of the heart, through the lungs and along the arteries before reaching small blood vessels (capillaries) within the skin.
idea, pojęcie, koncepcja start learning		concept, notion Until the sixteenth century, the idea that the Earth moves around the Sun was regarded as a ridiculous idea, whereas. today we accept this concept (notion) ac completely normal.
oddziaływać na, mieć wpływ na start learning		affect, have an effect on Pollution is a problem which has an effect (affects) on every country today.
przewidywać, prognozować start learning		predict, forecast Most economists forecast (predict) that China will become a leading world economy in the twenty-first century.
stosowny, na temat, istotny start learning		relevant, pertinent One difficult aspect of writing an essay is selecting material which is relevant (pertinent) to the topic and excluding irrelevant information.
przechodzić, przeżywać, doznawać start learning		experience, undergo The company has experienced (undergone) a number of significant changes in the last few years.
wybierać start learning		choose, select The first thing to do is to choose (select) the courses which you would like to study and then look at each university prospectus.
zewnętrzny start learning		external Although he had no external injuries, doctors later found that he was suffering from internal bleeding.
na zewnątrz start learning		outside
odległy, oddalony start learning		outlying
kontrast start learning		contrast There is marked contrast between the poverty of the poorest members of society and the affluence of the richest.
przeciwny, odwrotny start learning		opposite
zróżnicowanie, zmiana start learning		variation
jednoczesny, równoczesny start learning		simultaneous The allied forces launched simultaneous bombing raids on several important sites in and around the enemy capital.
współczesny start learning		contemporary
przypadkowy start learning		random
rozdział start learning		chapter Students are often advised to look at the first and last chapters of a book before attempting to read it in detail.
nagłówek start learning		heading
przybliżony start learning		approximate Although this is far from certain, the approximate age of the universe is about 4,6 billion years.
ogólny start learning		general
szorstki, nierówny, orientacyjny start learning		rough
technologia start learning		technology Some economists argue that new technology causes unemploymnet while others feel that it allows more jobs to be created.
potwierdzać, weryfikować start learning		verify After you have submitted your application, the university will attempt to VERIFY that information you have supplied is correct.
zaświadzczać, potwierdzać start learning		certify
prowadzić dochodzenie/śledztwo start learning		investigate
faza start learning		phase Young children go through a phase in their development when they try to copy everything they hear.
przejście, przemiana start learning		transition
zasada, prawo start learning		principle In the some countries, there is no tax on books on the principle that education should not be taxed.
uzyskać, otrzymać start learning		obtain Further information can be obtained from the nearest British Council office.
pole magnetyczne start learning		magnetic field as everyone knows, certain metals such as iron and steel can have a magnetic field while others like copper cannot.
kawałek, część start learning		segment Just as dividing up an orange into segments makes ti easier to eat, always try to break up a longer piece of text into small blocks of words.
indywidualny, osobisty start learning		individual One problem of any teacher is that each student has his/her own individual needs.
szczególny, charakterystyczny start learning		distinctive
empiryczny start learning		empirical Good theories are important of course, but we must have empirical evidence to support them.
zjawiska naturalne start learning		natural phenomena In spite of advances in technology, we are still at risk from natural phenomena
wysoce zaawansowany start learning		highly sophisticated One treat facing companies today is highly sophisticated computer 'hackers' who break into the most advanced computer systems.
sekwencja, ciąg wydarzeń start learning		sequence of events The accident was the result of tragic sequence of events which could have been prevented with better safety procedures.
zareagować w sposób agresywny start learning		react angrily The company reacted angrily to the suggestion that its products were unsafe.
ekonomicznie możliwe/wykonalne start learning		economically feasible There is considerable doubt over whether the proposal by the American government of a manned trip to Mars is technically and economically feasible.
zagrożone gatunki start learning		endangered species Tigers (and other large cats) are now an endangered species and may disappear altogether in the future.
dochodzić swoich praw start learning		assert the right After the Second World War, African notions started to assert the right to become independent.
umowa ustna start learning		verbal agreement In law, a verbal agreement even though it is not written down like a formal contract, is still a contract.
dokładne szczegóły start learning		precise details While she refused to give any precise details, the Minister admitted that several people had been arrested.
poświęcić czas i pieniądze start learning		devote time and money In order to produce new medicines, drug companies have to devote time and money an a huge scale to their research and development activities.
hamować wzrost start learning		inhibit growth Most economists believe that high taxes inhibit growth in the economy.
przesyłać sygnały start learning		transmit signals In spite of its age, the satellite is still continuing to transmit signals to Earth.
oddzielne podmioty start learning		separate entities Are the mind and body the same thing or are they to separate entities?

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