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backpacking

travelling with a backpack for pleasure; podróżowanie z plecakiem, turystyka piesza. Backpacking used to be our favourite way of spending leisure.

backstreet

a small, narrow street; uliczka, zaułek. They shared a flat in a neglected backstreet.

balanced

not violent, peaceful, full of harmony; zrównoważony; wyważony. I hope the discussion will be balanced as usual.

banter

to talk in an amusing, witty way; a small talk full of jokes; przekomarzać się; żartować; żarty, przekomarzanie się. The moment we approached the boys, they were bantering and laughing.

bareheaded

wearing nothing on one's head; z gołą głową. Although it was very cold, he left bareheaded.

bearable

possible to bear, to deal with, to cope; znośny, do zniesienia. Her behaviour was just bearable.

beastly

unpleasant, awful, unkind; okropny, obrzydliwy, paskudny. You're so beastly to me. It's not fair.

beautician

a cosmetician, a person who professionally looks after her clients' face and body; kosmetyczka (zawód) Mary and Anna were very excited about their first visit to a beautician.

becoming

(of clothes, hairdo) suiting somebody's looks, making one look attractive; twarzowy. You have a really becoming hat on, dear.

begrudge

to envy sth; to not want someone to get sth; zazdrościć komuś czegoś, żałować komuś czegoś. I had an impression she sort of begrudges Alice the position.

bellow

to shout loudly; to roar; wrzeszczeć, krzyczeć; ryk, wrzask. The teacher bellowed: "Be quiet, will you?" and we all started to laugh.

beltway

a motorway or road that goes around a site such as city; obwodnica. Check how to get to the beltway.

big

hearted -kind, generous; dobry, wielkiego serca. Your mother was a big_hearted woman.

bigheaded

thinking that he/she knows everything; przemądrzały. Tom's a bigheaded boy it's hard to stand his behaviour

bird_brained

silly, stupid; głupi, ptasi móżdżek, głupiutki. Weren't he so bird brained, he would have realised the importance of that meeting.

bitterly (1)

in a way showing disappointment, anger, sorrow, etc.; gorzko, srodze. I was bitterly disappointed.

bitterly (2)

very, extremely (about cold weather); przeraźliwie, przeszywająco, potwornie (o zimnie). It can be bitterly cold here in February.

bizarre

strange, odd; dziwaczny, groteskowy. She put forward her ideas employing a rather bizarre style.

blackmail

threat used in order to gain something; to threaten someone in order to get something; szantaż, szantażować. He was trying to blackmail the whole family.

blank

empty; containing no information; giving no reaction; pusty; czysty; bez wyrazu. What do I put in the blank space?

bleak

gloomy, cold; posępny, ponury. The neighbourhood was bleak and not welcoming.

bleat

to make a sound that goats or sheep make; to complain; beczeć; jęczeć; piszczeć. Did you hear that sheep bleat?

blissful

full of joy and peaceful; błogi, szczęśliwy. It was a blissful time in my marriage.

blissfully

in a way characterized by happiness and peace; błogo, szczęśliwie, bardzo (o szczęściu itp.). She was blissfully happy at that time.

blizzard

a snow storm; burza śnieżna. They forecast a blizzard tomorrow.

blockbuster

a very successful, bestselling book or film; przebój, hit, szlagier kinowy lub wydawniczy. I'm always skeptical about Hollywood blockbusters.

blotch

a spot, to make a spot (with ink); plama; krosta; plamić; robić kleksy. Sally was unhappy to find an ugly blotch on her face.

blush

to become red in the face because of e.g. embarrassment; czerwienić się, rumienić się. Tony blushed when he saw his ex.

boardroom

a room where important meetings are held; sala posiedzeń, sala konferencyjna. Will you please follow me to the boardroom?

boardwalk

a place you can walk at the sea shore, especially made of wood; promenada nadmorska. Let's have a walk at the boardwalk.

boast

to speak proudly about e.g. one's achievements; chwalić się. Mike boasted that his parents were very rich.

boastful

proud, showing_off; chełpliwy, zarozumiały Henry's always been a boastful boy.

bold

risky; confident and brave; śmiały, odważny. In a bold step the management decided to downisize the staff.

bold_faced

cheeky, bold; zuchwały. Her neighbour called her a bold_faced girl.

bonnet

a metal cover under which there is the engine of a car; maska samochodu. I thought something was wrong, so I looked under the bonnet.

bookkeeper

an accountant; księgowy, buchalter. He started his career as a bookkeeper.

bore

someone or something really boring; nudziarz; nuda, nudziarstwo. He's such a bore! How can you spend so much time with him?

bossy

acting like a boss, making others do what he or she wants; władczy, apodyktyczny. Though she's a bossy person you can find a way to reach a compromise

bothersome

annoying; uciążliwy, kłopotliwy. It's the most bothersome situation we've ever faced.

breakthrough

an important event that makes a vital change possible; przełom. We counted on a breakthrough in the negotiations till the very end.

breathless

unable to breathe; making you feel unable to breathe; uptight; bez tchu, zadyszany; zapierający dech w piersiach; duszny, napięty. The exhibition left us breathless.

breathlessly

without breathing or a chance to breathe; bez tchu; z zapartym tchem. The children were breathlessly watching the cartoon.

breathtaking

exciting, surprising, beautiful, impressive; zapierajacy dech w piersiach. We had a breathtaking view from our hotel room.

breathtakingly

in a manner that takes your breath away, extremely; niezwykle, zadziwiająco. It was a breathtakingly beautiful place.

breeze

light wind which is quite pleasant; bryza, wietrzyk. I like such cool breeze.

brevity

the quality of being brief, short; zwięzłość. Brevity is what counts in your essays.

brevity

the quality of lasting a short time or being brief; the quality of being economic with words; krótkotrwałość, krótkość; zwięzłość. He's a master of brevity. I really admire his works.

bribery

the act of giving e.g. money illegally in order to obtain something; przekupstwo, łapownictwo. He was acuused of bribery.

bridecake

a special cake eaten during a wedding; tort weselny. Aunt Helen made the bridecake herself.

brisk

quick; active, full of energy; rześki, ożywiony, energiczny, żwawy. He took a brisk walk to relax and think the problem over.

bud

a part of a plant which becomes a leaf or flower; pączek, pąk. Little Kate was watching buds of the flowers in the garden and asked lots of questions about plants.

buffer

the car part that protects it; something that protects something else; to protect; zderzak; bufor; zabezpieczenie; zabezpieczać. She was wrong to buy those shares as a buffer against future inflation.

buffet (1)

a restaurant in a station; a meal where different types of food can be eaten; bufet; zimny bufet (posiłek) We had nothing to eat and there was no buffet in the station, so we were starving.

buffet car

a special carriage on a train with a restaurant; wagon restauracyjny. I'm starving. Why don't we go to the buffet car and have something to eat?

bulging

if something is bulging, it’s either full or sticking out; pełny; wybrzuszony, brzuchaty; wypukły. This lady with a bulging suitcase is my aunt.

bulk

a large amount; something or someone massive, large; masa, duża ilość, większość; in bulk in large amounts; w dużych ilościach the bulk of- the majority of; większość. Actually, the bulk of the screenplay is worthless.

bulky

if something is bulky, it’s too big or too heavy to be carried without difficulties; nieporęczny, ciężki, obszerny. The wardrobe was too bulky for us to move.

bulletproof

resistant to the impact of a bullet; kuloodporny. The policemen were wearing bulletproof vests.

bully

cruel person who threatens others; to act like a bully; tyran, osoba znęcajaca się nad innymi; znęcac się nad innymi, tyranizować. These guys are known for bullying younger pupils.

bumpy

uneven, characterized by rough motion; wyboisty, nierówny. We were driving along some bumpy road.

bundle

a small package; things fastened together; zawiniątko; kłębek; wiązka, plik. When she was leaving, a small bundle was all she possessed.

bystander

a passer_by, an onlooker; przechodzień, widz, gap. A group of bystanders gathered where the accident had happened.

byway

a small road or way which not many people travel; droga boczna. If you drive that byway, it may take longer but you won't get lost.

cackle

to laugh unpleasantly in a loud voice; rechotać. this cackling man is really annoying.

calamity

a misfortune, disaster; katastrofa, klęska, nieszczęście. The whole village suffered from serious calamities, such as frequent floods.

calling

vocation; occupation; summoning; powołanie; zajęcie, fach, profesja; zwołanie, wezwanie. I admire him for the worthy calling he has chosen.

callow

immature, inexperienced; niedojrzały, niedoświadczony. She's just a callow teenager so you shouldn't expect too much.

calumny

something unfair said about a person in order to make others believe the person is wrong, evil, dishonest, etc.; kalumnia, oszczerstwo. He will pay them back for the calumny.

can_do

positive, optimistic; pozytywny, optymistyczny. Ann's can-do attitude always makes me feel more confident.

cancel

to decide that something planned won't take place; odwoływać. The concert was cancelled, which annoyed me.

cancellation

the act of deciding that something won't happen; odwołanie, rezygnacja. There were several cancellations, so the latecomers were able to buy tickets.

capricious

moody, changeable; kapryśny. She tends to be capricious, but generally she's a well-behaved girl.

capture

to catch; schwytać, złapać, pojmać. The robber was finally captured.

caring

kind, supporting others; troskliwy, opiekuńczy. You're the most caring person in the world.

carport

a place to park the car, under a roof supported by two poles; wiata na samochód Why didn't you use the carport?

cash machine

a machine from which you can take out money using a special card; bankomat. I have to find a cash machine.

cash_desk

the place in a shop where customers pay; kasa w sklepie. Where's the cash-desk?

cashpoint

cash machine; a machine from which you get cash; bankomat Is there any cashpoint near here?

cast_off

not wanted or needed any more (about a thing that has been used, usually clothes); used clothes that you don't want any more; porzucony, używany; używane ubrania They are always happy to receive cast-offs. New clothes are what they cannot afford.

castaway

a person who escaped a wreck after it sank and managed to get to an island or land; rozbitek. It's another story about a miserable castaway.

casualty

a victim, a person injured; ofiara (wypadku, wojny) There were no casualties in the accident.

catchy

likely to attract attention, melodious; tricky; wpadający w ucho, chwytliwy; zwodniczy, podchwytliwy. This singer is famous for catchy hits and spectacular concerts.

catchy

about a tune) easy to remember; (about illness) contagious; łatwo wpadający w ucho (o melodii); zaraźliwy (o chorobie) Mary's been ill. I wonder if it's catchy.

catnap

a short nap, a short sleep, usually during the day; krótka drzemka. I was working all night long. A catnap would do me good.

catwalk

the area where models present clothes; wybieg na pokazie mody. The first time Anne entered the catwalk was pretty stressful.

cautious

avoiding risk; careful; ostrożny, rozważny, przezorny. She's always been a cautious driver.

cautiously

in a careful way, avoiding risk; rozważnie, ostrożnie. You should deal with the issue cautiously.

cease

to stop an activity or something; przestać, zaprzestać, ustać. The protests ceased after a long dispute.

celebrity

a very famous or admired person; sława, zankomitość. The presence of celebrities added splendour to the banquet.

challenging

difficult, requiring commitment; trudny, ambitny, wymagający. She tends to be satisfied with easy tasks. She should be given a challenging one to develop her skills.

charity

the system in which poor people in need are provided food, medicine, etc.; an organization which raises funds for the poor or the diseased; dobroczynność; organizacja charytatywna. Mary started voluntary work at a charity.

charmless

lacking charm, lacking grace; pozbawiony wdzięku. After the fire the town was rebuilt in a charmless way.

chary

very careful; mean; ostrożny, rozważny; skąpy. He's always been really chary whatever he was doing.

chatty

talkative; gadatliwy Who's thatchatty boy you were talking to?

cheekily

in a way which is impolite or rude, without respect; bezczelnie. She answered me way too cheekily.

cheeky

offensively bold; bezczelny, impertynencki. His questions sound rather cheeky.

chirpy

lively, light-hearted, happy; ożywiony, w dobrym nastroju. What's happened? You seemed so chirpy in the morning and now you're upset.

choosiness

the quality of being choosy; wybredność-Her choosiness isn't easy to bear.

chop

to cut into small pieces; siekac, rąbać. Chop the meat and I'll prepare the sauce.

citation

words taken from a particular text; cytat, przytoczenie. You must indicate the sources of the citations.

cite

to mention something that someone else said or proved; cytować, przytaczać; wymieniać. He cites Bertrand Russell in his work.

citizen

a member of a certain country; obywatel. She became a German citizen after her marriage.

citizenship

the state of being a member of a certain country; obywatelstwo. He didn't actually apply for American citizenship.

civic

relatig to a city; miejski. Civic authorities have faced a serious conflict.

civil servant

a person who works for the goverment; urzędnik państwowy. Sally is planning a civil servant career.

civilized

polite, calm; grzeczny, kulturalny. I wish you behaved in a civilized way.

claim

to state that something is true; to demand; twierdzić, utrzymywać (że); żądać, domagać się. She claims that it wasn't her fault.

claimant

someone who claims a right to something; osoba wysuwająca roszczenie, domagająca się czegoś. Claimants of the benefit are getting stronger every day as a group.

clamour

loud outcry; to protest, to make loud demands; zgiełk, wrzawa, oburzenie; podnosić wrzawę, głośno się czegoś domagać. The news resulted in clamour from the people.

clarify

to make clear; to explain; klarować, oczyszczać; wyjaśniać. I hope he'll clarify this point. Otherwise I won't understand it.

clarity

the quality of being clear; jasność, przejrzystość, klarowność. As a writer, he's a master of clarity.

class monitor

a student in class who is responsible for certain jobs; dyżurny w szkole. The teacher said Amy was a perfect class monitor.

clockwise

moving) according to the direction of clock's hands; zgodnie z ruchem wskazówek zegara. Each player moves clockwise, throwing the dice twice each turn.

closure

the process or moment of finishing something, such as a business, activity, discussion; making people not use a particular place or object; zamknięcie; blokada. The increase in school closures is a real threat to teachers.

cloudlet

a small cloud; chmurka, obłoczek. Amy's drawn a cloudlet in the sky.

clumsy

lacking skill, grace or coordination; niezgrabny, niezręczny. Why are you being so clumsy?! You've broken my favourite cup!

cluster

a group, to come together; grupa; gromadzić się. A cluster of fans followed the model wherever she moved.

coach

a trainer; a tutor; to train someone; to teach someone on oneto-one basis; trener, korepetytor; trenować; udzielać korepetycji

coarse

rough, not soft; rude; szorstki, gruby; nieokrzesany, grubiański. I'd rather you didn't use such coarse language

coauthor

one of authors of something; współautor Isn't she a coauthor of this book?

cocksure

too self-confident, conceited; zarozumiały, zadufany I would like him if he wasn't so cocksure.

cocksureness

characteristic of being too confident and rude; zarozumialstwo, zadufanie Jamie's cocksureness makes me sick.

comfiness

comfort; wygoda, luksus She claimed that comfiness was more important than the price of the room.

comfortless

not involving comfort; gloomy; unhappy, miserable; pozbawiony wygód, komfortu; ponury, nieszczęśliwy. She spent ten long years in that comfortless country.

comfy

comfortable, cosy, nice (about a room, etc.); wygodny, przytulny. Her room was tiny and a bit messy, but really comfy at the same time.

command

to order, to tell somebody to do something; nakazywać, rozkazywać. The colonel commanded the soldiers to shoot.

commandment

a religious principle which ought to be obeyed by believers; przykazanie. I wish all Christians obeyed the Ten Commandments.

commemorate

to remember and give respect, usually in an official way; czcić pamięć, upamiętniać. The government decided to commemorate the anniversary.

commentator

a television or radio journalist who relates or describes an event; komentator (radiowy lub telewizyjny) His dream was to become a sports commentator

commercial break

a break in a programme when commercials are broadcast; przerwa na reklamy. I made some tea in the commercial break.

commit

to do something that is considered wrong, such as a crime; to promise one's loyalty, money, etc. to a particular purpose, person, etc.; popełniać (np. zbrodnię, samobójstwo); popełniać; przeznaczać; angażować się

committed

loyal and devoted, willing to work hard one's belief; wierny, oddany, zaangażowany. He's always been a committed member of our party.

commonplace

usual, common; something common, something that occurs every day; pospolity, powszechny, zwyczajny; rzecz codzienna, powszechne zjawisko. Mobiles have become commonplace.

companion

a friend, usually at a specific situation, job, etc.; towarzysz, kompan. Jenny would be a perfect travel companion.

company

the people one is with; the people surrounding you; towarzystwo (ludzie, którzy spędzają z nami czas) It's actually impolite to ignore your company during a meal.

compassion

a feeling of sympathy and sadness; współczucie, litość. As the author claims, all the basic emotions, such as love, guilt, compassion, anger, are essential to living happily and healthily.

compassionate

showing compassion, merciful; współczujący, pełen współczucia, litościwy. We didn't expect such a compassionate response to our appeal.

competitive

enjoying competition; requiring competition; lubiący rywalizację; wymagający rywalizacji. I am very competitive and enjoy challenge.

complain

difficult, complicated; złożony, skomplikowany. The whole issue appears much more complex than it really is.

complex

difficult, complicated; złożony, skomplikowany The whole issue appears much more complex than it really is.

complexion

the quality and colour of one's face; the character of something; cera, karnacja; charakter, zabarwienieShe was a young woman with dark eyes and fair complexion.

complexity

the quality of being complex, that is difficult to understand, usually because of too many aspects, plots, problems, etc. being involved; złożoność, zawiłość It was an issue of great complexity.

comprehend

to understand, to take in; rozumieć, pojmować This community finds it hard to comprehend. They simply discuss why she acted that way.

comprehensive

including much, esp. information or knowledge; obszerny, kompletny, wszechstronny This comprehensive study is where you can find reasonable answers to your questions.

compulsive

addictive; entertaining; interesting so much that you cannot stop doing it; being an addiction; wciągający, nałogowy, trudny do zaprzestania. She tried to find consolation in compulsive shopping.

compulsory

being a must, a duty; obowiązkowy. It was a compulsory piece of homework, unlike the other exercises.

conceive

to form in the mind, to make up; to plan; to get pregnant; wymyślić, obmyślić, wyobrażać sobie; planować; zajść w ciążęThe plan she's conceived will never be accepted by her boyfriend.

conclude

to make a conclusion, to understand something basing on certain data; dochodzić do wniosku, stwierdzać. The boss concluded no further training was necessary.

concussion

damage to the brain which is temporary and is caused by e.g. falling down or a hit on the head; wstrząśnienie mózgu He's in hospital now with a concussion.

conferee

a participant of a conference; uczestnik konferencji A large group of conferees gather around him.

confusing

causing confusion; pomieszany, mylący, wprowadzający w zakłpotanie, niepewność The questions were quite confusing- I was well prepared and still had lots of doubts during the test.

connected (with)

linked to, related to; związany (z)Is your job in any way connected with television?

conscience

the part of mind that is responsible for distinguishing between good and bad things; sumienie Have you got no conscience? Why are you doing this to me?

conscience_stricken

feeling guilty; dręczony wyrzutami sumienia. She must feel conscience-stricken now

conscientious

reliable, meticulous; sumienny, skrupulatny He's an extremely conscientious student.

conscientious

diligent, putting much effort into one's work; sumienny, skrupulatny In my opinion, such conscientious students should be praised more.

considerate

showing care for others, thinking about people; troskliwy, delikatny, ostrożny Being a very considerate person, Susie avoided the difficult subject which might have worried her mother.

consideration

thinking about something carefully; being kind and caring; rozwaga; uwaga, względy. She always shows consideration to others.

constrain

to limit someone by telling them what they’re not allowed to do and controlling them; to force someone to do sth; ograniczać; zmuszać; zniewalać. I felt constrained to obey my teacher though I hated the idea.

constraint

limitation; the act of forcing someone to do sth; ograniczenie; przymus. Your decision to cooperate with them would mean additional constraints.

contemporary

modern, living, existing or creating nowadays; współczesne I wouldn't say he belongs to the most interesting cntemporary artists.

contentment

the state of being glad, content, merry; zadowolenie, radość, uradowanieHer self-confidence and contentment make others trust her as a leader.

contingency

a possibility; an accident; mnożliwość, ewentualność; wypadek, przypadek. Have you discussed all the possible contingencies?

contingency plan

a plan you make in case something goes wrong; plan awaryjny. Suzie always makes up a contingency plan!

contingently

accidentally; under condition; przypadkowo; warunkowo. There were some soldiers who had been contingently trapped during the expedition.

contract

a written formal agreement; umowa, kontrakt. They are going to sign a contract with the studio.

contrary

opposite; przeciwny; przeciwnie, odwrotnie I think the contrary, if you ask me.

convenient

comfortable, suited to one's needs; wygodny, dogodny We kindly ask you to inform us whether the date of the meeting is convenient for you.

converse

to talk with somebody for a long time; konwersowaćThe neighbour used to visit my grandfather every afternoon and they would converse long hours.

convince

(sb of sth) to make someone agree, to persuade; przekonać (kogoś o czymś) They won't convince the court of their innocence.

convincing

making you believe something or change your opinion about sometning; przekonujący, przekonywającyThe chairman's speech was so convincing everybody applauded.

convoy

a group of people, vehicles, etc. that protect an important person or valuable goods; to protect the above mentioned in a group; konwój, eskorta; konwojować, eskortować. It took over half an hour for the convoy to leave the jammed area.

coolness

the quality of being cool; the quality of being calm; chłód; spokój, opanowanie. Her coolness was really impressive.

corpulent

plump, full, obese; korpulentny, pulchny; tęgi. Well, he was short, corpulent and dressed neatly.

cosy

nice and comfortable; przytulny, miły. My grandma’s room is very cosy.

couch potato

an idler, a person who spends a lot of time on a couch or sofa, usually in front of a tv set; leniuch, obibok, osoba spędzająca większość czasu na kanapie przed telewizorem. Sally's a real couch potato- she won't be happy to join you.

counselling

giving advice to people; doradztwo, poradnictwo, pomoc terapeuty; They specialize in counselling services.

counterfeit

to produce an illegal imitation; an illegal imitation; podrbiać, fałszować; podróbka, fałszerstwo. Lots of counterfeited tools can be bought at bazaars.

courgette

an oblong vegetable with a green skin; cukinia. I love the way he prepares courgette with tomato sauce!

coven

a meeting of witches; zlot czarownic, sabat czarownic The Little Witch was punished for taking part in the covet without permission.

coven

an assembly of witches; zlot czarownic, sabat The girl vividly described the coven which is an opening scene of the movie.

coyly

in a modest or shy way; skromnie; nieśmiało She answerd coyly, blushing and looking down.

cradle

a small swinging bed for babies; the place where something important began; kołyska, kolebka (także metaforycznie) Ancient Greece was the cradle of European civilisation.

cramp

a sudden muscle pain that makes one unable to move for a while; skurcz. That terrible cramp in the leg made me wake up several times during the night.

crash helmet

a helmet you wear in case of accident; kask ochronny. You're not allowed to enter here without a crash helmet.

craven

cowardly, fainthearted; bojaźliwy, tchórzliwy, nędzny. Your strategy has been craven submission, which will lead you nowhere.

crawly

making you feel scary; przyprawiający o gęsią skórkę. It must have been a crawly experience.

craze

fashion, a trend; przelotna moda, szaleństwo. This game is the latest craze among teenagers.

creak

to produce an unpleasant, sharp sound; skrzypieć, trzeszczeć "What was it?" "It might be the door creaking in our neighbour's garage."

credible

possible to be believed; wiarygodny. This piece of news appears credible.

credibly

in a manner which involves trust and belief; wiarygodnie. You cannot credibly compare this household to an average one.

credulous

nive, eager to believe what others say; łatwowierny. It sometimes makes me worried, really. She's so credulous and naive.

creep

to move slowly and quietly; to crawl; skradać się; czołgać się. He crept to the door without being noticed.

creepy

scary, terrible; straszny, niesamowity, przyprawiający o gęsią skórkę. Sarah likes such creepy movies.

crossly

angrily; gniewnie, ze złością "She was late again!" the teacher said crossly.

crucial

of great importance, basic; zasadniczy, kluczowy; decydującyIn my opinion, we omitted crucial aspects of the issue.

cruise

a journey on a ship for pleasure; to go on such a journey; rejs; płynąć w rejs. The cruise was a wonderful idea!

crumble

to break sth into small pieces; kruszyć. A couple of children were crumbling bread for birds in the park.

crumple

to make many folds; to become full of folds; gnieść (się), miąć. This dress will crumple easily.

crunch

to eat with a cracking sound; chrupać. We watched the rabbit crunch carrots.

crunchy

making a special sound when you grind it; chrupki, chrupiący, I love crunchy vegetables.

crutch

a special stick which supports you if you have problems with walking; kula (stanowiąca podporę w przypadku problemów z chodzeniem) Since the accident Darek's been on crutches.

cuddle

to hold (someone) with affection; tulić, przytulać. The girl cuddled her teddy.

curse

to swear, to use offensive language; przeklinać, kląć. He realised the bus had left and cursed

cursory

not thorough, not reflected upon; powierzchowny. This article is a typical mixture of stereotype and cursory judgements.

customary

traditional; habitually practiced; tradycyjny; zwyczajowy; zwyczajny. She's not behaving in her customary manner.

customized

made in accordance with customer's specific needs; dostosowany do wymagań klienta. Customized goods are what they specialize in.