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Question		Answer
1. geneza, źródło 2. pochodzenie start learning		origin What origin do some words in European languages have? Some words in European languages have Latin or Greek origin.
1. autentyczny 2. niezwykły start learning		original How much is an original painting by Picasso worth? An otiginal painting by Picasso is worth about $ 150.000
rozpocząć, założyć start learning		set up In which of these cities was the capitl of the USA originally set up 1) New Yourk, 2) Washington, 3) Philadelphia? The capital of the USA was originally set up in Philadelphia
grzech, grzeszyć start learning		sin Who committes the original sin? The first people, Adam and Eve committed the original sin.
namówić, przekonać start learning		persuade
przedsięwziąć, podjąć start learning		undertake/ undertook/ undertaken What do the police undertake after a crime's been committed? The police undertake a criminal investigation after a crime's been committed.
1. badanie 2. prowadzić badania start learning		research Why do scientists undertake research? Scientists undertake research to discover new facts about things.
zadanie start learning		task What tasks must you undertake every day? I must undertake such task as working/ shopping/ cleaning every day.
dochodzenie start learning		investigation
zdanie start learning		clause
określać, precyzować start learning		identify
pominąć start learning		omit Can we omit an identifying relative clause in a sentence? No we can't omit an identifying relative clause in a sentence.
(za)grozić, zagrażać start learning		threaten Have you ever been threatened with dismissal at work? No, I have never been threatened with dismissal at work.
groźba start learning		threat What do we mean by empty threats? By empty threats we mean something that won't really be done.
1. prowadzić śledztwo 2. badać start learning		investigate Do the police have to investigate death or bomb threats? Yes, the police have to investigate death or bomb threats.
dyscyplina start learning		discipline What happens if a teacher can't keep discipline in the classroom?
terror, paniczny strach start learning		terror Some children live in terror of going to school when they're bullied.
terroryzm start learning		terrorism The FBI is the famous organization in the USA which investigates into acts of terrorism or terrorist threats.
terrorysta start learning		terrorist Terrorists threaten to blowa up buildings or kill people so that governments agree to their demands.
wysadzić w powietrze start learning		blow up
1. wiązać się z 2. wplątać start learning		involve Many od the crimes today involve drugs because drug dealing is very profitable.
1. związany z 2. wplątany 3. wciągnięty 4. zaangażowany start learning		involved Which country do some people believe was involved in the attempt to assassinate Pope John Paul II?
przedsięwzięcie start learning		undertaking Running a restaurant and dealing in cars are commercial undertakings which often involve an element of risk.
1. ogłosić, oznajmić 2. zadeklarować start learning		declare (1. anounce) Do we have to declare all our income in our tax declaration?
deklaracja start learning		declaration
cło, urząd celny start learning		customs Is it a crime not to declare alcohol or cigarettes at customs?
dochód start learning		income Do you think most people declare all their income? Yes because they fear that if someone found out they didn't declare all their income, they'd pay a high fine.
1. ciekawy 2. ciekawski start learning		curious Disadvantage of having a curious neighbour is that he knows everything about us.
ciekawość start learning		curiosity Curiosity is a strong desire to know about somebody or something.
1. pragnienie, pożądanie 2. pragnąć start learning		desire Bill Gates has enough money to satisfy all his desires.
kierowca start learning		motorist
przeszkoda start learning		obstruction
1. stres, presja 2. akcent 3. podkreślić (zaakcentować) start learning		stress It would cause me a lot of sress if my boss threatened me with dismissal.
1. pot 2. pocić się start learning		sweat People sweat when they're under stress or in a state of excitement.
wzbudzać, podniecać start learning		excite What excites your curiosity? Soap operas excite my curiosity.
podniecenie, zdenerwowanie start learning		excitement A job in an office cant' hold the same excitement as a job with the police.
udawać, stwarzać pozory start learning		pretend People sometimes pretend to be deaf when they hear a question they don't want to answer
spór start learning		argument People sometimes pretend to be cheerful (pogodny wesoły) after an argument. Drivers in my city often get into arguments with other ones.
obserwacja start learning		observation The FBI keeps people they suspect of making terrorist threats or attacks, drug dealers or anybody involved in offences under observation
obserwować start learning		observe
podejrzewać start learning		suspect Have you ever suspected anybody of doing something illegal?
podejrzany start learning		suspect
złapać na gorącym uczynku start learning		catch sb red-handed
kraść w sklepie start learning		shoplift
kradzież sklepowa start learning		shoplifting If i saw somebody shoplifting, I would inform the store security.
dokonywać wandalizmu start learning		vandalize
wandalizm start learning		vandalism Acts of vandalism frequently take place during football matches.
podpalenie start learning		arson
ochrona start learning		security
szantażować start learning		blackmail
porwać (a plane) start learning		hijack
porwać (a person) start learning		kidnap (a person) Kidnappers often threaten to kill their victim if the ransom is not paid.
okup start learning		ransom
przyznać (się) start learning		confess An important politician should confess to a love affair immediately if he had one and someone blackmailed him by threating to tell the press about it.
pierwszeństwo, priorytet start learning		priority Education should be a high priority for teenagers because it's difficult to find a well-paid job without good education.
pojazd Droga do Green Mountain w sezonie jest zamknięta dla pojazdów. start learning		vehicle The road to Green Mountain is closed for the season to vehicles.
zabezpieczenie, bezpieczeństwo start learning		security Financial security is a top priority for most of us.
główny, większy start learning		major Some synonyms od the word 'Major' are 'important', 'essential', 'key' and 'main'
mniejszy, drugorzędny start learning		minor
rak start learning		cancer Smoking is one of the major causes of cancer.
pierś start learning		breast Breast cancer is a major health problem for women in well-developed countries.
komentarz, uwaga start learning		comment
1. bałagan, 2. (po)brudzić 3. kłopoty start learning		mess If I organised a party at home, the place would be in an awful mess afterwards
wściec się start learning		see red
zadzierać z start learning		mess with It isn't wise to mess with lawyers.
spartaczyć start learning		mess up If I mess up an exam, I have to study more and take it again.
większość start learning		majority The majority of people in my country are for smoking bans in public places.
mniejszość start learning		minority The human rights of miniorities are well protected in my country.
religijny start learning		religious
zakaz, zakazać start learning		ban Courts sometimes ban people from leaving the country if they are suspected of committing an offence.
cukrzyk start learning		diabetic If I were a diabetic, I'd have to leave beer out from my drinks.
przeoczyć, pominąć start learning		leave out Leaving out letters at the end of words is a common spelling mistake.
zaręczony z start learning		engaged to sb An engaged copule often needs to leave some guests out when they plan their wedding bacuse they may lack enough money to invite everyone to the wedding.
toaleta, WC start learning		lavatory We can find a public lavatory at a railway station.
taloeta, WC (informal) start learning		loo (informal) The informal word for 'lavatory' is 'loo'
1. zaangażować, zająć 2. przystąpić do walki start learning		engage I know some games that engage both the body and the mind.
zajęty czymś start learning		engaged in sth The majority of people aren't engaged in their work too seriously.
wolny (pusty) start learning		vacant The opposite of an engaged lavatory is a vacant one.
uzyskać połączenie start learning		get through
zatoka start learning		gulf
za i przeciw start learning		pros and cons If you asked me to weigh the pros of the Internet against the cons of it, I think the cons would turn out to be less important. [turn out-okazać się]
wojskowy start learning		military Military training is compulsory in my country.
obowiązkowy start learning		compulsory
przede wszystkim, po pierwsze start learning		first of all If I were to thank someone at a wedding party, it would be proper to start with "First of all"
przed (przedtem) start learning		beforehand When I want to do the shopping I make a list beforehand.
dostępny start learning		available Sunlight, wind and rain are renewable energy sources available in the environment.
odnawialny start learning		renewable [renew-odświeżyć]
nieodnawialny start learning		non-renewable
źródło start learning		source
paliwo kopalne start learning		fossil fuel
zdecydować się, powziąć decyzję start learning		make up one's mind It can be difficult to make up one's mind when there are too many choices.
zmienić zdanie, rozmyślić się start learning		change one's mind I sometimes change my mind about who to vote for furing the elections.
głosować start learning		vote
prawo wyborcze start learning		the vote Whomen in my contry got the vote in 1918.
skutek, rezultat start learning		effect Renewable energy sources have a less serious effect on the environment.
skuteczny, wydajny start learning		effective The most effective way to discipline a lazy employee is to pay them less.
przejść, zostać poddanym, ulec np przejść procedurę, ulec zmianie start learning		undergo/underwent/undergone
naprawa start learning		repair Roads and hotels often undergo repair before important public events.
przekształcić, przeobrazić start learning		transform
przekształcenie, przeobrażenie start learning		transformation My country has undergone a major transformation in the last 20 years.
poza start learning		beyond There are no questions in this stage that are beyond my abilities.
przekonać start learning		convince It isn't easy to convince a stubborn (uparty) person to do something.
rozczarować start learning		disappoint Films at the cinem sometimes disappoint me.
rozczarowany start learning		disappointed If I were disappointed with a gift, I'd be able to hide it easily.
rozczarowanie start learning		disappointment A holiday during which it rains all the time can be a real disappointment.
nastrój, humor start learning		temper
humorzasty, łatwo wpadający w gniew start learning		bad-tempered It wouldn't be easy to have a telephone conversation with a bad-tempered person.
utknąć, ugrząźć start learning		be/get stuck Some drivers lose their temper quickly when they get stuck in a traffic jam.
postawa, nastawienie start learning		attitude Long-term unemployed people have a passive attitude towards searching for an occupation.
mieć (dobre) nastawienie wobec start learning		have a (good) attitude towards I'd have a good and active attitude to an occupation which gives a lot of satisfaction.
1. zawód 2. zajęcie 3. okupacja (formal) start learning		occupation (formal) The main occupation of some celebrities is going to parties and shopping.
chirurg start learning		surgeon
chirurgia plastyczna start learning		plastic surgery People often need the help of a plastic surgeon when they've beeninjured in an accident [injure - ranić, skaleczyć]
zdawać sobie sprawę start learning		be aware of The dangers of smoking athat I'm aware of are certain health problems and passive smoking.
efekt uboczny start learning		side effect
blizna start learning		scar
pacjent start learning		patient
przeszczep start learning		transplant
pośladek start learning		buttock
brzuch start learning		abdomen
udo start learning		thigh
cofać start learning		reverse People have plastic surgies because they think they can reverse ageing.
starzenie, starzejący się start learning		ageing The risk of death increases with ageing.
przeważać, mieć większe znaczenie start learning		outweigh
czynnik start learning		factor If I were going to buy a house, the size of the house would be a major factor...
szybki, prędki start learning		rapid The number of people in my country is rapidly decreasing.
1. (z)bić 2. uderzenie start learning		beat/beat/beaten I'm against beating children for misbehaving as a punishment.
rekord start learning		record
lekkoatletyka start learning		athletic It's currently so difficult to beat some world records in athletics because the human body has its limits.
limit, granica start learning		limit Science has some limits.
sprint start learning		sprint/dash
gorzki start learning		bitter We sometimes bitterly regret that we said something/ we bought something that broke quickly.
żałować, żal, ubolewanie start learning		regret If someone let me down but then showed sincere regret, I'd forgive them.
szczery, uczciwy start learning		sincere
szczerze z poważaniem - yours sincerely start learning		sincerely We add 'Yours sincerely' to a formal letter addressed to a person by name.
szczerość start learning		sincerity I can speak to my friend with complete sincerity.
sztuczny start learning		artificial Natural light is better for plants to grow in than artificial light.
udział start learning		share People buy and sell shares of different companies at a stock exchange.
giełda start learning		stock exchange
udziałowiec start learning		shareholder Bill Gates is the major shareholder of Microsoft.
zapobiegać, zaradzić start learning		prevent Governments can prevent terrorism by fighting countries that support terrorist organisations.
1. popierać 2. utrzymywać (np rodzinę) 3. poparcie start learning		support You need to earn about $1000 a month to support a family in this country. The government in this country has a lot of support from the population.
zakazać start learning		prohibit Passangers are prohibited from using their mobile phones on a plane.
zakaz start learning		prohibition There is no prohibition against selling soft drugs in the Netherlands.
ostry start learning		sharp
pomylony, szlaony start learning		crazy It's a bit crazy to swim in the sea in the middle of winter.
bardzo coś lubić, szaleć za start learning		be crazy about
spadochron start learning		parachute
składać zawinąć, zgięcie, fałdować start learning		fold Every person who wants to do a jump must fold their parachute themselves so that no one else can be blamed if it doesn't open in the air.
winić start learning		blame
być zwariowanym, szalonym start learning		be nuts/bananas
denerwować, doprowadzić do szału start learning		drive sb nuts/bananas Certain noises/traffic jams drive me bananas.
1. główny 2. szef, dowódca start learning		chief 'major', 'key' or 'important' can be a synonym of te world 'chief'
polegać na (np. o pracy) polegać (na czymś) start learning		consist in My work chiefly consists in sending emails.
zdradzać start learning		cheat on Some people cheat on their partners because they are bored.
podrzeć, rozerwać start learning		tear/tore/torn Trousers can easily be torn.
małżonek/-ka start learning		spouse
obrócić przeciwko start learning		turn against Spouses frequently turn against each other when they are splitting up.
1.(roz)dzielić 2. rozedrzeć start learning		split / split / split If I won the lottery, I'd split the money with my family.
rozstać się start learning		split up When people split up with someone, they often tear up their photographs.
kwestia, sprawa start learning		issue Monitoring employees' emails is a sensitive issues.
1. akceptować 2. godzić się (z faktem) start learning		accept
przyjęcie, wstęp start learning		admission
obywatel start learning		citizen
granica (państwa) start learning		frontier Can the xitiziens of Mexico cross the frontier with the USA without any limits?
przesunąć start learning		push back When you say that the frontier of computer science are pushed back every jear, you mean that the development of computer science is very rapid.
odpowiedzialny/nieodpowiedzialny start learning		responsible / irresponsible
odpowiedzialność, obowiązek start learning		responsibility
niesławny, okrutny start learning		infamous
odmówić, odprawić, odwrócić start learning		turn away Have you ever been turned away from entering a club?
uchodźca start learning		refugee Are you for or agains opening frontiers for refugees?
bieda start learning		poverty What can be done to fight poverty in the world?
oświadczenie, wypowiedź start learning		statement
1. rejestr, 2. czyjaś przeszłość, 3. nagrywać start learning		record Would it be easy to get a job if you had a criminal record?
1.ściszyć 2. odrzucić start learning		turn down I have a special button on my computer keyboars to turn the volume up and down. People may be turn down at job interviews if they don't have enough skills for a job.
1. zgłośnić 2. pojawić się start learning		turn up What would you do if someone whom you invited to your birthday party didn't turn up?
siła głosu start learning		volume
macocha start learning		stepmother
sierota start learning		orphan
bajka, bajkowy start learning		fairy tale
Kopciuszek start learning		Cinderella
Królewna Śnieżka start learning		Snow White
zmienić się w start learning		turn into duckling turn into a swan; a piece of coal can turn into a diamond; bitter experiences can sometimes turn a person int either someone.
kaczątko start learning		duckling
czysty start learning		pure
kartoteka, akta start learning		file
dostęp, mieć dostęp start learning		access
ważny start learning		valid
przechowywać start learning		store What do we use to store papers in order?
gromadzić inf. na czyjś temat start learning		keep a file on somebody
szkoda, krzywda, zaszkodzić start learning		harm Love affair could harm a politician's reputation
poczta pantoflowa start learning		word of mouth Word of mouth is important to most businesses because positive word of mouth can help to increase the number of customers.
wyrządzić więcej złego niż dobrego start learning		do more harm than good
odwrócić uwagę start learning		distract What kind of things distract your attention? Strange noises distract my attention.
targi start learning		fair
turystyka start learning		tourism
spierać się, dowodzić start learning		argue
przekonać start learning		argue sb into sth
niesprawiedliwość start learning		injustice
oskarżyć, (ob)winić (o coś) start learning		accuse (of)
oskarżenie start learning		accusation
zaprzeczać, odrzucić start learning		deny If somebody accused me of something I didn't do, I'd deny the accusation
obchodzić start learning		celebrate
rocznica start learning		anniversary

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