Game-changer

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Spurred on
to encourage someone to do something or something to happen
Spurred on by his fans, he won the next three games easily.
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zachęcony
profound impact on
extreme
The war had a profound impact on people's lives.
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głębokii wpływ na
near
to get close to something in distance or time
The building work is nearing completion at last.
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zbliżać się
fired up
excited
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pobudzony
game-changing
significant
having a big effect on the conditions
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znaczący
float
to stay on the surface of a liquid or air instead of sinking
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unosić się, szybować
debirs
broken pieces of something
Debris from the aircraft was scattered over a wide area.
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szczątki
whilst
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podczas
current
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prąd, nirt
paradigm shift
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zmiana paradygmatu
set in motion
initiate
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wprawić w ruch
encounter setbacks
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napotkać przeciwności
zip wire
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tyrolka
leap of faith
It took a big leap of faith to decide to quit my job and try something new.
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akt wiary
get sth across
to manage to make someone understand or believe something
This is the message that we want to get across to the public.
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przekazać ze zrozumieniem
vessel
a large boat or a ship
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statek
disheartening
causing you to lose confidence, hope, and energy
disheartening experience
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zniechęcające
lose sight of sth
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stracić z pola widzenia
go viral
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stać się bardzo znanym
take sb in
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weź kogoś
undaunted
still determined and enthusiastic, despite problems or no success
The team remain undaunted, despite three defeats in a row.
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niezrażony
enormity of
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ogrom
vocation
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powołanie
pioneer
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pionier
trailblazer
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pionier
odds
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szansa, nierówności
human trafficking
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handel ludźmi
grit
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talent
to be no stranger to st
to be familiar with
He is no stranger to hard work.
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być z czymść zaznajomionym
condemn
to criticize something or someone strongly, usually for moral reasons
The film was condemned for its sexism.
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potępiać
condemn sb to (do) sth
to say what the punishment of someone who has committed a serious crime will be
They were condemned to spend the rest of their lives in prison.
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skazać
on the verge of sth
very near to doing or experiencing something
She was on the verge of tears.
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na granicy czegoś
on impulse
We went to Madrit on impulse.
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pod wpływem impulsu
to keep at bay
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trzymać na dystans
to be at a loose end
to have nothing to do
If you find yourself at a loose end, you could always clean the bathroom.
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nie mieć nic do roboty
to be in the dark
to not know about something that other people know about
I'm in the dark just much as you are
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nie wiedzieć czegoś
in the same boat
the same difficult situation as someone else
None of us has any money, so we’re all in the same boat.
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być w takiej samej sytuacji
out of sorts
I'm a bit out of sorts today.
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niedysponowany
out of bounds
The forst is out of bounds to studens.
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niedostępny
fork out (money)
I forked out ten quid for/on the ticket
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bulić
smart money
money that is bet (= risked) or invested (= put into something in order to make a profit) by people who know a lot about a subject
The smart money is on the driveless cars.
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pieniądze mądrych inwestorów, inwestorzy
rake in the money
to make a lot of money without trying too hard
These huge websites rake in $20 million in a year.
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zgarniać pieniądze
straped for a cash
lacking something
I'm strpped for cash at the moment so cab I ove you?
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być spłukanym
on a shoestring
without spending much money
Anne is travelling on shoestring.
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biednie, oszczędnie
pick up the tab/bil
The airline picked up the bill for the night spent at the hotel.
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zapłacić
pick up a bargain
We picked up a bargain on the housing market during the recession
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odebrać okazję
unstinting
extremely generous with time, money, praise, help
They were always unstinting in their generosity
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chojnie
compassionate /
She was always compassionate towards others.
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współczujący
on welfere
receiving financial help from the state because you are poor or have not been employed for a long time
The family had to go on welfare.
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zasiłek
destitute
He was destitute
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w nędzy
hard up
having very little money
We're a bit hard up at the moment so we're not thinking about holidays.
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w trudnej sytuacji materialnej
vulnerable
able to be easily physically, emotionally, or mentally hurt, influenced, or attacked
vulnerable people
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bezbronny
purport
The tape recording purports to be of a conversation between the princess and a secret admirer
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udawać
conman
a person who uses tricks to cheat people, esp. to get their money or possessions
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oszust
scam
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podstęp
severe
severe pain, depression
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ostry, przenikliwy (o bólu)
make ends meet
He is not able to make ends meet.
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związać koniec z końcem
counselling sessions
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sesja doradzcza
to be at the end of one's tether
He is at the end of his tether and doesn't know which way to turn.
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być u kresu
hoist
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winda, dźwig
in no time
very quickly
We raised the money in no time
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w krótkim czasie
genie
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dżin
turn sb/sth down
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zawodzić kogoś
to be meant to do sth
This article is meant to be read by...
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być przeznaczonym na coś
get/have your wish
get what you want
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dostać / mieć to, co sięchciało
practical experience
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praktyczne doświadczenie
extensive research
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szeroko zakrojone badania
to be navigate with sth
The website is very easy to navigate with links
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poruszać się/nawigować za pomocą
to set up a business, website
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założyć firmę, stronę internetową
quirky
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dziwaczny, ekscentryczny
exploit
It is a way to exploit young people.
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wykorzystać, wyzyskiwać
grapple with sth
to try to deal with or understand a difficult problem or subject:
Today, many Americans are still grappling with the issue of race.
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zmagać się z czymś
come into existence
begin to exist.
This company only came into existence through the hard work of my talented staff.
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zaistnieć
notion of
a belief or idea:
I have only a vague notion of what she does for a living.
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pojęcie

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