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Question		Answer
jacket potatoes start learning		potatoes cooked or baked without being peeled; ziemniaki w mundurkach. I'll have chicken with jacket potatoes.
jackpot start learning		the highest prize; najwyższa wygrana, najwyższa nagroda. Mary won the jackpot!
jagged start learning		with a sharp surface (about a knife or rocks); wyszczerbiony, postrzępiony. She was trying to slice the bread with a jagged knife.
jet lag start learning		a feeling of discomfort and tiredness after travelling by plane; złe samopoczucie objawiające się zmęczeniem po podróży samolotem. This jet lag is killing me!
jigsaw / jigsaw puzzle start learning		a puzzle where you are supposed to put many small elements together to make a large picture; puzzle, układanka. The children were busy with the jigsaw they were given.
josh start learning		to tease, to mock, to annoy someone; drażnić, wyśmiewać, nabijać się z kogoś. Will these kids forever josh the teacher about her tousled hair?
joyride start learning		to steal a car just for fun of driving it; a ride on a stolen car; jeździć kradzionym samochodem (dla zabawy); przejażdżka kradzionym samochodem. They were foolish enough to go on a joyride.
justified start learning		explained, clear, just; uzasadniony. I don't think your doubts are justified.
justify start learning		to explain reasons for something; uzasadniać. How can you justify your choice?
keenly start learning		extremely, willingly, strongly, with interest; żywo, zawzięcie, uważnie. They seemed to be keenly interested in the game.
keenness start learning		extreme interest, willingness, eagerness; gorliwość, zapał. Her keenness appeared slightly suspicious to us.
keepsake start learning		a small, usually inexpensive thing that makes you remember somebody; pamiątka (po kimś, czegoś, od kogoś). You may find it funny, but this pen is a very precious keepsake.
kennel start learning		a small "house" for a dog kept outdoors; a shelter for homeless dogs; buda dla psa; schronisko dla psów. The dog's kennel was dirty and neglected.
kidder start learning		someone who makes jokes; a cheater; żartoniś; oszust. I'm sure that kidder deceived you.
kind_hearted start learning		kind, good; życzliwy, dobrotliwy. She was a kind_hearted woman in fact.
know_all start learning		a person who believes he or she knows everything best; mądrala. Now tell me what we're going to do, you know_all.
knowingly start learning		with awareness (of effects); with knowledge or signs of knowledge about something; świadomie, celowo; porozumiewawczo. The moment she smiled knowingly at her peers I understood that the issue had been far more complex than it had appeared.
knowledgeable start learning		knowing much about different subjects or a lot about one subject area; o szerokim zakresie wiedzy. He was an exceptionally knowledgeable man.
laconic start learning		short, not full; lakoniczny. His laconic replies are insufficient.
ladylike start learning		distinguished, elegant, refined (about a woman); wytworny, dystyngowany. She's so different from her mother, who's a ladylike woman.
ladylike start learning		polite, socially corresct, like a lady; wytworna, dystyngowana. I wouldn't say her behaviour was ladylike in fact.
laid_back start learning		relaxed, not tending to worry; wyluzowany, swobodny, na luzie. Tim seems a laid_back person.
lamely start learning		unconvincingly, in a weak manner; nieprzekonywająco, bez przekonania, niepewnie."I was really too busy to answer your call", he said lamely.
landslide start learning		a mass of earth and rocks moving down qiuckly; obsunięcie się ziemi. According to the press, there were no further landslides.
latitude start learning		the distance between a given point and the Equator; freedom; freedom to do something in the way one considers the right one; szerokość geograficzna; wolność, swoboda. You should appreciate the latitude you have been allowed.
lawbreaking start learning		breaking the law; łamanie prawa. How long is he going to remain unpunished? Lawbreaking is what he got really used to!
layout start learning		a graphic design, a plan; układ, rozkład; układ graficzny; szkic. You must be careful when it comes to the layout of a formal letter.
lazybones start learning		someone lazy; leń, wałkoń. get up, lazybones! It's almost twelve!
leafy start learning		full of trees; zielony (o terenie). Many parks have been created here. These leafy areas are much more friendly than the city centre.
lean start learning		slim, thin; szczupły, chudy. Mary's really lean and fit!
lecture start learning		an academic 'lesson'; wykład. How do you find the lecture he delivered?
lecturer start learning		someone who gives lectures, e.g. at the university; wykładowca. He's a fascinating author but a very bad lecturer.
left_luggage office start learning		a place where you can leave your luggage at e.g. a railway station; przechowalnia bagażu. Why don't you leave your suitcase at the left_luggage office?
leftish start learning		tending toward the political left; lewicujący, lewicowy. Hard times have come for these few leftish papers in Poland.
leg_pull start learning		a cheat, trickery; oszustwo, oszukaństwo. They're going to notice that leg_pull sooner or later.
leisure start learning		spare time; wolny czas. Have you ever asked her what she's doing in her leisure?
leisurely start learning		relaxed, not hasty; spokojny, powolny, luźny. We took a leisurely walk in the woods.
lesion start learning		a wound, an injury; rana, obrażenie, uszkodzenie (ciała). The doctors said that lesion would be difficult to cure.
life belt start learning		an item that helps you survive if you fall into water unexpectedly; koło ratunkowe. But for the life belt I wouldn't have survived.
light_fingered start learning		likely to steal things; pickpocketer; złodziejski; złodziejaszek, kieszonkowiec. He has always been a light_fingered guy.
light_footed start learning		moving lightly; lekki, lekko się poruszający. Betty was a light_footed dancer.
linesman start learning		a person who officially states whether the ball in a sports game crossed a mark or not; sędzia liniowy. Can you see the two linesmen? Their job is to help the referee.
literal start learning		basic, real, original; dosłowny, literalny. What is the literal meaning of this word?
lively start learning		energetic, full of life; żywotny, żywy (energiczny). She used to be an incredibly lively child.
long_acting start learning		working longer than something (usually medicine) of the same sort; o przedłużonym działaniu (np. lek). Remember that it's a long_acting painkiller.
long_tongued start learning		eager to gossip; talkative; gadatliwy, plotkarski, niedyskretny. I wouldn't trust those long_tongued classmates of yours.
lounge start learning		a hall; a waiting room; a room to relax; hol, poczekalnia, bawialnia. The hotel guests were sitting in the lounge.
low_spirited start learning		depressed, miserable, unhappy; przygnębiony, w złym stanie ducha, przybity. He's never been so low_spirited before.
lump start learning		a piece, a shapeless piece of something; a separate part; bryła, gruda, grudka, część. She put a big lump of salt into the pot_ the soup's going to taste awful.
lushly start learning		abundantly, in a rich manner; bujnie, dorodnie; luksusowo. Our friends chose to stay in a lushly equipped suite.
magnificent start learning		great, impressive; wspaniały, świetny. The magnificent collection of the artist's works will be exhibited on Saturday.
magnifying glass start learning		a device that enlarges a picture, object, etc.; lupa, szkło powiększające. As a child I loved looking at things with my grandma's magnifying glass.
maintain start learning		To keep something in good condition, to take care of something; to take care of someone by providing them with food, money, etc.; zachowywać coś; konserwować; utrzymywać kogoś, mieć na utrzymaniu. It’s not enough to buy a car, you’ll have to maintain it!
maintenance start learning		supporting something or someone, making something work; utrzymanie, konserwacja. podtrzymywanie. That car is rather old and needs careful maintenance
malice start learning		the act or quality of being malicious; złośliwość. They've done it out of malice.
malicious start learning		wishing evil to others; złośliwy. He's a malicious disgusting guy and you should beware of him.
manageable start learning		possible to manage; easy to maintain; wykonalny; łatwy w utrzymaniu. I always ask my hairdresser for a manageable hairdo.
manageable start learning		possible to cope with; wykonalny, możliwy lub łatwy do wykonania. Start with a manageable task.
masterpiece start learning		an exceptional piece of art; something outstanding; arcydzieło. Her first novel was a real masterpiece.
mature start learning		behaving in an adult_like way, responsible; grown_updojrzały. I believe Sally is mature enough for this responsible task.
maze start learning		a set of paths that is difficult to get out of; something complicated; labirynt; gąszcz, gmatwanina. His paper is just a maze of unspecified notions.
meagre start learning		thin; slim; insufficient, small; szczupły; skąpy; skromny, niewielki. Her earnings, though meagre, satisfy her needs.
mediocre start learning		of poor quality; mierny. His latest film is a mediocre production.
meek start learning		mild, patient, easily persuaded; łagodny, potulny. You can’t be so meek whenever he tells you what to do.
melt start learning		to become liquid (of e.g. ice); roztapiać się, rozpuszczać. The snow melted and there was mud and water all over the area.
mend start learning		to repair; naprawiać, reperować. Tim's a very practical boy, he's mended lots of things around the house.
mention start learning		to say about sth/sb briefly; a brief comment or remark; czynić wzmiankę wspominać o; wzmianka. The movie was mentioned by the journalist, but he didn't seem to understand it.
merciful start learning		showing mercy, that is forgiveness and kindness; miłosierny, litościwy. He is said to have been a merciful ruler.
merciless start learning		showing no mercy; bezlitosny. They couldn't bear the merciless heat.
mightily start learning		powerfully; with great effort; to a great degree; potężnie, z wielką mocą; w dużym stopniu. They were struggling mightily with injustice.
mince start learning		to cut into very small pieces; to chop; chopped meat; mielić, mleć; siekać; mięso mielone. Add some mince to the tomato sauce.
minute start learning		tiny; detailed; mały, drobny, maleńki; dokładny, szczegółowy. The children were collecting minute shells and stones.
misbehave start learning		to be disobedient or impolite; źle się zachowywać. Her children often misbehave.
misbehaved start learning		impolite, rude, behaving in a wrong way; źle się zachowujący, niegrzeczny. I wouldn't call Tim a misbehaved child. He simply doesn't always know what's wrong and what's right.
misbehaviour start learning		wrong, unsuitable behaviour; złe zachowanie, niewłaściwe zachowanie. Jimmy was punished for misbehaviour.
miserable start learning		really unhappy; wretched; nieszczęśliwy, żałosny, nędzny. she found herself in a miserable situation.
misery start learning		poverty; unhappiness; distress; nędza; niedola; nieszczęście. In this poor town generations spent their lives in misery.
misfortune start learning		An unlucky or not desirable event.; nieszczęście, pech. Missing the train was a real misfortune.
mishandle start learning		to treat without sufficient skill; to manage inefficiently; źle się obchodzić, obchodzić się nieumiejętnie; nieumiejętnie prowadzić, działać nieskutecznie. He mishandled the negotiations.
mishear start learning		to hear something not accurately or entirely wrongly; nie dosłyszeć; źle usłyszeć. You must have misheard what she really said.
misunderstand start learning		to understand something in a wrong way; źle zrozumieć, błędnie zrozumieć. You must have misunderstood what I was telling you.
misunderstanding start learning		wrong understanding of something, usually of what someone said; nieporozumienie. Such accomodation during the conference is a misunderstanding.
moan start learning		to produce a painful sound; a painful sound; jęczeć, jęk. The boy fell down and started to moan.
mock start learning		not real; sztuczny, nieprawdziwy. Do you know the day of our mock exam?
monastery start learning		a building where monks live; klasztor. The room overlooked an old monastery
monk start learning		a person who belongs to a religious group and leads a life of religious practice; mnich. We also met some Buddhist monks on our way.
morsel start learning		a little bit; kęs, kawałek. She's only had a morsel of bread today.
mottled start learning		having blotches and spots of colour; nakrapiany, cętkowany. She was wearing mottled trousers and a sweatshirt.
mount start learning		to climb; wspinać się, wdrapywać. He mounted up the stairs with effort.
mudguard start learning		a fender; a piece of metal above the wheels of a vehicle that protects them and/or the rider from mud; błotnik. The mudguard has loosened, you must fix it.
mugger start learning		a thief that attacks people in the street; uliczny złodziej, rabuś, rzezimieszek. She slipped and broke her arm when the mugger attacked her.
murmur start learning		to speak quietly and usually not audibly or clearly; mruczeć, mamrotać. She just murmured something I coldn't understand.
mutter start learning		to speak quietly and unclearly; mruczeć, mamrotać. I can’t hear you! Stop muttering, speak up!
mutton start learning		meat from adult sheep; baranina. He hates mutton, so we have to order something else.
mutual start learning		shared or experienced by two or more people; wzajemny, obopólny; wspólny. Many yeas after the graduation, we met at a party held by our mutual friend.
muzzle start learning		an item you put on a dog's mouth to make sure it doesn't bite anybody; kaganiec. Have you got a muzzle? You can't travel with your dog without one.
nagging start learning		continually complaining; unpleasant and continuous; swarliwy, kłótliwy; dokuczliwy. She complained of a nagging headache.
narrow_minded start learning		not open, not interested in ideas different from one's own; ograniczony (o człowieku, horyzoncie myślowym). If Paul's so narrow_minded as you're telling me, I don't think I'm gonna discuss this issue with him.
nativity play start learning		a play staged before or during Christmas, dealing with the subject of the birth of Jesus Christ; szopka bożonarodzeniowa (przedstawienie). The children at my daughter's school have already started to prepare a nativity play
neglect start learning		to not do something well enough, to not look after something or someone one is supposed to take care of; zaniedbywać. Sheila has neglected her duties.
neglectful start learning		treating something or someone without adequate care and seriousness; niedbały, zaniedbujący. Caroline is rather neglectful of her duties.
newcomer start learning		someone who has recently arrived somewhere; nowoprzybyły, przybysz. Henry's a newcomer to the area and doesn't know how to move around.
nibble start learning		(at) to eat slowly; skubać (jedzenie), jeść powoli. She was nibbling at potatoes, apparently troubled by something important.
nice_looking start learning		attractive, good_looking; atrakcyjny, przystojny, ładny. Who is that nice_looking boy?
noisome start learning		unpleasant; harmful; przykry; szkodliwy. I couldn't stand that noismoe smell.
nomad start learning		a person who moves from place to place and doesn't stay in one place for a long time; koczownik. During his journey he met a group of nomads.
nomadic start learning		moving from place to place; koczowniczy. This tribe leads a nomadic life.
non_violent start learning		not involving violence; pokojowy, bez użycia siły. They organized a non_violent protest.
nonbeliever start learning		a person who doesn't believe in any god; osoba niewierząca. As a nonbeliever, Jim felt a bit awkward at the ceremony.
nose stud start learning		a stud (a piece of jewellery) you wear in the nose; kolczyk do nosa. What would your mother say if you told her that you were going to have a nose stud?
notable start learning		remarkable, important, worth notice, famous, well_known; godny uwagi; znaczący; wybitny, znakomity. She's made notable progress since September.
notorious start learning		infamous, known for something bad; notoryczny, jawny. He was a notorious criminal.
notoriously start learning		very (in a negative sense), in a way where someone or something is infamous for something continuous; notorycznie, bezustannie. Some crimes are notoriously difficult to prove.
nudge start learning		to push someone with the elbow; to persuade; trącać łokciem, szturchać; namawiać. Martin nudged his mate and they left the room
nuisance start learning		something or someone that causes trouble or worry; utrapienie. John's such a nuisance!
numb start learning		unable to move, insensitive; zdrętwiały, skostniały, bez czucia. I was so frightened, just numb.
nutbrown start learning		brown, brown like a nut; brązowy, orzechowy. I love her nutbrown eyes.
obedient start learning		polite; following others' instructions or orders; posłuszny. Alice is an obedient girl, so you won't have problems baby_sitting her.
obnoxious start learning		disgusting; causing disapproval; nieprzyjemny, wstrętny, przykry. An obnoxious smell was coming from the basement.
obstinate start learning		stubborn; uparty; uporczywy. That obstinate girl won't listen to me. Perhaps you could talk her out of the idea?
odorous start learning		having a strong smell; sweet_smelling; pachnący, wonny. My aunt planted some odorous flowers.
off_licence start learning		a shop where alcoholic drinks are sold (AmE liquor store); sklep monopolowy. There's an off_licence on the corner.
one_sided start learning		dealing with one aspect of an issue only; jednostronny. Her judgement is one_sided and I won't let others think the same.
onerous start learning		troublesome, difficult, involving effort; uciążliwy, pracochłonny. She wasn't aware of the onerous duties she was going to face.
open_air start learning		taking place outside; na świeżym powietrzu, na zewnątrz (o miejscu, wydarzeniu) Let's sit in the open_air area of the restaurant.
open_minded start learning		open, not prejudiced; otwarty, wolny od uprzedzeń. Sally has always been an open_minded person.
ophthalmologist start learning		a doctor who specializes in eye diseases; okulista. Have you noticed that she blinks quite often? I think you should visit an ophthalmologist.
oppress start learning		to govern people in a way that makes them feel humiliated; to make people feel bad; ciemiężyć, uciskać, gnębić (także o myślach, uczuciach). The cruel emperor opressed his nation.
oppressive start learning		limiting freedom; worrying, oppressing; oparty na ucisku; ciemiężący; gnębiący, przytłaczający. Those oppressive thoughts make me feel so uncomfortable I can't sleep at night.
oppressive start learning		wearisome, burdensome; cruel and unfair; męczący, uciążliwy; ciemiężczy. They were fed up with the oppressive weather.
orderly start learning		organized; tidy; quiet; zorganizowany, porządny; spokojny. Sometimes he wished his daily life was orderly and peaceful.
outline start learning		a preliminary plan; to make a sketch; to describe roughly; zarys, szkic; szkicować, przedstawiać w zarysach. Are you fond of the plan they outlined?
outline start learning		a general shape or scheme; a general description of basic points; to make or show a general shape of something; zarys, szkic; szkicować; przedstawiać w zarysie. The author oulines the major theories of international migration.
outrage start learning		to cause anger; an offence, an insult; oburzać, obrażać; oburzenie, obraza. The employees outraged at the new policy.
outrageous start learning		shocking, offensive; szokujący, obraźliwy. Her behaviour was outrageous, if you ask me.
outstanding start learning		not paid or not solved yet; zaległy, niezałatwiony. There are some issues outstanding. They must be solved asap.
outstanding start learning		better or more interesting than others; wyjątkowy, niezwykły. Their outstanding performance really impressed me.
overcook start learning		to cook something for too long; rozgotować; gotować za długo. The meal consisted of overcooked vegetables and some awful meat.
overcrowded start learning		containing too many people; przeludniony, bardzo zatłoczony. This part of Tokyo is really overcrowded
overjoyed start learning		very happy; ucieszony, rozradowany. Meg was overjoyed at the wonderful news.
overlook start learning		to not notice something, to ignore; to have a view on something; przeoczyć, pominąć; wychodzić na (np. okno wychodzące na). I can have overlooked some mistakes in his essay, so I need to check it once more.
overpay start learning		to pay too much, to pay more than sth is worth; przepłacać. If you ask me, you must have overpaid.
override start learning		to appear more important than sth else; to not accept; przesłaniać, odsuwać na dalszy plan; nie uwzględniać, lekceważyć. Sandra's concern for her children's health overrides everything else.
overripe start learning		too ripe to be eaten, spoilt; przejrzały. The cupboard smells. Old forgetful Miss Helen kept overripe fruit in here.
overripe start learning		too ripe; przejrzały, nadpsuty. I could smell overripe fruit and something else that I couldn't identify.
overtake start learning		pass someone; to be quicker than someone else; wyprzedzać, prześcigać. He was trying to overtake the other cyclist and then the accident happened.
overwhelm start learning		about a strong emotion) to be felt intensively; to force someone and thus defeat; przytłaczać, miażdżyć, unicestwiać. Claire was overwhelmed with sorrow after she’d heard the news.
overwork start learning		to work too much; przepracowywać się. I don't think you've been overworking lately.

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