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Question		Answer
bezustannie, nieustannie start learning		incessantly Their friends are starting to have children now and talk about them incessantly.
wkuwanie, upychanie start learning		cramming 1. Eight children were crammed into the back of the car. 2. She's cramming for her history exam
popchnąć start learning		jostle
frazes, banał start learning		platitude a remark or statement that may be true but is boring and has no meaning because it has been said so many times before For there are number of platitudes about utilitarianism and about how it relates to competitors like prioritarianism.
doprowadzający do wściekłości start learning		infuriating It's infuriating when people keep spelling your name wrong, isn't it? extremely annoying:
zapalić, napocząć, zarazić kogoś czymś start learning		reignite It is time for us to reignite the debate about the ban on using hazardous substances
Ciamajda, start learning		Slouch to stand, sit, or walk with the shoulders hanging forward and the head bent slightly over so that you look tired and bored: 1. A couple of boys were slouched over the table reading magazines. 2. A group of teenagers were slouching around outside the building.
sprzeczka start learning		squabble
sporadycznie, okazjonalnie start learning		intermittently The works were used intermittently by various others until The test has been intermittently reported in various places since then.
klątwa, przeklinać start learning		curse
refleksja, przemyślenia start learning		afterthought
znośny, do przyjęcia start learning		bearable If an unpleasant situation is bearable, you can accept or deal with it:. Synonyms: supportable, tolerable Opposite: unbearable As far as she was concerned, only the weekends made life bearable.
kuszące, atrakcyjne start learning		tantalizing
odstraszający; czynnik odstraszający start learning		deterrent Tougher prison sentences may act/serve as a deterrent to other would-be offenders.
punkcik na ekranie, mały problem start learning		blip
dozór / nadzór start learning		surveillance
okopany zakorzeniony umocniony start learning		entrenched Entrenched ideas are so fixed or have existed for so long that they cannot be changed: It's very difficult to change attitudes that have become so deeply entrenched over the years.
zamazany, nieostry start learning		blurred
pyłek, szczypta, odrobina start learning		speck a very small mark, piece, or amount: 1. He'd been painting the door and there were specks of paint all over the floor. 2. There's not a speck of (= not any) dust/dirt in their house. 3. We could see a speck (= a small amount) of light at the end of the tunnel.
wyróżniać start learning		single out to choose one person or thing from a group to criticize or praise them The report singled him out for special achievements.
wszechobecność start learning		pervasiveness the fact of being present and noticeable in every part of a thing or place: 1. A series of studies demonstrated the pervasiveness of mass violence. 2. Lawyers said that the pervasiveness of the Internet made it difficult to insulate jurors from reports on a case.
znaczy zaakceptować sytuacji nawet jak się jej nie lubi start learning		like it or lump it
1. rosły, krzepki(o czlowieku) 2. solidny 3. zdecydowany start learning		robust (of a person or animal) strong and healthy, or (of an object or system) strong and unlikely to break or fail: 1. He looks robust and healthy enough. 2. a robust pair of walking boots 3. a robust economy
groźny start learning		menacing making you think that someone is going to do something bad: a menacing look/gesture
szczerość, uczciwość, otwartość start learning		bluntness
wyraźny, jasny start learning		explicit
wybryki, wygłupy start learning		frolic
czaić się, czyhać start learning		lurk to wait or move in a secret way so that you cannot be seen, especially because you are about to attack someone or do something wrong: 1. Someone was lurking in the shadows. 2. Why are you lurking around in the hallway?
awantura, burda /awanturować się, wszczynać burde start learning		brawl to fight in a rough, noisy, uncontrolled way: The young men had nothing better to do than brawl in the streets.
1. spacerować 2. iść spokojnym krokiem start learning		amble to walk in a slow and relaxed way: 1. He was ambling along the beach. 2. She ambled down the street, stopping occasionally to look in the shop windows.
odbić się start learning		rebound
błąkać się, wałęsać się, włóczyć się start learning		Roam (MOVE AROUND) to move about or travel, especially without a clear idea of what you are going to do: 1. After the bars close, gangs of youths roam the city streets. 2. She roamed around America for a year, working in bars and restaurants.
wykroczenie, zly uczynek start learning		misdeed An act that is criminal or bad She's been making up for her past misdeeds by doing a lot of voluntary work.
wprowadzać prawo start learning		mandate the authority given to an elected group of people, such as a government, to perform an action or govern a country: At the forthcoming elections, the government will be seeking a fresh mandate from the people.
ośmielać, dodawać śmiałości, dopingować start learning		embolden to make someone brave or willing to take more risks: Emboldened by her earlier success, Lynn’s recent work has been even more imaginative.
schodzić, opadać, obniżać, przeradzać się start learning		descend She descended to the kitchen and ate breakfast. The discussion descended into chaos.
porównywać, zestawić start learning		collate to bring together different pieces of written information so that the similarities and differences can be seen: collate information/data/material collate statistics/figures/results
przeludnienie, korek, zator start learning		congestion There is always a congestion on this road during rush hour
wrażliwy, podatny start learning		vulnerable able to be easily physically, emotionally, or mentally hurt, influenced, or attacked: Tourists are more vulnerable to attack, because they do not know which areas of the city to avoid.
słupek drogowy start learning		bollard
robić coś nieudolnie start learning		fumbling around
nadmiar, nadwyżka start learning		excess an amount that is more than acceptable, expected, or reasonable 1. An excess of enthusiasm is not always a good thing. 2. They both eat to excess (= too much). 3. There will be an increase in tax for those earning in excess of (= more than) twice the national average wage
wstrzemięźliwość, samokontrola start learning		temperance control of your own behaviour, such as not drinking or eating too much
wstrząs, gwałtowna zmiana start learning		upheaval a great change, especially causing or involving much difficulty, activity, or trouble: It was a time of unrest and upheaval in the region
gwar, hałas, harmider, zgiełk start learning		bustle The two men stood for a few minutes watching the bustle
kojący (np. powietrze, pogoda) start learning		balmy
zwisają z start learning		dangle from decorations dangled from the ceiling
nazbierać, nabić, uzbierać, uzyskać (np. punkty w grze) start learning		rack up Once I rack up 5000 points I get to the next level
zależeć od czegoś, polegać na kimś start learning		hinge on sth If one thing hinges on another, the first thing depends on the second thing or is very influenced by it: The prosecution's case hinged on the evidence of a witness who died before the trial.
wskrzesić, przywrócić start learning		revive The play was revived a number of times over the years.
Odrodzenie start learning		Revival
spowodować szkody, odbić się na (zdrowiu), odcisnąć swoje piętno start learning		take toll Constant stress takes a heavy toll on elementary school teachers.
niezgrabność, niezdarność start learning		clumsiness
1. dawać, poświęcać (gdy mamy czegoś mało, np. czas, pieniądze) 2. oszczędzać (np. czyjeś życie, nie zabić) start learning		spare 1. I spared an hour for this meeting and it was a waste of time. 2. spare me details I don't want to know that.
nieszczęście, pech start learning		mishap A series of mishaps led to the nuclear power plant blowing up.
dryg, smykałka, talent start learning		knack A knack is a particular skill or ability
korek uliczny start learning		gridlock
praca stala, praca poboczna start learning		day job, side job main job, parttime job
pesymistyczny pogląd start learning		dim view
dokuczać, kpić, żartować start learning		tease to laugh at someone or say unkind things about them, either because you are joking or because you want to upset that person: My brother is always teasing me
krytykować kogoś to criticize someone or something in an unpleasant way start learning		slag sb/sth off
na dyżurze start learning		on call
Przez całą dobę start learning		around the clock
sprawiać wrażenie start learning		come across as to appear or to be perceived as.
bardzo rzadko, od wielkiego dzwonu start learning		few and far between not happening or existing very often: 1. Apartments that are both comfortable and reasonably priced are few and far between. In this area, good jobs are few and far between.
celowe, zamierzone, przemyślany (o decyzji), świadomy (o wyborze) start learning		deliberate Is your decision deliberate? You can still change your mind
niebezpieczny, ryzykowny, zagrażający niepewny, wątpliwy (np. o sytuacji) start learning		precarious 1. A precarious situation is likely to get worse. 2. in a dangerous state because of not being safe or not being held in place firmly: 1. Blackout was a signal of just how precarious our reliance on electricity is 2. Many borrowers now find themselves caught in a precarious financial position.
przestój w dostawie energii, brakujący towar start learning		outage if the outage lasted for a week or more
kanalizacja start learning		sewage system
jeśli się uwzględni... start learning		given that given that there may be ways how to...
prawdopodobny, wiarygodny, przekonujący start learning		plausible That sounds plausible, doesn't it?
gotowość, chęć start learning		preparedness The army is in a state of preparedness for war. A few times a year, the department has demonstrations and preparedness training.
dojrzeć, start learning		glimpse 1. to see something or someone for a very short time or only party 2. a quick idea or understanding of what something is like: power outages have provided us with small glimpse of what could happen
zmagać się start learning		wrestle
gama, wachlarz start learning		gamut the whole range of things that can be included in something: In her stories she expresses the whole gamut of emotions, from happiness to sorrow.
wycofać(zmian w systemie, transakcji), odwołać start learning		rollback the act of reducing or reversing (= changing to what it was before) the effect of a particular arrangement: 1. One possible action, he said, would be to seek a rollback of last year's rate increase. 2. They do not want to see any rollback of this agreement 4. There has never been a rollback to a previous version.
spadać, upadać, runąć w dół start learning		plummeting to fall very quickly and suddenly: 1. if plummeting trade flows are unlikely to undo 2. House prices have plummeted in recent months.
bezsporny, niezaprzeczalny start learning		indisputable Whatever view one takes of this matter, the facts are indisputable.
gwałtowny spadek start learning		plunge to become lower in value or level very suddenly and quickly Prices of petrol will plunge next month
przechylać, nachylenie, start learning		tilt a sloping position or a move in a particular direction, especially up or down: This essay has a tilt towards Western philosophies
utrzymywać w mocy (np. ustawę, podtrzymywać (np. decyzję, obietnicę) start learning		uphold a decision

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