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Question		Answer
stłumić coś, zakazywać (komuś czegoś) start learning		suppress 1. to end something by force: 2. to prevent something from being seen or expressed or from operating: 1. The Hungarian uprising in 1956 was suppressed by the Soviet Union. 2. She couldn't suppress her anger/annoyance/delight.3. The British government tried to suppress the book because of the information it contained about the security services.
liczba ofiar śmiertelnych start learning		death toll
zmęczenie, znużenie start learning		fatigue the condition of being extremely tired: I am feeling fatigue after the whole day running
wyniszczajacy (o chorobie), start learning		crippling causing serious injuries or harm 1. A crippling attack of malaria kept him in bed for months. 2. The bomb attack dealt a crippling blow to tourism in the country
pogarszać (sytuacja), potengować, złożony start learning		compound Delays have compounded the problem compound by poverty and hunger
oddział szpitalny start learning		ward intensive care wards
szczepionka start learning		vaccine
mieć czegoś za mało/brakować start learning		run short of something
w zarysie (o planie), niepełny, pobieżny (o wiedzy) start learning		sketchy
być rzadkością start learning		be thin on the ground Reports elsewhere have also been thin on the ground.
ponury, fatalny (błąd) start learning		dismal The acting was dismal, wasn't it? What dismal weather!
wspólność, wspólna cecha start learning		commonality
liczyć się z kimś/czymś start learning		reckon with somebody/something to deal with a difficult or powerful person or thing: he had always been someone to reckon with
utrzymać się na powierzchni, przetrwać (o biznesie) start learning		to keep afloat,
splajtować start learning		go bust His company went bust, leaving huge debts.
pomagać komuś w trudnych chwilach start learning		tide somebody over something to help someone to work or operate normally through a difficult period, usually by lending them money: Can you lend me some money to tide me over till the weekend?
cieżki, trudny okres start learning		rough patch
wzrost (np. cen) noun start learning		surge a sudden and great increase: An unexpected surge in electrical power caused the computer to crash. There has been a surge in house prices recently.
na zamówienie start learning		bespoken
pogodzić się z czymś(niechętnie), zaakceptować coś start learning		resign to something Resign yourself to the fact that she doesn't love you
opracowany przez start learning		compiled by
zawody, konkurs, zakwestiononować start learning		contest The scientist contested his theory
sądzić, uważać, przypuszczać start learning		reckon This house is huge. I reckon it must have cost a fortune.
odroczenie płatności start learning		defer payments
przechwałki, chwalić się start learning		boast Stop boasting, you're not that special.
skurczyć się, maleć start learning		contract 1. to become smaller in amount or quantity 2. to make or become shorter or narrower or generally smaller in size: 1. Since 2005 export has contracted by 5%. 2. In spoken English, "do not" often contracts to "don't".
żuraw start learning		crane (MACHINE) a tall metal structure with a long horizontal part, used for lifting and moving heavy objects: The crane lifted the container off the ship.
do tej pory start learning		up to now
zagubiony, błąkać się start learning		stray 1. to travel along a route that was not originally intended, or to move outside a limited area: 2. to start thinking or talking about a different subject from the one you should be giving attention to 1. They got lost when they strayed too far from the path. 2. My thoughts strayed for a moment
nocować, gościć kogoś start learning		take sb in
wznieść, zbudować, rozwieść coś (obraz,) start learning		put sth up The company will put the building up in a year.
nieskruszony, nieokazujący skruchy start learning		unrepentant not repentant (= feeling sorry for something that you have done)
tętniące życiem miasto start learning		bustling city
wystarczać, zadowalać start learning		suffice I'm taking $400 - I think that should suffice. sth is saffice to affirm that
odporny, wytrzymały (o osobie) start learning		resiliant, resistant Despite enormous suffering, the patient remained resilient
kruszyć się, rozpadać, popaść w ruinę start learning		crumble 1. to break, or cause something to break, into small pieces: 2. to become weaker in strength or influence 1. Buildings crumbled as the earthquake struck. 2. Support for the government is crumbling
ostrożność, rozwaga start learning		caution They'll approach our new position with a great deal of caution, I think.
przypominać, być podobnym start learning		resemble
niepokojący start learning		unsettling, troublesome, disturbing The unsettling difference is that
rozluźniony, niedostateczny (np. dyscyplina, zasady) start learning		lax lacking care, attention, or control; not severe or strong enough: I was being lax in the performance of my duties. But critics say the new rules are still too lax.
przebój, hit start learning		blockbuster
przerobić, przekształcić (dokument) start learning		recast The decision we five make today will recast our entire media landscape for years to come
Los, przeznaczenie start learning		fate a power that some people believe causes and controls all events, so that you cannot change or control the way things will happen: When we met again by chance in Cairo, I felt it must be fate. Fate has brought us together.
ogromny, wielki x3 start learning		immense, vast, enormous, The distance between Poland and Japan is immense
ujawniać, odkrywać, doświadczać start learning		expose the fraud was exposed. He has exposed many different things while living in China
hamować (postęp), utrudniać (postęp) start learning		impede to make it more difficult for something to happen or more difficult for someone to do something: The atmosphere in the office impedes our plan of marketing strategy development.
rozproszone podejmowanie decyzji start learning		diffuse decision-making to (cause something to) spread in many directions: Television is a powerful means of diffusing knowledge.
niebezpieczeństwo, zagrożenie start learning		peril I knew that no peril could come to me if I stayed alert
regres, recesja start learning		contraction REDUCTION) an action in which something becomes smaller or shorter The American film industry was in a period of contraction
efekt domina start learning		knock on effect
fałszować, podrabiać start learning		forge COPY to make an illegal copy of something in order to deceive: a forged passport a forged signature A number of forged works of art have been sold as genuine.
głęboki, dogłębny, całkowity start learning		profound pronouced - stanowcza, wyrazistą opinia profound knowledge/meaning/shift
spadek, dziedziczenie start learning		inheritance
nieoczekiwany wpływ gtówki start learning		windfall an amount of money that you win or receive from someone unexpectedly: 1. Investors each received a windfall of £3,000. 2. UK The government is hoping to collect a windfall tax (= extra tax on a large unexpected company profit) from British Electric.
wychowany na czymś start learning		reared on sth Uwaga: rear - tył, tylna część. Put it in the rear of the car He was reared on a farm until the age of 13 years
izolować start learning		insulate PROTECT) to protect someone from unpleasant experiences or bad influences The project is also well insulated from direct public pressure.
słabnąć, zanikać, zmniejszać start learning		tail off to reduce in amount or become lower in level: spending on sth tailed off. The profits tailed off after a few years.
wiarygodny start learning		credible, reliable, plausible It's a very reliable source of information. Her story seems to be barely credible. That sounds plausible, doesn't it?
być zbierznym, zgodzić się, pokrywać się, start learning		concur to agree or have the same opinion concur with the report, concur with major findings He put the question round the room and people concurred.
przygnębienie, smutek, ciemność, start learning		gloom feelings of great unhappiness and loss of hope: There is widespread gloom and doom about the company's future.
1. oczyszczać, przeprowadzać czystkę (np. w partii), czyścić, oczyszczać (np. język) 2. eliminować, pozbywać się (kogoś lub czegoś) start learning		purge 1. (REMOVE PEOPLE) to get rid of people from an organization because you do not agree with them: 2. (REMOVE STH HARMFUL) to get rid of something unwanted, harmful, or evil: 1. Party leaders have undertaken to purge the party of extremists. 2. The new state governor has promised to purge the police force of corruption.
arbitralny, samowolny start learning		arbitrary
1. ocalać (honor), ratować (sytuację) 2. rehabilitować (się), kompensować (wady) 3. realizować kupon, realizować voucher start learning		redeem 1. What can I do to redeem the situation? 2. Casting famous actors wasn't enough to redeem bad screenplay. 3. Would you like to redeem your coupon?
Noun: przerażenie, niepokój, konsternacja. Verb: niepokoić, konsternować, przerażać start learning		dismay a feeling of unhappiness and disappointment: Aid workers were said to have been filled with dismay by the appalling conditions that the refugees were living in. The fans watched in/with dismay as their team lost 42–11.

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