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przypominający coś
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reminiscent of something
That song is so reminiscent of that time.
następnie, potem, później
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subsequently
He was badly injured in the crash and subsequently died.
ciągliwy, giętki, kowalny, uległy, ulegający wpływom
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malleable
Lead and tin are malleable metals. They want to have a malleable workforce.
wydawać, dyspensować, rozdzielać (np. napoje)
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to dispense something
Is there a tourism agency that dispenses city maps?
ukryty, utajony
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latent
We’re trying to bring out the latent stem talents.
skonfudować, wprawić w zakłopotanie
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to confound
The strategy confounded our opponents.
okazywać, używać (np. siły, wpływów)
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to exert something
If you were to exert your influence they might change their decision.
karny
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punitive
No punitive action was taken against Dawkins.
przewijać do przodu, przeskoczyć do przodu
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to fast-forward something
I hate this song - I’ll fast-forward to the next one.
poprawiać, korygować (np. sposób leczenia, umowę)
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to amend something
The terms of the contract were amended in later years.
wprawiający w zakłopotanie, kłopotliwy
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perplexing
The rise in childhood mental illness is perplexing.
nienasycony
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insatiable
He demonstrates an insatiable desire for knowledge.
zagubiony, zabłąkany, bezpański, bezdomny
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stray
The police are looking for a stray girl. I adopted two stray cats.
pełny, pełnoprawny, kategoryczny, zdecydowany, absolutny, niekwestionowany
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outright
I’m the outright owner of this house. He was an outright winner of this fight.
pożerać, pałaszować (jedzenie), chłonąć (wiedzę)
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to devour something
He devours five books each week. devour the turkey, resources
rodzynek, rodzynka
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raisin
raisin cookies
wchodzić komuś w słowo, wcinać się
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to cut somebody off
Don’t worry if the interviewer cuts you off.
zelektryzować, zszokować, ożywiać kogoś
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to galvanize somebody
People were galvanized by TV pictures of starving people. galvanize public opinion
obejmować coś, ogarniać coś (np. aspekty problemu)
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to encompass something
The district encompasses most of the downtown area. a plan that encompasses a number of aims
ogromny, budzący grozę, budzący szacunek
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formidable
a formidable obstacle/task, a formidable adversary/opponent

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