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the effect that an action, event, or decision has on something, especially a bad effect
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repercussion - President Kennedy's assassination had far-reaching repercussions.
showing no interest or mental activity
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vacant - She had a vacant look/expression on her face.
zwięzłość, krótkotrwałość
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brevity - His essays are models of clarity and brevity.
gilgotać
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tickle
kubki smakowe
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taste buds - The human tongue has around 6,000 taste buds
paraliż
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paralysis - He died from respiratory paralysis.
to make a liquid weaker by mixing in something else
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dilute - Dilute the juice (with water) before you drink it.
kołyska
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cradle
dziura powietrzna
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air pocket
to (cause something or someone to) go down below the surface or to the bottom of a liquid or soft substance
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sink - The Titanic was a passenger ship which sank (to the bottom of the ocean) in 1912.
pola uprawne, ziemie orne
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farmland - Dubai has no farmland, but it can import food
głupi kawał, dowcip
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hoax - He'd made a hoax call claiming to be the president.
wiążka, promień
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beam - A beam of light peeped through the cloud
kolce, szpikulec, ostrze
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spike - Some types of dinosaur had sharp spikes on their tails.
a time when something suddenly begins, especially a disease or something else dangerous or unpleasant:
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outbreak - an outbreak of cholera/food poisoning/rioting/war
oddawac hold, wyrazy szacunku
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pay sb respect
ogromny, budzacy groze
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formidable - In Tyson he had come up against a formidable opponent.
zalegly, opozniony
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overdue - His former employer delays sending him an overdue payment
to do what you are ordered or expected to do
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toe the line - What I want to emphasise is that, when there is a strong reaction to such products, we and the decision makers and legislators need to toe the line demanded by public opinion.
cios, uderzenie
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stroke - This stroke knocked him out.
having a very important influence on something
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pivotal - He has played a pivotal role in the negotiations
rodzaj
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breed - a new breed of bank
the first person to do something or go somewhere, who shows that it is also possible for other people
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trailblazer - She was a trailblazer as the only woman in the US Senate
nekrolog
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obituary
dotykać, gnębić, dręcznyć
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afflict - He was afflicted with severe asthma
autobus lotniskowy (wachadłowy)
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shuttle bus
przewoźnik
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carrier - Sioux Railway is the ninth largest rail carrier in the nation.
schody ruchome
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escalator
przejście w samolocie, pociągu, kinie
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aisle - Would you like an aisle seat or would you prefer to be by the window?
łatwopalny
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flammable - Would you like an aisle seat or would you prefer to be by the window?

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