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Question		Answer
zdecydować się / zanurkować / skoczyć do wody start learning		to take the plunge
gwałtowny spadek czegoś start learning		a sharp drop in something
balon zaczął opadać w dół start learning		the balloon began a plunge
zanurzać coś w czymś to wsuwać coś w coś / zatopić w czymś nóż start learning		to dip something into something is to insert something into something/to sink a knife into something
wzloty i upadki start learning		peaks and troughs. Life is full of peaks and troughs, isn't it? Highs and lows. the ups and downs
I'm doing most of the work at the moment, robić najcięższą robotę start learning		to do the heavy lifting [I'm organising my wedding, but my fiance isn't being very helpful. I'm doing all the heavy lifting. My oven is broken so my microwave is having to do all the heavy lifting at the moment.]
reasumować, podsumowywać start learning		recapitulate [Much of the sequel is a recap of the first film, nearly 30 minutes of retelling out of 76 minutes.
a habit you find strange, but doesn't put you off a person completely. start learning		beige flag [Ironing bedsheets is a beige flag for me. Why do it when you're just going to sleep in them? Martin always drinks cold coffee, even in the winter. It's a beige flag.]
od zera start learning		from scratch
zepchnąć na margines start learning		push to the margins / push to the fringes
bariera językowa start learning		language barrier
spędzać czas / przesiadywać start learning		hang out somewhere / with sb
zaznajomić kogoś z czymś start learning		to introduce sb to sth
odwzajemnić uśmiech start learning		smile back
żyć dla dnia dzisiejszego start learning		live for today
planować naprzód start learning		plan ahead
beztroski, obojętny, niefrasobliwy start learning		unconcerned [easygoing, light-hearted, lightsome, carefree]
opowieść o start learning		a story of
stopniowo start learning		little by little
sposób myślenia start learning		mindset [it's a problem of mindset]
poczucie wspólnoty start learning		sense of community
przynieść korzyść start learning		bring benefit
stworzyć relację start learning		create a relationship
osiedlić się w / zaaklimatyzować się start learning		to settle in
wskazywać palcem na kogoś start learning		point your finger at someone
to tylko gadanie / czcze gadanie start learning		it's all talk
stracić rachubę start learning		lose count
skorzystać z okazji/propozycji start learning		to embrace the opportunity/an offer
If an important fact hits you, you suddenly understand the meaning of it start learning		when I think of... the first thing that hits my mind is...
to accept something enthusiastically start learning		embrace This was an opportunity that he would embrace. He has wholeheartedly embraced life in south Louisiana. embrace the culture
to use something: wykorzystywać, perf wykorzystać, używać, użyć, posługiwać, posłużyć się start learning		employ tool, employ weapon, employ force employ direct marketing, employ more recycled materials
zajmować [perf zająć] się czymś start learning		to employ oneself in sth / in doing sth
osobisty stosunek do czegoś... start learning		personal approach towards sth
(include): obejmować start learning		encompass
worek treningowy start learning		punch bag
znęcanie się nad kimś molestowanie seksualne przemoc wobec dzieci narkomania start learning		abuse of sb sexual abuse, child abuse, drug abuse
kolejny start learning		consecutive
przyjąć wiadomość start learning		to take the news
rozwiązywać, rozwiązać (zagadkę) nie rozumiemy, dlaczego/jak... czy wiesz, jak to zrobić? start learning		figure out we can't figure out why/how..., can you figure out how to do it?
w oczekiwaniu start learning		in / with anticipation
(surroundings): okolica, (scenery): sceneria start learning		setting
skupić się na czymś start learning		to set one's mind on sth (concentrate on)
robić karierę start learning		pursue a career
(a problem, a disagreement) not able to be solved or ended start learning		unresolvable Generally, these kinds of problems rarely turn out to be unresolvable.
prawdopodobny, prawdopodobnie start learning		likely
mieć zwyczaj coś robić / mieć tendencję do robienia czegoś start learning		to tend to do sth / to tend to do sth
rada start learning		piece of advice
poświęcać czas [i wysiłek] by coś zrobić start learning		to take the time [and trouble] to do sth
wrogi, nieprzyjazny start learning		hostile, unfriendly Her parents were openly hostile to me. The Nevada desert is one of the most hostile regions in America. hostile work enviroment, hostile reception, hostile weather conditions, a hostile climate/environment, hostile aircraft/forces
być przeciwnym czemuś not agreeing with something start learning		to be hostile to sth I'm not hostile to (= against) the idea of change as such.
zaangażowany start learning		involved in sth
nieuczciwy start learning		dishonest [in/about] He’s been dishonest with us, and I’ll never trust him again. a dishonest lawyer, a dishonest way of making money, morally dishonest, intellectually dishonest
an obvious problem or difficult situation that people do not want to talk about start learning		an elephant in the room I don't want to ask the question, but it is the big elephant in the room.
zwiększona motywacja start learning		increased motivation
wyłącznie z powodu czegość start learning		solely due to sth
wziąć byka za rogi start learning		take the bull by the horns
ubrać się jak stóż w boże ciało start learning		done up/dressed up like a dog's dinner
kura znosząca złote jaja a product or service that makes a lot of money over a long period of time for the company that sells it, often money that is used to support the company's other activities start learning		cash cow The studios discovered that movie rentals were an even bigger cash cow than movie tickets.
dolewać oliwy do ognia to say or do something that causes trouble or makes a lot of people very angry start learning		put/set the cat among the pigeons
wygadać się, to allow a secret to be known, usually without intending to start learning		let the cat out of the bag I was trying to keep the party a secret, but Mel went and let the cat out of the bag.
bessa, time when the price of shares is falling and a lot of people are selling them start learning		bear market
hossa, a time when the prices of most shares are rising start learning		bull market
lwia część start learning		lion's share
doświadczenie w... / wiedza z zakresu start learning		experience in... ... is not really my area of expertise... it requires no expertise at all... pick up/gain/develop expertise in sth... specialist/technical/professional expertise I have no expertise in sewing/sewing expertise. She has considerable expertise in French history.
znaczny wyrządzić znaczne szkody sprawa wielkiego znaczenia [lub wielkiej wagi] start learning		considerable to do considerable harm / a matter of considerable importance
kończyć [perf s-] coś czymś start learning		to conclude sth with/by sth She concluded her remarks by thanking her supporters. I’d like to conclude with a song by Tim Buckley.
wnioskować na podstawie czegoś, że... start learning		to conclude from something that... We concluded that we could not afford to buy a new car. The judges concluded the same thing I did.
to have someone or something as the main or most important interest or subject kręcić się wokół czegoś start learning		revolve around someone/something The conversation revolved around childcare problems. His whole life revolves around football.
przeczyć samemu sobie start learning		say sth in the same breath You say he treats you badly but in the same breath you tell me how much you love him! If you say two things in the same breath, you say two things that are so different that if one is true, the other must be false
zaleta, pozytywny aspekt [czegoś] start learning		upside [of/to sth] One upside of a slowdown in demand is that it means there is less danger of inflation. It's annoying that we can't travel until Thursday, but the upside is that tickets are cheaper then.
... z drugiej strony... start learning		on the upside The building needs some work, but on the upside it's located in the best part of the business district.
"coś zapala czerwone światło" start learning		sth raises a red flag about sth
to say what you think about something very directly mówić prosto z mostu start learning		speak one's mind He's certainly not afraid to speak his mind.
wynikać [perf wyniknąć] z czegoś start learning		to stem from sth / to result from something
no longer secret / ujawniony start learning		in the open Now that her feelings are out in the open, she says she feels relieved.
kształtujemy, tworzymy założenia, przypuszczenia start learning		to form assumptions, that/ about...
zaległości start learning		backlog
samookaleczenie start learning		self-mutilation, automutilation
wrogość start learning		hostility
spór (o coś) spór dotyczący umowy o pracę, spór o płacę, sporny spierać się o coś start learning		dispute over sth labour dispute, wage dispute, in dispute to be in dispute over sth
wnioskować [to reach an opinion from available information or facts] start learning		infer [something from something] What do you infer from her refusal? I inferred from her expression that she wanted to leave.
występ skalny albo parapet start learning		ledge
w pełnej gotowości, by coś zrobić start learning		poised to do sth
upokorzenie start learning		humiliation How could you humiliate me by questioning my judgment in front of everyone like that? England were humiliated (= completely defeated) in last night's match.
rozbieżność start learning		discrepancy
zobowiązanie, poświęcenie start learning		commitment (family/work commitments) Can you give a commitment that...? I've got too many commitments at the moment to do an evening class. Having a dog is a big commitment. I'd like to thank the staff for having shown such commitment. They don't want to promote me because they think I lack commitment.
komplement, odwajemnienie, wyrazy uznania wyrazy uznania dla szefa kuchni! / za darmo start learning		compliment (sb on sth), reciprocation, expressions of appreciation That was an excellent meal! My compliments to the chef / We enclose a copy of our latest brochure, with our compliments. I take it as a compliment (= I am pleased) when people say I look like my mother. Are you fishing for (= trying to get) compliments?
zdystansowany, niezainteresowany, powściągliwy w emocjach, też bezstronny (obserwator) start learning		detached She seemed a bit detached, as if her mind were on other things. Throughout the novel, the story is seen through the eyes of a detached observer.
dodający otuchy start learning		comforting I found her words very comforting. Hot soup is very comforting on a cold winter's day.
łączyć a pary (o zwierzętach) - kryć samicę, krzyżować start learning		mate Tigers mate repeatedly over a period of several days. Mating a horse with a donkey produces a mule.
zaangażowany start learning		commited (to a job)
odczepiać start learning		detach detachable hood detached from - The label became detached from your parcel
pochlebny (też bezpłatny) wyrażać się o czymś pochlebnie start learning		complimentary (highly/very complimentary) Parking is usually complimentary or included in the ticket price. As theater employees, we get complimentary tickets. to be complimentary about sth. She wasn't very complimentary about your performance, was she? Our guests said some very complimentary things about the meal I'd cooked.
usiłować coś zrobić, walczyć o coś, zmagać się z czymś start learning		struggle to (verb) / for sth / with, against For years she struggled with/against the establishment to get her theories accepted. I've been struggling to understand this article all afternoon. Fish struggle for survival when the water level drops in the lake.
doradzać komuś w sprawie czegoś start learning		to advise someone ON something
cenić (to consider something important) start learning		to value I've always valued her advice.
a job or piece of work that is often boring or unpleasant but needs to be done regularly start learning		chore By the time he’d finished all the household chores it was mid-afternoon. It was a real chore trying to give our dog a bath. I'll go shopping when I've done my chores (= done the jobs in or around the house). I find writing reports a real chore
a way of starting again after a period of rest or change zacząć coś nowego, od nowa start learning		press the reset button Hit the reset button because long-term stress really can cause disease.
to make a decision to do something, especially after thinking about it for a long time start learning		take the plunge They're finally taking the plunge and getting married.
doprowadzać do końca, zrealizować start learning		follow through He didn't follow through with his promise to help.
pewniak założę się, że... nie byłbym tego taki pewien start learning		a safe bet I bet that... I wouldn't bet on it
fascynujący holding your attention by being extremely interesting, exciting, pleasant, or attractive start learning		captivating captivating presence. captivating smile. captivating fairy tale. captivating and unusual film. a captivating performance Her voice was utterly/absolutely captivating.
pochmurny start learning		overcast
pokora the quality of not being proud because you are aware of your bad qualities start learning		humility Grandma was a religious woman of deep humility. He doesn't have the humility to admit when he's wrong. They might be very rich, but it wouldn't hurt them to show a little humility.
sprzeczka start learning		squabble When small children are tired they are more likely to squabble with each other. They are still squabbling over who will get the big office. Polly and Susie were having a squabble about who was going to hold the dog's lead. Often relationships between family members are so strained that squabbles break out.
olewanie, nie angażowanie się [the fact of stopping being involved in something] start learning		disengagement [from sth] This disengagement from social life is thought to be natural in older people, but there is no reason why it should be. Young people's disengagement from politics is part of a wider trend.
błachy, mało ważny, małostkowy [not important and not worth giving attention to] start learning		petty a petty thief I don’t have time for petty matters like that. Don't be so petty! Retaliating against the people who have criticized us will make us look petty.
brać na kimś odwet start learning		retaliate /rɪˈtæl.i. eɪt/ against sb If someone insults you, don't retaliate as it only makes the situation worse. The demonstrators threw rocks at the police, who retaliated by firing blanks into the crowd. The terrorists retaliated against the government with a bomb attack.
obywatelski, świecki [not military or religious, but relating to the ordinary people of a country] start learning		civic, secular [not military or religious, but relating to the ordinary people of a country] civil government After ten years of military dictatorship, the country now has a civil government. Helicopters are mainly used for military rather than civil use.
ślub cywilny start learning		civil ceremony We weren't married in church, but we had a civil ceremony in a registry office.
uprzejmy start learning		civil His manner was civil, though not particularly friendly.
[z]gromadzić [to collect a large number of things over a long period of time] start learning		accumulate It can be dangerous to let too much soot accumulate inside a chimney. During a successful business career, she accumulated a great amount of wealth. We've accumulated so much rubbish over the years. A thick layer of dust had accumulated in the room. If you don't go through the papers on your desk on a regular basis, they just keep on accumulating.
bogactwo start learning		wealth Jim has a wealth of teaching experience. Russia has a wealth of coal and timber. Some of his colleagues envy the enormous wealth that he has amassed. For a man of his wealth he's not exactly generous.
klasztor żeński start learning		a convent
szkoła zakonna [z internatem] start learning		convent [boarding] school
rozpaść się, załamać się, przestać funkcjonować start learning		fall apart After his wife died, he began to fall apart. My poor old boots are falling apart. Their marriage fell apart when she found out about her husband's affair.
oblodzony, mroźny, lodowaty [wzrok, chodnik, wiatry] start learning		icy [stare, pavement, winds]
szlochać [to cry noisily, taking in deep breaths] start learning		sob [to cry noisily, taking in deep breaths] I found her sobbing in the bedroom because she'd broken her favourite doll. You're not going to help matters by lying there sobbing! I could hear her sobs from the next room.
konskwentny [always behaving or happening in a similar, especially positive, way], niezmienny, stałe start learning		consistent same old same old: The Italian restaurant is under new management, but it's just the same old same old. There has been a consistent improvement in her attitude. Her work is sometimes good, but the problem is she's not consistent.
czystość [głowy, etniczna, rasowa, powietrza] start learning		purity the atrocities carried out in the name of ethnic/racial purity / the purity of her voice / air/water purity
wrócić do stanu sprzed zniszczenia, kryzysu, urazu, odzyskać zdrowie start learning		recover [from damage]
introwertyk start learning		introvert
koszty podróży start learning		travel expenses / costs
dużym kosztem start learning		at great expense
na czyjś/własny koszt start learning		at sb's/one's own expense
sztywny, surowy, skostniały, nieustępliwy start learning		rigid [rules, views, unyielding, person]
kapelan start learning		chaplain
odnieść się do kwestii, czegoś start learning		to relate to sth... [I can relate a bit to...]
przesuwać godzinę do przodu / wstecz start learning		spring ahead / fall back
relikt przeszłości start learning		a relic of/from the past
mieć wpływ na [koncentrację/ wyniki, osiągi] start learning		to affect sth [concentration, performacne]
oszczędzać, zachować [siły, prąd, zwyczaje] start learning		conserve To conserve electricity, we are cutting down on our heating. The nationalists are very eager to conserve their customs and language. I'm not being lazy - I'm just conserving my energy for later. He rested all morning, conserving his strength for the competition in the afternoon.
pozbyć się czegoś start learning		do away with something How could they do away with a beautiful old building like that and put a car park there instead? These ridiculous rules and regulations should have been done away with years ago. Computerization has enabled us to do away with a lot of paperwork.
ofiara śmiertelna start learning		a fatality There are thousands of traffic fatalities every year. The first fatalities of the war were civilians.
wyjawić sekret, tajemnicę [to tell the truth about something that you have been keeping secret] start learning		come clean with sb / about sth I thought it was time to come clean with everybody. I thought it was time to come clean about what I'd been doing.
kłamać w żywe oczy start learning		lie through your teeth to tell a blatant lie He asked me how old I was and, lying through my teeth, I said "29".
być z kimś szczery [o tell someone the truth about something] be honest with sb start learning		level with someone I'll level with you - the salary's not particularly good, and there's little chance of promotion.
przypilnować start learning		mind sth, sb Could you mind my bag for a moment while I go to the toilet? She asked me if I'd mind the children for an hour while she went shopping.
hello! "czy możesz?" wrr [said to someone when you feel annoyed with that person for what they have just done or said] start learning		Do you mind? That's my seat you're sitting in!
mówić prosto z mostu to say what you think about something very directly start learning		speak your mind He's certainly not afraid to speak his mind.
ściemniać, [avoiding stating the true facts about a situation, or lying about it] start learning		be economical with the truth Journalists are often economical with the truth, but he is very honest. Everyone can be economical with the truth sometimes if it suits them to do so. Anyone who tells you that this is a simple process is being economical with the truth. He is being economical with the truth when he claims this was a joke. Politicians who claim any different are being economical with the truth.
naciągać prawdę [to say something that is not completely honest in order to make someone or something seem better than it really is] start learning		stretch the truth He was accused of stretching the truth about how much he had helped in the project.
małe kłamstewko [a lie that is told in order to be polite or to stop someone from being upset by the truth] start learning		white lie
to be feeling calm and happy because you are satisfied with your life start learning		be at peace with the world
zgadzam się z Tobą, rozumiem Cię start learning		I relate with you I often wake very early - I'm sure most readers over 50 can relate.
słabnąć, wyciszać się, ustępować start learning		subside [this feeling subsided] The police are hoping that the violence will soon subside. As the pain in my foot subsided, I was able to walk the short distance to the car. If a condition subsides, it becomes less strong or extreme
równoważyć, rekompensować [to balance one influence against an opposing influence, so that there is no great difference as a result] start learning		offset The extra cost of commuting to work from the suburbs is offset by cheaper rents. The extra cost of travelling to work is offset by the lower price of houses here.
zamyślony [carefully considering things, quiet because you are thinking about something] start learning		thoughtful approach to sth You look thoughtful. He has a thoughtful approach to his work.
to pierwsze.../ to drugie... start learning		the former.../ the latter Of the two suggestions, I prefer the former.
wcześniejszy, poprzedni, były start learning		former former chairman/director/president former colleague/employee/employer The former president lives on his ranch.
źle spostrzegany to disapprove of something start learning		frown on/upon something Smoking is frowned upon in many societies.
oceniać kogoś merytorycznie start learning		to evaluate / judge on sb's (own) merits The committee will consider each applicant on his or her own merits.
zasługa, zasługiwać, wartość, zaleta czegoć start learning		merit Gardeners are happy to discuss the merits of different types of rakes. We discussed the merits of herbal tea. They regularly debate the merits of a microwave oven over a conventional oven. I'm not convinced of the merits of outsourcing work to other companies.
kluczowy w... najważniejszy w... important in causing something to happen start learning		instrumental in sth She was instrumental in bringing about the prison reform act. As secretary of state, he was instrumental in the creation of NATO.
tak samo ważny start learning		equally important
w pewnych/każdych okolicznościach... start learning		in certain/any circumstances...
w pewnych okolicznościach, sytuacjach... start learning		in some contexts...
uwaga, komentarz to give a spoken statement of an opinion or thought start learning		remark on / about All his friends remarked on the change in him since his marriage. Her remarks on the employment question led to a heated discussion. The children made rude remarks about the old man.
kto na to wpadł? start learning		who came up with the concept/ this?
bez skutku, na próżno start learning		to no avail
często gęsto start learning		time and again I've told you time and (time) again - look before you cross the road. This woman has proven time and time again that she cannot be trusted.
(być) w trakcie czegoś (w ciężkim czasie) experiencing or doing something that is difficult, unpleasant, or painful start learning		(to be) in the throes of sth ... of war, of crisis The country is presently in the throes of the worst recession since the Second World War. He's in the throes of a mid-life crisis that makes him pretty hard to live with.
odgrywać rolę, mieć znaczenie, być istotnym, ważnym start learning		come / bring into play In the summer months a different set of climatic factors come into play. All the resources and staff available were brought into play to cope with the crisis.
a lot of something, milion pięćset, start learning		no shortage of sth no shortage of opinion He has no shortage of ambition or energy. [There is no shortage of]... new land to build on.
... to się jeszcze okaże / zobaczymy w przyszłości start learning		... sth is yet to be seen
przestawiać godzinę do przodu / do tyłu start learning		set the clock ahead / back (by) one hour
racja! start learning		that's a point! "We'll take the bus." "But we don't have any money for the fare." "That's a point."
w tym momencie start learning		at this point in time At that point, a soldier opened fire on the car. I was completely lost at one point. It was so confusing that eventually it got to the point where no one knew what was going on.
doskonale cię rozumiem start learning		I can see your point
to nie ma nic do rzeczy w tym rzecz start learning		it has nothing to do with it that's the point
bodziec, zachęta [something that encourages a person to do something] start learning		incentive incentive package/plan/system create/offer/provide an incentive financial/fiscal/monetary incentive. a big/great/generous incentive
zachęcić kogoś start learning		incentive for sb to do sth / have incentive to do sth There's no incentive for the unions to make concessions now, since they've always been given what they asked for. These kids have no incentive to learn.
zgłębić coś, poznać coś dokładnie start learning		to gain an insight into sth / get some insight
mieć awersję do czegoś start learning		to have an aversion to sth I felt an instant aversion to his parents. She has a deep aversion to getting up in the morning. Greed is my pet aversion (= the thing I dislike most of all).
żywiciel(ka) start learning		breadwinner
przegrać zakład start learning		lose a bet
zmniejszać przepaść [decrease difference] start learning		to bridge a gap We must bridge the gap between employees and management. They believe that the digital device bridges a gap in patient-doctor communication.
wprowadzać w życie [plan, schemat] start learning		execute plan, scheme The whole plan was executed with great precision.
czynić postępy start learning		to make strides [forward]
przyzwoity [socially acceptable or good] zachować się przyzwoicie start learning		decent [socially acceptable or good] /do the decent thing/ After the recent scandal, the priest is expected to do the decent thing and resign from his position. Everyone should be entitled to a decent wage/standard of living. I thought he was a decent person.
wydawać pieniądze na coś / na lewo i prawo zaszalejmy i chodźmy do restauracji start learning		to splurge money on sth / left and right let's splurge and go to a restaurant
zrujnowany, zaniedbany, opuszczony start learning		derelict
szeregowi członkowie [the ordinary people in a society or an organization, especially a political party] oddolne wsparcie, organizacja, inicjatywa start learning		the grassroots [of party, organization] grassroots support, a grassroots movement/campaign The feeling among the grassroots of the Party is that the leaders are not radical enough.
głupi start learning		foolish
gehenna [a very unpleasant and painful or difficult experience] start learning		ordeal I'm sorry to put you through this ordeal. The love of my family and friends sustained me through my ordeal. The hostages' ordeal came to an end when soldiers stormed the building.
szukać czegoś start learning		to be on the lookout for sth
przykro mi to słyszeć start learning		I'm concerned to hear that
jeśli o mnie chodzi start learning		as far as I’m concerned
w odpowiednim czasie, terminowo start learning		in a timely manner
zaległe kwoty, niespłacony dług, niespłacona pożyczka start learning		outstanding amounts, debt, loan
w międzyczasie start learning		In the meantime, in the interim
segregator start learning		binder
istotne zmiany start learning		substantial modifications
w zastępstwie / zamiast / w miejsce czegoś start learning		in lieu of sth [lju]

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