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Question		Answer
Wygląda na to, że start learning		It appears as though
założyciel start learning		founder
obserwatorzy, widzowie start learning		onlookers
pogarszać się start learning		deteriorate the mental state doesn't deteriorate
pasja i zapał start learning		passion and drive
nieodłączny start learning		inherent
siedziba start learning		headquarters
samowystarczalny start learning		self-sustaining
posypka start learning		sprinkles
nieznośny start learning		tiresome
we właściwym czasie start learning		in due course
zwrócić uwagę start learning		to take notice of
udziałowiec, akcjonariusz start learning		shareholder
być zszokowanym start learning		be taken aback You must be taken aback to know most people spend less than half the time actually working.
pochwalić kogoś start learning		to laude sb
konieczność start learning		necessity
nuda start learning		boredom
śmietnik start learning		dumpster
powstrzymać się od czegoś start learning		abstain from sth You are just not trying to obstain from things you don't like.
kiwnął głową start learning		nodded
opony i felgi start learning		tires and rims
rusztowanie start learning		scaffolding
błagać kogoś start learning		implore sb
nabrać, oszukać kogoś start learning		fool sb into sth
złudzenie start learning		delusion
chętni inwestorzy start learning		eager investors and announce it to the world in order for eager investors to fund your thought experiment. The
rzeczywistość musiała w końcu nadejść start learning		reality had to set in eventually
Co dziwnie, start learning		Oddly enough, Oddly enough, making Nothing appear to be Something took a lot of work.
prześcignąć kogoś start learning		outdo sb
bańka start learning		bubble
rzekome innowacje start learning		supposed innovations
referat start learning		paper
zwisający, dyndający start learning		dangling
On wcale nie jest nieśmiały start learning		He is anything but shy
Prawnie,... start learning		By rights,...
przedsięwzięcie start learning		venture
przede wszystkim start learning		most notably He’s also battling nations—most notably Russia and China
podważyć (autorytet) start learning		to undermine (authority)
wyrobić sobie markę start learning		to make a name for oneself
zadać druzgocący cios start learning		deal a devastating blow
prawie na pewno start learning		almost assuredly
przebudować start learning		to revamp
ekskluzywny (lokal), wysokiej klasy (sprzęt) start learning		high-end
wartość netto start learning		net worth
unicestwienie start learning		annihilation
opaska na oczy start learning		a blindfold
rodacy start learning		compatriots
schrzaniony start learning		screwed up I think my back is still screwed up
wyśmiewać kogoś start learning		to ridicule sb
dołożyć wszelkich starań start learning		go to great lengths
skarcić kogoś start learning		to chastise sb
gardzić kimś start learning		to despise sb
ujawnić start learning		to reveal
krytyk, przeciwnik start learning		detractor
pozornie start learning		seemingly
drwić/szydzić z kogoś start learning		to taunt sb
podbój kosmosu start learning		conquest of space
korzystać z czegoś (wykorzystywać coś) start learning		to make use of sth
W chwili pisania tego tekstu start learning		As of this writing
Tak było w przypadku start learning		Such was the case with
los człowieka start learning		man’s fate
garść start learning		a handful
wskazać / zwrócić uwagę na start learning		to point out
kipieć start learning		to boil over
plemię start learning		tribe
Powstanie w Soweto start learning		Soweto Uprising
nakładać na kogoś sankcje/podatki start learning		to impose sanctions/taxes (on sb)
skłonności start learning		inclinations
wyjątkowy start learning		exceptional
wkrótce potem start learning		shortly thereafter
rozgłos start learning		notoriety
wścibski start learning		meddlesome
miesięczna wyprawa start learning		monthlong expedition
składane krzesła start learning		folding chairs
wyczuć coś intuicyjnie start learning		to intuit sth
według kogoś start learning		according to sb
nieustępliwy start learning		relentless
brzdąc start learning		tot
pajacyki start learning		jumping jacks
przymus start learning		compulsion The most striking part of Elon’s character as a young boy was his compulsion to read
wyczyn start learning		feat Elon, in fact, churned through two sets of encyclopedias—a feat that did little to help him make friends
niezdarny start learning		clumsy
zaledwie start learning		merely dark is merely the absence of light
wada, skaza start learning		flaw Elon genuinely thought that people would be happy to hear about the flaws in their thin
rodzina się rozpadła start learning		family fell apart
wywierać presję start learning		exert a pressure
milczeć start learning		to clam up Whenever the topic of Errol arrives, members of Elon’s family clam up
zrzędliwy start learning		grumpy
przedsiębiorcza kobieta start learning		enterprising woman
Pozornie, start learning		On the surface,
za granicą, zagraniczny start learning		overseas
gospodynie start learning		housekeepers
opowiadać start learning		to recount
związki chemiczne start learning		chemical compounds
chlor start learning		chlorine
siarka start learning		sulfur
zniewolony start learning		captivated
ujawniać, podawać do wiadomości start learning		to disclose
wywabić kogoś start learning		to lure sb out
drżący głos start learning		quivering voice
wytchnienie start learning		respite
końcowy start learning		latter Musk spent the latter stages of his high school career at Pretoria Boys High School
znośny start learning		bearable
świętokradcza postawa start learning		sacrilegious stance
spróbować swoich sił w start learning		to try one's hand at
kanadyjskie pochodzenie start learning		Canadian ancestry
Nie ma wątpliwości, że start learning		There's no question, that
łopata start learning		shovel
uparty start learning		headstrong
przystojny start learning		personable
przejawiać się jako start learning		to manifest as sth Several different researchers have proven psychological pain can manifest as physical pain.
pociągać za sobą, wiązać się z Inwestycje w nowe urządzenia mogą pociągać za sobą wzrost kosztów amortyzacji. start learning		entail Investments in new facilities may entail increases of costs for depreciation.
ogrom start learning		enormity The enormity of his work ethic at that age and his intensity jumped out
kolega start learning		fellow
uwagi start learning		remarks The remarks from the professor were spot-on
zemścić się start learning		retaliate
prowizoryczny start learning		makeshift They fashioned tables by laying plywood on top of used kegs and came up with other makeshift furniture ideas
trzeźwy start learning		sober
dryg do czegoś start learning		knack for sth
staż start learning		internship
chwilowa moda start learning		fad
prowizje start learning		commissions
podnoszący na duchu start learning		uplifting Kimbal was the eternal optimist, and he was very, very uplifting
imponujący start learning		imposing
stracić panowanie nad sobą start learning		to lose one's temper
przywracać na stanowisko start learning		reinstate
okrutny start learning		atrocious Sorkin considered Musk’s behavior through the whole affair atrocious
pochwała, chwalić start learning		praise Well, and you, Sergey Kokin, deserve a special praise.
ptasie odchody start learning		bird droppings
Trzeba przyznać, że start learning		To his credit, To his credit, Musk did not fully buy in to this playboy persona
wątpliwy, niepewny start learning		iffy But even by Silicon V alley’s high-risk standards, it was shocking to put so much of one’s newfound wealth into something as iffy as an online bank
uciekać się do czegoś start learning		to resort to something Musk had a modicum of banking experience and had resorted to buying a book on the industry to help understand its inner workings
starcie start learning		clash
przymilać się, łasić się start learning		fawn over sb
sprzeczka start learning		squabble
zamach stanu start learning		a coup
szantaż start learning		blackmail
pozyskiwać fundusze start learning		raise funding
równać się czemuś start learning		to amount to sth
chwalić się, przechwalać się start learning		to boast about sth Shortly after the deal closed, X.com raised $100 million from backers including Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs and boasted that it had more than one million customers.*
przestarzały start learning		dated many of whom viewed Microsoft as a dated evil empire and Linux as the modern software of the people
rozgoryczony start learning		embittered
mściwy start learning		vindictive “You would expect someone in Elon’s position to be bitter and vindictive, but he wasn’t,” said Botha. “He supported Peter. He was a prince
następstwa start learning		aftermath The PayPal episode was a mixed bag for Musk. His reputation as a leader suffered in the aftermath of the deal, and the media turned on him in earnest for the first time
sprowokować (kogoś do zrobienia czegoś) start learning		to goad (sb into doing sth) The tone of the book along with the blog posts goaded Musk in 2007 into writing a 2,200-word e-mail to V alleywag meant to set the record straight with his version of events.
wrodzony start learning		innate He demonstrated an innate ability to read people and technology trends at the inception of the consumer Web.
ostoja, filar start learning		mainstay He envisioned many of the early pieces of technology—directories, maps, sites that focused on vertical markets—that would become mainstays on the Web
pogrążony w start learning		mired in and then sold to eBay for an astronomical sum while the rest of the technology industry was mired in a dramatic downturn.
uciążliwy start learning		oppressive For a long time, his oppressive hours and his roommates put a crimp on the relationship.
ponury start learning		grim Justine knew all about Musk’s grim childhood and the intense range of emotions he could exhibit.
złożony chorobą, przykuty do łóżka start learning		bedridden Musk returned to California in January, which is when the illness took hold. He started to get sick and was bedridden for a few days before Justine took him to a doctor
chwalić się czymś start learning		to brag about sth People liked to brag about the crazy hours they worked
odskocznia start learning		stepping-stone Musk’s entire life had been about chasing a bigger stage, and Palo Alto seemed more like a stepping-stone than a final destination
wielkość start learning		grandeur
spleśniały start learning		moldy “We’re all hanging out in this cabana at the Hard Rock Cafe, and Elon is there reading some obscure Soviet rocket manual that was all moldy and looked like it had been bought on eBay
rozmnażać się start learning		to procreate
ożywić start learning		to reinvigorate He wanted to inspire the masses and reinvigorate their passion for science, conquest, and the promise of technology
spleciony start learning		intertwined There was nothing. It seemed crazy.” Musk believed that the very idea of America was intertwined with humanity’s desire to explore
odpowiednik, ekwiwalent start learning		counterpart
wrogi start learning		hostile
odwieść kogoś od czegoś start learning		talk sb out of sth
zemsta start learning		vengeance Aren’t you hell-bent on completing it like a man on a vengeance
wielokrotnie start learning		repeatedly
schludny start learning		neat I work on making the email look neat, understandable, digestible from the readers perspective,
silnik spalinowy start learning		combustion engine
chłopi start learning		peasants “We sat there in silence looking at the Russian peasants shopping in the snow.”
ponury nastrój start learning		somber The somber mood lingered all the way to the plane,
stuknąć kieliszkami start learning		clink glasses So, Griffin and I got drinks and clinked our glasses.”
osłupiały, oniemiały start learning		dumbfounded Musk passed his laptop over to Griffin and Cantrell, and they were dumbfounded
ominąć coś start learning		to bypass sth Musk used first principles thinking to break the situation down to the fundamentals, bypass the high prices of the aerospace industry, and create a more effective solution.
sprowadzać się do czegoś start learning		boil down to sth First principles thinking is the act of boiling a process down to the fundamental parts that you know are true and building up from there
zawiłość start learning		intricacy the group led by Buzza and Mueller began the process of exploring every intricacy of the engines
ochrzcić start learning		to christen The SpaceX employees christened the site in fitting fashion
test trzeźwości start learning		sobriety test
zawór start learning		valve On one occasion, a fuel valve refused to open properly

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