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Question		Answer
Do wzięcia start learning		up for grabs Available and ready to be won or taken There are hundreds of prizes up for grabs
zaciągnąć dług start learning		to run up a debt
Uszyć coś na szybko start learning		to run up to quickly make something such as a piece of clothing from material I can run you up some curtains in a few hours, if you want
Czas przed głównym wydarzeniem start learning		run-up the final period of time before an important event Everyone is very busy during the run-up to publication
Cierpieć męki, gnić w czymś start learning		to languish to exist in an unpleasant or unwanted situation, often for a long time He has been languishing in jail for the past 20 years
Gwałtownie rosnąć start learning		Soaring rising very quickly to a high level soaring property prices
punkcik na ekranie start learning		blip
Nieznacząca zmiana start learning		blip a temporary change that does not have any special meaning Last month’s rise in inflation was described by the chancellor as only a blip
spowalniać kogoś przed zrobieniem czegoś start learning		to stall to delay taking action or avoid giving answer in order to have more time to make a decision or get an advatage She says she will give me the money next week but I think she is just stalling (for time)
nie obchodzi mnie to start learning		not give/care a toss - UK very informal to not be worried at all by sth I don’t give a toss what he thinks
Niezrozumiały start learning		Incomprehensible
coś co wkurza start learning		pet hate something that annoys you a lot That’s one of my pet hates. People who smoke while other people are eating
Wrażliwy na widok, zapach etc. start learning		squeamish easily upset or shocked by things that you find unpleasant or you do not approve of She’s really squeamish, she can’t stand the sight of blood
zawroty głowy / zawroty głowy start learning		vertigo / dizziness She suffers from vertigo.
nijakie (o podejściu) start learning		lackadaisical showing little enthusiasm and effort The food was nice enough but the service was somewhat lackadaisical
zwiastować start learning		herald The president's speech heralds a new era in foreign policy. /ˈher.əld/
nadskakiwać komuś start learning		fawn on/over sb I hate waiters who fawn over you. to praise someone too much and give them a lot of attention that is not sincere, in order to get a
Skorzystać z czegoś co już działa start learning		piggyback on/off/onto sth to use sth that already exists or has already been done successfully to to sth else quickly or effectively Can you please send me the last email you sent to him so I can piggyback off of it?
opanowana/dobrze działająca pod stresem start learning		unflappable not likely to get worried, nervous, or angry even in difficult situations: She's totally unflappable - you have to be when working in such a high-pressure environment.
nieprzystępny start learning		standoffish behaving in a slightly unfriendly and too formal way
udusić/ograniczać start learning		smother I try not to smother him as he might leave me. She smothred him with a pillow.
krzywić się na kogoś / na coś start learning		frown on/upon somebody/something To think that something is wrong and that you should not do it Smoking is frowned upon in many public places.
adept, biegły, ekspert, mistrz start learning		adept having a natural ability to do something that needs skill. She's very adept at dealing with the media.
rozchodzenie (dróg, gałęzi itd.) start learning		bifurcate (of roads, rivers, branches, etc.) to divide into two parts: A sample of water was taken from the point where the river bifurcates.
pasza dla zwierząt start learning		fodder feed
źródło inspiracji (np. dla kabaretu) start learning		fodder people or things that are useful for the stated purpose: Politicians are always good fodder for comedians (= they make jokes about them).
utrudniać start learning		hinder to limit the ability of someone to do something, or to limit the development of something: High winds have hindered firefighters in their efforts to put out the blaze.
oparzyć się start learning		scald to burn the skin with boiling liquid or steam: I dropped a pan of boiling water and scalded my leg.
żałować start learning		rue (old fashioned) to feel sorry about an event and wish it had not happened; regret
lubieżny start learning		lecherous (especially of men) showing a strong sexual interest in someone: He gave her a lecherous look.
dłuższy/wydłużony start learning		protracted lasting for a long time or made to last longer than necessary
podważać start learning		contest to oppose espc. in argument The Russian government has contested the number of casualties
zirytować kogoś, doprowadzić do wściekłości start learning		wind someone up to annoy or upset someone It really winds me up when he goes on about teachers having an easy life.
oszukać, nabrać start learning		wind someone up to deceive Are you serious or are you trying to wind me up?
oklepany start learning		trite /trait/ I know it will sound trite, but I've loved being part of this club.
potwierdzać start learning		corroborate to add proof to a statement etc. Recent research seems to corroborate his theory.
beza start learning		meringue məˈræŋ
gejowski sposóc zachowywania się start learning		camp Their shows are always incredibly camp and flamboyant. a man) behaving and dressing in a way that some people think is typical of a gay man:
skromnie start learning		demurely dɪˈmjʊə.li/ The women were demurely dressed in long skirts and high necked blouses.
Wciągarka start learning		Winch
energicznie wchodzić etc. start learning		strut The boys strutted around trying to get the attention of a group of girls who were nearby. to walk in a proud way trying to look important:
zdrobnienie start learning		diminutive dɪˈmɪn. jə. tɪv
arogancki start learning		presumptuous
niedorozwinięty start learning		retarded
skradający się (crime) start learning		prowler someone who moves around quietly in a place, trying not to be seen, often before committing a crime
nakłonić kogoś do zrobienia start learning		coax sb into doing
krzykliwy start learning		garish
nieporęczny start learning		cumbersome difficult to do or manage and taking a lot of time and effort:
nieporozumienie, pomyłka start learning		to get wires crossed I did not want a cat. We must have got our wires crossed somehow.
Bez szału start learning		It was nothing to write home about
zdusić start learning		stifle He is said to have stifled his wife with a pillow/ We almost stiflied on the heat of the city.
oszczędny start learning		frugal a frugal lifestyle / a frugal meal of bread and soup
uradowany start learning		blithe She shows a blithe disregard for danger.
zawiły start learning		abstruse not known or understood by many people: an abstruse philosophical essay
nieomylnie start learning		infalliably
pewność siebie start learning		aplomb Rosalind conducted the meeting with characteristic aplomb/with her usual aplomb.
zamyślony start learning		pensive She became withdrawn and pensive, hardly speaking to anyone. thinking in a quiet way, often with a serious expression on your face:
zaostrzyć start learning		exacerbate This attack will exacerbate the already tense relations between the two communities. UK /ɪɡˈzæs.ə.beɪt/
drażnić start learning		exasperate
aż osiwiejesz start learning		until you are blue in the face
małomówny start learning		reticent unwilling to speak about your thoughts or feelings: He is very reticent about his past / about answering questions
Handra po imprezie/weekendzie start learning		Booze Blues
jednoznacznie start learning		unequivocally He unequivocally ruled out the possibility of military intervention.
ckliwość start learning		Mawkishness Showing emotion or love in an awkward or silly way.
Kombinowanie start learning		Shenanigans secret or dishonest activities; usually of a complicated and humorous or interesting type
Odstrzelić się z ubiorem start learning		Scrub up well said about someone when they have made an effort to look nice.
Brudny start learning		Sordid
być w kropce start learning		to be in a (pretty) pickle to be in a difficult situation
istotny start learning		salient She began to summarize the salient features/points of the proposal. The salient facts about something or qualities of something are the most important things about them:
przeważać start learning		tip If you put too many books on one end of the shelf, it'll tip up. to (cause to) move so that one side is higher than another side:
dekantować start learning		decant to pour a liquid from one container to another

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