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Question		Answer
Niespokojnie, z obawą start learning		apprehensively He glanced apprehensively.
nagle i niespodziewanie start learning		abruptly The door of the office abruptly opened.
udawany, fałszywy start learning		spurious Her protests had been spurious.
pochłonąć w znaczeniu "spożyć" start learning		devour He devoured the Chew-Z.
podać lekarstwo lekarstwo start learning		to administer Paramedic crews are capable of administering drugs.
zastosować start learning		administer Retribution was administered to these found guilty.
głęboko wierzący start learning		devout
oddany przekonaniom start learning		devout a devout Christian/Jew/Muslim
zatrzasnąć start learning		clamp
chudy i wysoki start learning		lank
kołysać/bujać/ruszać z boku na bok start learning		to waggle She waggled her hips as she walked down the street.
odwet start learning		retaliation
łyżka, szufla start learning		scoop
lodówka start learning		a fridge
majsterkować start learning		to tinker He spent hours tinkering with the car.
ubogi, skromny niskiej jakości lub małej ilości start learning		meager They were forced to supplement their meager earnings.
rosnąć, rozwijać się start learning		to thrive The new baby thrived.
szuflada start learning		a drawer
zerwać, złamać o przedmiocie start learning		to snap Dead twigs can be snapped off.
ugryźć głośno o zwierzęciu start learning		to snap A dog was snapping at his heels.
zlew start learning		a sink
pralka start learning		a washing machine
wanna start learning		a bath
umywalka start learning		a washbasin
pług start learning		a plough
orać start learning		to plough
wbić się w coś z dużą prędkością start learning		to plough into Many people were injured when the train came off the rails and ploughed into the bank.
niezdolny do jasnego myślenia start learning		befuddled I'm so tired, my poor befuddled brain can't absorb any more.
czółno start learning		a skiff People sail to the island in a fishing boat, towing several rowing skiffs.
solidny, krzepki start learning		robust He looks robust enough.
amunicja, zaopatrzenie wojskowe start learning		munition The army has been supplied with new munition and uniforms.
zostać oszukany, wciągnięty w pułapkę, postawiony w niekomfortowej sytuacji start learning		to be snookered into Critics say it is the administration's way of snookering students into paying for more fast-food restaurants.
niezmieszany, niewzruszony (US) start learning		nonplussed (US)
skonsternowany, skonfundowany (UK) start learning		nonplussed We were completely nonplussed by her strange behaviour.
złowieszczy start learning		foreboding He has a strange foreboding that he will die young.
przeczucie czegoś złego start learning		foreboding/sense of forboding Her forebodings about the future were to prove justified.
fanfaronada start learning		braggadocio
wcisnąć się w coś start learning		to muscle in (on) sth I hear Mark is muscling in on our meeting.
poirytowany czyimś zachowaniem start learning		miffed She hadn't called for a week and I was getting miffed.
łaskawość, wyższość start learning		condescension
golf (sweter) start learning		turtleneck
mający kozią bródkę start learning		goateed
podwładny start learning		an underling She surrounded herself with underlings who were too afraid of her to answer back.
spartaczyć start learning		to botch We botched (up) our first attempt at wallpapering the bathroom.
osełka do ostrzenia start learning		a hone
ostrzyć start learning		to hone
naostrzyć w znaczeniu "przywrócić mu ostrość" np. nóż start learning		to hone
zażarty, okrutny, przerażający start learning		ferocius The president came in for some ferocious criticism.
wynagradzać coś złego start learning		redeem
odkupić, zrehabilitować (grzechy, niewłaściwe zachowanie) start learning		to redeem His willingness to work redeemed him in her eyes.
wykupić start learning		to redeem His best suit was redeemed from pawnbrokers.
spełnić coś, dotrzymać czegoś start learning		to redeem The party redeemed the pledges of past three years.
uwodzicielski Jego akcent był dziwny, ale miał niski i uwodzicielski głos. start learning		sultry His accent was strange but he had a low and sultry voice.
duszny, parny start learning		sultry
zaszyć się, schować się start learning		to hole up We'd better find some shelter and hole up until the storm passes.
oskarżać kogoś o coś start learning		to indict sb for sth
szamotanina start learning		a tussle
szamotać się start learning		to tussle The boys started to tussle in the playground.
ochrypły start learning		husky
krzepki start learning		husky
podstęp start learning		a ruse It was just a ruse to distract her while his partner took the money.
ziemisty start learning		earthy an earthy smell
dosadny (o języku lub osobie) start learning		earthy
chłop, wieśniak start learning		a hayseed If it wasn't for me, that hayseed would still be pushing a plow.
uczynić kogoś sławnym, traktować kogoś jak sławnego start learning		to lionize During her reign he was much lionized as a military hero of incredible valor.
utopić (przedsięwzięcie lub projekt) start learning		scupper
zatopić własny statek start learning		to scupper
montowanie, uchwyt start learning		mounting Part of the gearbox broke free from its mounting, causing a crash.
wzrost czegoś start learning		mounting He sensed the pressure mounting.
rozprawienie się z czymś, uporanie się Rząd wypowiedział wojnę dilerom narkotyków i planują rozprawienie się z nimi. start learning		crackdown The government declared war against drug dealers and they're planning a crackdown.
zaplątać, wplątać start learning		entangle
rażący start learning		flagrant This action was a flagrant violation of law.
kroczyć dumnie, puszyć się start learning		to strut
poklepywanie po plecach w celu pogratulowania lub wsparcia start learning		backslapping
zakładać coś, przyjmować coś za prawdziwe na potrzeby dalszego wnioskowania start learning		to posit If we posit that wage rises cause inflation, it follows that we should try to minimize them.
zapalający start learning		incendiary an incendiary bomb/device
drgnąć start learning		budge The queue in the bank wouldn't budge
rzepka start learning		kneecap
strzelić komuś w kolano, ukarać kogoś start learning		to kneecap sb
potknąć się (na) start learning		to stumble (on) Running along the beach, she stumbled on a log and fell on the sand.
chaotyczny, źle zorganizowany start learning		shambolic Things are often a bit shambolic at the beginning of the school year.
cieknąć start learning		to trickle She could feel the sweat trickling down her back.
stróżka start learning		a trickle
żar, żarzący się kawałek węgla lub drewna start learning		an ember We sat by the glowing/dying embers of the fire.
stop Znam firmę, która produkuje wspaniałe łodzie i przyczepy ze stopu aluminium. start learning		alloy I know a company that makes stunning aluminium alloy boats and trailers.
stapiać start learning		to alloy
zaraza roślina start learning		a blight
coś co ma negatywny wpływ na coś start learning		blight Vacant properties are a blight on the neighbourhood.
zniszczyć, mieć negatywny wpływ start learning		to blight The scandal blighted the careers of the politician.
niestety start learning		alas
tyrada start learning		rant
wygłaszać tyradę, tokować start learning		to rant (and rave) 1. He's always ranting (on) about the government. 2. I get fed up with my mother ranting and raving (about my clothes) all the time.
przypalić coś start learning		to sear sth The heat from the explosion seared their hands and faces.
przeciwny naturze/niecodzienny/odbiegający od normy start learning		against the grain
siedzący start learning		sedentary
zawołać start learning		exclaim
zażarty Walka była zażarta. start learning		fierce The fight was fierce.
zaciekle start learning		fiercely
kikut start learning		a stub
pniak, pień start learning		a stub
niedopałek start learning		a stub
zgasić papierosa start learning		to stub a cigarette
przeciążyć start learning		to congest There is no need for us to congest the city with traffic.
przeładować/ zablokować start learning		to congest There is no need for us to congest the city with traffic.
przekrwić się start learning		to congest
wiarygodny Wyjaśnienie spóźnienia, jakie przedstawił, było wiarygodne, ale Andrea i tak w nie nie uwierzyła. start learning		plausible The explanation he gave for being late was plausible, but Andrea still didn't believe it.
handlować czymś wymiennie start learning		to barter sth for sth He bartered his stamp collection for her comics.
na miejscu start learning		on the spot
sztywny start learning		rigid I was rigid with (= stiff and unable to move because of) fear.
udawanie, model start learning		simulacrum He showed a small-scale simulacrum of a skycraper.
podróbka start learning		a simulacrum A bland simulacrum of American soul music.
gazowy start learning		nebulous
niejasny, niewyraźny, mglisty start learning		nebulous She has a few nebulous ideas about what she might want to do in the future, but nothing definite.
w ogóle (w zaprzeczeniu) start learning		whatsoever I have no doubt whatsoever.
ułuda, wymysł, wytwór wyobraźni start learning		a figment Was it just a figment of my imagination or did I hear John's voice in the other room?
błyszczeć start learning		to glint His eyes glinted angrily.
repertuar start learning		a repertory
zbędny, nadmiarowy start learning		superfluous The report was marred by a mass of superfluous detail.
z przyjemnością, entuzjazmem start learning		with gusto 1. He ate with gusto. 2. Everyone joined in the singing with great gusto.
dążyć do czegoś, walczyć o coś/starać się o coś start learning		strive for something In her writing she strove for a balance between innovation and familiar prose forms.
przypuszczenie, domysł start learning		conjecture (C. U.) 1. There's been a lot of conjecture in the media recently about the marriage.2. He made several conjectures about where his son might be.
przypuszczać start learning		to conjecture
spustoszony, zniszczony start learning		ravaged The area has been ravaged by drought/floods/war.
chód start learning		a gait He walked with a slow stiff gait.
kompozycja, układ elementów start learning		makeup
rów, fosa start learning		a ditch
rzepa start learning		turnip
odpokutować coś start learning		to atone (for sth) The director of the company has expressed a wish to atone for her past sins.
pogłębiarka start learning		a dredge They are dredging the seabed for sand and gravel.
pogłębiać, oczyszczać dno start learning		to dredge
przywołać zapomnianą historię lub fakt start learning		to dredge sth up I don't understand why you had to dredge up this story.
kocur start learning		a tomcat
odrzucać coś lub kogoś jako już niepotrzebne start learning		to discard Discarded food containers and bottles littered the streets.
przewrócić, spowodować utratę równowagi start learning		to topple She toppled over when I touched her.
obalić rząd lub osobę mającą władzę start learning		to topple Once the totalitarian regime that had suppressed them had been toppled, all internal forces were unleashed, sometimes violently.
kalka start learning		carbon paper
schlebiać komuś start learning		to flatter sb I knew he was only flattering me because he wanted to borrow some money.
wykonywać niekontrolowane ruchy, zataczać się start learning		to lurch
niekontrolowany ruch, zataczanie się start learning		lurch
zostawić kogoś na lodzie start learning		leave someone in the lurch He said he would help with the rent, but he left me in the lurch.
zapalony, chętny, skory start learning		keen
być ciekawym czegoś lub czegoś, interesować się kimś lub czymś start learning		to be keen on somebody or something
ostry, przenikliwy start learning		keen I have a keen eyesight.
intensywny start learning		keen There could be a keen competition to provide the service.
ostre (o ostrzu) start learning		keen
przenikliwy (wiatr lub zimno) start learning		keen It was a bitterly cold night with a keen wind.
niska cena start learning		a keen price The store offers keen prices on electronics.
ostry, czysty (o dźwięku, świetle lub zapachu) start learning		keen
wyć, zawodzić, lamentować start learning		to keen
krewni, więzy krwi start learning		kindred
licytować za coś (w aukcji) start learning		bid for sth (in an auction) A foreign collector has bid $500,000 for the portrait.
próba czegoś start learning		bid to sth/for sth
próba zrobienia czegoś start learning		a bid to/for sth 1. He lost his bid for re-election to the board.2. The government has reduced the cost of borrowing in a bid to get the economy moving again.
pożegnać się start learning		to bid farewell
wypowiedzieć coś (trudnego do wypowiedzenia) start learning		to bid sth James bade a tearful farewell to his parents.
nakazać start learning		to bid She bade her companions enter.
szukać czegoś po omacku start learning		to grope for sth
szukać odpowiedniego słowa lub odpowiedzi start learning		to grope for a word or answer I'm groping for the right words here.
wypowiadać start learning		to utter She sat through the whole meeting without uttering a word.
obmacywać kogoś start learning		to grope sb He groped me as I was going to the bar.
pieścić start learning		to fondle
pieścić dotykiem start learning		to fondle może mieć podtekst seksualny He gently fondled the baby's feet.
ciosać start learning		to hew The monument was hewn out of the side of a mountain.
stłoczyć się start learning		to huddle (around/together) 1. Employees huddled around television sets at the company headquarters. 2. It was so cold that we huddled together for warmth.
nagromadzenie start learning		huddle
niezgrabnie, niezdarnie start learning		clumsily He tripped clumsily on the rug and fell flat on his face.
niezdarny Stłukłam butelkę wódki. Jestem taka niezdarna. start learning		clumsy I've broken a bottle of vodka. I'm so clumsy.
robić coś niezręcznie lub niezdarnie start learning		to fumble
niezręczne, niezgrabne działanie start learning		fumble
zbliżać się start learning		to loom War was looming on the horizon.
Krosno tkackie start learning		a loom
szczelina (w skale lub ziemi) start learning		a fissure
rozdźwięk start learning		fissure There was a fissure between philosophy and reality)
przerażenie, niepokój (z powodu niespodziewanego wydarzenia) start learning		dismay
zszokować, skonsternować, zaniepokoić kogoś start learning		to dismay The prospect of more road-building dismays environmentalists.
tłum, stado (ludzi lub zwierząt) start learning		a throng A huge throng had gathered around the speaker.
tłoczyć się start learning		to throng Crowds thronged the market place
skręcać start learning		to veer
skręcić (z czegoś/w kierunku czegoś/na coś) start learning		to veer (off sth/to sth/onto sth) 1. All of a sudden, the car veered off the road. 2. Moments before crashing, the jet was seen veering sharply to the right.3. Our talk soon veered onto the subject of money.
skład, w którym znajdują się jakieś wartościowe lub przyjemne rzeczy start learning		a trove The cellar contained a trove of rare wines.
bastion start learning		a bulwark Just days before the trial began, Egypt's leader, Anwar Sadat, a bulwark against Russian influence on the Middle East, had been assasinsated.
szeleścić start learning		to rustle Outside, the trees rustled in the wind.
szelest start learning		rustle singular only
zamieszanie, rwetes start learning		a commotion He was distracted by a commotion across the street.
rozruchy, zamieszki start learning		commotion
szelma start learning		a rascal Minister, if you ever needed a useful rascal to organise an anti-terrorist unit, that would be me.
czujny, przezorny, ostrożny W dzieciństwie zostałam ugryziona przez psa, więc teraz jestem wobec nich nieco ostrożna. start learning		wary I was bitten by a dog in my childhood, so now I'm a little wary of them.
krótka podróż podjęta w celu dostarczenia czegoś lub zabrania czegoś, "załatwienie" start learning		an errand He has sent his son on an errand.
cel lub obiekt podróży start learning		an errand She was sure that if she stated her errand she wouldn't be able to see him.
żywopłot start learning		hedge
zabezpieczenie przed czymś start learning		hedge against sth Index-linked gilts are a useful hedge against inflation.
otoczyć coś żywopłotem start learning		to hedge sth
zamknąć coś, odgrodzić coś start learning		to hedge sth in
obwarować coś licznymi warunkami start learning		to hedge something about/around with We've got permission, but it's hedged about with strict conditions.
unikać odpowiedzi start learning		to hedge Stop hedging and tell me what you really think.
przyciąć coś start learning		to trim sth
przyozdobić (najczęściej kontrastującym elementem lub materiałem) start learning		to trim
obszycie start learning		trim He had a red blazer with gold trim.
dekoracyjny dodatek do samochodu start learning		trim Inspired by TV action series Starsky and Hutch, he bought a red Pontiac Firebird with white trim.
zastój start learning		standstill The traffic came to a standstill.
znany, sławny start learning		renowned The island of Crete is renowned for its beauty.
przypomnienie start learning		a reminder If he forgot to pay his rent, his landlady would send him a reminder.
ogrodzenie, płot start learning		a fence
paser start learning		a fence He's a fence - don't buy anything from him.
ogrodzić coś start learning		to fence something in/off
sprzedawać lub kupować kradzione rzeczy start learning		to fence
lejce start learning		reins His passing paved the way for a younger generation of Communists, led by Mikhail Gorbachev, who took the reins of power a day after Chernenko died.
niepokojący start learning		disquieting However, as they engaged with US officials about America's vision of the new Iraq, Polish officials were struck by disquieting comparison.
borsuk start learning		a badger
namawiać kogoś natarczywie na do czego start learning		to badger sb into sth
zwołać jednostki start learning		to muster The general mustered his troops.
zbierać (grupę ludzi) start learning		to muster
zebrać (uczucie, nastawienie lub odpowiedź) start learning		to muster (a feeling, attitude or response) He replied with us much dignity as he could muster.
zmobilizować kogoś do służby wojskowej start learning		to muster somebody in
być w szoku Byłam w szoku kiedy powiedziała mi, żebym wyszła. start learning		to be taken aback I was taken aback when she told me to leave.
słaby nieprzekonwający start learning		flimsy That was a pretty flimsy excuse.
cienkie, lekkie (o odzieniu) start learning		flimsy Aren't you cold in that flimsy dress?
zawikłana sytuacja start learning		an imbroglio The Soviet Union became anxious to withdraw its soldiers from the Afghan imbroglio.
zjechać na bok start learning		to pull aside
przypadkowe, pozytywny zbieg okoliczności start learning		a happenstance By (a strange) happenstance they were both in Paris at the same time.
wąż gumowy start learning		a hose
rozłączać start learning		to disjoint
chaotyczny, nieskładny start learning		disjointed a disjointed conversation
kran start learning		faucet
zawór start learning		a valve
nocna zmiana start learning		graveyard shift
Tomografia komputerowa start learning		CAT scan
wymyślać start learning		contrive
potworny, rozdzierający Złamałem nogę i poczułem rozdzierający ból. start learning		excruciating I broke my leg and felt excruciating pain.
bicz, plaga, dopust start learning		scourge
dopust, plaga czegoś start learning		the scourge of sth Vaccination has freed us from the scourge of smallpox.
nie chcieć o czymś mówić, dusić w sobie uczucia start learning		bottle sth up Feelings that had been bottled up for years came flooding out.
zastosować wobec kogoś brudną sztuczkę start learning		ratfuck
warty zachodu start learning		worthwhile It's a difficult course but it's very worthwhile.
przeźroczysty start learning		translucent
Biada, nieszczęście start learning		a woe He has many woes.
bezczelność start learning		insolence She tried just to ignore their insolence.
dostarczyć start learning		render
krzywy start learning		crooked
nieuczciwy, nieszczery start learning		crooked a crooked politician
podszept start learning		prompting
ganek / przedsionek start learning		a porch
laska start learning		prop
nieustanny (o rzeczy nieprzyjemnej, niepożądanej) start learning		incessant
sprzeczać się o coś start learning		to bicker over sth
sprzeczać się o nieistotne rzeczy, użerać się start learning		to bicker
okaleczyć start learning		to maim Many children have been maimed for life by these bombs.
nacięcie, wycięcie start learning		nick
naciąć, wyszczerbić start learning		to nick Paintwork on the corner of a stairway tends to get nicked and scratched.
chwila czasu start learning		nick of time
uniewinnić start learning		to acquit The jury acquitted him.
uniewinnić start learning		acquit
zachowywać się w określony sposób formalne start learning		to acquit oneself She acquitted herself well, finishing second.
nienagannie start learning		impeccably
pobłażliwy, łagodny start learning		lenient He’s much too lenient when the children are being naughty.
wyrzuty sumienia, żal start learning		remorse
czapla start learning		a heron
chód start learning		a gait He walked with a slow stiff gait.
kamieniołom start learning		a quarry
wydobywać kamień start learning		to quarry
ruda (np. żelaza) start learning		ore (u.)
zadzwonić start learning		to tinkle
brzęk start learning		a tinkle
zadzwonić do kogoś start learning		to give sb a tinkle I'll give you a tinkle some time next week.
pulsować, tętnić start learning		to throb The sound hits you like a wave and the bass throbs.
pulsowanie/regularne uderzenia start learning		a throb
słaby/marny/wątły start learning		feeble She became too feeble to get out of bed.
udawać, pozorować (emocje, problem) start learning		to feign 1. You know how everyone feigns surprise when you tell them how old you are. 2. The prosecution claimed that the defendant had feigned the injury.
szałwia start learning		sage
mędrzec start learning		a sage
kulić się że strachu start learning		to cower Stop cowering! I'm not going to hit you.
przyprószony siwizną, stary start learning		hoary
oś Oś śruby jest wygięta, czy możesz ją wyprostować? start learning		a shaft The propeller shaft is bent, can you straighten it?
wał silnika start learning		a shaft
szyb start learning		a shaft
drążek start learning		a shaft
trzonek start learning		a shaft
snop (np. światła) start learning		shaft
stylisko start learning		shaft
chwiać się start learning		waver
słabnąć, drżeć start learning		to waver His voice wavered and I thought he was going to cry.
czaić się start learning		to skulk I thought I saw someone skulking in the bushes - maybe we should call the police.
pertraktować z nieprzyjacielem start learning		to parley He has led disarmament talks and parleyed with NATO.
pertraktacje start learning		parley
w dalszej części, od tego momentu, w przyszłości start learning		hereafter Elizabeth Gaskell's novel "Ruth" will hereafter be cited within the text as EG.
życie pozagrobowe start learning		the hereafter
później start learning		hereafter
niepokoić się start learning		to fret There's no point in fretting about what you cannot change.
doprowadzać do powolnej erozji start learning		to fret The bay's black waves fret the seafront.
niepokoić się start learning		to fret There's no point in fretting about what you cannot change.
obgryzać, gryźć małymi kęsami start learning		to gnaw He was gnawing on a bone.
ornamenty z linii start learning		fret
przepiórka start learning		quail
lękać się start learning		to quail
ekstremalnie nieprzyjemny, obrzydliwy start learning		foul Those toilets smell foul!
zły, niemoralny start learning		foul
szkodliwy start learning		noxious
zanieczyszczony, skażony start learning		foul
pozostać, zabawić dłużej niż planowano start learning		to tarry The boy tarried awhile.
uśpić, ululać start learning		to lull
zastój, przerwa w aktywności start learning		lull
cisza przed burzą start learning		a lull before the storm
zaostrzyć np. nóż start learning		to whet He whetted his knife against the stone.
zaostrzyć (zainteresowanie, apetyt) start learning		to whet I've read an excerpt of the book on the Web and it's whetted my appetite.
maselnica start learning		churn
ubijać masło start learning		to churn
burzyć (się) o płynie start learning		to churn The sea was churned up by heavy winds.
pęknąć (o gruncie) start learning		to churn up The earth had been churned up where vehicles had passed through.
głęboka szczelina w podłożu start learning		a chasm They leaned over the rails and peered down into the dizzying chasm below.
zatrzeć, wymazać, zniszczyć start learning		to obliterate 1. The missile strike was devastating - the target was totally obliterated. 2. All of a sudden the view was obliterated by the fog.
zmienić przeznaczenie czegoś start learning		repurpose sth as sth Cities have repurposed their former downtown and industrial areas as entertainment districts.
dusić (potrawę) start learning		to stew
pogarda Odczuwam pogardę w stosunku do ludzi, którzy krzywdzą zwierzęta. start learning		disdain I feel disdain for people who hurt animals.
gorliwy start learning		earnest
chudy Na diecie powinieneś jeść chude mięso. start learning		lean You should eat lean meat when you're on a diet.
przeciągać, grać na zwłokę start learning		to stall She wanted an answer immediately, but I managed to stall her.
zgasić silnik start learning		to stall an engine
dryf Patrz na kilwater aby określić, czy jacht ma dryf. start learning		leeway Watch your wake to determine if you're making leeway.
luz, swoboda działania start learning		leeway
szczebel drabiny start learning		stave
powstrzymać coś, odsunąć jakieś niebezpieczeństwo start learning		to stave sth off He had a bar of chocolate to stave off his hunger.
pięciolinia start learning		stave
zwiastować start learning		to portend It was a deeply superstitious country, where earthquakes were commonly believed to portend the end of dynasties.
miniony start learning		bygone The old photographs depict a bygone era when everyone wore a hat.
rzeczy minione start learning		bygone
co było to było start learning		let bygones be bygones
niezamierzony, nieświadomy start learning		unwitting The harmful radiation tests were performed long ago on unwitting subjects.
nieświadom start learning		unwitting
wiara, lojalność start learning		troth
błagać kogoś o zrobienie czegoś start learning		to entreat sb to do sth
niezachwiany start learning		unwavering Her belief in the project has been unwavering.
biadolić, jojczyć, łkać, pociągać nosem start learning		to snivel
łkanie start learning		snivel
kędzior, lok start learning		lock
rzadki Moje włosy są bardzo rzadkie... ale jestem stary, więc co mnie to obchodzi? start learning		sparse My hair is very sparse... but I'm old, so what do I care?
zatęchły, wilgotny start learning		dank a dark, dank basement
węgorz start learning		an eel
wiercić się, wić się, kręcić czymś start learning		to wriggle (sth) She wriggled her toes in the warm sand.
wykręcić się z czegoś start learning		to wriggle out of something
kark start learning		a nape She kissed the nape of his neck.
być w błędzie start learning		to err
zwinność start learning		agility The antelope is a very agile animal.
stracić coś za karę za zrobienie czegoś złego start learning		to forfeit sth Those unable to meet their taxes were liable to forfeit their estates.
przepadek, grzywna albo inne kara start learning		a forfeit
ustawienie bokiem/węższą częścią start learning		edgeways (UK), edgewise (US) We should be able to get the sofa through edgeways.
schludny Mariusz jest bardzo schludny - jego koszule zawsze są wyprasowane. start learning		neat Marius is very neat - his shirts are always ironed.
kibicować komuś lub czemuś start learning		to root for somebody or something Who do you root for in the Super Bowl?
powtarzać start learning		reiterate
pretensjonalność start learning		pretentiousness Her writing tends towards abstraction and pretentiousness.
zagorzały start learning		staunch He gained a reputation as being a staunch defender/supporter of civil rights.
a niech mnie! start learning		by golly Grandad might be 70, but he said he'd finish the marathon and, by golly, he did.
wywołać jakieś uczucia, spowodować sytuację (formalnie) start learning		to engender something Her latest book has engendered a lot of controversy.
zastraszyć kogoś start learning		to browbeat sb
tam i z powrotem/do przodu i do tyłu start learning		to and fro The sign was swinging to and fro in the wind.
uśpiony, chwilowo nieaktywny start learning		dormant
odznaka, plakietka, identyfikator start learning		a badge
traszka start learning		a newt
psychiatra (slang) start learning		shrink
nieszczery start learning		disingenious (of her) It was disingenuous of her to claim she had no financial interest in the case.
groźny (z powodu rozmiaru, siły lub umiejętności) start learning		formidable She is a formidable figure who commands a great deal of respect.
czarownik start learning		an enchanter
zagajnik start learning		shrubbery
połać start learning		a tract The house is surrounded by vast tracts of woodland.
spóźniony start learning		belated a belated birthday card
nadęty, spuchnięty, wzdęty start learning		bloated Such foods take a long time to digest and will make you feel bloated.
coś lub ktoś śmierdzący, śmierdziel start learning		a stinker You little stinker - stop that!
dzicz, dzika przestrzeń, pustkowie start learning		wilderness
obawa przed przyszłym wydarzeniem start learning		a misgiving I had some misgivings about employing him.
parodia (pejoratywnie) start learning		a travesty Langdale described the court ruling as a travesty of justice.
analizować start learning		to parse We parse every moment for clues to why he took his life.
uradować start learning		to gladden The news gladdened his heart.
jeżeli nie start learning		nay Permission to build the store will take months, nay years.
pełen wyrzutu start learning		reproachful She gave him a reproachful look.
dźwięczny, głęboki start learning		sonorous
podpora, przypora start learning		a buttress
początek (zwłaszcza czegoś nieprzyjemnego) start learning		an onset the onset of a cold
rozwinąć coś zwiniętego albo złożonego start learning		to unfurl The flags unfurl.
wy (archaicznie) start learning		ye
wyżyna start learning		an upland
przepaść start learning		chasm
strumyczek start learning		a rill The area is dotted with rills and rivers.
pozostający najbardziej z tyłu, ostatni. start learning		hindmost Q hindmost attendant.
pozłocić, rozświetlić start learning		to gild Sunlight gilded the children's faces.
kolczuga start learning		a hauberk That hauberk you've been wearing is excellent for weight and fit.
pokonać kogoś start learning		to vanquish sb Napoleon was vanquished at the battle of Waterloo in 1815.
podbudować start learning		to underpin
podbudowa start learning		underpinning
kapuś, konfident start learning		a (copper's) narc He accused her of being a copper's nark - always getting people into trouble.
nawiązać znajomość start learning		to make an acquaintance
odcinek wypłaty start learning		a pay stub
rozmyślanie nad sobą start learning		navel-gazing You wonder how the characters ever get anything done when so much of their lives is consumed by navel gazing.
cholera start learning		darn it
tandetny Jego teksty na podryw były tak tandetne. start learning		cheesy His pick up lines were so cheesy.
iść do kibla start learning		to hit the head
nosić włosiennicę, umartwiać się start learning		to wear a hair shirt
Biada, niedola start learning		woe
wścibskie oczy start learning		prying eyes
lękać się start learning		to quail (before/at) 1. She quailed before her boss's anger. 2. Charlie quailed at the sound of his mother's angry voice.
zastęp start learning		the host The gospel of Luke continues, "There was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God."
sidła start learning		a snare
doglądać czegoś, dopilnować czegoś start learning		to see to sth Don't worry, I'll see to everything while you're away.
zaszaleć (przy wydawaniu pieniędzy) start learning		to splurge
celowy start learning		purposeful 1. the purposeful destruction of historic sites. 2. He desired to lead a more purposeful life.
ostatnie z czegoś start learning		the latest This is the latest in a series of terrorist attacks in the region.
czas na odpoczynek start learning		R & R He went to his parents' house in Florida for a little R & R.
atak, szturm start learning		onslaught
duża liczba ludzi lub rzeczy start learning		an onslaught In some parks the onslaught of cars and people far exceeds capacity.
zagroda, owczarnia start learning		fold
wściekły start learning		livid
pętla sznura lub innego przewodu start learning		noose
zgryźliwy, niecierpliwy start learning		testy a testy old man
zwisać start learning		to dangle Electrical wires were dangling from the ceiling.
wylot np. rury start learning		an outlet
punkt dystrybucji start learning		outlet
ujście energii, emocji start learning		an outlet She needs a job that will provide an outlet for her creative talent.
stodoła start learning		a barn
zgłębić coś start learning		to fathom (sth out) I still haven't fathomed out how to put this bookcase together.
zmierzyć głębokość start learning		to fathom
przeplatać się start learning		to interwine
sens, istota, sedno start learning		the gist I got the gist of their conversation.
krewny, ziomek start learning		a kinsman In 52% of cases when the land was transferred to a kinsman it involved the payment of a sum of money.
fura, wóz (również potocznie na samochód) start learning		a wain
wykorzenić start learning		to uproot
wysiedlić, zmusić do opuszczenia zamieszkania start learning		to uproot The war has uprooted nearly two thirds of the country's population.
obalenie start learning		toppling
zrobić coś przez przypadek start learning		to chance to sth He was very effusive if they chanced to meet.
wylewny/entuzjastyczny start learning		effusive She showered him with effusive praise.
natrafić na coś/kogoś start learning		to chance (upon/on/across sb/sth) 1. They chanced to be in the restaurant when I arrived. 2. I chanced on (= found unexpectedly) some old love letters in a drawer. 3. Ten years after leaving school we chanced upon each other in Regent Street.
zaryzykować coś start learning		to chance sth They chanced a late holiday.
dostosować się do czegoś, trzymać się czegoś (np. jakiejś linia) start learning		to hew to sth (e.g. line) The newspaper hewed to the line.
ciosać coś start learning		to hew sth
rąbać start learning		to hew
posypka start learning		sprinkles
posypać/upstrzyć (również przenośnie) start learning		to sprinkle 1. Sprinkle a few herbs on the pizza. 2. The speech was liberally sprinkled with jokes about the incident.
opłata rezerwacyjna start learning		a retainer The agency will pay you a monthly retainer.
partaczyć start learning		to fumble But Zacharski, a successful salesman in America, fumbled when it came to managing a business in Poland.
mocować się z czymś, grzebać w czymś nieumiejętnie start learning		to fumble
poruszać się po omacku start learning		to fumble about/around He fumbled about in the dark but could not find her.
poruszać coś niezdarnie start learning		to fumble sth She fumbled a cigarette from the bag.
robienie czegoś niezdarnie start learning		a fumble Just one fumble during a tyre change could separate the winners from the loosers.
akt radzenia z czymś niezdarnie start learning		fumble We're not talking about subtle errors of judgment, but major fumbles.
winowajca, sprawca start learning		a culprit
zbić kogoś z tropu start learning		to baffle sb She was completely baffled by his strange behaviour.
szczelina start learning		a fissure
rozdźwięk, rozłam start learning		a fissure Derlatka believed that Czechoslovakia self-inflicted sound led directly to its fissure.
zadręczać pytaniami albo prośbami start learning		to badger Milczanowski spent the better part of their meeting badgering him about Zacharski.
włókno start learning		a yarn
opowieść, anegdota (często nieprawdziwa) start learning		a yarn He told us interesting yarns about his travels.
kręgosłup start learning		backbone
pozbawiony inicjatywy siły charakteru, nieodpowiedzialny start learning		feckless America might be a somewhat feeble feckless partner.
szybko, sprawnie start learning		apace Polish military interoperability with NATO partners proceeds apace.
przeglądać Lubię chodzić do butików i oglądać ubrania. start learning		to browse I like going to boutiques and just browsing some clothes.
żywić się liśćmi, gałązkami start learning		to browse Giraffes browse leaves.
przepust start learning		a culvert
cykać, ćwierkać start learning		to chirp Outside crickets chirped monotonously.
świerszcz start learning		cricket Outside crickets chirped monotonously.
sztuczka start learning		gimmick That was a gimmick to gain votes.
zastanawiać się nad czymś start learning		to mull over something I've got a few days at home now to just mull over things and see where things are going.
sprawujący ceremonię start learning		an officiant We can help you find a suitable secular officiant for a funeral.
wytrysnąć start learning		to well
zalać się łzami start learning		to well up with tears
usidlić start learning		to ensnare
wstęp Muszę zdobyć wstęp na to spotkanie. start learning		admittance I need to gain admittance to this meeting.
skrzypienie start learning		creak
pasza, pożywka start learning		fodder 1. This fodder will be good for our animals. 2. This gossip is fodder for newspapers.
gronostaj/futro z gronostaja start learning		an ermine
Piekło nie zna takiej nienawiści jak wzgardzona kobieta. start learning		Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.
wychudzony (formalnie) start learning		emaciated There were pictures of emaciated children on the cover of the magazine.
krewki, wybuchowy start learning		irascible
uratować coś (uszkodzony statek albo jego ładunek) start learning		to salvage sth An emerald and gold cross was salvaged from wreck.
uratować coś przed ryzykiem utraty albo od niekorzystnych okoliczności start learning		to salvage sth It was the only crumb of comfort he could salvage from the ordeal.
ratunek uszkodzonego statku lub jego ładunky start learning		salvage A salvage operation was under way.
ładunek uratowany z uszkodzonego statku start learning		salvage Salvage taken from a ship that had sunk.
ocalenie czegoś przed utratą start learning		a salvage The company is going to finance not just the salvage, but also the cleanup.
ciągnąć coś mocno start learning		to haul sth He hauled his bije out of the shed.
łup start learning		haul He escaped with the haul of antiques.
dystans, odległość start learning		haul The thirty-mile haul to Boston.
wyposażyć coś w nowe lub przystosowane narzędzia start learning		to retool sth
zmienić formę lub charakter czegoś start learning		to retool sth He he a little time to retool good candidacy.
parafialny start learning		parochial
zaściankowy start learning		parochial Their interests are to parochial.
Skompromitować coś lub osłabić coś start learning		to compromise sth Have I compromised your leadership by besting you, Stilgar?
umniejszać start learning		to belittle
bagatelizować coś, igrać z czymś start learning		to trifle with sth He trifled with her affections (= feelings).
kwalifikacje, kompetencje do czegoś, referencje start learning		credentials (to) Recruitment is based mainly on academic credentials.
wymowny start learning		telling I find his behavior telling.
zachęć kogoś do zrobienia czegoś start learning		get somebody to do something
nieograniczony, bezwarunkowy start learning		unmitigated Unmitigated support.
zakłócić start learning		to distupt
zatrudnić kogoś start learning		to take on sb
zmierzyć się z kimś, rywalizować z kimś start learning		to take on sb I might take you on at tennis sometime
doskonałość w czymś start learning		prowess He's always boasting about his sexual prowess.
dzielność w bitwie start learning		prowess
ze szkodą dla kogoś/czegoś start learning		to the detriment of sb/sth
na niekorzyść kogoś/czegoś start learning		to the disadvantage of sb/sth But the most important is the time, which works to the disadvantage of the investor.
mieć czelność coś zrobić start learning		to have nerve to do sth
rozplątać, wyplątać start learning		to disentangle "I must go,” she said, disentangling her fingers from Gabriel's
rozwikłać start learning		to unravel
załamać ręce (nad czyimś) start learning		to wring one's hands (over sth) Car dealers are wringing their hands over low sales this summer.
wnikliwy, przenikliwy start learning		insightful
podatny na start learning		vulnerable to He's more vulnerable to infection because of his injuries.
być narażonym na coś start learning		to be exposed to sth
narażony na jakieś niebezpieczeństwo start learning		exposed The publishing of my personal information left me feeling very uncomfortable and exposed
wystawiony na warunki atmosferyczne start learning		exposed The house is in a very exposed position.
podatny na coś start learning		susceptible to sth She isn't very susceptible to flattery.
spontaniczne, bez wcześniejszego przygotowania start learning		off the cuff I hadn't prepared a speech so I just said a few words off the cuff.
trzymać kogoś za pysk start learning		to have/to get somebody by the short and curly/by the short hair
rubaszny, prymitywny, prostacki start learning		earthy earthy jokes
być współwinnym czegoś start learning		to be complicit in sth She was accused of being complicit in her husband's death.
zbliżać się do czegoś start learning		to near sth We are nearing the destination.
niekonsekwentny start learning		erratic His behaviour is becoming more and more erratic
kadencja, urzędowanie start learning		a tenure During his tenure as dean, he had a real influence on the students.
bezterminowa posada start learning		a tenure
niestosowny start learning		unbecoming
szturchnąć start learning		to nudge The children were giggling and nudging each other.
stara panna start learning		a spinster
wyglądać powalająco, wspaniale, olśniewająco start learning		to look smashing would never dream of cutting my hair, but I do think yours looks smashing.
zawstydzać kogoś start learning		to embarass sb
zostawić kogoś w potrzebie przez niewykonanie swoich obowiązków start learning		to leave sb in a bind
dąsać się start learning		to sulk He's sulking in his room because I wouldn't let him have any more chocolate.
wabić start learning		to entice Supermarkets use all sorts of tricks to entice you to buy things.
porównywać coś do czegoś start learning		to liken sth to sth She's been likened to a young Elizabeth Taylor.
wyjazd daleką albo okrężną drogą start learning		a detour You'd be wise to make a detour to avoid the roadworks.
krytyczny start learning		censorious I don't like his censorious attitude to those who do not share his opinions.
awaria start learning		an accident
awaria, usterka start learning		a malfunction a computer malfunction
działać wadliwie start learning		to malfunction The unit is clearly malfunctioning.
sporne, dyskusyjne, kontrowersyjne start learning		contentious She has some very contentious views on education.
oskubać kogoś z pieniędzy start learning		to fleece sb Money that authorities say he fleeced from well-to-do acquaintances
runo, wełna start learning		fleece (u.)
zwrócić komuś koszty start learning		to reimburse The investors should be reimbursed for their losses.
daremny start learning		futile It is wasted effort to try to remember the past. Intellectual effort itself is futile.
uderzyć prosto w oczy start learning		hit someone between the eyes
grzęzawisko/trudna sytuacja start learning		a quagmire Since the coup, the country has sunk deeper into a quagmire of violence and lawlessness.
opowiedzieć dowcip start learning		to crack a joke I cracked a few jokes to try to cheer everyone up.
pogodzić różne sytuacje, wierzenia lub idee start learning		to reconcile (sth with sth) It is sometimes difficult to reconcile science and religion.
łaska dla przeciwnika Nie okazali nam litości. start learning		quarter They showed us no quarter.
ukraść coś (slang) start learning		to nick sth I've had my bike nicked again.
oferować swoje usługi na coś w konkurencji z innymi oferentami start learning		to bid for sth The department is trying to ensure fairer competition among firms bidding for city contracts.
pozdrowić kogoś start learning		to bid past tense bid or bade \| past participle bidden I must now bid you farewell.
poprosić o zrobienie czegoś starmodne start learning		to bid to sth past tense bid or bade \| past participle bidden He bade (= asked) them (to) leave at once.
prawo stanowi, że start learning		the law provides that
zostać uniewinnionym od czegoś start learning		to be acquitted of/on sth She was acquitted of all the charges against her.
udoskonalić coś głównie umiejętności start learning		to hone sth He helps performers hone their skills as dancers and singers.
być dopracowanym do perfekcji start learning		be honed to perfection His physique was honed to perfection.
zaostrzać apetyt start learning		to whet sb's appetite I've read an excerpt of the book on the Web and it's whetted my appetite.
skulić się start learning		to huddle (up) He huddled up as if he was trying to roll himself into a ball.
coś niskiej jakości start learning		a stinker of sth It was a stinker of a car.
sprawiać czemuś/komuś trudności start learning		to dog sth/sb Technical problems dogged our trip from the outset.
rozeznanie, wiedza, znajomość (przedmiotu) start learning		an acumen She has considerable business acumen.
impas start learning		a standoff She locked herself in the house, but after a brief standoff, police convinced her to come out.
podtekst, wydźwięk start learning		an overtone 1. The concert was supposed to be a charity event but it had strong political overtones. 2. There was an overtone of regret in his farewell speech.
około, plus-minus start learning		give or take I've been working for them for five years, give or take a few months.
na żywo, we własnej osobie start learning		in the flesh I've seen her perform on television, but never in the flesh.
z tego samego powodu/tym samym start learning		by the same token The new policy benefits the company; by the same token, it helps the employees.
służalczy/służebny start learning		subservient 1. Women were expected to adopt a subservient role/position. 2. His other interests were subservient to his compelling passion for art.
pomimo start learning		notwithstanding Notwithstanding some members' objections, I think we must go ahead with the plan.
przyzwoitka start learning		a chaperon She asked me to go to the cinema with her and Andrew, I think as a sort of chaperone.
marnować/marnotrawić start learning		to squander He squandered all his money on gambling.
urządzenia sanitarne (zwłaszcza kanalizacja) start learning		sanitation
tuż za/w następstwie czegoś start learning		in the wake of 1. Our tiny boat was caught in the wake of the huge ship. 2. Many have signed up to the service in the wake of the pandemic.
zmiękczyć, obłaskawić start learning		to mollify I tried to mollify her by giving her flowers.
ośmielić start learning		to embolden Emboldened by drink, he walked over to speak to her.
struny głosowe start learning		vocal cords
tryumfowanie/uniesienie/świętowanie start learning		jubilation There was jubilation in the crowd as the winning goal was scored.
wdrożyć, zainicjować start learning		to instigate 1. The government will instigate new measures to combat terrorism.2. Changes in the orientation program were instigated by the new director.
holować, ciągnąć start learning		to haul They hauled the boat out of the water.
podciągnąć się start learning		to haul oneself up She hauled herself up into the tree.
zabrać kogoś/coś zwłaszcza z użyciem siły start learning		to haul someone/something away/off 1. FBI agents hauled away boxes of records. 2. The police hauled him off to jail in front of his whole family.
skonfundowany/zdezorientowany start learning		dazed You're looking rather dazed - is something wrong?
polar start learning		a fleece jacket
zbierać się (o żołnierzach itp.) start learning		to muster The twelfth division mustered on the hill.
jednoznaczny In short, my answer to the panel's title is an unequivocal 'no'. start learning		unequivocal
wyraźne, niebudzący wątpliwości start learning		clear-cut She has clear-cut evidence that the company cheated her.
wahać się start learning		to waver I'm wavering between the blue shirt and the red.
udaremnić start learning		to thwart All his attempts to become rich were thwarted.
udaremnić start learning		to frustrate They have frustrated all our attempts to find a solution to this problem.
być niechętnym czemuś start learning		to balk at sth I balked at the prospect of spending four hours on a train with him.
udaremnić (zwłaszcza coś złego) start learning		to foil The prisoners' attempt to escape was foiled at the last minute when police received a tip-off.
ktoś nie chce mieć z czymś lub kimś do czynienia start learning		sb wouldn't touch something/someone with a bargepole/barge pole US: ten-foot pole 1. If they offered me compensation I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole. 2. I warned investors not to touch the company with a barge pole.
zwłaszcza że/ zwłaszcza mając na uwadze że start learning		not least because It was quite an achievement - not least because it was done in just two years.
szczególnie, zauważalnie start learning		notably 1. The company is beginning to attract investors, most notably big Japanese banks. 2. The newspapers are notably biased.
nie wychylać się start learning		to keep a low profile If you want to survive in this company, just keep a low profile for now.
rażący, oburzający, skandaliczny start learning		egregious an egregious example of racism
silnik spalinowy start learning		a combustion engine An internal combustion engine needs air intake for the process of creating combustion of fuel/air mixture.
spalanie start learning		combustion Fuel combustion produces energy to run machines.
obupartyjny start learning		bipartisan a bipartisan agreement
skok na kasę start learning		a cash grab HBO announced a new Harry Potter TV series, and it is an obvious cash grab that is insulting to true fans.
nadmiar, więcej niż można zjeść, "po dziurki w nosie" start learning		a bellyful They've had a bellyful of it for a century or so.
gówno start learning		a turd
zła reputacja/niesława start learning		disrepute He has brought the family into disrepute.
przynieść komuś/czemuś ujmę start learning		bring sb/sth into disrepute
najpóźniej start learning		at the latest She said to be there by 8 o'clock at the latest.
wypłynąć, wytrysnąć (z czegoś) start learning		to well (up/up out of/out of) 1. Dirty water welled (up) out of the damaged pipe.2. As she read the letter tears welled up in her eyes.
wydruk start learning		a hard copy She was then sent a hard copy of the agreement which she signed and sent back.
pozwalać sobie, zachowywać się swobodnie (wobec kogoś) zazwyczaj seksualnie start learning		to take liberties (with someone) Some of the younger women complained that he'd been taking liberties with them.
podchodzić do czegoś swobodnie, zmieniać coś wg uznania start learning		to take liberties with something I don't like it when writers take liberties with historical facts.
sprośny start learning		lewd Ignore him - he's being lewd.
niemiły, niewłaściwy, niestosowny start learning		unsavoury unsavory sexual practices
na serio start learning		for real Is this guy for real or is this a parody?
gęgać start learning		to honk
zatrąbić (klaksonem) start learning		to honk (horn/on his horn) He gave us a honk on his horn as he drove off.
zrzygać się (brytyjski slang) start learning		to honk (up) He honked up all over the floor.
być zdeterminowanym do zrobienia czegoś start learning		to be bent on sth/doing sth He was bent on getting married as soon as possible.
być czyimś dłużnikiem za przysługę start learning		to owe sb (one) Thanks - I owe you one!
stary, rozsypujący się, zniedołężniały o rzeczy start learning		decrepit 1. Most of the buildings were old and decrepit. 2. a decrepit old man
zniszczenie, zużycie, zniedołężnienie start learning		decrepitude Her mother was in the final stages of senile decrepitude.
pozostać na miejscu lub w tej samej pozycji start learning		to stay put Just stay put with the suitcases, while I go and find a cab.
podglądać, zerkać start learning		to peek 1. I peeked out the window to see who was there.2. Close your eyes. Don't peek. I've got a surprise for you.
długość życia start learning		longevity uncountable To what do you attribute your longevity?
pogardzać start learning		to scorn You scorned all my suggestions.
pogarda start learning		scorn She has nothing but scorn for the new generation of politicians.
beczeć, jojczyć start learning		to bleat (on) She's always bleating (on) about how badly she's been treated.
rżeć start learning		to neigh
1. łajdak 2. nieszczęśnik start learning		a wretch 1. You wretch! You promised you'd give me a lift. 2. a poor/miserable wretch
nędzny, słaby start learning		wretched 1. The people live in wretched conditions, with no running water.2. I think I must be coming down with flu - I've been feeling wretched all day.
łupy start learning		spoils The spoils of victory included mounds of treasure and armour.
dno oceanu start learning		the ocean floor
1. wymienić okablowanie/instalację elektryczną w czymś 2. zmienić, przeprogramować coś start learning		to rewire sth 1. He rewired the house. 2. Nicotine can rewire youths' brains, making heroin and other opioids even more addictive.
osoba dogmatycznie przywiązana do swoich poglądów, niechętna wobec osób o odmiennych poglądach start learning		a bigot He was known to be a loud-mouthed, opinionated bigot.
przekonany o własnej słuszności start learning		opinionated He was known to be a loud-mouthed, opinionated bigot.
osoba gadająca za dużo i niezbyt mądrze lub obraźliwie start learning		a loudmouth
błędna idea, która wielu wydaje się prawdziwą start learning		a fallacy It is a common fallacy that women are worse drivers than men.
prawić kazania, morały (o czymś) start learning		to pontificate (on/about sth) I think it should be illegal for non-parents to pontificate on/about parenting.
pod nosem start learning		under one's breath He muttered something under his breath.
1. nie w takt 2. nie współgrać z cudzymi poglądami, ideami itp. start learning		out of step (with sth) 1. He would not tolerate seeing his soldiers march out of step 2. The Republicans are out of step with the country, Williams said.
czas oczekiwania/utajenie start learning		latency 1. They measured the latency of the brain's response to a stimulus.2. The latency period for the cancer is 15 years.
posępny start learning		morose Why are you so morose these days?
1. przesiewać przez sito 2. badać coś dogłębnie 3. odsiewać coś od czegoś start learning		to sift (through sth/out sth from sth) 1. Sift some icing sugar over the cake. 2. The police are sifting the evidence very carefully to try and find the guilty person.3. The police are trying to sift out the genuine warnings from all the hoax calls they have received.
gzyms start learning		a cornice
sportowe (o zachowaniu) start learning		sportsmanlike This is not fair, and it is certainly not sportsmanlike.
niesportowe (o zachowaniu) start learning		unsportsmanlike (behaviour/conduct) The coach disciplined the player for unsportsmanlike conduct and made him sit on the bench.
kleszcz start learning		a tick
park rozrywki/wesołe miasteczko start learning		an amusment park
karta przetargowa start learning		a bargaining chip Missiles were used as a bargaining chip in negotiations for economic aid.
wyszczerbienie start learning		a chip This mug has a chip in it.
żeton do gry start learning		a chip Halston bets his towering stack of chips on a 10 and an 8.
odcisnąć piętno start learning		to sear The disaster is indelibly seared into the villagers' memories.
bardzo niegrzeczny (dla kogoś) start learning		obnoxious (to sb) When she's in a bad mood she's obnoxious to everyone.
osoba przeszkadzająca w czyimś wystąpieniu start learning		a heckler Robertson was interrupted several times by hecklers.
odgadnąć, przeniknąć coś start learning		to divine (that/sth from sth) Some journalists even tried to divine meaning from the star's body language during the interview.

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