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Question		Answer
przyznać start learning		concede Chairman conceded that results are disappointing.
równikowy start learning		equatorial equatorial Africa
brnąć start learning		squelch He got out of the car and squelched through the mud to open the gate.
brodzić, dreptać start learning		wade We rolled up our trousers and waded at the edge of the lake.
głęboko zakorzeniony start learning		entrenched These attitudes are firmly entrenched in our culture.
sporny, kontrowersyjny start learning		contentious, controversial
twierdzenie, spory niezgody start learning		contention There's a lot of contention about that issue - for every person firmly in favour, there's someone fiercely against it. A bone of contention.
ujmujący, uroczy start learning		endearing She laughs at herself a lot, which is always endearing.
nawoływać start learning		exhort The governor exhorted the prisoners not to riot.
osobliwy start learning		quaint
przepiękny start learning		exquisite a garden of exquisite flowers
rozciągać się, rozwalać się start learning		sprawl Sprawling suburbs.
nieustępliwy, wytrwały start learning		tenacious, persistent There has been tenacious local opposition to the new airport.
nieustępliwie start learning		tenaciously
małomówny, cichy start learning		taciturn
wracać do zdrowia start learning		recuperate She's still recuperating from her injuries.
niewrażliwy na krytykę start learning		impervious to criticism
małomówny, cichy start learning		taciturn
forsowny, intensywny start learning		strenuous, intense strenuous exercise
kłótliwy start learning		stroppy a stroppy teenager
jak spod igły start learning		spick and span We'll be busy during the closedown period getting the centre spick and span. The streets around the inner harbour are so spick and span that you feel you could eat your pancakes and maple syrup off them.
sporna kwestia start learning		contentious issue
twierdzenie start learning		contention There's a lot of contention about that issue - for every person firmly in favour, there's someone fiercely against it.
na próżno start learning		no avail She sent more than 50 letters, but to no avail.
niezrażony, niespeszony start learning		unabashed She is to this day unabashed in her patriotism.
zachłannie, żarłocznie start learning		voraciously
zapłacić z dołu start learning		pay in arrears
zapłacić z dołu start learning		pay in arrears
kupić na raty start learning		buy on hire purchase
niewytłumaczalny start learning		inexplicable To me his behaviour was quite inexplicable.
beznamiętnie start learning		impassively
ściskać start learning		clutch Clutching the money to his chest, he hurried to the bank.
rozpamiętywać przeszłość start learning		dwell the past
optymistyczny start learning		upbeat
występować rzadko, w niewielkich ilościach start learning		be thin on the ground
tłoczyć się, wypełniać start learning		throng The street was thronged with shoppers and tourists. The pretty canal-side promenade is thronged with people eating fish and chips out of paper cones and gorging on soft Danish ice-cream (a speciality here).
objadać się start learning		gorge She gorged herself on chocolate biscuits.
krzykliwy (sweter) start learning		gaudy a gaudy pink sweatshirt with gold embroidery
brukowane ulice start learning		cobbled streets
pełen podziwu, oniemiały z wrażenia start learning		awestruck I could tell she was impressed from the awestruck expression on her face.
szderczy, drwiący start learning		derisive a derisive comment/remark
zwięzły lub mały, krótki start learning		concise A concise books is small
służalczy start learning		sycophanthic
kolczyk na wkrętkę start learning		stud earring
niewytłumaczalne spóźnienie start learning		inexplicable delay
więź, pobieństwo start learning		affinity
hasać start learning		cavort He was cavorting like gleeful child
podobno start learning		by all accounts
pogodzić się z czymś start learning		peace with it She seems at peace with herself.
walczyć, usiłować, dążyć start learning		strive We are constantly striving to improve our service.
zbłąkany kot start learning		stray cat
poruszony, start learning		agitated He seemed agitated, as if something was worrying him.
żałoba, żal start learning		grief Her grief at her son's death was terrible.

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