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Question		Answer
an energy company that generates and distributes electricity start learning		power plant/ elektrownia
CO2 emission to the atmosphere start learning		carbon dioxide emissions/ emisja dwutlenku węgla
underground waters that lie at greater depths than near-surface waters start learning		groundwater/ wody gruntowe
a soft brownish coal showing traces of plant structure, intermediate between bituminous coal and peat start learning		lignite/węgiel brunatny
an administrative decision authorizing a specific company to carry out mining activities start learning		mining license/ koncesja górnicza
an agenda setting out key priorities for adaptation to climate change start learning		climate policy/polityka klimatyczna
a form of energy resulting from the existence of charged particles (such as electrons or protons), either statically as an accumulation of charge or dynamically as a current] start learning		electricity / elektryczność
(the degree to which the ambient air is pollution-free, assessed by measuring a number of indicators of pollution) start learning		air quality / jakość powietrza
(fog or haze combined with smoke and other atmospheric pollutants start learning		smog
receiving or capable of receiving funds country from EU funds start learning		recipient country in EU/ państwo beneficjent-netto w UE
of a natural resource or source of energy) not depleted (uszczuplać) when used start learning		renewable / odnawialne
a body of experts providing advice and ideas on specific political or economic problems start learning		think tank
a company in which all or most of the shares are owned by the state start learning		state-controlled company / spółka kontrolowana przez państwo
a type of mine in which (as opposed to underground mining) all mining operations take place on the surface, and the mining process is carried out by uncovering successive layers of raw materials start learning		open-pit mines / kopalnie odkrywkowe
xtending the validity of an administrative decision, such as a concession or licence start learning		extension / przedłużenie
the intentional killing of a large group of people who belong to a particular race or country start learning		genocide / ludobójstwo
native people start learning		indigenous people / rdzenni mieszkańcy
an action that breaks or acts against something, especially a law, agreement, principle, or something that should be treated with respect start learning		violation / naruszenie
the part of you that judges how moral your own actions are and makes you feel guilty about bad things that you have done or things you feel responsible for start learning		conscience / sumienie
a person who has escaped from their own country for political, religious, or economic reasons or because of a war start learning		refugees / uchodźcy
public support for an idea, plan, or way of doing something start learning		advocacy / orędownictwo
to make a public statement of your approval or support for something or someone start learning		endorsing / popieranie
aresztowanie  start learning		detention
the action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work start learning		exploitation / wyzysk
the right to public and peaceful assembly of people start learning		freedom of associations / wolność zgromadzeń
a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation start learning		plight / trudna sytuacja
a formal statement admitting that one is guilty of a crime start learning		confession / wyznanie
to order or demand something start learning		require / wymagać
the action of officially allowing someone to do a particular thing start learning		permission / pozwolenie
required by law or mandate start learning		mandatory / obowiązkowy
be present at (an event, meeting, or function) start learning		attend / uczęszczać
work, especially physical work start learning		labour / praca
a sum of money that is owed or due start learning		debt / dług
the refusal of something requested or desired start learning		denial / odmowa, zaprzeczenie
found or distributed over a large area or number of people start learning		widespread / powszechny
he election of representatives to a legislature (in the UK, to the House of Commons) from constituencies throughout the country. start learning		General election / wybory powszechne
having the right to do or obtain something; satisfying the appropriate conditions. start learning		Eligible / uprawniony
a set of electors who are selected to elect a candidate to offices start learning		Electoral collage / kolegium elektorskie
Population was booming start learning		liczba ludności rosła
Frontier start learning		granica
the right of almost all adults to vote in political elections. start learning		Universal suffrage / owszechne prawo wyborcze
a condition in which one human being was owned by another start learning		Slavery / niewolnictwo
an article added to the US Constitution start learning		Amendment / poprawka do Konstytucji USA
an examination to determine whether a person meets the literacy requirements for voting start learning		Literacy test / test umiejętności pisania i czytania
a tax of a fixed amount that must be paid by each adult. start learning		Poll taxes / podatek od głosowania
women’s struggle for the right to vote and run for office and is part of the overall women’s rights movement start learning		Women’s suffrage movement / sufrażyzm
violence in which people are killed or wounded start learning		Bloodshed / rozlew krwi
giving the wrong idea and impression start learning		Misleading / mylący
the power to have effect start learning		Influence / wpływ
to express something start learning		Phrase / wyrażać
favoring one person or side over another start learning		Biased / stronniczy
to give ideas, feelings or opinions in someone else’s mind  start learning		Implant / wpajać
to move a hand or an object gently over something or someone start learning		Stroke / gładzić
in a way that is easy to see or by a large amount start learning		Significantly / znacząco
the short hair that grows on a man’s face if he has not shaved start learning		Stubble / zarost
to press something strongly between two hard things such as a finger and a thumb start learning		Pinch / szczypać
strong and unlikely to break or fail start learning		Robust / solidny
the effect that an action will have on something else in the future start learning		Implication / konsekwencja
field that combines the practice of psychology and the law start learning		Forensic psychology
likely to experience a particular problem more often than is usual start learning		Prone / skłonny
a person who sees an event happening, especially a crime or an acciden start learning		Witness / świadek
to get a piece of information start learning		Extract / wydobyć
Lowe chamber of the US Congress start learning		House of Representatives
Paid time off from work that workers can use to stay home to address their health needs without losing pay. start learning		Paid sick leave
An official agreement intended to resolve a dispute or conflict start learning		Settlements
A society or association formed by people with a common interest or purpose. start learning		Unions
A one-time large payment of money given to an employee, usually instead of a series of payments made over time. start learning		Lump-Sum Payments
he process in which working people, through their unions, negotiate contracts with their employers to determine their terms of employment.  start learning		Collective Bargaining
Activities are worked on simultaneously instead of waiting for each piece to be completed separately. start learning		Fast-Tracking
failure to enact funding legislation to finance the government for its next fiscal year or a temporary funding measure. start learning		Government Shutdown
Disagreement, having an argument start learning		Loggerheads
Attempt to influence legislators, regulatory agencies, or other instruments of government. start learning		Lobby Group
to become worse or to make something become worse start learning		Worsen
serious, extreme start learning		Severe
to try to stop something unpleasant or harmful from happening or increasing start learning		Combat
the situation in which somone is in danger and needs help start learning		Distress
the possibility that something good might happen in the future start learning		Prospect
to make someone leave a school, organization, country because of their behaviour start learning		Expel
to be, or do better, or more than start learning		Surpass
affecting or including a lot of places, people etc. start learning		Widespread
behavior that annoys or upsets someone start learning		Harassment
a very strong dislike of someone or something start learning		Hatred
to lessen the strengthen start learning		Water-down
without the willing agreement of all the people involved start learning		Non- consensual
a formal statement of planned new law that is discussed before being vote on start learning		Bill
something or someone that causes great suffering or a lot of trouble start learning		Scourge
Enough start learning		Sufficient
buy or obtain (an asset or object) for oneself start learning		Acquire
increase or improve the quality start learning		Enhanced
make (something) appear less important than it really is start learning		Downplay
to get the right to see start learning		Gain access
force someone start learning		Be subject to:
Submit start learning		accept
find a way around start learning		Circumvent

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