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tacky start learning		sticky; tatty; lepki, kleisty; nieciekawy, tandetny. You're not going to buy her that tacky lipstick, are you?
tearful start learning		full of tears; making one cry; zapłakany, pełen łez; łzawy, wyciskający łzy z oczu. I hate tearful farewells, let's just say 'goodbye' and part.
telly addict start learning		a person addicted to television; osoba uzalezniona od telewizji, telemaniak. You're wasting your precious time, telly addicts!
tempt start learning		to make somebody really want something, usually wrong or not necessary; kusić, nęcić, wabić. Their offer seemed so attractive that it tempted me into buying another appliance I don't actually need.
temptation start learning		the desire of sth one should avoid; pokusa
succumb to the temptation start learning		ulec pokusie. Unfortunately, I succumbed to the temptation to stay there a bit longer than I should have.
tenderness start learning		a feeling of concern for someone else; expressing warm feelings; czułość. He always appreciated women's tenderness and would not involve in a relationship with someone cold.
tense start learning		anxious, nervous; spięty. He's always so tense whenever I meet him.
tensed up start learning		tense, uptight; spięty. It's because of too much work why he's been so tensed up lately.
thoroughly start learning		fully, completely, perfectly; gruntownie, dokładnie, całkowicie, zupełnie, doskonale. Though he read the document thoroughly, he didn't notice a serious mistake.
thrive start learning		to be very succesful or beneficial; to grow quickly; prosperować, kwitnąć. Their business used to thrive a decade ago.
throb start learning		to make a regular beat; bić (o sercu); pulsować; uderzać. I could only hear my heart throbbing in the dark.
throwaway start learning		designed for single use, thrown away after being used; jednorazowego użytku. The idea to buy some throwaway plates to use at the party turned out really brilliant.
thump start learning		a blow; a noise; to produce a noise; walnięcie, grzmotnięcie; grzmocić, uderzać. There was a noise outside and a loud thumping.
tickle start learning		to touch lightly, to stroke lightly so as to cause laughter or uneasiness; łaskotać. The baby loves being tickled on the soles of her feet.
timid start learning		fearful, shy; nieśmiały, bojaźliwy. I'm afraid she's too timid to cope with the aggressive behaviour of her class mates.
tinny start learning		bad, of poor quality; marny, lichy. I don’t think much of the way you do shopping. Do you really believe you’re gonna save up buying tinny cheap things?
toothsome start learning		apetizing; delicious; apetyczny, smakowity. Sally must be preparing a toothsome meal, can you smell it?
touching start learning		making one experience emotions such as sadness; wzruszający, poruszający. Her speech was really touching.
tow start learning		to pull another vehicle behind you; holować, wlec za sobą. The driver stopped and agreed to tow us to the garage.
treacherous start learning		treasonable, pretending to help you but trying to harm you; zdradziecki, zdradliwy, skrytobójczy. His treacherous behaviour made them all feel anxious.
tremendous start learning		great, huge; wonderful; ogromny, olbrzymi; wspaniały. She reacted to the news with tremendous joy.
tremulous start learning		shaking, trembling; nervous; drżący; nerwowy. She answered in a tremulous voice.
tricky start learning		difficult; crafty; deceitful; trudny; zręczny; podstępny. I found a really tricky question in an FCE paper.
truancy start learning		the act of playing truant (skipping classes), that is not attending school when you ought to; wagarowanie. She was punished for truancy.
trudge start learning		to walk heavily, with difficulty; iść z mozołem, mozolić się, wlec się. They trudged slowly all night long.
tuft start learning		a bunch (of grass or hair); kępka. It was so dry that only a few tufts of grass didn't wither.
tumble start learning		to roll over; to fall down; (about water) to flow in huge amounts; toczyć się, koziołkować; spadać, przewrócic się, runąć; wirować. The whole building tumbled and there were many people killed.
tunelessly start learning		without the right melody; niemelodyjnie. She was making dinner, humming tunelessly.
turgid start learning		boring, difficult, too serious; nudny, ciężki. His turgid style dicouraged me from further reading.
turmoil start learning		a state of disturbance or confusion and excitement; wrzawa, zgiełk, zamieszanie. His life's in turmoil again, you can't expect he'll do the job.
twitter start learning		to make the sound that birds make; to speak quickly; ćwierkać, świergotać; mówić szybko. I love it when I wake up and hear birds twittering outside my window.
unattainable start learning		impossible to achieve; nieosiągalny. You can't pursue a goal you regard as unattainable.
unbearable start learning		horrible, impossible to stand, impossible to bear; nieznośny, nie do zniesienia. His financial situation has become completely unbearable.
uncertainty start learning		the state of not knowing what to do, think or believe; the state of being not certain (not sure) of something; niepewność, wątpliwość. Such uncertainties cause a lot more trouble than you may think.
uncomplaining start learning		patient, not complaining about difficult conditions; cierpliwy, nieskarżący się. Even though the conditions were pretty hard, she was uncomplaining and cheerful.
uncover start learning		to discover; odkrywać. After the plot was uncovered, the king was actually safe.
undeniable start learning		impossible to deny; niezaprzeczalny. It was an undeniable fact and we had to admit they were right.
undeniably start learning		in a way that is impossible to deny; niezaprzeczalnie, z pewnością. He was undeniably one of the best researchers at the institute.
underestimate start learning		to set too low value on; nie doceniać. In my opinion, the teacher has always underestimated your achievements.
understanding start learning		knowledge; sympathy; agreement; zrozumienie; pojęcie (o czymś); wyrozumiałość; porozumienie. In my opinion, he has no understanding of economy.
undisciplined start learning		not disciplined, difficult to control; niezdyscyplinowany. He had an opinion of an undisciplined student.
unpredictable start learning		impossible to predict/ forsee; nieprzewidywalny. His deeds were completely unpredictable.
unproductive start learning		infertile; not producing anything; bringing no results; jałowy; bezproduktywny. The whole dispute proved to be unproductive.
unquestionable start learning		not open to doubt; bezsporny; niewątpliwy. His power in the company is unquestionable.
unreliable start learning		about a person) being impossible to rely / count on; nierzetelny, niesolidny. She proved so unreliable I was really disappointed.
unrequited start learning		not mutual, not returned; nieodwzajemniony; niewynagrodzony. Sheila's been suffering from unrequited love.
unruly start learning		undisciplined, difficult to control; niezdyscyplinowany, niesforny. You'll find cooperation with this unruly class rather difficult.
unsettled start learning		changeable, unstable; zmienny, niezdecydowany, niestabilny. The weather has been rather unsettled.
untouched start learning		unharmed, not affected; nietknięty; bez szwanku; obojętny, nieczuły. Helen left the meal untouched.
unveil start learning		to show something hidden, to reveal; ujawniać, odsłaniać, wyjawiać. The politician unveiled the research results.
uplift start learning		to improve; to lift upwards; improvement; polepszać; podnosić; polepszenie, poprawa. The sermon regarded the question of continuous moral uplift.
upmarket start learning		luxurious goods of very high quality; wyroby ekskluzywne, rynek towarów luksusowych. These expensive upmarket shops are hardly ever visited by guys like you and me!
urge start learning		to insist, persuade, advise strongly; nalegać, przekonywać, zalecać, ponaglać. The leader urged the members of the party to vote for the bill.
urgency start learning		a state where something is very important and needs attention soon; pilność, nagłość; as a matter of urgency, w trybie pilnym. This issue should be daelt with as a matter of urgency.
urgent start learning		important, needing attention right away; pilny. It's a really urgent case.
urgently start learning		in a way where attention is needed because something important or dangerous is taking place; pilnie. A doctor is urgently needed.
utter start learning		complete, extreme; całkowity, kompletny, zupełny. It was an utter waste of time.
utterly start learning		totally, completely, absolutely; kompletnie, całkowicie, zupełnie. It was an utterly stupid decision.
vaccination start learning		an injection aiming at preventing a specific illness; szczepienie. I hope you didn't forget about the cat's prophylactic vaccination.
vanish start learning		to decrease rapidly, to disappear, to cease to exist; znikać, ginąć, przepadać. The suspect vanished unexpectedly, which caused huge problems.
variety start learning		multitude of differences; many different things, the characteristic of changing frequently; rozmaitość, różnorodność; urozmaicenie. The teacher had prepared a variety of texts, from which the students could choose the most interesting ones.
veggie start learning		(informal) a vegetable; a vegetarian; (pot.) warzywo; wegetarianin So how long have you been a veggie?
vibrant start learning		full of energy; pełen zapału, entuzjastyczny. It always make me happy when I see these vibrant volunteers working.
vigilance start learning		the state of extreme carefulness, attention; czujność. In that respect, utmost vigilance becomes necessary.
vigilant start learning		cautious, observing possible danger; czujny. The soldiers were told to be vigilant.
vindictive start learning		eager to take revenge, revengeful; mściwy. The hostage was terrorised by the vindictive enemy.
vocation start learning		a job one feels suited for and satisfied with; powołanie. He believed teaching was his real vocation.
vulnerable start learning		easily influenced or hurt; podatny, wrażliwy, słaby. She's always been vulnerable to the influence of others.
wacky start learning		strange, weird; dziwaczny, ekscentryczny. The exhibition was considered a chaotic collection of wacky pictures.
waffle start learning		to talk without giving any useful info, ględzić, lać wodę, rozwodzić sie nad czymś. I met him today and, believe me or not, he went on waffling as usual.
wag start learning		to move from side to side; kiwac, merdać. The dog wagged his tail.
wallow start learning		to roll in something; to devote oneself to an activity; tarzać się, nurzać się, pławic się; oddawać się (czemuś). She loves reading about celebrities wallowing in luxury.
watercolour start learning		a type of paint which is mixed with water and which is used to produce pictures; a picture made with watercolours; farba wodna, akwarela. Have you seen Mary's watercolours? She's a talented girl, really.
waymark start learning		a mark indicating the right direction or path; znak kierujący na trasę; szlak. You should follow the yellow waymark.
wearily start learning		with a tired expression; as if one were tired; ze znużeniem. He put his briefcase in the hall and wearily came into the living room.
well_disposed start learning		in favour of, positive, friendly; przychylny. The boss was well_disposed towards you, why are you complaining about her decision?
well_rested start learning		feeling well because of being relaxed, having had enough sleep, etc., wypoczęty. Today I'm feeling well_rested and ready for work.
whisker start learning		a long stiff hair growing out of an animal's muzzle; wąs (np. kota) Kids! Don't try to pull the cat's whiskers!
wildlife start learning		the natural world; plants and animals; przyroda, zwierzęta. In the future Betty would like to explore the wildlife.
withdraw start learning		to return from a given position, to give up; wycofywać, wycofywać się. You can't withdraw now that it all has happened.
witty start learning		brilliant, clever, intelligent; błyskotliwy, inteligentny. Jack is so witty!
worthwhile start learning		worth effort and time; opłacający się, wart zachodu. He's dreaming of taking a break from his job to do something more worthwhile, as he calls it.
wrap start learning		to cover or pack something tightly with paper, fabric, etc.; zawijać, owijać, opakować w papier. Susie wrapped the book nicely before she handed it to her mum.
wretched start learning		miserable; of poor quality; unpleasant; awful; nędzny; nieszczęśliwy; marny; nieprzyjemny; okropny. The young criminal was depicted as a wretched creature.
yarn start learning		a thread; a story; przędza; opowiadanie, historyjka. It was one of the exciting yarns of his.
yearning start learning		longing, strong desire; tęsknota. She's always had that yearning for freedom and independence.
yield start learning		to provide, produce, give; to give in, surrender; dawać, przynosić, dostarczać; ustępować, poddawać się, uginać się (pod ciężarem) The army had to yield.
(good) heavens! start learning		wielki nieba
(when you) come to think of it start learning		jeśli się tak zastanowić
after hours start learning		po godzinach, zamknięte
all in due time start learning		wszystko we właściwym czasie
answer back start learning		odpowiadać niegrzecznie, odcinać się
apply oneself to start learning		przykładać się do
at first appearance start learning		na pierwszy rzut oka
at the latest start learning		najpóźniej
bang about/around start learning		tłuc się pot., hałasować
be a drag on sb slang. start learning		być hamulcem
be at (one's) ease start learning		czuć się zrelaksowanym
be at home in start learning		być obeznanym z, orientować się w
be at one's best start learning		być w swojej najlepszej formie
be awake start learning		nie spać, czuwać
be caught in the crossfire start learning		znajdować się między młotem a kowadłem przen.
be conditional on/upon start learning		być uzależnionym od, zależeć od
be in favo(u)r of start learning		być za, być zwolennikiem
be in league with sb start learning		be in league with sb
be killed outright start learning		ginąć na miejscu
be no match for start learning		nie móc się równać z
be on the air start learning		nadawać, być na antenie
be pressed for time start learning		nie mieć czasu, śpieszyć się
be the apple of one's eye start learning		być czyimś oczkiem w głowie przen.
be tied up start learning		być zajętym
be tired of sb/sth start learning		mieć dość kogoś/czegoś
be/work to sb's disadvantage start learning		działać na czyjąś niekorzyść
beat sb down start learning		wytargować od kogoś niższą cenę
beat sb to a pulp start learning		zbić kogoś na kwaśne jabłko przen.
beauty is only skin deep przesł. start learning		piękno jest głęboko
bed of roses start learning		życie usłane różami
before long start learning		niedługo, wkrótce
begin to see the light start learning		zaczynać rozumieć
beware of the dog! start learning		uwaga, zły pies!
beyond/out of reach start learning		poza zasięgiem, niedostępny
bird of prey start learning		ptak drapieżny
bite one's lips start learning		zagryzać wargi
blind spot start learning		martwy punkt; słaby punkt
blow sb's brain out start learning		przestrzelić komuś głowę
bottoms up! bryt. pot. start learning		Do dna!
break even start learning		wychodzić na zero pot.
buy on account start learning		kupować na kredyt
by no means start learning		wcale nie, bynajmniej; w żadnym wypadku, pod żadnym pozorem
by the way start learning		przy okazji, ŕ propos
by/in fits and starts start learning		przy okazji, ŕ propos
cardinal point start learning		strona świata
carry the day start learning		zwyciężać
case in point start learning		dobry/trafny przykład
centre (a)round start learning		skupiać (się) na
change for the better/worse start learning		zmieniać się na lepsze/gorsze
Christmas Eve start learning		Wigilia Bożego Narodzenia
clear away start learning		uprzątać, usuwać
close ranks start learning		zwierać szeregi
close/not far behind start learning		bardzo szybko po tym, zaraz po tym
come to aid start learning		przychodzić z pomocą
commit suicide start learning		popełnić samobójstwo
concede defeat start learning		przyznać się do porażki
cupbooard love start learning		interesowna miłość
cut sb to the quick start learning		ranić kogoś przen.
cut the Gordian knot start learning		przecinać węzeł gordyjski przen.
digital display start learning		odczyt cyfrowy
dismiss a case prawn. start learning		oddalenie sprawy
do oneself justice start learning		pokazywać na co kogoś stać
do sth in one's capacity as start learning		robić coś w ramach swoich uprawnień jako
do sth off one's own bat start learning		robić coś z własnej inicjatywy
drink sb under the table start learning		upijać kogoś
elbow one's way start learning		przepychać się
fall short of sb's expectations start learning		nie spełniać czyichś oczekiwań
fight one's way start learning		przedzierać się, poko-nywać trudności, walczyć o swoje przen
fire escape start learning		droga przeciwpożarowa
for instance start learning		na przykład
from time to time start learning		od czasu do czasu
get cold feet start learning		przestraszyć się
get hold of oneself start learning		brać się w garść
get the sack pot. start learning		być wylanym z pracy
give sb a piece of one's mind start learning		powiedzieć komuś (parę słów) do słuchu pot
give sth a second thought start learning		zastanawiać się nad czymś
go too far start learning		posuwać się za daleko, za dużo sobie pozwalać
grit one's teeth start learning		zaciskać zęby przen.
hand an glove (with sb) start learning		(być) bardzo blisko z kimś
hard/tough nut to crack pot. start learning		twardy orzech do zgryzienia
have a bad/guilty conscience start learning		mieć nieczyste sumienie
have a black eye start learning		have a black eye
have a way with sb start learning		potrafić postępować z kimś
have butterflies (in one's stomach) pot. start learning		mieć motylki w brzuchu
have designs on start learning		mieć zakusy na, mieć apetyt na przen.
have feet of clay start learning		mieć (swoje) wady (o ludziach)
have sth off pat start learning		znać coś na wyrywki
he is credited with start learning		przypisuje mu się
he's bound to win/come start learning		na pewno wygra/przyjdzie, musi wygrać/przyjść
I can hardly/I can't wait start learning		nie mogę się doczekać
I guess am. pot. start learning		chyba
I itched to tell him start learning		język mnie świerzbił, żeby mu powiedzieć
I'm awfully sorry start learning		ogromnie mi przykro
I'm not allowed to smoke start learning		nie wolno mi palić
if you like start learning		jeśli chcesz
in all/good conscience start learning		z ręką na sercu przen.
in any event start learning		na wszelki wypadek
in company with start learning		razem z, wspólnie z
in fashion/out of fashion start learning		modny/niemodny
in high/low season start learning		w/po sezonie
in jeopardy start learning		w niebezpieczeństwie
in plain clothes start learning		w cywilnym ubraniu, po cywilnemu
in principle start learning		w zasadzie
in some/large measure start learning		w pewnej/dużej mierze
in the alloted time start learning		w przeznaczonym na to czasie
in the first place start learning		przede wszystkim, najpierw; na początku; od początku, od razu
in the midst of start learning		pomiędzy, pośród; w środku, w trakcie
in the press start learning		w prasie
in the raw pot. start learning		nago
it doesn't matter start learning		nie ma znaczenia, nie szkodzi; wszystko jedno
it looks becoming on you start learning		do twarzy ci w tym; dobrze ci w tym
it's beyond my wildest dreams start learning		to przechodzi moje najśmielsze oczekiwania
it's neither here nor there start learning		(to) nie ma znaczenia; (to) nie ma nic do rzeczy
keep open house start learning		prowadzić otwarty dom przen.
keep sb guessing start learning		prowadzić otwarty dom przen.
keep tabs on sb pot. start learning		mieć oko na kogoś
lie doggo pot. start learning		przyczaić się
listen in start learning		prowadzić otwarty dom przen.
live in an ivory tower start learning		żyć w nierealnym świecie
lose one's mind start learning		tracić zmysły pot., wariować pot.
low company start learning		złe towarzystwo
make a bid for sth start learning		składać ofertę kupna czegoś
make bricks without straw start learning		robić coś z niczego
make one's appearance start learning		ukazywać się, pojawiać się
make use of start learning		wykorzystywać, robić użytek z
make way start learning		ustępować miejsca
measure up to one's expectations start learning		sprostać czyimś oczekiwaniom
mention sth in passing start learning		wspomnieć o czymś przelotnie
miles from anywhere start learning		na końcu świata przen.
my imagination failed me start learning		zawiodła mnie wyobraźnia
never put a foot wrong start learning		nigdy nie popełniać błędów
no admittance start learning		wstęp wzbroniony
on approval start learning		na próbę
on the cheap start learning		tanio, tanim kosztem
on the quiet start learning		po cichu, w tajemnicy
on the rocks start learning		z lodem
on top of each other start learning		jeden na drugim
once in a blue moon pot. start learning		od wielkiego dzwonu
one swallow doesn't make a summer przysł. start learning		jedna jaskółka nie czyni wiosny
path of least resistance start learning		linia najmniejszego oporu
place an order with sb start learning		składać u kogoś zamówienie
presence of mind start learning		pzytomność umysłu
put on airs start learning		wywyższać się
quite a bit pot. start learning		trochę
raise an issue start learning		poruszać temat, podnosić problem
see you! pot. start learning		do zobaczenia!
set one's face against sth start learning		zdecydowanie się czemuś sprzeciwiać
set one's mind on doing sth start learning		być zdecydowanym coś zrobić, chcieć koniecznie coś zrobić
set up shop start learning		zakładać własny interes
shoot one's mouth off pot. start learning		pyskować
shut up! pot. start learning		Zamknij się!
slap in the face start learning		policzek przen.
small change start learning		drobne (pieniądze)
spring a leak start learning		zaczynać przeciekać
stand on one's own two feet pot. start learning		stać na własnych nogach
stand/hold one's ground start learning		nie ustępować pola
steer clear start learning		trzymać się z daleka, unikać
step/tread on sb's toes przen. start learning		deptać po piętach
stop in one's tracks start learning		stanąć jak wryty
stop short start learning		nagle przestawać; powstrzymywać się
sweet dreams! start learning		przyjemnych snów!
take (a) delight in sth start learning		rozkoszować się czymś
take (legal) advice start learning		zasięgać porady (prawniczej)
take account of start learning		brać pod uwagę
take the trouble start learning		zadawać sobie trud
there are no flies on him start learning		on nie jest taki głupi
to no effect start learning		bezskutecznie
to put it briefly start learning		krótko mówiąc
to say nothing of start learning		nie wspominając (już) o
to the/one's fingertips start learning		w każdym calu
to/by all appearances start learning		według wszelkich pozorów
tread hard on sb's heels start learning		deptać komuś po piętach przen.
turn the tables on sb start learning		pobić kogoś jego własną bronią
under arms start learning		pod bronią przen.
up to the mark start learning		na poziomie
vacuum flask start learning		termos
visits by appointment start learning		umówione wizyty (np. u lekarza)
when we first met start learning		(na początku) gdy się poznaliśmy
with a vengeance start learning		zawzięcie; z nawiązką
with immediate effect start learning		ze skutkiem natychmiastowym
you're welcome am. start learning		proszę bardzo

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