unit 1 and 2

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springing up
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wyrastają, to appear suddenly
a real buzz
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prawdziwy szum, excitement
grinds to a halt
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zatrzymuje się, stops moving
gentrification
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raising the status of the region
derelict buildings
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opuszczone budynki
outskirts of the city
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obrzeża miasta
crammed into
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wtłoczone
dark and dingy streets
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ciemne i ponure ulice
congested
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przeciążony
affluent area
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obszar zamożny
sprawling city
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rozległe miasto
spotless
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nieskazitelny
run-down
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zniszczony
up-and-coming
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nadchodzące
to and fro
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tam i z powrotem; moving back and forth
cut and dried
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gotowy, ustalony (np. plan)
checks and balances mechanisms
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mechanizmy kontroli i równowagi (making sure no one has too much power)
hit and miss
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unreliable, random
hustle and bustle
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zgiełk
law and order
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prawo i porządek
out and about
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tu i tam; going places
safe and sound
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zdrów i cały; unharmed
straight and narrow
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Behaving in a morally correct, honest way.
part and parcel of
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nieodłączna część
by and large
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everything considered
inward investment
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investment coming into a region
Pump money into
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invest a lot rapidly
a beacon
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a leading example
envisaged
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przewidywane
Failed to materialize
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did not happen
to harness expertise
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wykorzystać wiedzę specjalistyczną
Undertook a plan
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Podjął się planu
costs spiralled
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koszty gwałtownie wzrosły
was credited with
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przypisano mu
a pilot project
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projekt pilotażowy/ trial project
to scale it up
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aby to zwiększyć/ to expand
imposed top-down
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narzucony odgórnie / forced into
comes across as
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pojawia się jako
strikes me as someone
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wydaje mi się kimś
takes everything in their stride
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przyjmuje wszystko z dystansem i spokojem
sheltered upbringing
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overly protected
to have an agenda
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a plan, motive
to get dragged down
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zostać pociągniętym w dół
rubs off on other people
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influences
to stick to one's guns
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to not compromise
prickly person
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difficult to approach or deal with
to cater for
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provide for
to read up on
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research
draw on sth
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czerpać z czegoś/ rely on
see them through it
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support them through it
to fend for (yourself)
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radzić sobie (sam)
go through with it
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proceed with it
to slack, a slacker
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to get lazy
to pull your weight
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to do your share of work

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