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Question		Answer
plunge start learning		a rapid decrease in value or amount / gwałtowny spadek
vested interest start learning		a personal reason for wanting sth to happen / osobisty interes
be in arrears with sth start learning		to be late in paying money that one owes / zalegać (z płatnościami)
hype up start learning		to heavily publicise and advertise sth so as to attract people’s interest / robić szum (wokół czegoś)
roster start learning		a list, especially of people who work for or have connections with a particular organisation / lista, spis
lineup start learning		a group of people or things brought together in a particular context / skład, obsada, lista
dreary start learning		dull, bleak, lifeless; depressing / ponury, okropny
morosely start learning		sullenly, miserably / ponuro
trivialisation start learning		making sth seem less important, significant or complex than it is / trywializacja
scavenge start learning		to search for and collect (anything usable) from another source / tu: wyszukiwać, wykorzystywać
span start learning		to extend over a period of time or a range of subjects / trwać, obejmować
concession start learning		a preferential rate or permission given by an organisation / koncesja, prawo do czegoś; zniżka
encompass start learning		to include / obejmować, zawierać
ambient start learning		relating to the immediate environs of sth / tu: dotyczący otoczenia, kontekstu
squirt start learning		to cause a liquid to be ejected from a small opening in sth in a thin, fast stream or jet / wycisnąć, strzyknąć
dot-com start learning		a company that conducts its business on the Internet / firma prowadząca działalność przez Internet
blue-chip company start learning		a company considered to be of the highest quality / firma o ustalonej renomie
conning start learning		persuading sb to do or believe sth by telling them sth that is not true / oszustwo
cop-out start learning		(informal) a way of avoiding a commitment or responsibility, an excuse / wykręt, wymówka
disgruntled start learning		dissatisfied / niezadowolony
mow start learning		to cut down an area of grass with a machine / kosić
soothing start learning		gentle, calming / łagodny, kojący
in stark contrast with sth start learning		showing a clear, sharp difference to sth / w odróżnieniu od czegoś
air one’s views start learning		to express one’s opinion or grievance publicly / wyrazić swoje poglądy
long-haul start learning		long-distance / daleki
seasoned start learning		experienced / wytrawny, doświadczony
pier start learning		a structure leading out from the shore into the water / pomost, molo, przystań
jetty start learning		a platform built out into the sea or river where boats can be tied and where people get on and off boats / molo
itinerary start learning		a planned route or journey / plan podróży, marszruta
curtail start learning		to restrict / ograniczyć
scathing start learning		severely critical / zjadliwy, druzgocący
meagre start learning		very small or inadequate / skromny, mizerny
tangible start learning		clear and definite / konkretny, wymierny
silted-up start learning		blocked or filled with silt (sand carried by running water and deposited as sediment) / zamulony, zapiaszczony
stagnate start learning		to cease to flow or move / być w zastoju; nie rozwijać się
handicrafts start learning		decorative objects made by hand / rzemiosło artystyczne, ręcznie robione pamiątki
confectionery start learning		sweets and chocolates / słodycze
manic start learning		very busy, wildly energetic / gorączkowy, zwariowany
converge start learning		to come together from different directions to eventually meet / schodzić, zbierać się
glint start learning		to reflect small flashes of light / błyskać
ablaze start learning		very brightly coloured / mieniący się kolorami
assorted start learning		varied / mieszany, różnorodny
delve start learning		to reach into sth and search for sth / zagłębić się w coś
probe start learning		to explore or examine / dokładnie zbadać
shortfall start learning		the amount by which sth, especially money, is less than what is expected or needed / niedobór, brak
northbound start learning		travelling or leading towards the north / w kierunku północnym, prowadzący na północ
northernmost start learning		being the furthest towards the north / najdalej wysunięty na północ
meander start learning		to follow a winding course / wić się
stealth start learning		doing sth in a quiet and cautious way, without being noticed / ostrożność, robienie czegoś ukradkiem
mutual start learning		in common / wzajemny, wspólny
ellipsis start learning		the omission of words that are unnecessary as they can be understood from the context / elipsa, opuszczanie wyrazów
quaint start learning		attractively unusual or old-fashioned / oryginalny, staroświecki, uroczy
shriek start learning		to utter a high-pitched sound of pain or excitement / wrzasnąć, pisnąć
squint start learning		to look at sb with one or both eyes partly closed to see more clearly / mrużyć oczy
hard-wearing start learning		durable, long-lasting / mocny, nie do zdarcia
flag down start learning		to hail / zatrzymać, przywołać (np. taksówkę)
crumbling down start learning		collapsed
has a monopoly on start learning		in complete and sole control of
is now mightier start learning		more important
lashed out start learning		attacked
so well versed start learning		very knowledgeable about
marketing landscape start learning		the way the marketing industry works

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