UNIT 4

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topple
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przewracac/obalac
to remove from power
perch
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wysokie stanowisko
to be in a high position
virtuous
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cnotliwy
a person who thinks he is morally better than other people
purport
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podawac sie/twierdzic
appear to be or do sth
siege
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oblężenie
a persistent attempt to gain sth
lionizing
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ubostwianie
to make someone famous ot to treat as if they were famous
exempt
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zwolniony
free from an obligation
scruntiny
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kontrola
careful and detailed examination
espouse
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opowiedziec sie za czyms
to support an opinion or belief
redemption
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wykup/uzyskanie udzialow
the act of exchanging bonds, shares for money
adversary
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przeciwnik
someone who you are fighting or competing against
opine
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być zdania/wyrazac opinie
to express your opinion, to share your thoughts
to torpedo
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torpedować
to destroy
sustain
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podtrzymywac
to cause or allow sth to continue for a period of time, to keep alive
cracking
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doskonały
extremly good, very impressive
freeloading
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zycie cudzym kosztem
to take things from someone for free without giving them sth in return
acceleration
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przyśpieszenie
increase in speed, to move faster
trading
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handlowy
the activity of buying and selling goods or services
myriad
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niezliczony
very large number
survey
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badanie
an examination of opinions made by asking people questions
defacing/deface
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niszczenie
to damage the appearance of sth by writing or drawing on it
shortfall
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niedobór
an amount that is less than the level that was expected
nutshell
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jednym slowem/krotko mowiac
to say sth in a very clear way using only few words
endorse
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popierac
to publicly support or approve sth or someone
viability
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wykonalosc
the ability to succeed
examine
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zbadać
to study sty very closely and carefully
fluctuation
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fluktuacja/wahanie
misaligned
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niedopasowany
sth that dont fit together correctly
prominent
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wybitny/znaczacy
very well known and important
compelling
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przekonujący
very exciting and intresting and making you want to watch or listen
detrimental
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szkodliwy
causing harm, damaging
holistic
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holistyczne
dealing with or treating the whole of sth or someone and not just a part
evident
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oczywisty
sth that is very obvious
arthritis
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zapalenie stawu
disease that causes damaged in your joints
to scrap
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odrzucac/odwolywac
to get rid of something that is no longer useful
remark
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uwaga/komentarz
to comment on sth, to give an opinion
canard
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plotka
rumour or a gossip
pain threshold
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próg bólu
the point when you start feeling pain
wrongdoing
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wykroczenie/krzywda
bad or illegal behaviour
particular
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szczególny
specific or special, relating to one thing
whistle-blower
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Informator
an employee that informs the public or authority about sth illegal happening in a company
mitigate
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złagodzić
to make sth less unpleasant
indicment
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oskarzenie
formal statement of accusing someone
misleading
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mylacy/wprowadzajacy w blad
to make someone believe in sth that is not true
malicious
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złośliwy
intended to harm or upset someone
masquearading
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maskowanie
to prevent the truth about sth unpleasant from becoming known
viable
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wykonalny
able to succeed
infringe
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łamać/naruszac
to violate or break a law
property ladder
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drabina nieruchomości
houses with the expectations that someone gets richer and will buy more expensive houses
enterprise
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przedsiębiorstwo
an organization or a difficult and important plan especially one that will earn money
attributed
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przypisane
quality given to a person/feature that someone or sth has
attribute
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cecha
a quality or feature that someone or sth has
hostile
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wrogi
someone who is very unfriendly
defenceless
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bezbronny
unable to protect oneself
continuity
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ciągłość
sth that happen for a long time without any break, being stopped
integrated
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zintegrowany
sth that is combined together in order to be more effective
terminal
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nieuleczalny
leading gradually to death
identify
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zidentyfikować
to recognize someone or sth and say or prove who or what is
smash
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rozbić
to break something into a lot of small pieces
insurable
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ubezpieczalny
capable of being insured
hacking
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hakerstwo/wlamywac sie
to get into someone's computer without permission
evaporated
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odparowany/wyparowac
to cause a liquid change to a gas
inevitably
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nieuniknione
sth that is certain to happen, unavoidable
vanished
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znikajacy
to disappear or to stop being present
resolvable
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rozwiazywalny
sth that is capable of being settled
stalker
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prześladowca
a person who harasses someone with obsessive and unwanted attention
estimate
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szacowac
sth that can be calculated e. g cost, size, value
grieving
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żałoba/rozpacz/smutek
feel intense sorrow because of someone has died
compensation
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odszkodowanie
money that you pay someone to make up for damage
feel-good guru
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guru dobrego samopoczucia
an expert or teacher who makes people feel better by telling them what they want to hear
pitbull
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pitbull
a person who is very determined and aggressive
baby step
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mały krok
a small effort made in towards achieving sth
relevant
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istotny / trafny
related to a subject or to sth happening or being discussed
connotation
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skojarzenie
a feeling or idea suggested by a word or thing
brass-knuckle
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kastet
a metal weapon worn over knuckles to increase the injury caused when hitting a person
precautionary
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zapobiegawczy
to prevent sth unplesant from happening
boycott
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bojkot
to refuse to do sth as a way of protesting
exaggeration
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przesada/wyolbrzymienie
making to seem sth more important or worse than it really is
exploit
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wykorzystać/naduzywac
to use sth in a way that helps you
perpetrator
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sprawca
someone who has committed a crime or a violate/harmful act
reversal
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odwrócenie
to change to an opposite direction, a change often for a worse
desist
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odstąpić/zaprzestac
to stop doing sth that someone else dosnt want you to do
litigate
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procesować się
to take an argument to a law court
severity
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surowość
sth that is very serious, the quality of being unkind
expenditure
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wydatki
an amount of money that is spent
granular
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szczegolowy
including small details
to cite
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cytować
to quote by way of example
to threaten
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Straszyć / grozić
to say that you will cause trouble or hurt someone
initiate
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inicjować
to cause sth to begin
pursue
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dazyc do
to try very hard to achieve sth
quantify
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określić ilościowo
to measure the amount of sth
passing off
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podszywanie sie
illigal act of selling sth similar to an original product that company has legall rights and is protected by a trademark
abuse
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nadużycie
use sth in a way which is wrong or harmful
issue
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kwestia/sprawa
important topic or problem
pirate
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kopiowac nielegalnie
to illegaly copy and sell sth
pirate
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plagiator
a person who does sth without legal rights
libellous
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oszczerczy
a piece of writing that contains bad or false statement about someone

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