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Question		Answer
blockbuster start learning		a very successful film, show, concert, etc. / przebój, hit
clash start learning		a collision, confrontation / utarczka, potyczka słowna
remotely start learning		in the least, in the slightest degree / w najmniejszym stopniu
stature start learning		importance / znaczenie, ranga
tycoon start learning		powerful person in business or industry
flattering start learning		making sth seem attractive / korzystny, pochlebny
startling start learning		surprising / zdumiewający
suppress start learning		to prevent from release / wycofać (np. z obiegu, z druku), zataić
refine start learning		to improve in quality and detail / udoskonalić
embrace start learning		to include, contain / obejmować
that's a given start learning		it's a sure thing
slander start learning		make false and damaging statements/accusations about (someone) / pomówienie, zniesławienie (ustne)
libel start learning		zniesławienie (na piśmie)
newsreel start learning		news report / kronika filmowa
scoring start learning		(composing) music for a movie, play, etc; soundtrack (e.g. The original score - oryginalny soundtrack)
on my tab start learning		I'll pay for it; It's on me
hit the screen start learning		be released, have premiere, come out
peripheral material start learning		additional/less important material
resemblance start learning		similarity, likeness
emphasize start learning		highlight, stress, underline
multitude start learning		a lot of, a number of, a plethora of
unbashed affection start learning		unashamed love/fondness / nieokiełznane uczucie
titan start learning		gigant, hero, figure
surmise start learning		speculate, presume, guess
overlapping start learning		taking place or occurring more or less simultaneously / zachodzący, nakładający się na siebie
abrupt start learning		sudden, unexpected / nagły, niespodziewany
spare start learning		to refrain from giving / oszczędzić (komuś czegoś)
memorabilia start learning		things that one collects because they are connected to a person or an event that one has an interest in / pamiątki
footnote start learning		sth or sb not considered to be especially important / osoba lub rzecz bez znaczenia
outlive start learning		to survive, to live longer than sb / przeżyć, żyć dłużej
notoriety start learning		being famous, well-known in a negative way / zła sława, zła reputacja
aside start learning		an additional remark, a short digression / uwaga na marginesie
innovative start learning		new and original / nowatorski, innowacyjny
fusion start learning		the joining of two or more things to form one / połączenie, fuzja
outcast start learning		sb not accepted by a group of people or by society / wyrzutek
aspiring start learning		trying to succeed / ambitny choć początkujący
accomplished start learning		very good at sth / znakomity
endowed with sth start learning		having a particular quality or asset / obdarzony (np. talentem)
fictitious start learning		imaginary / fikcyjny (in real life; fictional - in books/movies)
riveting start learning		extremely interesting and exciting / pasjonujący, zajmujący
zealous start learning		eager, enthusiastic / żarliwy, zagorzały
gripping start learning		holding the attention or interest / porywający, zajmujący
congenial start learning		pleasant, enjoyable / miły, przyjemny
figurative start learning		having a metaphorical meaning / przenośny
evocative start learning		bringing strong memories or feelings to mind / działający na wyobraźnię, sugestywny
pottery start learning		objects made of baked clay / garncarstwo
brush stroke start learning		a mark made on a surface by a painter’s brush / pociągnięcie pędzlem, ślad pędzla
oppressive start learning		= depressing and uncomfortable / przytłaczający
gloomy start learning		dark or poorly lit, especially to appear frightening / mroczny, ponury
sizeable start learning		fairly large in size or number / pokaźny, spory
incorporate start learning		to include in a whole / zawierać
distinct start learning		different or separate / wyraźny, zdecydowany
spellbound start learning		entranced, fascinated / oczarowany, zauroczony
unanimously start learning		in agreement with everybody else / jednogłośnie, jednomyślnie
condemn start learning		to disapprove of, criticise / potępić
venue start learning		the place of a meeting or event / miejsce (np. spotkania, koncertu, konferencji)
overbearing start learning		unpleasantly overpowering, domineering, dominating / apodyktyczny
awestruck start learning		very impressed and amazed by sth / oniemiały z wrażenia
lush start learning		having a lot of green grass or plants / bujny
lair start learning		sb’s secret or private place / kryjówka
inundate start learning		to send or give too many things / zalać, zasypywać
walk/tread a tightrope start learning		to be in a difficult situation / dosł. chodzić po linie; być w trudnej sytuacji
jump on the bandwagon start learning		to become involved in an activity or movement because it is fashionable or likely to succeed and not because one is really interested in it / ulec powszechnym trendom lub modzie
strike the wrong note start learning		to say or do sth the wrong way / uderzyć w złą strunę, zrobić coś niestosownego
read between the lines start learning		to look at sth and perceive more than what is obvious at first glance / czytać między wierszami
in the wings start learning		waiting for one’s turn / (oczekujący) za kulisami, w pełnej gotowości
play second fiddle start learning		to occupy a secondary position in a job or activity / grać drugie skrzypce
bring the curtain down start learning		to close down / zamknąć coś; zakończyć
put sb in the picture start learning		to inform sb / wprowadzić kogoś w sytuację, poinformować kogoś o bieżącej sytuacji
a hard/tough act to follow start learning		a person or group that is so excellent that it will be difficult to replace them / ideał trudny do naśladowania
budding start learning		beginning to develop, just becoming successful / początkujący
intimidating start learning		frightening, making others lose confidence / nieprzyjazny, groźny
bedraggled start learning		looking wet, dirty and untidy / brudny, utytłany
percussive start learning		sounding like drums / perkusyjny, przypominający dźwięk perkusji
frenzy start learning		great excitement or wild behaviour / rozgorączkowanie, ekscytacja
recoup start learning		to recover the money one has spent or lost / zrekompensować (sobie), odzyskać
dashing start learning		very stylish and attractive / wystrzałowy
torment start learning		to cause suffering / dręczyć
summon up start learning		to make a great effort to do sth / zebrać (np. siły)
nonchalantly start learning		in a relaxed way / nonszalancko
diffidence start learning		shyness, timidity / brak pewności siebie
shelve start learning		to put on a shelf
spaced out start learning		unusual or imaginative in an eccentric way / wyrafinowany, wymyślny
diverse start learning		having a wide variety, different / różnorodny
rub shoulders (with sb) start learning		(informal) to meet and talk to influential people / poznawać wpływowe osoby
forego start learning		to let go of sth, to forget about sth, to do without sth although you’d like it / odmówić sobie, zrezygnować z czegoś
scrapped start learning		cancelled / odwołany
prosecution start learning		charging sb with a crime and then putting them on trial / wniesienie oskarżenia, ściganie
sneak into start learning		to enter quietly without being noticed / wśliznąć się
soaking start learning		getting very wet / przemoknięcie
impassioned start learning		expressing strong feelings / płomienny
tinged start learning		having the shade of a feeling or quality / zabarwiony
zip start learning		to move at high speed / pędzić, gnać
bland start learning		showing no strong emotions, saying nothing interesting / bez wyrazu
stoke up start learning		to make people feel sth more strongly / podsycać (uczucia)
heave start learning		to move up and down in regular movements / podnosić się i opadać
gyrate start learning		to dance or move in circles / wirować
textured start learning		composed of various elements in a special way
rumble start learning		to make a low continuous noise / grzmieć, dudnić
pelt down start learning		to rain very heavily / lać jak z cebra
incessantly start learning		continuously / bez przerwy, nieustannie
dread start learning		to fear sth intensely / bać się
stroll start learning		a walk one takes for pleasure in a slow, relaxed way / przechadzka, spacer
patronise start learning		to treat sb in a superior way / traktować protekcjonalnie
popularise start learning		to cause sth to become generally liked / popularyzować
enlightening start learning		illuminating, informative / pouczający
connotation start learning		an implication / konotacja, wydźwięk
iconised start learning		becoming a symbol / podniesiony do rangi symbolu
transparently start learning		in an easily perceptible way, openly, clearly / jawnie, otwarcie, w przejrzysty sposób
notion start learning		an idea, concept / pojęcie, idea
commission start learning		an order, project / zlecenie, zamówienie
aptly start learning		suitably, appropriately / odpowiednio
glib start learning		clever but not sincere and not showing much thought / gładki, wygadany
fathom start learning		to understand, to figure out, comprehend / zgłębić, pojąć
novelty start learning		sth new and interesting / nowość
minefield start learning		a subject or situation presenting unseen hazards / dosł. pole minowe; grząski grunt
adversary start learning		an enemy, competitor / przeciwnik, adwersarz
summit start learning		the highest point of a hill or mountain, a peak, top / szczyt
blizzard start learning		a very bad snowstorm with strong winds / śnieżyca, burza śnieżna
be tied to one’s mother’s apron strings start learning		to be dependant on one’s mother / trzymać się matczynej spódnicy
be from the wrong side of the tracks start learning		to come from a lower social class / pochodzić z nizin społecznych
slur start learning		to make an insulting remark or comment about sb, aimed to ruin their reputation / szkalować
tight-lipped start learning		refusing to talk about an issue, or saying very little / małomówny, oszczędny w słowach
the apple of sb’s eye start learning		the most favourite person / czyjeś oczko w głowie, ulubieniec
steadfastly start learning		insistently, firmly / niezłomnie, nieugięcie
flourishing start learning		successful, developing quickly / kwitnący, świetnie prosperujący
chasm start learning		a gap, abyss / przepaść
widen start learning		to expand / rozszerzać się, zwiększać się
lot start learning		sb’s luck or situation in life / los, dola
ensconced start learning		settled firmly and comfortably somewhere / wygodnie i bezpiecznie ulokowany
eke out a living/existence start learning		to get enough food or money to live but not more / wiązać koniec z końcem
be born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth start learning		to be born into a rich family / urodzić się w bogatej rodzinie
stuck-up start learning		very proud and unfriendly / nadęty, zadufany
decked out start learning		decorated or dressed for a special occasion / wystrojony
unfounded start learning		having no justification / bezpodstawny
be on the verge of sth start learning		to be about to do sth / być bliskim (czegoś), być u progu (czegoś)
stockowner start learning		sb who owns shares in a company / właściciel akcji, akcjonariusz
fight (sb/sth) tooth and nail start learning		to fight in a determined way / walczyć do upadłego
hallowed start learning		highly respected and admired, renowned / otaczany czcią, szanowany
gallantly start learning		politely, honourably, boldly / z galanterią, szarmancko
trampled start learning		stepped on / zdeptany

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