Upper_4

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astonished
I was absolutely astonished when I won the award.
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zdumiony
confused
Most people are stunned and confused by disasters.
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zmieszany
delighted
We were delighted when our daughter graduated.
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zadowolony
desperate
Kevin was feeling desperate – he had become lost.
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zrozpaczony
devastated
They were absolutely devastated when their son died.
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załamany
disappointed
James was disappointed when he didn’t get a new bike.
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rozczarowany
down in the dumps
You look a bit down in the dumps. Are you OK?"
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przygnębiony
fed up
Kevin got fed up with Marcus because he was complaining.
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znudzony
furious
I was furious with their poor decision.
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wściekły
grateful
I’ll always be grateful to Matt for helping me.
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wdzięczny
homesick
I was homesick the whole time I was living abroad
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stęskniony za domem
lonely
I think Joanna’s a bit lonely in London.
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samotny
nervous
I get very nervous before an exam.
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zdenerwowany
offended
Julia was very offended when you didn’t invite her.
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obrażony
over the moon
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nie posiadać się ze szczęścia
overwhelmed
Mum was completely overwhelmed when Dad died.
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głęboko poruszony
relieved
I was relieved to find I hadn’t lost my passport after all!
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odczuwający ulgę
scared stiff
When I saw the burglar I was scared stiff.
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zdrętwiały ze strachu
shocked
When a disaster happens most people are so shocked.
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zszokowany
sick and tired
I’m sick and tired of telling you to do your homework.
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mieć po dziurki w nosie
stunned
Most people are stunned and confused when in disasters.
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olśniony, zaszokowany
terrified
Yossi tried to sleep but he felt terrified.
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przerażony
thrilled
Susie was thrilled to be chosen to star in the school play.
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podekscytowany
upset
She was very upset when she heard about the accident.
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zmartwiony
worn out
I’m completely worn out, I just want to sit down.
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wyczerpany
catch fire
They got out just before the plane caught fire.
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zapalać się
collide with
A Pan Am 747 collided with a Dutch KLM 747.
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zderzać
raft
He decided that he would raft down the river.
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płynąć tratwą
react
She doesn’t react well to stress.
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reagować
shake
The building shook during the earthquake.
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trząść
survivor
One of the survivors of the crash was a small boy.
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ocalały
abandon
We had to abandon the search for the village.
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porzucać
backpacking
We went backpacking in a remote area of Bolivia.
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wędrówka z plecakiem
buzzing
Suddenly he heard the sound of a bee buzzing in his ear.
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bzyczenie
canoe
Kevin was rescued by two Bolivian hunters in a canoe.
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kajak
canyon
The two friends were now separated by a canyon.
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kanion
collision
60 seconds after the collision the plane exploded.
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zderzenie, kolizja
command
Years later, she still thinks about that command.
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rozkaz, polecenie
cope
How would you cope if the unthinkable happened?
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radzić sobie
crisis
In a crisis many people ‘freeze’.
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kryzys
decisive
A normally decisive person may not act at all.
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zdecydowany
dense
The forest was too dense to see through.
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gęsty
diagram
He had studied the 747’s safety diagram.
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diagram, wykres
drill
I thought it was probably a fire drill.
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ćwiczenia
drown
But Yossi didn’t drown. He came up to the surface.
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topić
entire
Most people go their entire lives without a disaster.
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całkowity
flash
He woke up and turned on his flash light.
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błyskowy
float
He found their backpack floating in the river.
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dryfować
lethal
Many of these plants are lethal if you eat them.
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śmiertelny
lifetime
They went into the jungle on the adventure of a lifetime.
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życie
lobby
Find the quickest way down to the hotel lobby.
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hall
log
He held onto a log and let himself float down the river.
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kłoda
mosquito
He thought a bee had got inside his mosquito net.
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komar
obstruct
People were obstructing the evacuation.
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utrudniać
rapids
The river got faster and soon they were in rapids.
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bystrzyna
remote
The three friends went backpacking in a remote area.
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odległy
repellent
Wear plenty of insect repellent
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odstraszający, odpychający
there are mosquitoes.
roughly
The Amazonian rainforest is roughly the size of Europe.
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około
species
It is home to 50% of species known to man.
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gatunek
spirits
Yossi’s spirits changed from desperate to optimistic.
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humor
spray (n)
A spray of water chased off the cat.
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spray
starving
After five days alone, Yossi was exhausted and starving.
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głodujący
strike
Disasters can strike any time anywhere.
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uderzać
sweep away
Yossi was swept away by the rapids.
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zamiatać
trail
Suddenly he found a footprint on the trail.
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szlak
unthinkable
do pomyślenia How would you cope if the unthinkable happened?
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nie
vast
The vast majority of people do very little.
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ogromny
nag (v)
But the nagging and shouting just made him worse.
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męczyć, „suszyć głowę”
pile (n)
Slowly but surely, the piles of clothes on the floor became smaller.
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stos
provoke
If a behaviour provokes no response, it disappears.
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prowokować
reward (v)
Reward good behaviour and ignore the bad.
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nagradzać
tense (adj)
He’s so tense and irritable.
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spięty
admit
If you’re the person who is in the wrong, just admit it!
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przyznawać
blankly
She was just looking at me blankly.
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obojętnie
brace
My new dental brace was uncomfortable.
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aparat ortondontyczny
campaign
There is a new safety campaign to prevent accidents.
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kampania
chimp
Chimps have DNA similar to humans.
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szympans
chopping
I like chopping herbs, they smell nice.
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siekanie
complaining
I began complaining how uncomfortable I was.
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narzekanie
conflict (n)
Dealing with conflict is an important part of any relationship.
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konflikt
crane
African cranes are large birds.
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żuraw
cure
I wanted to cure him of those things he does.
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wyleczyć,
exaggerate
Don’t exaggerate to make things sound worse than they really are.
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przesadzać
fairly
Learn how to argue cleanly and fairly.
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sprawiedliwie
fascinated
I listened, fascinated, to the discussion.
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zafascynowany
flip
They taught dolphins to flip in the air.
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podskakiwać, podrzucać
ssue
There are other issues to discuss.
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kwestia
lock
Please remember to lock the door before you go out.
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zamknąć na klucz
lovable
He’s stubborn but lovable.
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uroczy
reinforcing
The technique is called ‘least reinforcing syndrome’.
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wzmocnienie
rushing
He was rushing round the house looking for his keys.
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pośpiech
sack
If the boss finds out, he’ll sack him.
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zwalniać
blow
I think I’m getting a cold, I keep blowing my nose.
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dmuchać
butterflies in my stomach
I always get butterflies in my stomach before an exam.
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mieć tremę
calf (pl calves)
Wayne damaged a muscle in his calf when training.
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łydka
chew
The steak was tough and difficult to chew.
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rzuć
clap
Everyone clapped their hands when the plane landed.
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klaskać
comb
Aren’t you going to comb your hair before you go out?
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czesać grzebieniem
elbow
It’s bad manners to put your elbows on the table.
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łokieć
fold
His arms are folded tightly over his chest.
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składać
frowned
The teacher frowned when she saw all the mistakes.
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marszczyć brwi
get cold feet
I’m not sure. I’m starting to get cold feet.
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mieć miękkie nogi
get it off my chest
I need to tell somebody about it and get it off my chest.
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zrzucić coś z serca I need to tell somebody about it and get it off my chest.
heel
I’ve got blisters on both my heels.
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pięta
hip
He’s going to hospital to have one of his hips replaced.
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biodro
I can’t get it out of my head
I can’t get that song out of my head – stop whistling it.
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nie móc wybić sobie czegoś z głowy
kneel down
Did he kneel down when he proposed marriage?
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klękąć
learn by heart
You need to learn the irregular past tenses by heart.
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uczyć się na pamięć
liver
Your liver helps to regulate blood sugar levels.
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wątroba
lung
Clean mountain air is good for my lungs.
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płuc
nail
I’m trying to stop biting my nails
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paznokieć
on the tip of my tongue
His name is on the tip of my tongue.
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mieć coś na końcu języka
pulling my leg
I believed him, I didn’t know he was just pulling my leg.
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żartować sobie z kogoś
put your foot in it
You put your foot in it when you asked about his ex-wife.
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wścibiać nos
shrug
She just shrugged her shoulders and told me to go.
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wzruszać ramionami
stretched
się She got out of bed, and yawned and stretched.
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przeciągnąć
thigh
The largest muscles in your body are in your thighs.
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udo
winked
He winked at me to show that he was only joking.
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mrugnąć okiem
yawned
She got out of bed, and yawned and stretched.
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ziewać
fidget
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wiercić się
addict
If you are a gambling addict, you’ll end up deep in debt.
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uzależniony
applause
There was a round of applause for Vanessa.
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aplauz
blindfold
They took off the blindfolds so we could see.
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okiennica
cabbage
I used to hate cabbage when I was a child.
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kapusta
clasped
She had her hands clasped behind her head.
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spleciony
defensiveness
It’s a real gesture of defensiveness.
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obrona
deliberate (adj)
Hand and arm gestures are sometimes deliberate.
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celowy
distant
Well, it may be thunder, but it sounds very distant.
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odległy
doze
I wasn’t really asleep, I just had a momentary doze.
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drzemka
extended
Arms extended, he walked forward.
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wyciągnięty
frantic
Mum was frantic with worry when Jennie was late.
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oszalały z niepokoju
gallop
They thought it sounded like horses galloping.
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galopować
lap
He was in the lead right up until the final lap.
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okrążenie
leaning against
A police officer was leaning against my car door
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opierający się o
lobes
He kept scratching his ear lobes.
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małżowina uszna
lock (n)
She sometimes plays with a lock of hair.
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pukiel
loose
You’ve lost weight, those jeans are too loose now.
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luźny
marble
Did you see that wonderful marble statue of the King?
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marmurowy
momentary
I wasn’t really asleep, I just had a momentary doze.
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chwilowy
nasty
That’s a nasty burn, I think you should see a doctor.
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paskudny
nervousness
Fidgeting with our hands shows nervousness.
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nerwowość
occur
się Earthquakes don’t occur frequently.
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zdarzać
openness
What I like about Amy is her openness and honesty.
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otwartość
positioned
The way your hands are positioned can show emotions.
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protruding
His thumbs were protruding from his pockets.
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wystający
texture
The texture isn’t quite like chicken – it tastes quite light.
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konsystencja
unfaithful
If my husband was unfaithful I would leave him.
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niewierny

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