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Question		Answer
Pol. zepsute (rozpuszczone/rozpieszczone) dziecko start learning		a spoilt child
cruel or violent treatment of someone; Pol. znęcanie się, maltretowanie start learning		abuse
to admit or accept that something is true or that a situation exists start learning		acknowledge
to publicly say that something should be done start learning		advocate for
having plenty of money, nice houses, expensive things etc [= wealthy] start learning		affluent
Pol. kotwica. start learning		anchor
Pol. przynajmniej, w każdym razie, jednak, mimo to start learning		anyway
behaving in a confident way, so that people notice you start learning		assertive
to take part in a fight or war; Pol. walczyć (w bitwie); bitwa start learning		battle
to have all the necessary wires and connections for an electrical system to work start learning		be wired for sth
to injure someone by making a hole in their skin start learning		bite (bit, bitten)
Pol. obwiniać start learning		blame
to become difficult to see or to make something difficult to see, because the edges are not clear; Pol. zamazać, rozmazać start learning		blur
Pol. dziób statku. start learning		bow
used to say that you should not be surprised when boys or men behave badly, are noisy etc start learning		boys will be boys
a piece of underwear that a woman wears to support her breasts start learning		bra
make someone think clearly and behave sensibly start learning		bring sb to his senses
a light folding chair on wheels that you push small children in [= pushchair; = stroller AmE] start learning		buggy
to make sure that something is actually true, correct, or acceptable [= investigate]; Pol sprawdzać, badać start learning		check out
the use of drugs to control and try to cure cancer start learning		chemotherapy
Slang (US) to relax start learning		chill out
British English an alcoholic drink made from apples, or a glass of this drink start learning		cider
to state that you have a right to take or have something that is legally yours start learning		claim
related to the process of knowing, understanding, and learning something; Pol. kognitywny, poznawczy. start learning		cognitive
willing to obey or to agree to other people's wishes and demands start learning		compliant
to show that something is definitely true, especially by providing more proof; Pol. potwierdzić start learning		confirm
punishment that involves hitting someone, especially in schools and prisons start learning		corporal punishment
to begin to understand something start learning		cotton on
Pol. kręcony (o włosach) start learning		curly
Pol. przeklinać start learning		curse
the colour, style and arrangement of the objects in a room start learning		decor
clearly refusing to do what someone tells you to do; Pol. wyzywający, bezczelny, arogancki start learning		defiant
a course of study at a university or college, or the qualification that is given to you when you have successfully completed the course; Pol. tytuł naukowy start learning		degree
feeling extremely shocked and sad start learning		devastated
Pol. dialog start learning		dialogue
death, destruction or any very bad situation that cannot be avoided start learning		doom
British English a competition in which people whose names or tickets are chosen by chance win money or prizes; Pol. losowanie start learning		drow
very serious and sincere start learning		earnest
(of things) to resemble or imitate (another style, earlier model, etc.). start learning		echo
to be a personification of; typify. start learning		epitomise
to judge how good, useful, or successful something is [= assess] start learning		evaluate
after a long time, or after a lot of things have happened start learning		eventually
not real and seeming to be something it is not, in order to deceive people start learning		fake
five years later start learning		five years on
Pol. czołowa kora mózgowa start learning		frontal cortex
having all the qualities of sth that is at its most complete or advanced stage start learning		full-blown
a year between leaving school and going to university, which some young people use as an opportunity to travel, earn money, or get experience of working start learning		gap year
a precious or semiprecious stone, esp. one cut and polished for setting in jewellery start learning		gemstone
Pol. dostać lanie start learning		get a beating
Pol. sprawić/dać komuś lanie start learning		give sb a beating
extremely pleasant or enjoyable; Pol. cudowny, fantastyczny, zachwycający start learning		gorgeous
the type of large piano often used in concerts, with strings in a horizontal position; Pol. fortepian start learning		grand piano
to deliberately hit someone with your head start learning		headbutt
Pol. rozdzierający serce start learning		heart-rending
Pol. zgarnąć pulę start learning		hit the jackpot
if something starts happening_______, it begins properly - used when it was happening in a small or informal way before start learning		in earnest
If you say that sth is true _____, it is generally true but there may be exceptions. start learning		in the main
to demand that something should happen; Pol. nalegać, uparcie twierdzić, domagać się start learning		insist
to officially make a statement, give an order, warning etc start learning		issue
used to say that it is annoying to speak to someone because they do not pay attention to you; Pol. to tak jak mówienie do ściany start learning		it is like talking to a brick wall
a large amount of money that you can win in a game that is decided by chance; Pol. pula skumulowana start learning		jackpot
if you hope that something will happen the way you want you ______. start learning		keep your fingers crossed
to suddenly speak angrily to someone or criticize someone angrily; Pol. ostro zaatakować, rzucać się (na kogoś) start learning		lash out at sb
to get rid of your anger, excitement, or energy in a way that does not harm anyone by doing something active; Pol. wyszumieć się start learning		let off steam
a passenger ship or aircraft, esp. one that is part of a commercial fleet. start learning		liner
Pol. luksusowy start learning		luxurious
a small dark brown mark on the skin that is slightly higher than the skin around it start learning		mole
a _____ child does not obey adults and behaves badly [≠ good] start learning		naughty
a mental illness that makes someone unreasonably worried or frightened start learning		neurosis (pl –ses)
sometimes, although not often start learning		once in a while
having or indicating wealth; very beautiful, with a lot of decoration, and made from expensive materials [= luxurious] start learning		opulent
Pol. całkowity; w sumie, w ogóle start learning		overall
made to seem greater or more impressive than sth really is [= exaggerated] start learning		overblown
having a skin colour that is very white, or whiter than it usually is; Pol. blady start learning		pale
to make a situation, attitude etc, especially a bad one, continue to exist for a long time; Pol. zachować, utrwalić, utrzymać start learning		perpetuate
Pol. szczypać start learning		pinch
a small pointed tower on top of a building, or the top part of a tall pointed tower or a mountain start learning		pinnacle
to think that something is true, although you are not certain [= assume] start learning		presume
a path for walking on, esp. (UK) one built next to the sea at a town beside the sea start learning		promenade
to look after a person or animal until they are fully grown [= raise] start learning		rear
to occur again start learning		recur
if children or animals_____, they behave in an uncontrolled way because there is no one to control them start learning		run wild
to move very quickly, especially because you need to be somewhere very soon start learning		rush
a box or special area filled with sand for children to play in start learning		sandpit
to accept something even though it is not the best, or not what you really want start learning		settle for
if you feel ____, you feel comfortable about your life, your job etc, because you have been living or working somewhere a long time and you like the place, people, company etc start learning		settled
Pol. ona nie może tego znieść start learning		she can't bear it
if information, facts etc _____, you gradually understand them or realize their full meaning start learning		sink in
to strike or slap smartly, with or as if with the open hand; to ____ a child (Pol. dać dziecku klapsa); to ____ sb on the head/in the face/on the cheek; to give sb a ____ in the face start learning		smack
to hit a child on their bottom with your open hand, as a punishment (usually several times); to _____ sb or to _____ sb’s bottom (dać klapsa; dać komuś klapsa w pupę) start learning		spank
if something _____s or is ______, it becomes larger or moves so that it affects more people or a larger area start learning		spread (spread, spread)
Pol. rufa. start learning		stern
Pol. surowy, srogi start learning		strict
Pol. zastąpić, wyprzeć. start learning		supersede
Pol. powierzchnia start learning		surface
to promise that you will do something; Pol. przysięgać start learning		swear (swore, sworn)
Pol. brać pod uwagę. start learning		take into account
a sudden short period when someone, especially a child, behaves very angrily and unreasonably; Expressions: to have a _____; to throw a _____. start learning		tantrum
Pol. komórki ciała start learning		the body's cells
the best or most modern example of something start learning		the ultimate in sth
Pol. niczego im nie brakuje start learning		they want for nothing
the top part of your leg, between your knee and your hip; Pol. udo start learning		thigh
to buy or do something special for someone that you know they will enjoy start learning		treat sb to sth
Pol. w przeciwieństwie do. start learning		unlike
a situation in which one problem causes another problem, that then causes the first problem again, so that the whole process continues to be repeated; Pol. błędne koło start learning		vicious circle
a serious promise; Pol. przyrzeczenie, obietnica start learning		vow
to cry out with a long high sound, especially because you are very sad or in pain; Pol wyć, zawodzić. start learning		wail
Pol. wola start learning		will
Pol. czynić cuda start learning		work wonders

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