escalator | ruchome schody |
housekeeper | gospodyni domowa |
bonds | chains that prevent sb from moving |
feud | an argument which has existed for a long time |
limp | utykać/kuśtykać |
landlady | a woman who owns a house |
row | a noisy argument of fight |
lunatic | sb who behaves in a silly or dangerous way |
mortuary | kostnica |
dexterity | zręczny |
input | wkład |
mundane | zwykły/doczesny |
inquisitive | ciekawski |
ongoing | continuing to exist or developor happening |
inevitable | unavoidable |
booming | growing or expanding very quickly |
devastated | very shocked or upset |
impregnable | niezniszczalny |
accustomed to | familiar with sth |
preliminary | coming BEFORE the main part of sth |
flattered | very pleased and proud cause sb has said good things about you |
peckish | slightly hungry |
rusty | zardzewiały |
modest | skromny |
fruitful | owocny |
greedy | chciwy |
apparent | seeming to be true but possibly not true |
undetectable | impossible to discover |
brand-new | completely new |
indispensable | extremely important and necessary |
freelance | pracownik nieetatowy |
scarce | very small in amount or number |
to sustain | to provide what is needed |
to turn sb away | nie wpuścić kogoś |
to occur | to come into sb's mind |
to bother | to annoy or cause problems for sb |
to fetch | pójść po coś i to przynieść |
to disinherit | wydziedziczyć kogoś |
to tamper with sth | majstrować przy czymś |
to take it out on sb | wyżywać się na kimś |
to plan ahead | to make plans well in advance |
to look sth up | sprawdzić coś |
to reckon | to think or believe |
to sack sb | to remove sb from job |
to walk out on sb | to end your relationship |
to make out | to write all necessary inf. on an official document |
to root around | to search for sth by looking through other things |
to purchase | to buy |
to dash | to go somewhere quickly |
to fall out with | to argue with sb |
to track down | znaleźć coś/kogoś po dłuższym szukaniu |
to turn up | pojawić się |
to lug | to carry or pull sth with effort |
to contradict | zaprzeczać |
to digest | trawić |
to stand sb up | to intentionally fail to meet sb when you said you would |
to adore | to love sb very much |
to spite sb | to intentionally hurt, annoy or upset sb |
to put up with | znosić coś/kogoś |
will do | when you don't want any more |
to make a fuss | to show your anger, worry greater than it really is |
to have it coming | be about to receive a punishment |
to be over the moon | to be very pleased |
to keep up appearances | udawać coś, żeby nikt nie zauważył jak jest naprawdę |
to get sidetracked | rozpraszać się |
to get your eye on sth | to have seen sth that you want and intend to get |
in a manner of speaking | when sth is partly true |
to take effect | to achieve the results you want |
take for granted | przyjąć coś za rzecz oczywistą |
child's play | very easy |
out of the blue | sth unexpected |
to take your time | to do sth without hurrying |
waste your breath | to spend your energy trying to give advice which is ignored |
to be out of your depth | not to have the knowledge, experience to deal with sth |
on end | for hours, days without stopping |
my money's on | whey you feel very sure that sth is true or will happen |
to bide your time | to wait calmly for a good opportunity to do sth |
to go to a lot of trouble | to make an effort to do sth |
in the light of | because of |
on the house | for free |
see eye to eye | to agree with sb |
at a moment's notice | a short time before sth happens |
could do with sth | want sth very much |
to serve time | to spend time in prison |
to be right up sb's street | być w czyimś type/guście |
straight from the horse's mouth | usłyszeć coś z pierwszej ręki |
in a flash | quickly or suddenly |
couldn't be bothered | to be too lazy or tired to do sth |
to make yourself at home | do what you need to feel relax and comfortable |
at stake | stawka |
to take sb's word for it | wierzyć, że to co ktoś mówi jest prawdą |
a show-off | popisy |
hostage | zakładnik |
phenomenon/phenomena | fenomen/y (zjawisko/a) |
aisle | alejka/przejście |
thrill | excitement |
rib | żebro |
disgrace | hańba |
fraud | oszust |
blackmail | szantaż |
compassion | współczucie |
fugitive | uciekinier |
angle | kąt |
post-mortem | sekcja zwłok |
incentive | bodziec/zachęta |
trauma | uraz |
thorough | detailed |
compromising | causing damage to one's reputation |
overwhelming | very great or very large |
distinctive | charakterystyczny/wyróżniający się |
ample | enough |
well-off | zamożny |
trustworthy | a reliable person |
anonymous | anonimowy |
elaborate | skomplikowany |
hilarious | very funny |
relevant | związany z tematem |
literally | used to stress that the statement or description is true |
outnumbered | smaller in number than sth else |
idle | leniwy/bezrobotny |
observant | spostrzegawczy |
hideous | very ugly and disgusting |
late | not now living |
illustrious | famous |
classified | kept secret from all but a few people in the government |
cooped-up | gnieździć się |
atrocious | very bad |
to misbehave | to behave badly |
to bump into sb | meet sb by chance |
mille around | to walk around in a general area without any purpose |
impede | utrudniać |
to put down an animal | to kill an animal because it is injured or sick |
to be up to sb | the one who is responsible for making a chice or decision |
to treat sb to sth | zafundować coś komuś |
to chip in | złożyć się |
to frequent | to visit or go to a place often |
to smudge | popbamić/wybrudzić |
to fall for sth | nabrać się |
to extract | to get sth by force or threat |
to crave sth | pragnąć czegoś |
to repel | to cause sb to feel disgust |
to lurk | czaić się/kryć się |
to snivel | to cry slightly - it doesn't make people feel symphaty for you |
to refine sth | to improve sth by making small changes |
to show-off | popisywać się |
to loathe | to hate sb/sth |
to go on about sth | to continue talking |
to punctured | przedziurawić |
to account for | to explain |
to beheaded | to cut off sb's head |
to be after sb/sth | trying to catch sb/sth |
to get carried away | dać się ponieść nerwom |
to comply with | to do what you have beed asked or ordered |
to thrive | to grow and develope successfully |
to punch | uderzenie pięścią |
to swing-swang-swang | to do or manage sth successfully |
to extort | wymusić |
to fracture | to cause a crack or break in sth hard |
to be up to sth | to be doing sth (often bad or illegal) |
to wander around | to walk around slowly in a relaxed way |
to take sb in | to trick sb |
to mop up | wycierać |
to economise on sth | oszczędzać na czymś |
to make for sth | to cause sth to happen or to be more likely |
to despise sb/sth | pogardzać kimś/czymś |
to acquire | to gain |
to come to light | become known |
to drive up the wall | make sb irritated, angry or crazy |
on the advice of sb | following sb's suggestion |
to be in sb's good books | to be treated very nicely by someone |
in a nutshell | using as few words as possible |
to keep a low profile | to avoid attracting attention to yourself |
to keep sth in the dark | not to give sb all the inf about sth |
to jump to conclusion | arrive at conclusion |
to cross sb's mind | when you think of sth, it........ |
to take the credit for sth | to be praised for sth you've done |
to blow your nose | dmuchać nos |
to do wonders | to help or improve sth greatly |
to come in handy | to be useful for a particulat purpose |