blind corner	a corner around which you cannot see
collision	a crash in which two moving vehicles hit each other
crash barrier	strong low fence built along the side of a road or between two halves of a motorway to prevent acc.
dent a car	to damage the metal of a car
bumper	zderzak
bonnet	maska samochodu
to do...kph	to drive at...kph
draw up	to stop a vehicle
to be on full beam	to have your lights raised so that you can see more
get out of	to leave a car, taxi, van, lorry
to get off	to leave a plane, train, bike
to get in/into	wsiąść do auta
to get on	wsiąść do innych niż auto środków transportu
hairpin bend	sharp bend in road, where road turns back in opposite direction
heavy traffic	lots of traffic
hit/slam on the brakes	to brake quickly and suddenly
jump a red light	to pass through a traffic light that is red
lane	larger, wide roads are divided into ...s
the lights changed	the traffic lights turned red or green
mount the pavement	to go up on the pavament while driving
overtake	wyprzedzić
pull away	to start driving, having previously stopped (tr.lights) or having previously been parked
pull into somewhere	to leave the road in order to stop somewhere
pull in	to move to the side of the road in order to let another vehicle pass
pull out	join the traffic, having previously stopped
pull (sb) over	to stop at the side of the road
pull up	to stop a vehicle
put a car into reverse	to change into reverse gear so that you can move backwards
skid	to slide on the road
speed	to go faster than the speed limit
stall	when the engine of the car stops suddenly
swerve to avoid sth	to suddenly move one's car sideways so as to avoid sth on the road
tow	if one vehicle ...s another, it pulls that vehicle behind it, often by means of a rope or a chain
tow sth away	to remove a vehicle that has been illegally parked or that has been involved in an accident
windscreen	the front window of a car
write a car off	to damage a car so badly that repairing it would cost more than buying a new one
write-off	sth that has been written off
above all	especially, in particular
air fare	the money you pay for a ticket to fly on a plane
attentive	helpful and polite
boast	if a place (a hotel, a resort) ...s a particular facility, it has this facility
book in advance	to reserve a ticket etc. some time before you travel etc.
confiscate sth	to take sth away from sb as a punishment
consist of	to be made up of
crystal clear waters	transparent water
customs officer	an official who checks your bags when you go through customs
direct flight	not stopping anywhere en route
discerning	sb who has got good taste and enjoys expensive things
erupt	when a volcano explodes
five star hotel	a luxury hotel
get away from	escape from/leave behind
haggle over the price of sth	to argue with sb over the price of sth you want to buy
high/peak season	the time of the year when most people take their holidays
low season/off season	po sezonie
to be jet-lagged	to feel very tired and disorientated as a result of having flown somewhere
to be littered with sth	to have been made untidy and unpleasant by sth
local speciality	sth common and particularly good in a certain area
look onto	to have a view of
be off the beaten track	to be a long way away from the places that tourists usually visit
be on offer	to be available to buy or use/ to be sold at a reduced price
running water	water that comes from a tap
soak up the sun	to sunbathe
stopover	a short stay somewhere during a long plane journey/ usually overnight stay
stretch of beach	an area of beach
tariff	fml the price you pay for a room in a hotel
touch down	to land (for aircraft)
while away the/your time +ing	to spend time in a pleasant way doing sth that does not require too much physical activity
arduous journey	a journey which is difficult, tiring, needing a lot of effort
break the journey	stop for a short time
put sb on standby	make sb wait to see if a seat became available
intrepid explorer	a brave, with no fear of dangerous situations explorer
boost the spirit of sb	make sb feel more cheerful
sb's spirit is high	sb is in a positive mood
keep your eyes peeled	infml keep your eyes open
your budget doesn't quite stretch to	you can't afford
traffic has been severely disrupted	traffic has been prevented from continuing as usual
traffic is being diverted	traffic is being made to take a different route
dense	very close together
die down	gradually become less
tail back	form a long queue
ease off	gradually become less II
valid driving licence	a driving licence which is currently in use or acceptable
grind the gears	change gear roughly and noisily
bear left	change direction slightly towards the left
heavy traffic	duże korki
side roads	boczne drogi
lengthy delays	duże opóźnienia
get stuck in traffic	utknąć w korku
junction	skrzyżowanie
traffic is building up	tworzy się korek
approach roads	drogi dojazdowe
take a driving test	podejść do egzaminu na prawo jazdy
change gear	zmienić bieg
get into reverse	cofać, jechać na wstecznym
flinch	wzdrygać się
automatic car	samochód z automatyczną skrzynią biegów
manual car	samochód z ręczną skrzynią biegów
current UK licence	valid (in the UK) driving licence
right-hand-drive car	samochód z kierownicą po prawej stronie
keep to the left	trzymać się lewej strony
move sideways	poruszać się w bok, bokiem
be hailed as	być okrzykniętym
steerable	sterowany
handlebars	kierownica roweru
oncoming	zbliżający się
kay advantage	główna zaleta
manoeuvrable	sterowny, zwrotny
tremendous	wspaniały
thirst for adventure	głód przygód
get itchy feet	nie móc usiedzieć w miejscu
contain one's excitement	pohamować podekscytowanie
do it all in one go	pokonać podróż bez postojów
have a bit of a rest	odpocząć chwilę
do the sights	oglądnąć widoki
get a flight	polecieć
lo-cost airline	tanie linie lotnicze
to be full	nie mieć miejsca
get a seat	dostać miejsce (np. w samolocie)
trekking	wędrówka
unexplored wilderness	niezbadane dzikie obszary
sense of adventure	poczucie przygody
get hopelessly lost	zgubić się
send out a search party	wysłać ekipę poszukiwawczą
sunny spell	okres słonecznej pogody
severe weather conditions	surowe warunki pogodowe
base camp manager	kierownik głównego obozu
sheer epic grandeur	naprawdę epicka wspaniałość -,-
have special charm	mieć w sobie urok
compartment	przedział
dull rumble	nudne dudnienie
lull sb to sleep	ukołysać kogoś do snu
first leg of the journey	the first segment of a journey; the first flight of a multiflight trip
indication	oznaka
to be desperate for a job	baaaaardzo chcieć dostać pracę
telesales	selling or marketing goods and services by phone (shorter)
telemarketing	selling or marketing goods and services by phone (longer)
cold-calling	phoning people who have not requested a call in order to try to sell them something
hard sell	attempt to sell something by being very forceful
dubious	szemrany, nepewny
inertia selling	when a company behaves as if you agreed to buy something because you did not actually refuse it
confusion marketing	selling products ina package ina way that makes it very difficult to work out which comp.is cheapest
a loss leader	the item being sold very cheaply (in order to attract clients)
niche market	a specialized, small group of customers with particular interests
brand loyalty	kupowanie ciągle w tej samej firmie
shop around	try different companies and shops to see which offers best value
buy something on approval	when you have the right to return something if it is not satisfactory
have first refusal on sth	when you are promised to be asked if they'd like to buy sth FIRST (before the others)
come/go under the hammer	when sth is sold at an auction
bid	stawka (na aukcji)
highest bidder	ktoś, kto zaproponował najwyższą stawkę
lucrative	producing a lot of money
red tape	bureaucracy (negative)
merge	join together to form one new company
takeover	przejęcie władzy
reach a compromise	come to an agreement
hammer out deal	talk seriously and in detail until a business agreement is made
swallowed up	taken over by a larger company (slightly negative)
hassle	kłopot
entrepreneurship	involvement in business and taking financial risks
capital assets	buildings and machines owned by a company
put in/submit a tender	to supply a written offer to do a job for an agreed price
win a tender	to be given a job after submitting a tender
meet/miss a deadline	to supply/fail to supply something by the agreed time
penalty clause	part of a contract specifying what will happen if an agreement is broken
outstanding account	an account that has not yet been paid
to default on a payment	to fail to pay something that had been agreed
acknowledge receipt	to inform the sender when something is received
ship an order	to send out goods that have been ordered
shipment	sth that is sent (and was ordered previously by sb)
expire	to end (of something that was agreed for a fixed period)
expiry	the end of something that was agreed for a fixed period
communicate	a verb which suggests that listeners understand what the speaker is trying to convey
low morale	low amount of confidence felt by a person or group
character flaws	character weaknesses
teamwork	working together for a common purpose
square deal	dobry interes
endeavor	starać się
conduct business	prowadzić biznes
amass a fortune	zgromadzić fortunę
survival of the fittest	dobór naturalny
fragrance	zapach
chief executive	dyrektor naczelny
award for achievement	nagroda za osiągnięcia
personal gesture towards	osobisty gest w kierunku...
accountant	księgowy
human factor	czynnik ludzki