aberration | odstępstwo od normy | |
laugh at sbs expense | bawić się czyimś kosztem | |
put sth down to sth | przypisywać coś czemuś | |
ditch | =leave, dump | |
revel | =enjoy | |
slushy | ckliwy | |
romantic displace | pokazywanie swojej romantyczności | |
tie the knot | get married | |
cast one's net somewhere else | look around for sb else | |
rub along | =get on well | |
like a bolt from the blue | jak grom z jasnego nieba | |
whip up | wzbudzać | |
fleeting glimpse | przemijające, nietrwałe mignięcie | |
have time on one's hands | mieć dużo czasu | |
have a streak OF theatricality | mieć skłonność do "wymyślania" | |
call the tune | be in charge, rządzić | |
fend off | avoid | |
keep up the pretence | zachowywać pozory | |
blurt sth out | wygadać, wyjawić | |
carry a torch for sb | have eyes for sb, be in love | |
roll up your sleeves | zakasać rękawy | |
be at death's door | być u progu śmierci | |
give sb a cold shoulder | don't pay attention, be unfriendly, ignore | |
prospective wife, husband | przyszły (mąż, żona) | |
get a grip | wziąć się w garść | |
has your hands tied | mieć związane ręce | |
lose its grip on sb | stracić nad kimś kontrolę | |
have sth up your sleeve | mieć coś w zanadrzu | |
clutch at straws | chwytać się brzytwy | |
grasp the nettle | deal with a difficult situation | |
get to grips | pojąć, begin to deal with | |
play right into sbs hands | do exactly what sb expects | |
up for grabs | do wzięcia | |
contrived | difficult to believe, artificial | |
template | szablon | |
pump | pompa | |
tweezers | pęseta | |
valve | zawór | |
the final nail in the coffin | ostatni gwóźdź do trumny | |
call a spade a spade | speak directly | |
go down the tubes | to fail, schodzić na psy | |
a weak link in the chain | person you can't trust, rely on, najsłabsze ogniwo | |
blow a fuse | lose temper, zagotować się ze złości | |
with no strings attached | with no special conditions | |
get your wires crossed | misunderstand each other | |
shoot your bolt | lose energy, wypalić się | |
get into gear | get down to work | |
twist/turn the knife | deliberately make sb feel even worse | |
jostle sb | szturchnąć kogoś | |
intricate | having a lot of small parts - zawiły, skomplikowany | |
ingenious | pomysłoy | |
garbled | zniekształcony | |
simple-minded | sb who has a basic knowledge | |
i beg to differ | i would like to disagree | |
bicker about | czepiać się i kłócić o głupoty | |
cheat ON sb | oszukiwać kogoś | |
be besotted=infatuated=smitten (with) | być w kimś zakochany (3) | |
be blotted out | być zasłoniętym | |
hook sb up to a drip | podłączyć kogoś do kroplówki | |
convoluted | very twisted | |
scratch team | accidental, randomly chosen group | |
seize | chwytać, przejąć, wyrwać | |
seize an opportunity/on this last point to | use, take advantage, wykorzystać okazję | |
attention/concentration span | czas trwania uwagi/koncentracji | |
sift | przesiewać | |
instill | wpajać, zaszczepiać | |
adept at/in sth | =skilled at sth | |
bottle up, choke back | dusić w sobie | |
tease out | dowiedzieć się, wyciągnąć informacje | |
tone down | złagodzić | |
suffocating | duszący | |
laborous | żmudny | |
mendacious | zakłamany | |
detestable | very bad, dreadful | |
tenacious | uporczywy, wytrwały | |
conform to society | dostosowywać się do społeczeństwa | |
further your career | rozwijać swoją karierę | |
cohesion | spoistość | |
reap favours from | oczekiwać w zamian korzyści, zbierać żniwo | |
biased | stronniczy, uprzedzony | |
accentuated | stressed | |
supress | stłumić | |
take out life insurance | =to buy life insurance | |
be backed by | =be supported | |
set the ball rolling | =start an action | |
in the vanguard of | at the forefront | |
a double-edged sword | with both advantages and disadvantages | |
the lay person | sb without a scientific background | |
for its own sake | because of that and for no other reason | |
the tip of the iceberg | wierzchołek góry lodowej | |
the greater good | good of the society | |
subject to enough regulations | poddane przepisom | |
it's on the tip of my tongue | mam to na końcu języka | |
to turn somersaults | robić koziołki, salta | |
set the tone | establish an atmosphere - nadawać czemuś ton | |
compression of morbidity | zmniejszenie chorobliwości | |
years of decrepitude | lata zniedołężenia | |
flout = discount = sweep aside | lekceważyć (3) | |
paddle | wiosła, walk in the shallow water, brodzić | |
palpable | easily noticed, evident | |
vicarious pleasure | przyjemność odczuwalna pośrednio | |
ghastliness | okropność, upiorność, dreadfulness | |
anticipated sense of achievement | oczekiwane uczucie satysfakcji | |
facet | aspekt | |
loathsome | extremely unpleasant - wstrętny | |
patent remedies | leki bez recepty | |
affront | offend sb | |
uncharitable view | unkind, unfair view | |
embark on | take up sth challenging - rozpoczynać coś | |
prime suspect | główny podejrzany | |
innate desire | a strong wish that you have when you are born - wrodzona | |
live in clover | have enaugh money to live comfortably | |
live it up | have a good time :) | |
live sth down | To overcome or reduce the shame of (a misdeed, for example) over a period of time | |
live by your wits | earn money by clever and dishonest means | |
live up to your expectation | everything you want | |
learn to live with | get used to sth | |
put forward | suggest - wysuwać, zgłaszać | |
prerequisite | something that must exist or happen before something else can happen or be done | |
yank | pull sth forcefully | |
harangue | lecture, speak in a forcefull way to convince sb | |
resolve to | decide to | |
swear | promise | |
seethe | be angry - kipieć ze złości | |
unearth | find, discover | |
crave | want | |
loathe | not like, hate | |
scrounge | borrow, get sht by asking | |
short of (doing) something | without sth, unless it happens | |
conmen, to con | cheater, cheat in order to get money | |
by word of mouth | orallly | |
lie face downwards | leżeć przewróconym do góry nogami - lie on stomach | |
set foot on | to land | |
have a heart to heart | have sincere conversation | |
walk hand in hand | iść za rękę | |
stroll arm in arm | iść z kimś w ramię | |
be nose to tail | stand one after another - zderzak w zderzak - bumper to bumper | |
come face to face | meet sb unexpectedly | |
live from hand to mouth | to spend all the money you earn on basic needs | |
be made by hand | zrobione własnoręcznie | |
fight tooth and nail | fight in a very determined way | |
not see eye to eye | disagree | |
day-to-day ailments | dolegliwości życia codziennego | |
perils | dangers | |
prey on | polowac na | |
invalid | outdated/ person who need a care because of illness | |
additives | substances added to food | |
preservatives | substances to make food live longer | |
artificial flavours | polepszacze smaku | |
washing powder | proszek do prania | |
raising agent = baking powder | proszek do pieczenia (2) | |
yolk | żółtko | |
yeast | drożdże | |
white | białko | |
wydajność | efficiency | |
swanky | szpanerski, szykowny | |
posh | elegancki, dystyngowany | |
be out of one's depth | przerastac kogoś (zadanie do wykonania) | |
acquit oneself well/badly | dobrze/źle się spisywać | |
engage in | angażować się w | |
repartee | błyskotliwy dialog | |
draw to a close | zbliżać się do końca | |
proffer cigarette | podawać, proponować papierosa (w wyciągniętej ręce, oferować) | |
recall | przypominać sobie, przywoływać z pamięci | |
pass | podawać (dalej) | |
branch out into sth | to start to do something different from what you usually do, especially in your job | |
attire | ubranie (F), strój, odzienie | |
be on a first-name basis | mówić sobie na ty | |
etiquette guidelines | wytyczne dotyczące etykiety | |
dismiss sb/sth as sb/sth | uznawać kogoś/coś za kogoś/coś | |
irrelevant | nieistotny, nie na temat | |
social savvy | zmysł towarzyski, ogłada | |
be put forward for the extras/promotion | zostać zgłoszonym do jakichś dodatków/awansu | |
fundamentals | podstawy | |
landfill = dump = rubbish tip | wysypisko śmieci (3) | |
swamp | zalany wodą (?) bagno, mokradło | |
sustainable agriculture | rolnictwo przyjazne dla środowiska | |
amelioration | improvement | |
man | bloke | |
narrate | tell | |
frequented | went to | |
reckon | think | |
drinking | boozing | |
friends | mates | |
guy | fellow | |
photographs | snaps | |
advantages | pluses | |
terrible | lousy | |
prudent | careful | |
courage | guts | |
becoming | atractive | |
destitute | broke | |
slender | skinny | |
shout | yell | |
ravaged | destroyed | |
concerted action | wspólne działania | |
depreciate | tracić wartość | |
curtail | ograniczyć, zmniejszyć | |
confined, bounded | ograniczone (about area) | |
give way | ustąpić pierwszeństwa | |
poaching | hunting illegally | |
slaughter | kill cruelly | |
fenced enclosure | ogrodzony wybieg dla zwierząt | |
thrive | develop well | |
peevishly | drażliwie, marudnie | |
tentatively | niepewnie | |
satisfy the urge | zaspokoić pragnienie | |
pest (pesticide poisoning) | szkodnik | |
under your own steam | o własnych siłach | |
parasite (adj. parasitic) | pasożyt | |
smuggle | przemycać | |
reptile (adj. reptilian) | gad | |
landmass | a great area in one piece | |
warfare | działania wojenne | |
foregone conclusion | wiadomy z góry rezultat | |
battered | maltretowany | |
unbowed | niepokonany | |
over-run | zalany, zarojony od czegoś | |
interpid | nieustraszony | |
scope for sth | miejsce/warunki do rozwinięcia czegoś | |
grudge match | walka z obupólną nienawiścią | |
stowaway | unintentional hitchhiker | |
spunky =/= | spineless =/= | |
ardent hope | zagorzała nadzieja, intense | |
compliance | when you obey | |
impeccable =/= | flawed =/= | |
put a crimp in sb | have a negative effect | |
be reveled in | take delight in | |
lopsided | be not balanced, have one side smaller than thr other | |
dismay | worry | |
decision is not easily come by | get sth using effort | |
collateral | sth valuable that you give if you cannot pay a debt | |
dole out | divide between | |
disconcerting | confusing | |
obsolete | outdate | |
taciturn =/= | loquacious =/= | |
panicky =/= | unflappable =/= | |
modest =/= | brazen =/= | |
passionate =/= | apathrtic =/= | |
compassionate =/= | callous =/= | |
steadfast =/= | fickle =/= | |
treacherous =/= | trustworthy =/= | |
rebellious =/= | conventional =/= | |
clandestine | secret (adj) | |
turn a cheerful face | pretend to be happy | |
tended like orchids | treated delicately, over-protected | |
set great store BY sth | regarded as important, have positive expectations and hopes about sth | |
urban sprawl | moving into the suburbs so as the city become bigger | |
try your hands at | try sth | |
take exception to | make objections | |
strike it lucky with/by | suddenly have a good luck | |
interweave (pp interwoven) | alternate - przeplatać | |
marvel at sth | be amazed by | |
have a gut feeling | have an intuition | |
fiction | literatura piękna!!!!!!!!!!! | |
immersed | engrossed | |
put the book down | cannot stop reading | |
compelling | overpowering | |
assume | take for granted | |
supositions | conjectures | |
insights | perceptions | |
meticulous | painstaking | |
guts | bravery | |
by this token | in this way | |
plot concocted | conspiracy, an invented story | |
vegetable plot | a piece of land | |
interim | temporary | |
body of evidence/essay/book/building | main part of sth | |
posterity | potomność | |
patchy | existing or happening in some places and not others | |
overlap | częściowe pokrywanie się | |
take issue with | disagree | |
with a heavy heart | with the feeling of sorry | |
rude awakening | unpleasant awakening | |
rude instrument | basic, simple instrument | |
cause sth TO happen | doprowadzać do czegoś | |
buffer | elderly man | |
patriarch | old, respected man | |
chairman | a man in charge | |
neanderthal | burak, prostak | |
bounder | kanalia facet | |
lout (larger lout) | wyrostek | |
thug | oprych, kibol | |
vamp | atractive woman | |
old bag | stare pudło (o kobiecie) | |
bimbo | lalunia | |
dutchess | księżna | |
freshman | a student on the first year | |
geek | nerd | |
whizz kid | successful kid | |
charmer | czaruś - on i ona | |
gofer | posłaniec | |
ease | become less severe | |
predecessor | poprzednik | |
anticipate | imagine or expect that sth will happen | |
cease | stop happening | |
rectify, put sth right | correct sth (2) | |
fledgling | raczkujący, without experience | |
alternate | happening one after another regularly | |
stamina | physical or mental strength for doing sth for a long time | |
invariably | bez wyjątku | |
enduring (features) | lasting for a long time | |
INeffective | nieefektywny | |
handover | moving power or responsibility from one person to another | |
clarity | a quality of being expressed clearly | |
rubber stamp | sb that automatically gives approval to some decisions | |
debt relief | reduce the amount of money you owe | |
plummet | fall suddenly | |
legally liable for sth | legally responsible for sth | |
flagrant breaches of | blatant, obvious violation | |
query the claim | to question | |
plead ignorance | tłumaczyć się niewiedzą | |
uphold rights enshrined in | bronić praw gwarantowanych przez | |
a preserve of | ochrona czegoś | |
in limbo | to be suspended between two stages of development | |
faltering endeavour | weak attempt | |
loosening of the reins | a relaxing of the rules | |
soft sideshow | less important event | |
deal a blow to | causing someone great difficulties | |
within sb's remit | within the scope of activity | |
wield power | dzierżyć władzę | |
proliferation | sudden increase | |
raise the profile | make sb more well-known | |
to be propitious for sth | sprzyjać czemuś | |
infringe | break the law | |
enshrined in | confirmed, make a law official | |
promulgated by | spread announcement to the public | |
under the auspices of | with the protection,help. under the direction | |
accountability TO sb | be responsible for your actions | |
high profile | well-known | |
counterproductive | having the opposite effect that was intented | |
vested interest | your own profit | |
ultimate quickfix | easy solution | |
trail new drugs | test new drugs | |
be scientifically sound | be reasonable | |
lay/put sth on the line | take risk | |
spill the beans | tell the secret | |
set the record straight | tell the truth | |
would you raise any objections to | would you mind | |
submissive | uległy | |
on an equal footing with | na równi z kimś | |
make a rally | an increase on the stock exchange | |
a victory rally | large public meeting - wiec zwycięstwa | |
the best rally of the match (tennis) | set of hits between players - najlepsza wymiana piłek (tenis) | |
dip into sth | get to know - zagłębić się w czymś | |
get to grips | understand | |
drift of the conversation | kierunek rozmowy | |
drift of people to the towns | napływ ludzi do miasta | |
drift of snow | zaspa | |
quarter | side, accomodation - dzielnica, kwatera | |
at close quarters | within short distance | |
steep | stromy | |
bill | dziób | |
pass a bill | introduce a law | |
virulent, jaundiced | poisonous, zjadliwy (2) | |
nurture | foster, sustain, wychować, wspierać | |
be on cloud nine | być w siódmym niebie | |
rose-tinted spectacles | see only pleasant things, różowe okulary | |
tip the balance/ scales (in favour of) | przeważać szalę | |
a lotus-eating | plesure in doing nothing | |
put yourself on the line | risk sth | |
surge/flow/ooze/ripple/trickle of | fala, napływ (emocji) (5) | |
turn in | fall asleep | |
in my book | in my opinion | |
food for thought | pokarm dla duszy, sth that makes you reflect | |
transfixed | captivated, bewitched, hypnotysed | |
a glut of | nadmiar czegoś | |
ooze | sączyć się, emanować | |
ripple out | rozchodzić się falami | |
burn out (np fuse - bezpiecznik) | wypalić się | |
flare up/ ignite | wybuchnąć, rozgorzeć (pain, anger) | |
smoulder | tlić się | |
blow up at sb | naskakiwać na kogoś, wybuchnąć | |
rage about sth | wścieknąć się, szaleć (o burzy) | |
sweep | rozejść się po jakimś terenie (wiatr), przechodzić falami | |
dazzle | oślepiać, olśnić | |
light up | zabłysnąć, np eyes, face | |
shine | promienieć np ze szczęścia | |
sparkle | iskrzyć się np snow water | |
boil, simmer, stew | kipieć (np ze złości) | |
bubble | bulgotać tryskać (positive) | |
let sb stew in his own juice | leave sb to suffer | |
simmer down | calm down | |
make your blood boil | get on your nerves,idiom | |
cut your teeth on | get firs experience | |
step sideways | do lateral moves | |
run-of-the-mill | mediocre | |
keep your head down | play safe | |
undue power | nadmierna power | |
switch carrers | change profession | |
demonstrate track record | pokazywać swoje osiągnięcia zawodowe | |
get references | get recommendation | |
rapid response | immediate answer | |
life in the fast lane | życie na szybkich obrotach | |
quantum leap | huge step forward | |
the jury's still out | nic jeszcze nie jest przesądzone | |
snapped up | be immediately employed | |
progress up the rungs | be promoted | |
the slightest whiff of repetition | the slightest sign of repetition | |
a mixed blessing | sth that has two sides | |
mindset | way of thinking | |
quick bite | coś do przegryzienia | |
fast track (channel) | najkrótsza droga | |
end up in the slow line | zostać w tyle | |
make a quick exit | ulotnić się, leave quickly | |
blue chips | companies sure to be secure | |
golden hello | money that you get at the beginig of work | |
green shoots | first signs of improvement | |
red ink | financial debt | |
white goods | urządzenia agd | |
white knight | the rescuer, saver | |
creep in | to begin to happen | |
chilling | mrożący krew w żyłach | |
implausible | niewiarygodny, unconvincing | |
quirky | weird, strange | |
heavy-going | adj. difficult to make progress | |
lowly | second rate | |
bring home | make clear, aware of sth | |
water butt | barrel - beczka | |
imply | suggest sth without saying it directly, dawać do zrozumienia | |
hint at | napomknąć, robić aluzję | |
infer | wnioskować | |
be up to speed | know everything, ogarnięty | |
close shave | narrow escape | |
flying long haul | latać dalekie loty | |
loiter | go very slowly | |
come in handy | be useful | |
hands-free kit | zestaw głośnomówiący | |
bugbear | sth that irritates you | |
plead with sb to | beg | |
at prime time | the best time, albo w czasie gdy jest największy popyt | |
pull at sb's heartstrings | play on emotion | |
tummy | brzuszek :D | |
clear away | remove, wyczyścić dosłownie, albo swoje myśli | |
be on unemployment benefit/social security/ welfare (AM) / the dole | być na zasiłku | |
have second thoughts | change your mind | |
have the final say in | mieć ostatnie zdanie | |
be in two minds about | nie wiedzieć co wybrać, dylemat | |
dead and buried | zapomniany (idiom) | |
in the dead of winter | in the coldest part of winter (idiom) | |
take a hard line on | zająć twarde stanowisko | |
be grossed out by (AM) | be disgusted by | |
belittle | umniejszać, bagatelizować | |
introspective | spoglądający w głąb siebie | |
counsel | porada | |
traverse | cross, przechodzić | |
miss out on | tracić na czymś | |
be in tune with | być w zgodzie z czymś | |
be neck-deep in | być w czymś po szyję | |
opt out of | wycofać się (z fejsa np) | |
march to the beat of your own drummer | maszerowac do bicia własnego bębna | |
interface | be connected in a certain way | |
dwindle | maleć, gradually until almost nothing is left | |
revenue | income | |
surges | sudden increases | |
filing | connection of related data records | |
cutting-edge | przełomowy | |
forfeited | utracony | |
drill | ćwiczenie, wiertarka | |
corny | banalny | |
pertinent | trafny | |
skimp | skąpić na czymś co jest potrzebne | |
on the trot | one after another | |
frazzled | wycieńczony | |
balk at | wzdrygać się na coś | |
well-trodden route | wydeptana ścieżka | |
savvy | sprytny | |