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 |