| 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 |