set fire to sth	make sth start burning
catch fire	start to burn
the fire broke out	the fire started
to be on fire	to be burning
the fire spread	the fire moved and covered a larger area
burst into flames	suddenly begin burning strongly
go up in flames	be destroyed by fire
the fire/flames died down	the fire/flames became weak
put out the fire	(phrasal) stop the fire burning
extinguish the fire	(fml.) stop the fire burning
forest fires	fires that occur in forests during hot summer months
light a fire	start a fire for a purpose (e.g. in a fireplace or garden)
the fire went out	the fire stopped burning
the lights went out	światła zgasły
put the cigarette out	zgaś papierosa
A fight broke out	wybuchła walka
burst into tears	wybuchnąć płaczem
the disease spread easily	choroba łatwo się rozprzestrzeniła
the noise died down	the noise became weak
the fire brigade	brygada strażacka
timber	drewniany (np. dach)
considerable/extensive/widespread damage	a lot of damage
take measures	zrobić pomiary
torrential rain	very heavy rain
gale-force winds	very strong winds
considerable/great difficulty	a lot of difficulty
strong accent	a very noticeable accent
slight accent	opp. strong accent
great honour	an action or occasion that creates a feeling of pride
real/ special/ concerted effort	a big effort
main / principal concern	biggest worry
growing concern	an increasing concern
familiar face	a person who you recognize and know
brief summary	a short statement giving the main points of sth
classic/ perfect example	a very typical example of sth
srtong/fierce/widespread criticism over sth	a lot of disapproval from others (+ prepos.)
utter/total chaos	a state of complete confusion
have a narrow escape	uciec w ostatniej chwili
real eyesore	a building or object that is very unpleasant to look at
eyecandy	opp. of real eyesore
take offence at sth	show you are angry or upset about sth. or feeling insulted by it
make it clear that	say sth to make sb understand a situation
do no such thing	refuse to do the thing you have been asked to do
reach an agreement	successfully arrive at an agreement
reach a conclusion/ compromise/ verdict	dość do wniosku, kompromisu, wyroku
face a prospect of/that	recognize the possibility that sth may happen
settle a dispute/ argument	end an argument between people
hold sb responsible for sth	think that sb should be blamed for sth
take the blame for sth	accept responsibility for sth
reach the point where/ when	arrive at a time or stage at which sth happens
back down	stop asking for sth, or stop saying you will do sth
entirely different	całkowicie różny
entirely responsible	całkowicie odpowiedzialny
agree entirely	całkowicie się zgadzać
not entirely sure	nie do końca pewny
not entirely happy	nie do końca szczęśliwy
not entirely satisfied	nie do końca usatysfakcjonowany
relinquish	give up (e.g. the desire)
take the lead	objąć prowadzenie
well-being	dobro
to be skilled at	mieć jakąś umiejętność
falter	wahać się, słabnąć
anticipate	przewidywać, oczekiwać
fleeting	chwilowy, przelotny
snap into action	wziąć się do roboty/ dojść do głosu
leaky	cieknący, nieszczelny
overestimate	think something is bigger or better than it really is
payoff	reward
on	to be based ... (prep)
at	to be skilled ... (prep)
between	an obstacle ... people (prep)
against	defend ... (prep)
to	It may lead ... the results (prep)
to	It makes little difference ... our future happiness (prep)
to	adapt ... (prep)
do / get - together	a friendly informal meeting or party
a (good) laugh	an enjoyable experience
a (bit of a) drag	a boring or annoying occasion or situation
lousy	bad, unpleasant, or of poor quality (film, weather etc.)
quid	a pound (sing and pl)
rip-off	a thing that is not worth what you pay for it
rip sb off	zdzierać z kogoś
tight - fisted / tight / stingy	not generous with money
vile / disgusting	very bad or unpleasant (e.g. smell)
bloke / guy	a man
a (real) pain / a pin in the neck	an annoying person or situation
moan (about sth)	complain (about sth) in a way that annoys people
loo	a toilet
pinch/ nick sth	steal sth