to be bound to happen	to be certain to happen
to be certain to happen	sth will very probably happen
to be in with a chance of +ing sth	there is a good possibility that
to blow your chances	to ruin your chances
to grab an opportunity/chance	to quickly accept a good opportunity
sth will in all probability happen	sth will very probably happen
it is doubtful that sth will happen	sth probably won't happen
it was purely by chance that	it was complete chance thst sth happened
to jump at the chance/opportunity	to quickly accept a good opportunity
to do sth on the off-chance	do sth hoping it will suceed although you think it is unlikely
to pass up a chance/opportunity	to say no to a good opportunity
not to stand a chance	to have no possibility
the chances are that sth will happen	sth will probably happen
the chances of sth happening are very remote	there is very little possibility that sth will happen
the odds are against sth happening	sth probably won't happen
there's a slim/remote/little chance that sth will happen	there is not much possibility of sth happening
there's every indication that sth will happen	all the signs show that sth will very probably happen
there's every likehood of sth happening	sth will very probably happen
a blind corner	a corner around which you cannot see
a collision	a crash in which two moving vehicles hit each other
the crash barrier	strong low fence built along the side of a road or between two halves of a motorway to prevent accid
to dent a car	to damage the metal of a car
to do ... kph	to drive at ... kph
to draw up	to stop a vehicle
to be on full beam	when your lights are raised that you can see more
to get out of a car	to leave a car
a hairpin bend	serpentyny
heavy traffic	lots of traffic
to hit/slam on the brakes	to brake quickly and suddenly
to jump a red light	to pass through a traffic light that is red
a lane	pas ruchu
the lights changed	the traffic lights turned red or green
to mount the pavement	to go up on a pavement while driving
to overtake	to pass a car which is in front of you
to pull away	to start driving having previously stopped
to pull into somewhere	to leave the road in order to stop somewhere
to pull out	to join the traffic having previously stopped
to pull sb over	to stop at the side of the road
to pull up	to stop in a vehicle
to put a car into reverse	to change into reverse gear so that you can move backwards
to skid	to slide on the road
to speed	to go faster than the speed limit
to stall	when engine of the car stops suddenly
to swerve to avoid sth	to suddenly move one's car sideways so as to avoid sth in the road
to tow	cholować
to tow sth away	odcholować
a windscreen	the front window of a car
to write a car off	skasować auto
to abhor	gardzić
to asses	to make a judgement about sth
to bluff	to pretend to do sth that you know you will not do
to boost	to cause to increase/improve/be more successful
to condone	to accept that sth is morally rught
to crave	to really want
to deem	to consider
to dispel	to stop people believing rumors
to disperse	to spread over a wide area
to dwindle	to become less and less
to exacerbate	to make a bad situation worse
to feign	symulować; to pretend to have a particular disease or illness
to tend for yourself	to look after yourself without having to depend on other people
to flaunt	obnosić się; to show your wealth/beauty/succes in a very obvious way
to flout	to deliberately and openly ignore law/rules/regulations
to glean	to find out informations in small amounts and with difficulty
to jeopardise	to risk loosing or ruining sth that is very important or very valuable
to linger	zwlekać; to stay at a place for some time, not wanting to leave
to lurch	to move forward suddenly and violently
to mislead	to make sb believe sth that is not true
to vow	to promiseyourself or sb else
to waft	roznosić się (zapach); to pass through the air
a broad accent	a very strong regional accent
a broad grin	a very big smile
a close friend	a good friend
a close shave	sb very nearly had an accident
to take a close look at sth	to examine sth very closely
to be thrown in atthe deep end	to be given a very difficult job
to be in deep trouble	to be in a lot of trouble
a deep voice	a very low-sounding voice
at full blast	at maximum volume
full responsibility	all the blame for sth bad that has happened
a party is in full swing	the party has reached its highest level or activity
to be in sb's good books	sb is pleased with you
it's a good job that	it's fortunate that
i've a good mind to do sth	used to introduce a threat that one will not carry out, but it shows that one is annoyed
a heavy cold	a very bad cold
heavy traffic	lots of traffic
a heavy week	a very busy and tiring week
to have high hopes of sth happening	to think that there is a good chancethat sth you have been working hard to achieve will happen
it's high time	you really should
high unemployment	a high percentage of the population do not have a job
as a last resort	if nothing else works
the last straw	the final bad thing that happens to you - coming after a number of other bad things
to be the last word in	to be the latest, newest, the best
loose change	coins
to be at a loose end	to have nothing to do
to tie up loose ends	to complete sth that is almost finished
a mixed blessing	sth that happened to you is in some way good but in other bad
to have mixed feelings about sth	part of you thinks sth is good and part thinks it's bad
the small hours	after midnight and in the very early morning
a tight match	a match in which both players/teams are equally good
a tight squeeze	only just enough space for people/things to fit in a particular place
to disapprove of sth/sb	to dislike/ not approve sth/sb
to dissuade sb from doing sth	to persuade sb no to do sth
to be disqualified from sth	to be prevented from taking any further part in sth, because you havr broken a rule
to have an effect on sb/sth	to affect or influence sb/sth
to elaborate on sth	to explain sth in more detail
to embark on a journey	to start a long journey
to endeavour to do sth	to try to do sth
to excel at sth	to be very good at sth
an extract from sth	a short passage taken from a book/film/piece of music
an expert in/on	sb who knows a great deal about sth
to be familiar with sth	to know sthor understand it well
to fish for compliments	to say/do sth so that sb pays you a compliment
to have a flair for sth	to have a natural ability to do sth well
a flaw in sth	an imperfection or weakness, especially in an argument
fluctuations in sth	sudden changes in sth
to be fraught with	if a situation is fraught with problems or danger it involves a lot of them
to be glued to the television	oczywiste co znaczy :P
to haggle over the price of sth	targować się
to be hopeless at sth	to be very bad at sth
to be identical to sth/sb	oczywiste
to have an impact on sb/sth	to have a big effect on sb/sth
to be impressed by/with sth	to think that sth is exceptionally good and to admire and respect it as a result
to have/be a good/bad influence on sb/sth	to have a positive/negative effect on sb/sth
information on/about	information regarding
to ingratiate yoursefl with sb	to try and make sb like you
to be intend on doing sth	to be determined to do sth
to invest in sth	to give or lend money for a useful or profitable purpose
judging by sth	based on what I can see/hear this is my opinion
to be justified in doing sth	to have a good reason for doing something
to account for	to cause/explain
to act for sb	to represent sb in a legal or financial matter
to act up	to behave badly/malfunction
to answer sb back	pyskować; to reply in a rude way to sb in authority
to answer for	to be punished for
to bank on sb/sth	to rely/depend on
to barge in	to enter somewhere without knocking
to be barking up the wrong tree	to wrongly accuse another person of sth
to block sth off	to completely close the road/exit/path so that nothing can move along it
to bottle sth up	to keep strong emotions and feelings inside you without expressing them
to branch out (into)	do sth different from your normal activities or work
to brush up on sth	to practise and study a skill that you were very good in the past so that you are good at it again
to bump into sb	to meet sb by chance
to carry sth out	if you carry sth out you do it or act according to it
to catch on	to become popular or fashionable
to catch up (with sb/sth)	to reach sb that is ahead of you
to churn sth out	to produce sth in great quantities
to clamp down on sb/sth	to take firm official action to stop sb/sth
to conjure up (images of)	to bring (a picture or image) to mind
to be cooped up (in a place)	to be in a place which is too small so that you feel uncomfortable and you want to get out
to crop up (at work)	to happen/appear suddenly and unexpectedly