| zdystansowany | aloof |
| podstępny, przebiegły | devious |
| skromny | self-effacing |
| gościnny | hospitable |
| attentive to detail | meticulous |
| ujmujący | endearing |
| podląganie sąsiadów zza firanek | curtain twitching |
| kulturalny (odchamiony) | cultured |
| to have an obsession ... | with |
| to have a reluctance ... | to |
| to have a passion ... | for |
| to be proud ... | of |
| to be great ... | at |
| to have a love ... | of |
| to have an ability ... | to |
| features | traits |
| stać w kolejce | to queue |
| okazja (promocja) | a bargain |
| zacisnąć zęby | to keep a stiff upper lip |
| agresja kierowców | road rage |
| schludny | neat |
| na przekór innym | against all odds |
| obwód | circumference |
| to get bigger than | to outgrow |
| wymiar, rozmiar | dimension |
| on both sides of | straddling |
| shared undertakings | joined ventures |
| to provide financial support for | to sponsor |
| smash together | collide with eachother |
| working groups of people in the same profession | peer committees |
| spostrzegawczy | observant |
| elokwentny | articulate |
| przekonujący | persuasive |
| immunitet dyplomatyczny | diplomatic immunity |
| delegacja zagraniczna | overseas posting |
| spotkanie na szczycie | summit meeting |
| konflikt międzynarodowy | international conflict |
| świadomość kulturowa | cultural awareness |
| ciśnienie krwi | blood pressure |
| ból klatki piersiowej | chest pain |
| wirus grypy | flu virus |
| atak serca | heart attack |
| operacja na sercu | heart surgery |
| wysokie spożycie soli | high salt intake/consumption |
| system odpornościowy | immune system |
| śmiertelność noworodków | infant mortality |
| przeciętna długość życia | life expectancy |
| oddział położniczy | maternity ward |
| przedwczesne starzenie się | premature ageing |
| solarium | tanning salon |
| słynąć z czegoś | to be renowned for sth |
| wydatki na służbę zdrowia | healthcare expenditure |
| a continuous or regular flow | steady stream |
| smooth mixture | blend |
| a philosophy or set of guiding principles | ethos |
| have the right to | to be entitled to |
| financially poor | impoverished |
| equal or similar to | on a par with |
| designed for | geared towards |
| a paradise or place of perfection | utopia |
| powołanie | vocation |
| przeciwstawny | antagonised |
| rozczarowany | disillusioned |
| "dezorientujący" | disorientating |
| być uszczęśliwionym czymś | to be elated at/by sth |
| irytujący | exasperating |
| przyjemny, rozkoszny | exhilarating |
| dodający sił, orzeźwiający | invigorating |
| odmłodzony, ożywiony | rejuvenated |
| trying to get rid of | fighting off |
| złapać, zachorować na grypę (not I) | to go down with a flu |
| złapać, zachorować na grypę (not I) | to come down with a flu |
| get better, recover from it | to get over it |
| wyjść z ciężkiej choroby | to recover from |
| cierpieć na | to suffer from |
| umrzeć na raka | to die of/from cancer |
| opieka zdrowotna | healthcare |
| ubezpieczeni społeczne | national insurance |
| państwowa służba zdrowia | National Heath Service |
| lekarz rodzinny, internista | a family doctor, GP |
| gabinet lekarski | a surgery |
| opłata za receptę | prescription charge |
| to choose private healthcare | to go private |
| cukrzyca | diabetes |
| zapalenie oskrzeli | bronchitis |
| choroba serca | heart disease |
| rak skóry/płuc/piersi | skin/lung/breast cancer |
| gruźlica | tuberculosis |
| an intestinal disease that can be caused by bad drinking water | cholera |
| wirusowe zapalenie wątroby | hepatitis |
| dur brzuszny | typhoid |
| ból gardła | sore throat |
| transfuzja | transfusion |
| kiepsko się czuć | to feel poorly |
| źle się czuć | to feel a bit under the weather |
| czuć się lepiej | to be on the mend |
| wrócić do zdrowia | to be on one's feet again |
| mieć najgorsze za sobą | to be over the worst |
| być obolałym | to have(?) usual aches and pains |
| małe okaleczenia | cuts and bruises |
| sudden, burning pain | stinging |
| my head is ... (beating with pain) | throbbing |
| pain and difficulty in moving your neck around | a stiff neck |
| a feeling that you are spinning round and can't balance | dizzy |
| with a high temprature | feverish |
| feeling that you want to vomit | nauseous |
| shaking | trembling |
| blocked | bunged up |
| mieć złe samopoczucie | to feel off-colour |
| być niedysponowanym, nie w sosie | to feel out of sorts |
| kręgarstwo | chiropractic |
| zwolnienie lekarskie | sick note |
| dawka | dosage |
| wcierać | to rub into |
| oddawać krew | to donate blood |
| soczewki | contact lenses |
| plomba | a filling |
| krzepnąć | to clot |
| odwodnienie | dyhydration |
| wrzód | ulcer |
| skutki uboczne | side effects |
| excrement, pooh | stool |
| rokowanie | prognosis |
| kulejący, podupadający | ailing |
| sięgać zenitu | to reach fever pitch |
| zgorzkniały, sceptyczny | jaundiced |
| be permanently affected by a negative experience | to carry the scars of/ to be scarred by |
| seria | a rash of |
| fatty substance found in the body tissue and blood of all animals | choresterol |
| unwanted substance that forms on the surface of the arteries | plaque |
| jadalne organy | offal |
| got rid of from the body | excreted |
| substance in food that travels through the body as waste, helping digestion | fibre |
| something (or someone) that helps protect from harm | a buffer |
| tubes that carry food from stomach | guts |
| affecting the heart and blood circulation | cardiovascular |
| cukrzyk, glukoza, insulina | diabetic, glucose, insulin |
| 454 grams | pound |
| hormone that makes you feel happier | mood enhancer |
| strzelić sobie samobója | to score an own goal |
| to change rules | to move goalposts |
| fair situation | a level playing field |
| seriously considered | in the running |
| level with each other and equally likely to win | neck and neck |
| not to talk directly about | to skate around |
| to pass very easily | to sail through |
| made from artificial substances | synthetic |
| good for you, physically or morally | wholesome |
| containing all natural substances in the grain with nothing removed | wholemeal |
| z wolnego chowu - relating to farm animals that are not kept in cages | free-range |
| ways of getting round regulations | loopholes |
| things produced from | derivatives |
| recepta na | recipe for |
| all the necessary characteristics | all the ingredients |
| to make less dominant | to dilute |
| to worry or suffer especially about sth you think is his fault | to stew |
| to ask a lot of questions | to grill sb |
| unrealistic or not thought through properly | half-baked |
| to make more lively | to spice up |
| unpleasant, morally offensive | unsavoury |
| went wrong | turned sour |
| exciting and interesting | juicy |
| wciśnięty pomiędzy | sandwiched between |
| zwracać się do kogoś | to refer to sb as |
| głos | a vote |
| wybory | election |
| badanie opinii publicznej | opinion poll |
| manifest wyborczy | election manifesto |
| kampania oszczerstw | a smear campaign |
| cieszyć sie złą sławą | to be notorious for sth |
| tactful when dealing with people | diplomatic |
| burmistrz | mayor |
| przeprowadzić ankietę | to conduct a survey |
| dzierżyć władzę | to wield the power |
| rada | council |
| panowanie | reign |
| władza | authorities |
| wniosek o wotum nieufności | motion of no confidence |
| officially allowed | licensed |
| controlled by law | restricted |
| obligatory | compulsory |
| banned | barred |
| done away with | abolished |
| to be obeyed | binding |
| necessary | required |
| allowed | permitted |
| your own decision | volutary |
| not allowed | illegal |
| a head of a formal meeting | chairman |
| monarcha, suweren | sovereign |
| zdrajca | traitor |
| łup, money stolen by thiefs | loot |
| infrastruktura sanitarna | sanitation |
| reducing the level of poverty | poverty alleviation |
| paying back money owned on loans | debt servicing |
| ubóstwo | penury |
| być bardzo biednym | to live on/beyond the breadline |
| biedny, ubogi | impoverished |
| pozbawiony środków do życia | distute |
| dziecko z ubogiej rodziny | a deprived child |
| mieć minimalną ilość pieniędzy na zycie | to live from hand to mouth |
| nie mieć dużo pieniędzy | money is tight |