| drawback | (n) disadvantage; bad point about sth / ujemna strona; wada |
| border | (n) line dividing two countries / granica |
| region | (n) particular part of a country / region |
| cope with | (v) to deal with; bear sth / radzić sobie z |
| sewage system | (n) network of underground pipes used to transport sewage / kanalizacja |
| homes | (n) ścieki |
| restore | (v) to bring sth back to its original use, position or condition / przywrócić |
| revival | (n) state of coming back into popularity / odrodzenie; ożywienie |
| beyond | (prep) further than; away from / za, poza |
| countless | (adj) numerous; innumerable / niezliczony |
| sustained | (adj) maintained or continued at the same pace or level / nieprzerwany; długotrwały |
| sustained development | nieprzerwany rozwój |
| growth | (n) increase; rise / wzrost |
| prosperity | (n) financial success; good fortune / powodzenie; sukces |
| boom | (n) large and rapid increase / dobra koniunktura, boom (np. gospodarczy) |
| oppose | (v) to be against sth; not be in favour of sth / sprzeciwiać się, oponować |
| capital | (n) the principal city in a country / stolica |
| bid for | (v) to name the amount of money that one is willing to pay for sth usu at an auction / złożyć ofe |
| prospects | (n) chances of success in the future / widoki, perspektywy (na przyszłość) |
| convention | (n) large formal meeting in order to discuss important topics / zjazd, konwencja |
| exclusive | (adj) of sth which is very expensive,usu selective and therefore only available to a few/ekskluzywny |
| expand | (v) to grow; make sth larger / rozrastać się; rozszerzać (się) |
| available | (adj) possible to be obtained or used / dostępny, osiągalny |
| baroque | (adj) of a highly decorative style popular throughout the 17th centaury i Europe / barokowy |
| chateau | (n) huge country house / dworek (wiejski) |
| landscape | (n) scenery of an area of land / krajobraz |
| investment | (n) act of putting money in business, shares etc in order to make a profit / inwestycja |
| strain | (n) pressure / obciążenie |
| concentration | (n) gathering of a large number of people in one place / skupienie; zgromadzenie, skupisko |
| hike | (v) to walk long distances across land / wędrować, uprawiać turystykę pieszą |
| destination | (n) place where sb or sth is heading for / cel podróży; miejsce przeznaczenia |
| influx | (n) sudden arrival / napływ |
| town hall | (n) central building for municipal business or social gatherings / ratusz |
| conference | (n) meeting to discuss important topics / konferencja |
| authorities | (n) group of people with control over a certain area / władze |
| demolish | (v) to destroy a building, bridge etc, by knocking it to the ground / z/burzyć, rozebrać (budynek) |
| profit | (n) money gained after all costs have been paid / zysk |
| frontier | (n) (fml) border / granica |
| boundary | (n) line that marks a limit; dividing line between two areas of land / granica; linia demarkacyjna |
| margin | (n) space or gap in terms of time, money etc which makes provision for possible error / margines |
| withdraw | (v) to take away; remove money / wycofać; wypłacać (pieniądze z banku) |
| vending machine | (n) machine from which one can get small items eg. drinks etc, by inserting money / automat |
| in terms of | (idm) regarding; concerning / jeśli idzie o; w kategoriach |
| be on (good, bad etc) terms with | (idm) to have a (good, bad etc) relationship with / być z kimś w (dobrych/złych) stosunkach |
| on equal terms (with sb) | (idm) (of two people) having the same status; without one being superior to the other / na równi |
| in the long term | (idm) over a long period of time / na dłuższą metę; w dłuższej perspektywie |
| come to terms with sth | (idm) to accept sth usu unpleasant / po/godzić się z czymś |
| preserve | (v) to keep sth in its original condition / zachowywać |
| deteriorate | (v) to worsen in terms of condition / zepsuć się, pogorszyć się |
| parade | (n) march or walk in the form of a procession in order to display or celebrate sth / parada, pokaz |
| brine | (n) very salty water esp used as a preservative / solanka |
| contribution | (n) sth offered in order to add to sth else, for the benefit of sth else / wkład; udział |
| scholar | (n) person of much learning / uczony |
| blessing in disguise | (idm) sth which appears bad at first but then turns out well / bÅ‚ogosÅ‚awione w skutkach nieszczÄ™ï |
| judgement | (n) final decision or opinion / osÄ…d, opinia, wyrok |
| memory lane | (n) imaginary road the one travels down when thinking about the past / ścieżka wspomnień |
| fragrant | (adj) with a nice, sweet smell / aromatyczny, pachnÄ…cy |
| downpour | (n) heavy fall of rain / ulewa |
| soak | (v) to get completely wet / zmoczyć, przemoknąć |
| stand | (n) temporary structure found at fairs and markets where things are sold; stall / kram, stragan |
| mashed | (adj) crushed into a soft mass / stłuczony, ubity |
| mashed potatoes | puree ziemniaczane |
| recipe | (n) instructions and ingredients used for cooking a paricular dish / przepis kulinarny |
| incorporate | (v) to include / włączyć; uwzględniać, zawierać |
| panel | (n) group of people who make decisions and give their opinions / zespół (np. sędziowski), panel |
| come across | (phr v) to find sth without deliberately searching for it / natknąć się na |
| sample | (v) to ry sth (out) through tasting / s/kosztować |
| bitter | (adj) not sweet / gorzki |
| stare (at) | (v) to look fixedly at sth with wide eyes / wpatrywać się (w), gapić się (na) |
| harsh | (adj) cruel; servere / ostry, surowy; szorstki |
| summing up | (adj) summarising; concluding / podsumowujÄ…cy |
| youth | (n) period when one is young / młodość |
| jolly | (adj) happy / wesoły |
| garlic | (n) czosnek |
| pot | (n) container in witch food is cooked or served / garnek |
| vigorously | (adv) quickly and using a lot of energy / energicznie |
| paddle | (n) long piece of wood with a flattened end used to row a boat / wiosło |
| spin | (n) dance / wirowanie, kręcenie (się) (np. w tańcu) |
| go for a spin | (exp) to go for a ride in a car etc / udać się na przejażdżkę |
| crush | (v) to cause sth to break apart under physical pressure / z/gnieść; rozgniatać |
| pie | (n) placek |
| saucepan | (n) tound container with a handle used for cooking / rondel |
| lane | (n) small road (esp in the country) / dróżka |
| alley | (n) narrow passage between houses or buildings / boczna uliczka; wąskie przejście |
| route | (n way of going from one place to another / trasa; marszruta |
| rotten | (adj) decayed / zgniły |
| sour | (adj) with a sharp flavour (like that of vinegar, lemon or unripe fruit) / kwaśny |
| stern | (adj) severe and serious / surowy, srogi |
| moisten | (v) (to cause) to become a little wet / zwilżyć |
| prescreption | (n) written list of drugs to be obtained, given by a doctor / recepta |
| receipt | (n) piece of paper stating that sth has been paid for / paragon |
| light-hearted | (adj) (of atmosphere) happy and carefree / beztroski |
| tense | (adj) (of atmosphere) strained, uncomfortable / napięty |
| frivolous | (adj) (of atmosphere) light-hearted; not serious / frywolny, lekkomyślny; niepoważny |
| playful | (adj) (of atmosphere) friendly and lively / figlarny, swawolny; żartobliwy |
| exhilarating | (adj) (of atmosphere) exciting; causing a feeling of freedom and joy / radosny |
| blustery | (adj) very windy / szalejÄ…cy; porywisty, bardzo wietrzny |
| auction | (n) event when things are sold to the person offering the most money / aukcja |
| pottery | (n) things made out of clay / wyroby garncarskie |
| big wheel | (n) large revolving ride at fairs having carriages for passengers / wielka karuzela |
| fireworks display | (n) pokaz sztucznych ogni |
