| instigated | =caused |
| to persue sth | =to chase, follow sth |
| it is down to do sth | =it is the reason to do sth |
| every other year | co dwa lata |
| some 30 years | około 30 lat |
| every few | co kilka |
| awful lot | bardzo dużo |
| second to none | nie ma sobie równych |
| all too often | zbyt często |
| make the most of | wycisnąć jak najwięcej |
| each and every one | każdy po kolei i z osobna (xd) |
| uproot | =displace, put out of the ground |
| overthrow | =romove from power |
| overrule | =reject, disallow |
| overhear | =hear without meaning to |
| undercut | =undersell, charge less |
| undertake | =take on (a responsability) |
| undergo | =experience, go through |
| uphold | =confirm, support |
| upstage | =overshadow |
| downsize | =make sth smaller |
| downplay | =make sth appear less important |
| bold, daring, audacious | śmiały (plan) |
| elaborate, intricate | skomplikowany (plan) |
| devious | przebiegły (plan) |
| ingenious | genialny (plan) |
| impracticable | niewykonalny (plan) |
| draw up, devise, conceive | opracować (plan) |
| carry out | przeprowadzić (plan) |
| scrap, abandon, jettison, shelve | porzucić (plan) |
| put forward | przedstawić (plan) |
| unveil | wypuścić (plan, produkt) |
| arid | =very dry |
| interpid | nieustraszony |
| idyllic | sielski |
| grueling | exhausting |
| lose | ...ones temper |
| fly | ...into a rage |
| let | ...off steam |
| throw | ...a tantrum |
| blow | ...a fuse |
| go | ...berserk |
| ongoing | trwający |
| seething | ...with anger |
| blow | ...ones top |
| scream | ...blue murder |