| Fraternities | Single gender membership (for men) at university |
| Sororities | Singe gender membership (for women) at university |
| Crucial | Important, essential |
| Go through an application process | przechodzić proces aplikacji (na studia) |
| Be admitted | Zostać przyjętym |
| Admissions essay | An important essay by which you can get into college |
| Maintenance stuff | Personel konserwatywny |
| It has come to my attention | Zwróciło moją uwagę |
| Recall | Przypomnieć |
| At the drop of hat | W mgnieniu oka |
| Brainwashed | Wyprany mózg |
| Object | Zaprotestować, nie zgodzić się |
| Major | Specjalizacja |
| Tuition fees | It covers the costs of education services |
| Drop you off | Podwieźć |
| Accomplishments | Osiągnięcia |
| Mediocre students | Average, ordinary students |
| Determine | Określać |
| Improperly | Wrongly |
| Sluggish | Slow, lazy, sleepy |
| Cloak | Płaszcz |
| Down-to-earth | Someone very practical, uncomplicated and direct in dealing with others |
| Go up to sb | Get closer to sb, approach |
| Divide | Podzielić |
| Quill | Pióro |
| Wicked | Nikczemny, but also slang expression (common in the UK) like awesome/sick |
| Dive | Nurkować |
| Chaperone | Person who is hired to accompany and look after another person or group of people |
| Emphasize | Podkreślać, „położyć nacisk” |
| To doodle | Draw sth without particular objective or focus |
| Gravy boat | Sosjerka |
| Artificial | Sztuczny, false |
| To be turned on | To be sexually excited by sth |
| To drift apart | To slowly become more distant |
| Comprehension | Zrozumienie, understanding |
| To extend | Offer or give sth to sb (like invitation) but also challenge |
| Scotch tape | Transparent tape used for gluing or sticking things together |
| To fork it over/to cough it up | Informal ways to refer to the action of paying money (to pay money for sth especially reluctantly) |
| Reluctantly | Niechętnie |
| Irrelevant | Nieistotny |
| A pet peeve (of mine) | Coś takiego co kogoś irytuje (słaby punkt trochę ale chodzi o tą irytację) |
| Ancient | Very old |
| Coin toss (coin flip, heads or tails) | Decide sth by throwing a coin up in the air |
| Call it | Choosing the side (about coin toss) which you’ll win if it falls on |
| Sth scares the bejeezus out of (you) | Sth causes great fear and makes (you) extremely nervous |
| Bejeezus | Word that is used instead of „crap” or „shit” |
| To take a shot | (Infromal) try to do sth |
| Tie (its tied again) | Remis |
| To be up | Be next |
| Field hockey | Hokej na trawie |
| Goalie | Bramkarz |
| Defence | Protection |
| Briefcase | Aktówka |
| Reserved | Powściągliwy, zamknięty, chłodny |
| Well-groomed | Schludny, zadbany |
| Scruffy/sloppy | Messy, untidy |
| Outplay | Pokonać w grze, ograć |
| Underpay | Za mało płacić za pracę |
| Stand up to | Przeciwstawiać się |
| Complimentary | Flattering, pochlebny |
| Intriguing | Intrygandzki |
| Infantile | Infantylny |
| Cautious | Careful |
| Pick brains | Popełniać plagiat |
| Stroll | A walk |
| Limp | Utykać |
| Stumble | Potknąć się |
| Wander | Zbłądzić |
| Swing | Zamachnąć się |
| Slam (slammed) | Zatrzasnąć |
| Permitted | Allowed (dozwolony) |
| Obliged | Zobowiązany |
| On the whole | Ogólnie rzecz biorąc |
| See at a glance | Zobaczyć na pierwszy rzut oka |
| Stalls | Places for horses |
| Box office | Kasa teatralna |
| Still life | Martwa natura |
| Landscape | Krajobraz |
| Soporific | Usypiające (nasenny) |
| Graceful | Grateful, thankful |
| Uplifting | Podnoszący na duchu |
| Absent-minded | Bujający w obłokach, distracted |
| Narrow-minded | Unwilling to accept or consider other people’s different ideas and behaviour |
| Broad-minded | Tolerancyjny, otwarty, (szerokie horyzonty) |
| Nest (of birds) | Gniazdo |
| Hive | Ul |
| Burrow | Nora |
| Do up | Renovate |
| Conclusive proof | Rozstrzygający dowód |
| Conclusion | Wniosek |
| Made on location | Wykonany na miejscu |
| Tenement house | Kamienica |
| Loo | A room with a toilet |
| Cellar | A room under a building used for storing things |
| Store | Przechowywać |
| Pantry (larder) | A small room where food is stored |
| Landing | Pół piętro/podium |
| Shed | Szopa |
| Porch | Ganek |
| Convenient | Dogodnie, wygodnie |
| Remote | Odległy |
| Busy | Ruchliwe |
| Economical | Oszczędny |
| (Five-)storey building | (Iloś)piętrowy budynek |
| Self-contained flat | Samodzielne mieszkanie |
| Layout | Rozmiesczenie (plan) np mebli |
| On the outskirts | Same like in the suburbs |
| Entryphone | Domofon |
| Facilities (also laundry facilities) | Udogodnienia |
| Dish | Antena/satelita |
| Tiles | Płytki/kafelki/dachówki |