compre

A bad patch

zły okres w życiu

A drowning man will clutch at a straw

tonący brzytwy się chwyta

a good/safe bet

an action or situation that is likely to be successful or does not involve much risk

serendipity

when interesting or valuable discoveries are made by accident

A leaopard never changes its spots

person’s character will not change

A night owl

nocny marek

a self

admiring way

Aberration

A deviation from the proper or

abhorrent

completely unacceptable morally wrong dormouse

Act up

behave awkwardly or badly

acting as a passageway, also used figuratively

acting as a passageway, also used figuratively

action of a chemical substance such as alcohol

action of a chemical substance as alcohol dry

action, or business

action, or business

Acutely

Having a sharp point or tip.

added together

added together

Ado much ado about nothing

a lot of trouble /excitement about sth unimportant dużo chałasu o nic

Adolescence

teenage years

Affectations

afektacja, przesada,

Afflicted

być dotkniętym

Affluent

having plenty of money expensive things etc

Aggregation

to be a particualr amount when

Aircraft

a plane or other vehicle that flies

Alienated

to do sth that makes sb unfriendly

All along

from the beginning

All but

nearly, almost

All in all

when everything is considered

All in

exhausted

All the same

yet, however

All told

altogether

allowed or proper; also, outside the limits

allowed or proper; also, outside the limits

also used figuratively.

also used figuratively.

Alter a dress

przerobić sukienkę

amounts

amounts

anchorite

a person who lives in seclusion usually for religious reasons

and unrestrainedly)

and unrestrainedly)

annoyance/surprise

annoyance / surprise

Answer (sb) back

speak rudely to sb

Answer back

defend oneself

Answer for

be responsible for sth

Answer to

be under command of sb

appears no more

Appears no more

Appraisal

a statement or opinion judging the

are trying to do

are trying to to

Argot

jargon

Articulate

Endowed with the power of

Artificial

teeth hair flowers limbs light pearls

As clear as a bell

easy to hear understand and very clear

As cool as a cucumber

very calm

As deaf as a post

totally deaf

As different as chalk an cheese

completely different from one another

As fresh as a daisy

not tired and ready to do things

As hard as nails

tough not easily frightened

As heavy as lead

jak z ołowiu

As larga as life

expressed when you are surprised to see sb

As red as a beetroot

czerwony jak burak

As right as rain

zdrów jak ryba

As safe as houses

very safe

As sick as a dog

very ill

As silent as a grave

milczeć jak grób

As sober as a judge

zupełnie trzeźwy

As steady as a rock

very steady stable

As strong as a horse

very strong

As stubborn as a mule

uparty jak osioł

As thick as thieves

very close knit friendly

As thin as a rake

chudy jak patyk

As tough as old boots

be very strong and not easily injured

As white as a sheet

blady jak ściana

association, or familiarity

association, or familiarity

Astonishing

amazing

At a gueess

used when saying one is making a guess

At a rate of sth

the number of times sth happens

at all events

in any case

at home

at home

At large

free not caught

Attainment

success in achieving something

autocrat autocratic

sb who makes decisions and gives orders without asking anybody for their opinion superficial

Avail

bez skutku

Avenues

a double row of trees or pillars

Axis

A straight line about which a body or

Back down

cease to oppose

Back out of

withdraw from

Back up

support

Banking used to be a male preserve

Banking used to be a male preserve

Bar sb from a club

ban sb from a club

base or foundation

base or foundation

bashful

shy easily embarrassed in social situations

hermit

sb who lives alone and has a simple way of life

batch

a group of people or things that arrive or are dealt with together a batch of sth

Battered by

violently attacked by sth

Be apt for/ to do sth

appropriate // to have a tendency to do sth

Be at a loss for words

be unable to say anything

Be at odds with

disagree with sb

Be done for

be in serious trouble

Be dying for sth

to want sth very much

Be flat out

be very tired

Be granted sth

be given or allowed sth

Be green

be inexperienced

Be guaranteed against sth

być na gwarancji

Be in the know

be well

Be in vogue

be popular

Be named as

być uznanym za

Be negligent of ones duties

irresponsible not taking care

Be noted for sth

zostać poinformowanym

Be on leave from work

być na l4

Be prone to sth

likely to do sth or suffer from sth

Be second to none

be as good as the best

Be taken aback

be very surprised or shocked by sth

be wary of doing something

someone who is wary is careful because they think something might be dangerous or harmful I'm a bit wary f driving in this fog

Beam

a wide happy smile

Bear on

be relevant to

Bear with

tolerate

beautiful design or execution

beautiful design or execution

Behind closed doors

private

Belittle

umniejszać

between

between

Bewildered

To confuse or befuddle,

Bewildering

confusing, especially because of

Beyond the pale

outside the limits of what is

Bid for

an attempt to achieve or obtain sth a bid for power/ a bid to free from a loveless marriage

Birds of a feather flock together

similar people tend to clign to each other

Blustery

grzmiący, burzliwy (np. poranek)

Boasting

To glorify oneself in speech; talk in

Bog

A flush toilet

Bogus

Counterfeit or fake; not genuine

breaks apart

breaks apart

Brew

To make (a beverage) by boiling,

Bring sb to trial

judge sb in a court of law

Bring to ones knees = destroy humble

Bring to ones knees = destroy humble

Buckle

a piece of metal used for fastening a belt

Budding

sb just started to paint, act etc. and

Buttered scones

A small, rich, biscuitlike

By far

to the most extreme degree by far the best work I’ve done

Callousness

Emotionally hardened;

Cannon shot

an act of firing a cannon

Canvas

płótno

capricious.

impulsive

care; inspect critically.

care; inspect critically.

case

case

Cast off

goods that are no longer useful,

caution

the quality of being very careful to avoid danger or risks The physician must exercise caution when prescribing anti

całość

whole

change from the natural or simple to the

change from the natural or simple to the

changeableness or instability, especially with

changeableness or instability, especially with

charlatan

someone who pretends to have special skills or knowledge

Charlatanry

szarlatanizm

Charm

The power or quality of pleasing or

Charts

infomration that is clearly arranged, a

Check

to stop sth bad rom getting worse

Chip

accidentally break sth

Chronically

adverb, a chronic disease (long

Chuckle

to laugh quietly

circulate

if information facts ideas etc circulate they become known by many people

Clamour

very loud noise made by a group of

Clandestine

Kept or done in secret, often in

Clatter

bashing two heay objects so they

Clerk

someone who keeps records urzędnik

Clogged

An obstruction or hindrance.

close relationship between.

close relationship between.

clump

if separate objects clump together or are clumped together they form a group or solid mass Hair and soap had clumped together in the drain

Clunk

a lound sound made when objects hit each other

collide with

to hit something or someone that is moving in a different direction from you I ran around the corner and almost collided with Mrs Laurence II to disagree strongly with a person or group

comb sth for sth

to search a place thoroughly

Come about

to happen especially sth not planned

Come across

to meet find or discover sth by chance

Come by sth

to manage to get sth rare or difficult to get

Come down to sb

sth old has been passed over a long period of time until you have it

Come forward

to offer help to db

Come in

to become fashionable or popular

Come into sth

to receive sth from sb after they have died

Come off

to happen or to be successful

Come on

to improve make progress

Come out

to become public available to become known

Come over sb

expressed in order to show you dont expect such a behaviour for sb

Come round to

to change your opinions so that you now agree with sth

Come through

to survive sth difficult

Come to

to add up to a total amount how much did the doof bill come to this week

come to a conclusion/reach a conclusion

decide something

Come to a head

to reach a critical point

Come up

to appear above the ground about plants

Come up to expectations

manage not to disappoint sb

Come up with sth

to find a solution for a problem

comfortably

comfortably

coming from a great depth; deep

coming from a great depth; deep

Commodity

a product that is bought and sold

Commuting

to regulary travel a long

Complacent

pleased with a situation especially sth youve achieved so that you stop trying to improve

Comprehensively

So large in scope or

compulsion

a strong desire to do sth

Conceal

to hide sth carefully

Confide

to tell sb you trust about personal things you dont want other ppl to know

Confined

To keep within bounds; restrict

connection with historical events, culture, or

connection with historical events, culture, or

conscience; unscrupulous

conscience; unscrupulous

Consensus

an opinion that everyone in a group agrees with or accepts

consider

consider

considered or judged; a point of view

Considered or Judged; a point of view

CONSOLIDATION:

CONSOLIDATION:

Conspicuous

very easy to notice

constrict

to become or to make sth narrower or tighter Caffeine constricts the blood vessels in your body

exalted

having a very high rank and highly respected

content as to include much

content as it include much

Contentment

the state of being happy and

Continuum

a scale of related things on which each one is slightly different from the one before

contradictory parts or opinions

Contradictory parts or opinions

Contradictory

against sth (an idea)

Contraptions

ustrojstwa

Convoluted

complicated and difficult to understand

Cook ones goose

to damage or ruin sb

Cooped up

having to stay for a period of time in a too small space

corny

too silly and repeated too often to be funny corny jokes

Course of

the usual or natural way that sth changes

crackpot

someone who is slightly crazy

Crave

To have an intense desire for

Crazed attempt

insane attempt

Cremate

to burn the body of a dead person at a funeral ceremony

Crestfallen

looking disappointed and upset

Cross one’s mind

to occur in one’s mind

Crunchy

chrupiący

Cry over spillt milk

płakać nad rozlanym mlekime

Curb

to control or limit sth to prevent it from having a harmful effect

Cursory

done very quickly without much attention to details

cylinder

cylinder

Cylindrical

Of, relating to, or having the

daily round

regular daily activity

Daub

a small amount of substance / unflatteringly about a painting bohomaz

daunt

to make someone feel afraid or less confident about something Don't be daunted by all the technology

Dawn

świtać

Dazzingly

olśniewająco

Dazzled by

amazed by sth

Deal in

trade in sth he deals in antiques

Deal with

tackle a problem

Deem that/ be deemed to

to think of sth in a particular way

Defective

system speech

deflect

turn in different direction He deflected his blow with his forearm

Defy

to refuse to obey a law or rule to defy the law

Deigh to do sth

to do sth that you think you are too good / important to do

Deliberately

done on purpose in a a careful way intended or planned

delighting; attractiveness

delighting; Attractiveness

Denouement

the exciting last part of a story or play

Dense

gęsty

Deplorable

very bad unpleasant shocking

Descriptively

in a very descriptive way

Devoted following

a group of people who

Dial

tarcza telefonu

Dichotomy

Division into two usually

Discernible

Perceptible, as by the faculty of

discomfort or worry)

discomfort or worry)

Disconcerting

causing a feeling of frustration

Discontent

dissatisfaction

Disdainfully

showing that you do not respect sb or sth pogardliwie

Disempowered

to deprive of power or

disparagement

criticism of sb or sth that shows you think about it as unimportant dyskredytowanie

Dispirited

sb feels not helpful, useless

disrepute

a situation in which people no longer admire or trust someone or something

Dissent

refusal to agree with an official

dissolve

to mix to become a part of a liquid Stir until the sugar dissolves

distance to work

distance to work

disturbance, embarrassment, or confusion;

disturbance, embarrassment, or confusion;

Dizzying

zawrotny

do a double

take

Do away with

abolish

Do down

criticize

Do out of

deprive of

Do sth for fear of sth

do sth because you’re worried sth wll happen

Do up

fasten

Do with

tolerate

Dodge

to move quickly to avoid sth or sb / deliberately avoid doing sth

does

does

Domestication

To cause to feel comfortable

Dough

a mixture of flour & water ready to be baked into bread informal

downpour

a lot of rain that falls in a short time

Downright

Thoroughly; absolutely

Drawn into

to make someone become involved in sth

Drill bit

wiertło

Drive at

imply

Drop sb a line

send sb a letter

Duck

to avoid doing sth because youre lazy

Dull

Intellectually weak or obtuse; stupid

Duvet

A quilt, usually with a washable cover,

Dwelling

mieszkać

Earnest

Marked by or showing deep

Easing

to make st easy

Eat like a horse

żreć jak świnia

echelon

a rank or level the upper echelons of government lofty

echoes; reecho.

echoes; reecho.

Eclecticism

eklektyzm, łączenie w jedną

Edgy

Nervous or irritable

Editorial page

strona redakcyjna

Effective

medicine cure seech insect repellent

Efficacious

medicine

Efficient

secretary system

Effortlessly

done very easily

Elevated person

intelligent of high moral standard

eliciting laughter.

eliciting laughter.

Eliciting

wydobywać

emasculate

to make a man feel weaker and less male commence doing sth

Eminent

famous important respected

endure doing sth

to be in a difficult or painful situation for a long time cierpiee znosio

Enhance

to improve sth

Enquiries

pytania, dowiadywanie się

Ensconced

To settle (oneself) securely or

entertainment

entertainment

Enthral

to make sb very interested or excited

Envious

wantng sth that sb else has

Envisaging

To conceive an image or a picture

Equanimity

opanowanie

equivoque

an ambiguous expression double meaning

sterility

sterylno§e

Ergonomics

the way in which the design of equipment helps people to work better and more quickly

especially to an excessive degree; humor

Especially this an excessive degree; humor

especially with numerous conflicting

especially with numerous conflicting

essence or origin; not genuine; false

essence or origin; not genuine; false

etc.

etc...

Eternally

very grateful

Evade

to avoid talking about sth especially because you’re trying to avoid sth

evaluating; a test

Evaluating; and the test

Evasive

Inclined or intended to evade

Every nook and cranny

everywhere

Evolutionary

A gradual process in which

excitement

excitement

Excursion into sth

an attempt to experience or learn about sth that is new to you

exhausting

exhausting

Exhaustion

The act or an instance of

exhibitions are held.

exhibitions are held.

Expand

a product range business knowledge

expected course

expected course

Expedite

przyspieszać

Exponent

sb who tries to explain his beliefs and persuade others that it is good przedstawiciel

Exquisite

Characterized by intricate and

Extend

a hand deadline road permit

Exuberance

happy and full of energy and

Fabricated

false done in order to dcieve someone

Fail to deliver on ones promises

nie dotrzymywać słowa

Faint

trudny do zauważenia

Fair and square

within the rules

Fairground

Open land where fairs or

Fall head over heels in love

to be very much in love

False

teeth hair note tears impression passport

Falset

falset

fear or revulsion

fear or revulsion

Feel down in the mouth

feel discouraged depressed

Feel ones ears burning

have a feeling that sb is talking about one

feeling

feeling

ferocious

violent dangerous and frightening

Fickle

Characterized by erratic

Fidelity to

loyalty faithfulness

Figurative

used in a different way from its usual meaning to give you a particular idea

Filter out

to remove sth using a filter pumps filter out mud blah

Fine kettle of fish

confused state of affairs mess

Fire stoker

someone whose job is to put coal or other fuel on a fire or into a furnace

Flits between

to move lightly or quickly

Flow of

movement

Fodder

sht or someone that is useful only for a particular purpose canon fodder

For all I care

I don’t care

For all I know

as far as I know

For all

in spite of

forecast that

to make a statement saying what is likely to happen in the future based on the information that you have now Rain was forecast for the weekend

Forecourt

A courtyard in front of a building

Forefront

leading position

foremost

the best or the most important He was the foremost among the protesters

Forgery

The act of forging, especially the

Fortnight

2 weeks

Fracking machine

a Cylon toaster or a hunter They look like humans there are many copies

Fraction of a very small amount of sth for a fraction of a second

Fraction of a very small amount of sth for a fraction of a second

Franking machine

a machine that puts a mark on etters and packages

Fraternising with sb

to be friendly with sb especially if you were told not to be friendly

Fret about

to worry about sth

Funeral pyre

a high pile of wood on which a dead body is placed to be burned

funster

komik

Fuss make a fuss/ kick up a fuss about sth

to become angry about sthy especially when its not necessary

Gainful

korzystny

Gait

normal walking

Gallantry

The act or an instance of gallant

Gate crasher

a person coming to sbs party uninvited

gather pace

happen more quickly

Genuine

a really true feeling

geometric object rotates or may be conceived

geometric object rotates or small be conceived

Get a move on

hurry up

Get about

to go travel move

Get across

to succeed in communicating an idea or piece of information

Get ahead

to be successful

Get along

to have a friendly relationship

Get at sth

to try to say sht in a way that is difficult for other people to understand

Get away with

to escape

Get by

to have enough money to live but not very much

Get off

to send sth by post

Get off on the wrong foot

to begin sth in a bad way

Get off with

not be punished for sht

Get on

to deal with a job situation or to make progress

Get on at sb

criticize

Get on like a house and fire

get on very well

Get on one’s nerves

make sb angry annoy sb

Get on with

to deal with sth to continue doing sth

Get out of

escape

Get over sth

to feel better after an upsetting experience

Get round

about information is told to a lot of people

Get round to doing sth

to do sth you’ve been intending to do

Get sb down

make sb sad

Get sb round

to persuade sb to do sth

Get through

to succeed in speaking to sb by telephone

Get up to sth

to do sth especially sth slightly bad

Gibe at

make an unkind remark intended to make sb seem silly

Giggle

to laugh quickly and in a high voice because sth is funny or because you’re nervous

Give and take

compromise

Give away

reveal

Give in

deliver / yeld

Give off

end out emit

Give oneself up

surrender

Give out

announce / come to an end

Give up

stop doing sth / admit defeat

Give/cause sb grief

to cause problems

Glee at

to be satisfied with sth

Gloat at

to show in an annoying way that youre proud of your own success or happy about sb elses failure

gloomy

sad dark depressing

Go / come down on sb like a ton of bricks

Go / come down on sb like a ton of bricks

Go down

to get a reaction from sb

Go down with an illness to become ill especially with an infectious disease

Go down with an illness to become ill especially with an infectious disease

Go for

to choose sth

Go in for

to choose sth as your job

Go into

to strat to do a particular type of job

Go off

to explode

Go on

to happen

Go round

enough for everyone

Go through

to experience sth unpleasant going through a crisis

Go to any lengths

do anything ncesary

Go up

to be built

Go up in flames

purn up

Go with

Go with

gradually without being noticed and cause a

gradually without being noticed and cause a

Grandmaster tournament

a chess tournament of a very high standard

grass

grass

Grave

ponura (atmosfera), grób

Graze

To feed on growing grasses and

Grazing

To feed on growing grasses and

great amounts of food; ravenous.

great amounts of food; ravenous.

griddle

griddle

Grieve for

to feel extremely sad

Grim

very worried/unhappy, sounding

Grin

to smile widely

Grin and bear it

to accept an unpleasant situation because you know there is nothing you can do

Grit

Minute rough granules, as of sand or

Groove

A long narrow furrow or channel

Guffaw

to laugh loudly

Gulp

To swallow greedily or rapidly in large

Gush

tryskać

hail

frozen raindrops which fall as hard balls of ice

Hailed

considered described hailed as a success

Half board

the price of a room in a hotel that includes breakfast and dinner

Hamlet

wioska

Hampered by

made difficult for sb to do sth sb was hampered by their heavy suitcase

Hapless

unlucky

Harassing

threatening attacking

Hardship

trudności życiowe

Have a fixation with

have a very strong interest in sth

Have a flair for

have a natural talent to sth

Have a grievance with/against sb

have a belief that you have been treated unfairly

Have a memory ike a sieve

to forget things easily

Have an early night

go to bed early

Have kittens

be upset

Have the gift of the gab

have an ability to speak confidently and to persuade people to do what you want

have your head in the clouds

to think about something in a way that is not practical or sensible especially when you think things are much better than they really are

Hazy

not clear

Hear sth through the grapevine

to hear sth that has been passed from one person to another in conversation

Heartiness

(Expressed warmly, exuberantly,

Heed

To pay attention to; listen to and

herbage

herbage

Herbivores

An animal that feeds chiefly on

Highbrow

serious/difficult to understand

Hijack

a theft of a vehicle

hijack

to take control of something and use it for your own purposes Some people think the party has been hijacked by right

Hinterlands

głąb kraju

Hip club

popular fashionable club

Hit the nail on the head

say exactly the righ thing

hoi polloi

an insulting word from ordinary people

Hold back

delay prevent development

Hold in

controll

Hold off

keep at a distance

Hold on

wait

Hold out

endure resist

Hold out for

to wait to get sth desired

Hold out on

keep a secret from sb

Hold over

postpone

Hold up

delay rob

Homogeneous

consisting of people or things

Horrendously

frightening and terrible

Hunched up

An intuitive feeling or a

hygroscopic

readily taking up and retaining moisture

Hype up

exaggerate the value of sth

illegal production of something counterfeit

illegal production of something counterfeit

Imbibe

To absorb or take in as if by drinking

Impaired

damaged

Implication

a possible future effect or result of an action event decision

Imply

to suggest that sth is true without saying this directly

impostor

someone who pretends to be someone else in order to trick people

In a flash

very quickly

In a nutshell

briefly

In disguise

wearing sth in order to hide who you are

In self

defence

In the air

1. Uncertain, 2. Spreading about

In turn

na zmianę

Inadvertently

without realizing what you were doing accidentally

Incentive to

sth that encourages you to work harder

Incessant

continuing without stopping constant

Inciting

podburzać

Incompatible

of different characters beliefs/ cannot exist be accepted & used together

Inconceivable

too strange to be thought real

Incongruous

strange unexpected or unsuitable

Inconsistent with

not right two things that cannot both be true sprzeczny

Indignation

feelings of anger and surprise because you fell insulted

Indulge

To yield to the desires and whims of,

Indulgent

pobłażliwy

inescapable

unavoidable

Inevitable

nieunikniony

Infer

to form an opinion that sth is true because of information that you have

influence

influence

Inhabited

lived in

Inhibit

to prevent sth from growing or developing well

Innermost

the most personal and secret thoughts

Innermost

your innermost feelings, desires

Insidious

an insidious change spread

Instances

przypadki

Insuperable

impossible to deal with facing insuperable obstacles

intervene

to become involved in an areument or other difficult situation in order to change what happens admit defeat

Intimates

Marked by close acquaintance,

Intimations of

an indirect or unclear sign that sth may happen

Intoxicating

To stupefy or excite by the

Intricate

complex containing many small parts or details that all work or fit together zwiły

Intrinsically

Of or relating to the essential

introspective

tending to think deeply about your own thoughts feelings or behaviour

Intuitively

instinctively

Inundate

zasypywać

it

it

Its all greek to me

I cant understand it

Jammed

To drive or wedge forcibly into a

jester

komik biazen

Jinx on sth

sth brings a bad luck

Jutted

To extend outward or upward beyond

Keep a straight face

manage to look serious

Keep an eye on sth

guard sth

Keep ones fingers crossed

hope that sth will turn out well

Keep oneself to oneself

live quietly unsociably

Keg of beer

a round wooden or metal container with a flat top and bottom used for storing beer

Key sth in the computer

to input information via keyboard

knowledgeable or cultured

knowledgeable or cultured

label

a word or phrase which is used to describe a person group or thing but which is unfair or incorrect

Lash on about rain wind sea

hit with violent force

Lasting

strong enough, well planned etc.

Lather get in a lather work yourself into a lather

to get very anxious or upset about sth

Laze about

obijać się

Leaf

browsing

Lecture on sth

give lecture about sth moralizować

Legitimate

legalny

Lever

a stick or a handle on a machine or piece of equipment that you move to operate it

levity

lack of respect or seriousness when you are dealing with sth serious

light sweeping motions

light sweeping motions

Likelihood of sth

probability

Limp