Liceum

ailment

dolegliwość

allegation

a claim without a proof against someone, zarzut

cater for

provide what needed, supply

clot

strupek

confine

zamknąć (np. zakładnika) lub ograniczać

contamination

zanieczyszczenie

congenial

pokrewny, znajomy

courtesy

polite behaviour

defendant

oskarżony

dilapidated

old and in poor condition, zdezelowany

dire

serious, extreme

embezzle

secretly take money from a person above you (your busineess or organisation)

encompass

include different types of things

eradicate

get rid of sth bad

imperative

crutial

hoarse

rough, harsh

hindsight

understand sitation after it has happedend

gullible

likely to be persuaded

niggling

unimportant but demanding one's attention in an annoying way

petty

of little importance

scant

very little, not enough

salve

ointment

rumbling

resonant sound, dudnienie

reluctant

unwilling, hesistant and therefore - slow

quire

set of papers (for creativity!)

scourge

plaga

solely

exculsively

water-soluble

rozpuszczalny w wodzie

soluble

rozpuszczalny

stabbing

kłujący

vial

fiolka

albeit

even though

aloof

distant, podchodzący z rezerwą

assail

atakować, zasypywać

be deluged with sth

być zasypanym, obciążonym czymś (dosł. zalanym)

defiance

behaviour in which you refuse to obey someone or something

dismal

depressing, without hope

dubious

not to be relied on

eligible

qualified for selection

epitomize

be a perfect example

exacerbate

to make worse

faltering

słabnący, chwiejny (głos, wiara)

formidable

threatening

in haste

pospiesznie

impairing

weakening

in earnest

seriously (even more than before)

in retrospect

z perspektywy czasu

incentive

bodziec

intelligible

clear enough to be understood

lavish

wasteful, z pompą

lead the field

To be the most successful or talented person in a particular realm

mar

oszpecić, damaging and spoiling

morph

change smoothly

notoriety

state of being well known for sth bad

outcry

​a strong expression of anger and disapproval about something

pampered

spoiled

pensive

reflecting deep thoughts

permissible

allowed

pivotal

crutial

precipitate

(formal) to make something happen suddenly or sooner than expected

preening peacock

dumny jak paw

prefabricated

półprodukt

premise

przesłanka

prevail

dominate, zwyciężyć coś

prodigy

someone extraordinarily talented

versatile

wszechstronny

undisputed

unquestionable

under the tutelage

pod nadzorem (nauka)

trepidation

feeling of fear, drżeć (ze strachu)

timid

shy

therein lies

which is the reason

tenacious

persistent, keeping an opinion in a determined way

swathe

bandaż, zabandażować

strive

fight, make an effort to achieve

stain

poplamić, plama

spoilt brat

spoiled child

scrutiny

the careful and detailed examination of something in order to get information about it

revenue

income

relish

(formal) like or enjoy

relentless

continuing in a severe or extreme way

reimbursement

zwrot kosztów

recuperation

recovery from illness

quibble

gently argue, spierać się

wink

puścić oczko

windowsill

parapet

veer

change direction

uphold

support

unyielding

nieustępliwy

unwind

to relax

unsettling

causing to feel anxcious

unruly

not disciplined

unpaved

not covered with stones

unfold

spread out, open

treacherous

guilty of betrayed

treachery

zdrada

traitor

zdrajca

traverse

travel across

tip over

cause to fall

strewn

spreaded untidly, porozrzucane

stow

store in a particular pace

speck

tiny spot

retract

withdraw (move, statement)

rekindle

relight a fire, dosł.

to make someone have a feeling that they had in the past

sprawić, by ktoś miał wrażenie, że miał w przeszłości

regale (with something)

entertain, amuse in talk

ravine

wąwóz

rampant

getting worse quickly and in an uncontrolled way

proximity

nearness

pricey

expensive

precaution

ostrożność

indulge

allow oneself to enjoy

incorporate

include

pore over sth

be absorbed in, ​look at and study something carefully

pluck

skubać (brwi, zwierzę)

recoil

odrzucać (bo czegoś nie lubisz) lub siłą, jak od pistoletu

penultimate

second last

moderately

to a certain extent

opt for

select, make choice

outrageous

shockingly bad

hitchhiking

autostop

coarse

rough harsh

mishap

unhappy accident

mesmerise

to have someone's attention completely so that they cannot think of anything else

meagre

lacking in quality, skromny, ubogi

fret about

denerwować się

feasibility

the possibility (that can be made, done, or achieved, or is reasonable)

exult

be happy

exultation

uniesienie, tryumf

envisage

o imagine or expect something in the future, especially something good

entity

something that exists apart from other things, having its own independent existence

amenity

feature that provides comfort

arid

lacking in meanig / dry, jałowy

aviation

lotnictwo

bent on

determined to do

bequeath

leave to sb else (w spadku)

cleft

szczelina

fly off the handle

react in very angry way

go to any lengths

do anything necessary to get sth you want

get a bit hot under the collar

get angry, upset or embarrassed

sth to fall back on

to rely on, have recourse to when in difficulty

recourse

source of help

follow things through

not to be persistant, but enough to complete the tasks

at a moment's notice

w każdej chwili, with little time to prepare

hand/give in your notice

złożyć wymówienie (w pracy)

come to one's notice

zauważyć coś

at a short notice

immediately, w krótkim czasie

to crack a bottle open

otworzyć coś (np. alkohol lub inny napój)

to crack jokes

tell a joke, entertain

abolish

put an end to

acute

to a severe degree

alleviate

make less severe

allude to

hint, mention

animosity

strong hostility

be inclined to

feel like doing sth, mieć tendentce, having natural ability

bear out (on sth)

confirm sth, to support the truth (eg. His version of events just isn't borne out by the facts. If you tell them what happened I will bear you out (on it).)

bogey

straszydło

boon (to sb)

something helpful, favour

cajoling

to persuade someone to do something they might not want to do, by pleasant talk and (sometimes false) promises, pochlebiać

corner stone

kamień węgielny

deign to do sth

to do something unwillingly and in a way that shows that you think you are too important to do it, raczyć

demise

end, death of a person

depraved

corrupt

derive

obtain from specified source, czerpać z czegoś, pochodzić

detachment

objectivity, neutrality

detractor

sb who is always critisizing (often unfairly)

doom

terrible fate

egg sb on

to strongly encourage someone to do something that might not be a very good idea (Don't egg him on! He gets himself into enough trouble without your encouragement.)

extol

to praise

fixtures

wbudowany mebel, sprzęt

gritty

piaszczysty

hard-hitting

including a strong criticism of something

high/low bro

intellectual/not inteligent

in our midst

among us

in one's capacity

in a specified role (eg. In my capacity as the Exalted High Poobah of Grand Fenwick, I do this, that and the other.)

infer

conclude from evidence (I inferred from her expression that she wanted to leave.)

innocuous

not harmful nor offensive

innuendo

allusive remarks

insurmountable

to great to be overcome

jerky

rough

legitimate

confronting to the law

liven (sth) up

ożywiać (The party livened up as soon as Sally arrived.)

null and void

having no legal force

indecency

vulgarity, obscenity

officious

too eager to tell people what to do and having too high an opinion of your own importance

oversee

supervise

perplexed

confused

susceptible

likely to be influenced, podatny

sully

damage the purity

subsequent

following

stilted

unnatural lub na szczudłach

sneering

mocking

scrap

small piece, remainings

scathing

critical, impolite

resilient

able to quickly return to a previous good condition (sprężysty, elastyczny, żywotny, silny, np. emocjonalnie)

pundit

hindu expert

proprietor

owner

plunge

fall suddenly and uncontrollably, nur(do wody)

pledge

solemn promise

platitude

a remark or statement that may be true but is boring and has no meaning because it has been said so many times before

plagued by

cause contininuing trobules

pertain to something

to relate to or have a connection with something:

undue

nadmierny (eg. undue burden)

unrestrained

not restricted

unwitting

without knowing or planning

varnish

glaze, lakier

vested interest

personal reason to do sth, for benefits

warrant

officially guarantee

reluctance (to do sth)

an unwillingness to do something

undergo

to experience something that is unpleasant or something that involves a change

overdraft

debet

undertake

to do or begin to do something long to accomplish

underprivileged

without the money, possessions, education, opportunities, etc. that the average person has

oncoming

ciągły

outnumbered

zdominowany ilościowo

comply with

to act according to an order, set of rules, or request

abstained from

to decide not to do sth (vote, dring alcohol...)

abstained

osoby, które się wstrzymały od głosu

notorious for

famous for something bad: