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unchangingly, constantly, niezmiennie

invariably

the drawing room pf a private house, salony

lounges

salon

drawing room

karuzela

carousel

a professional or paid driver, szofer

chauffeur

układ, rozmieszczenie

layout

okazje

bargains

umowny

contractual

katastrofalnie

disastrously

niedopracowany

under-run

odzwierciedlające

reflecting

wślizgnął się

slipped in

nieciekawy, nudny

dull

czuły

affectionate

majster / szef

foreman

uzasadniać, make acceptable

justify

niejasny, niewyraźny, not clear

vague

sporny, likely to make people argue

contentious

zróżnicowany, including many different types

diverse

oszałamiający, making you feel confused

bewildering

ilość, the amount or number of something

quantity

jakość, how good or bad something is

quality

kołysać, move slowly from one side to the other

sway

wskazać, oznaka, znak, sighn showing that something exist or is likely to be true

indicate

wskaźniki, a fact that shows what something is like or how is ot changing

indicators

wydajność, przynosić, to provide or produce something

yield

zatrzymać się, stop or np longer work well

grind to a halt

zaostrzyć, to make something that is already bad even worse

exacerbate

podkopać, to make someone less confident, less powerful, make something weaker

undermine for example authority

wiele poświęcić

to sacrifice a great deal

in order to help or bring advantage to someone

for the sake of someone/for someone's sake

starać się, to try very hard to do something or make something happen

strive to

wszechobecny, seeming to be everywhere

ubiquitous

okopany, existed for so long that they cannot be changed

entrenched

bunt, a strong difference of opinion

dissent

słabostka, a strange habit that is seen as not important, not harming anyone

foible

irytacja / rozdrażnienie, to make someone angry

annoyance

znośny, if an unpleasant situation is bearable you can accept or deal with it

bearable

nie do zniesienia

unbearable

miej na uwadze, to remember a piece of information when you are making a deciosion or thinking about a matter

bear in mind

ujawniać, reveal

disclose

spowiedź, the act of admitting that you have done something wrong or illegal

confession

potępiać, to criticize something or someone strongly, mostly for moral reasons

condemn

pracownik fizyczny, do work that need physical skills

blue-collar worker

pracownik umysłowy, people who are working in an office, the use mental effort

white-collar worker

egzemplifikować, to give a typical example of something

exemplify

modyfikować, to change something to improve it

modify

zestalać, to change from being a liquid or gas to a solid form

solidify

zweryfikować, to prove that something exists or is true, or to make certain that something is correct:

verify

uzasadniać, to give or to be a good reason for

justify

surowość, the condition of living without unnecessary things and without comfort, with limited money or goods, or a practice, habit

austerity

żółtaczka, zapalenie wątroby, a serious disease of the liver. There are three main types of hepatitis: hepatitis A, B, and C

hepatits

zanieczyszczenia, a substance that makes something less pure or makes it poisonous:

contaminants

blokować, to block a road, passage, entrance, etc. so that nothing can go along it, or to prevent something from happening correctly by putting difficulties in its way

obstruct

przeszkoda, something that blocks a road, passage, entrance, etc. so that nothing can go along it, or the act of blocking something in this way

obstruction

sprężyna, piece of curved or bent metal that can be pressed into a smaller space but then returns to its usual shape

spring

osadzić, wbudować, to fix something firmly into a substance

embed

wzmacniać, to make something louder

amplify

hamować, to slow down a process or the growth of something

inhibit

inhibitor, something that stops or slows down a process

inhibitor

rozpuścić, of a solid) to be absorbed by a liquid, especially when mixed, or (of a liquid) to absorb a solid

dissolved

zjawisko, something that exists and can be seen, felt, tasted, etc., especially something unusual or interesting

phenomenon

1. rozwiązanie, the answer to a problem 2. roztwór, a mixture in which one substance is dissolved in another, especially a solid dissolved in a liquid

solution

przewidywać, to imagine or expect that something will happen

anticipate

obniżka, a reduction in the usual price

discount

obowiązkowy, putting a lot of effort into your work:

conscientious