różne

He glanced apprehensively.

The door of the office abruptly opened.

Her protests had been spurious.

He devoured the Chew-Z.

lekarstwo

Paramedic crews are capable of administering drugs.

Retribution was administered to these found guilty.

a devout Christian/Jew/Muslim

She waggled her hips as she walked down the street.

He spent hours tinkering with the car.

The new baby thrived.

Dead twigs can be snapped off.

A dog was snapping at his heels.

Many people were injured when the train came off the rails and ploughed into the bank.

I'm so tired, my poor befuddled brain can't absorb any more.

People sail to the island in a fishing boat, towing several rowing skiffs.

He looks robust enough.

The army has been supplied with new munition and uniforms.

Critics say it is the administration's way of snookering students into paying for more fast-food restaurants.

We were completely nonplussed by her strange behaviour.

He has a strange foreboding that he will die young.

Her forebodings about the future were to prove justified.

I hear Mark is muscling in on our meeting.

She hadn't called for a week and I was getting miffed.

She surrounded herself with underlings who were too afraid of her to answer back.

We botched (up) our first attempt at wallpapering the bathroom.

np. nóż

The president came in for some ferocious criticism.

His willingness to work redeemed him in her eyes.

His best suit was redeemed from pawnbrokers.

The party redeemed the pledges of past three years.

Jego akcent był dziwny, ale miał niski i uwodzicielski głos.

His accent was strange but he had a low and sultry voice.

We'd better find some shelter and hole up until the storm passes.

The boys started to tussle in the playground.

It was just a ruse to distract her while his partner took the money.

an earthy smell

If it wasn't for me, that hayseed would still be pushing a plow.

During her reign he was much lionized as a military hero of incredible valor.

Part of the gearbox broke free from its mounting, causing a crash.

He sensed the pressure mounting.

Rząd wypowiedział wojnę dilerom narkotyków i planują rozprawienie się z nimi.

The government declared war against drug dealers and they're planning a crackdown.

This action was a flagrant violation of law.

If we posit that wage rises cause inflation, it follows that we should try to minimize them.

an incendiary bomb/device

The queue in the bank wouldn't budge

Running along the beach, she stumbled on a log and fell on the sand.

Things are often a bit shambolic at the beginning of the school year.

She could feel the sweat trickling down her back.

We sat by the glowing/dying embers of the fire.

Znam firmę, która produkuje wspaniałe łodzie i przyczepy ze stopu aluminium.

I know a company that makes stunning aluminium alloy boats and trailers.

Vacant properties are a blight on the neighbourhood.

The scandal blighted the careers of the politician.

1. He's always ranting (on) about the government. 2. I get fed up with my mother ranting and raving (about my clothes) all the time.

The heat from the explosion seared their hands and faces.

Walka była zażarta.

The fight was fierce.

There is no need for us to congest the city with traffic.

There is no need for us to congest the city with traffic.

Wyjaśnienie spóźnienia, jakie przedstawił, było wiarygodne, ale Andrea i tak w nie nie uwierzyła.

The explanation he gave for being late was plausible, but Andrea still didn't believe it.

He bartered his stamp collection for her comics.

I was rigid with (= stiff and unable to move because of) fear.

He showed a small-scale simulacrum of a skycraper.

A bland simulacrum of American soul music.

She has a few nebulous ideas about what she might want to do in the future, but nothing definite.

I have no doubt whatsoever.

Was it just a figment of my imagination or did I hear John's voice in the other room?

His eyes glinted angrily.

The report was marred by a mass of superfluous detail.

1. He ate with gusto. 2. Everyone joined in the singing with great gusto.

In her writing she strove for a balance between innovation and familiar prose forms.

1. There's been a lot of conjecture in the media recently about the marriage.2. He made several conjectures about where his son might be.

The area has been ravaged by drought/floods/war.

He walked with a slow stiff gait.

The director of the company has expressed a wish to atone for her past sins.

They are dredging the seabed for sand and gravel.

I don't understand why you had to dredge up this story.

Discarded food containers and bottles littered the streets.

She toppled over when I touched her.

Once the totalitarian regime that had suppressed them had been toppled, all internal forces were unleashed, sometimes violently.

I knew he was only flattering me because he wanted to borrow some money.

He said he would help with the rent, but he left me in the lurch.

I have a keen eyesight.

There could be a keen competition to provide the service.

It was a bitterly cold night with a keen wind.

The store offers keen prices on electronics.

A foreign collector has bid $500,000 for the portrait.

1. He lost his bid for re-election to the board.2. The government has reduced the cost of borrowing in a bid to get the economy moving again.

James bade a tearful farewell to his parents.

She bade her companions enter.

I'm groping for the right words here.

She sat through the whole meeting without uttering a word.

He groped me as I was going to the bar.

He gently fondled the baby's feet.

The monument was hewn out of the side of a mountain.

1. Employees huddled around television sets at the company headquarters. 2. It was so cold that we huddled together for warmth.

He tripped clumsily on the rug and fell flat on his face.

Stłukłam butelkę wódki. Jestem taka niezdarna.

I've broken a bottle of vodka. I'm so clumsy.

War was looming on the horizon.

There was a fissure between philosophy and reality)

The prospect of more road-building dismays environmentalists.

A huge throng had gathered around the speaker.

Crowds thronged the market place

1. All of a sudden, the car veered off the road. 2. Moments before crashing, the jet was seen veering sharply to the right.3. Our talk soon veered onto the subject of money.

The cellar contained a trove of rare wines.

Just days before the trial began, Egypt's leader, Anwar Sadat, a bulwark against Russian influence on the Middle East, had been assasinsated.

Outside, the trees rustled in the wind.

singular only

He was distracted by a commotion across the street.

Minister, if you ever needed a useful rascal to organise an anti-terrorist unit, that would be me.

W dzieciństwie zostałam ugryziona przez psa, więc teraz jestem wobec nich nieco ostrożna.

I was bitten by a dog in my childhood, so now I'm a little wary of them.

He has sent his son on an errand.

She was sure that if she stated her errand she wouldn't be able to see him.

Index-linked gilts are a useful hedge against inflation.

We've got permission, but it's hedged about with strict conditions.

Stop hedging and tell me what you really think.

He had a red blazer with gold trim.

Inspired by TV action series Starsky and Hutch, he bought a red Pontiac Firebird with white trim.

The traffic came to a standstill.

The island of Crete is renowned for its beauty.

If he forgot to pay his rent, his landlady would send him a reminder.

He's a fence - don't buy anything from him.

His passing paved the way for a younger generation of Communists, led by Mikhail Gorbachev, who took the reins of power a day after Chernenko died.

However, as they engaged with US officials about America's vision of the new Iraq, Polish officials were struck by disquieting comparison.

The general mustered his troops.

He replied with us much dignity as he could muster.

Byłam w szoku kiedy powiedziała mi, żebym wyszła.

I was taken aback when she told me to leave.

That was a pretty flimsy excuse.

Aren't you cold in that flimsy dress?

The Soviet Union became anxious to withdraw its soldiers from the Afghan imbroglio.

By (a strange) happenstance they were both in Paris at the same time.

a disjointed conversation

Złamałem nogę i poczułem rozdzierający ból.

I broke my leg and felt excruciating pain.

Vaccination has freed us from the scourge of smallpox.

Feelings that had been bottled up for years came flooding out.

It's a difficult course but it's very worthwhile.

He has many woes.

She tried just to ignore their insolence.

a crooked politician

Many children have been maimed for life by these bombs.

Paintwork on the corner of a stairway tends to get nicked and scratched.

The jury acquitted him.

She acquitted herself well, finishing second.

He’s much too lenient when the children are being naughty.

He walked with a slow stiff gait.

I'll give you a tinkle some time next week.

The sound hits you like a wave and the bass throbs.

She became too feeble to get out of bed.

1. You know how everyone feigns surprise when you tell them how old you are. 2. The prosecution claimed that the defendant had feigned the injury.

Stop cowering! I'm not going to hit you.

Oś śruby jest wygięta, czy możesz ją wyprostować?

The propeller shaft is bent, can you straighten it?

His voice wavered and I thought he was going to cry.

I thought I saw someone skulking in the bushes - maybe we should call the police.

He has led disarmament talks and parleyed with NATO.

Elizabeth Gaskell's novel "Ruth" will hereafter be cited within the text as EG.

There's no point in fretting about what you cannot change.

The bay's black waves fret the seafront.

There's no point in fretting about what you cannot change.

He was gnawing on a bone.

Those toilets smell foul!

The boy tarried awhile.

He whetted his knife against the stone.

I've read an excerpt of the book on the Web and it's whetted my appetite.

The sea was churned up by heavy winds.

The earth had been churned up where vehicles had passed through.

They leaned over the rails and peered down into the dizzying chasm below.

1. The missile strike was devastating - the target was totally obliterated. 2. All of a sudden the view was obliterated by the fog.

Cities have repurposed their former downtown and industrial areas as entertainment districts.

Odczuwam pogardę w stosunku do ludzi, którzy krzywdzą zwierzęta.

I feel disdain for people who hurt animals.

Na diecie powinieneś jeść chude mięso.

You should eat lean meat when you're on a diet.

She wanted an answer immediately, but I managed to stall her.

Patrz na kilwater aby określić, czy jacht ma dryf.

Watch your wake to determine if you're making leeway.

He had a bar of chocolate to stave off his hunger.

It was a deeply superstitious country, where earthquakes were commonly believed to portend the end of dynasties.

The old photographs depict a bygone era when everyone wore a hat.

The harmful radiation tests were performed long ago on unwitting subjects.

Her belief in the project has been unwavering.

Moje włosy są bardzo rzadkie... ale jestem stary, więc co mnie to obchodzi?

My hair is very sparse... but I'm old, so what do I care?

a dark, dank basement

She wriggled her toes in the warm sand.

She kissed the nape of his neck.

The antelope is a very agile animal.

Those unable to meet their taxes were liable to forfeit their estates.

We should be able to get the sofa through edgeways.

Mariusz jest bardzo schludny - jego koszule zawsze są wyprasowane.

Marius is very neat - his shirts are always ironed.

Who do you root for in the Super Bowl?

Her writing tends towards abstraction and pretentiousness.

He gained a reputation as being a staunch defender/supporter of civil rights.

Grandad might be 70, but he said he'd finish the marathon and, by golly, he did.

Her latest book has engendered a lot of controversy.

The sign was swinging to and fro in the wind.

It was disingenuous of her to claim she had no financial interest in the case.

She is a formidable figure who commands a great deal of respect.

The house is surrounded by vast tracts of woodland.

a belated birthday card

Such foods take a long time to digest and will make you feel bloated.

You little stinker - stop that!

I had some misgivings about employing him.

Langdale described the court ruling as a travesty of justice.

We parse every moment for clues to why he took his life.

The news gladdened his heart.

Permission to build the store will take months, nay years.

She gave him a reproachful look.

the onset of a cold

The flags unfurl.

The area is dotted with rills and rivers.

Q hindmost attendant.

Sunlight gilded the children's faces.

That hauberk you've been wearing is excellent for weight and fit.

Napoleon was vanquished at the battle of Waterloo in 1815.

He accused her of being a copper's nark - always getting people into trouble.

You wonder how the characters ever get anything done when so much of their lives is consumed by navel gazing.

Jego teksty na podryw były tak tandetne.

His pick up lines were so cheesy.

1. She quailed before her boss's anger. 2. Charlie quailed at the sound of his mother's angry voice.

The gospel of Luke continues, "There was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God."

Don't worry, I'll see to everything while you're away.

1. the purposeful destruction of historic sites. 2. He desired to lead a more purposeful life.

This is the latest in a series of terrorist attacks in the region.

He went to his parents' house in Florida for a little R & R.

In some parks the onslaught of cars and people far exceeds capacity.

a testy old man

Electrical wires were dangling from the ceiling.

She needs a job that will provide an outlet for her creative talent.

I still haven't fathomed out how to put this bookcase together.

I got the gist of their conversation.

In 52% of cases when the land was transferred to a kinsman it involved the payment of a sum of money.

The war has uprooted nearly two thirds of the country's population.

He was very effusive if they chanced to meet.

She showered him with effusive praise.

1. They chanced to be in the restaurant when I arrived. 2. I chanced on (= found unexpectedly) some old love letters in a drawer. 3. Ten years after leaving school we chanced upon each other in Regent Street.

They chanced a late holiday.

The newspaper hewed to the line.

1. Sprinkle a few herbs on the pizza. 2. The speech was liberally sprinkled with jokes about the incident.

The agency will pay you a monthly retainer.

But Zacharski, a successful salesman in America, fumbled when it came to managing a business in Poland.

He fumbled about in the dark but could not find her.

She fumbled a cigarette from the bag.

Just one fumble during a tyre change could separate the winners from the loosers.

We're not talking about subtle errors of judgment, but major fumbles.

She was completely baffled by his strange behaviour.

Derlatka believed that Czechoslovakia self-inflicted sound led directly to its fissure.

Milczanowski spent the better part of their meeting badgering him about Zacharski.

He told us interesting yarns about his travels.

America might be a somewhat feeble feckless partner.

Polish military interoperability with NATO partners proceeds apace.

Lubię chodzić do butików i oglądać ubrania.

I like going to boutiques and just browsing some clothes.

Giraffes browse leaves.

Outside crickets chirped monotonously.

Outside crickets chirped monotonously.

That was a gimmick to gain votes.

I've got a few days at home now to just mull over things and see where things are going.

We can help you find a suitable secular officiant for a funeral.

Muszę zdobyć wstęp na to spotkanie.

I need to gain admittance to this meeting.

1. This fodder will be good for our animals. 2. This gossip is fodder for newspapers.

There were pictures of emaciated children on the cover of the magazine.

An emerald and gold cross was salvaged from wreck.

It was the only crumb of comfort he could salvage from the ordeal.

A salvage operation was under way.

Salvage taken from a ship that had sunk.

The company is going to finance not just the salvage, but also the cleanup.

He hauled his bije out of the shed.

He escaped with the haul of antiques.

The thirty-mile haul to Boston.