Unit 6 (Upstream)

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blockbuster
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a very successful film, show, concert, etc. / przebój, hit
clash
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a collision, confrontation / utarczka, potyczka słowna
remotely
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in the least, in the slightest degree / w najmniejszym stopniu
stature
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importance / znaczenie, ranga
tycoon
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powerful person in business or industry
flattering
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making sth seem attractive / korzystny, pochlebny
startling
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surprising / zdumiewający
suppress
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to prevent from release / wycofać (np. z obiegu, z druku), zataić
refine
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to improve in quality and detail / udoskonalić
embrace
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to include, contain / obejmować
that's a given
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it's a sure thing
slander
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make false and damaging statements/accusations about (someone) / pomówienie, zniesławienie (ustne)
libel
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zniesławienie (na piśmie)
newsreel
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news report / kronika filmowa
scoring
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(composing) music for a movie, play, etc; soundtrack (e.g. The original score - oryginalny soundtrack)
on my tab
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I'll pay for it; It's on me
hit the screen
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be released, have premiere, come out
peripheral material
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additional/less important material
resemblance
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similarity, likeness
emphasize
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highlight, stress, underline
multitude
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a lot of, a number of, a plethora of
unbashed affection
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unashamed love/fondness / nieokiełznane uczucie
titan
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gigant, hero, figure
surmise
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speculate, presume, guess
overlapping
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taking place or occurring more or less simultaneously / zachodzący, nakładający się na siebie
abrupt
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sudden, unexpected / nagły, niespodziewany
spare
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to refrain from giving / oszczędzić (komuś czegoś)
memorabilia
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things that one collects because they are connected to a person or an event that one has an interest in / pamiątki
footnote
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sth or sb not considered to be especially important / osoba lub rzecz bez znaczenia
outlive
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to survive, to live longer than sb / przeżyć, żyć dłużej
notoriety
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being famous, well-known in a negative way / zła sława, zła reputacja
aside
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an additional remark, a short digression / uwaga na marginesie
innovative
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new and original / nowatorski, innowacyjny
fusion
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the joining of two or more things to form one / połączenie, fuzja
outcast
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sb not accepted by a group of people or by society / wyrzutek
aspiring
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trying to succeed / ambitny choć początkujący
accomplished
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very good at sth / znakomity
endowed with sth
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having a particular quality or asset / obdarzony (np. talentem)
fictitious
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imaginary / fikcyjny (in real life; fictional - in books/movies)
riveting
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extremely interesting and exciting / pasjonujący, zajmujący
zealous
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eager, enthusiastic / żarliwy, zagorzały
gripping
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holding the attention or interest / porywający, zajmujący
congenial
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pleasant, enjoyable / miły, przyjemny
figurative
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having a metaphorical meaning / przenośny
evocative
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bringing strong memories or feelings to mind / działający na wyobraźnię, sugestywny
pottery
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objects made of baked clay / garncarstwo
brush stroke
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a mark made on a surface by a painter’s brush / pociągnięcie pędzlem, ślad pędzla
oppressive
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= depressing and uncomfortable / przytłaczający
gloomy
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dark or poorly lit, especially to appear frightening / mroczny, ponury
sizeable
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fairly large in size or number / pokaźny, spory
incorporate
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to include in a whole / zawierać
distinct
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different or separate / wyraźny, zdecydowany
spellbound
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entranced, fascinated / oczarowany, zauroczony
unanimously
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in agreement with everybody else / jednogłośnie, jednomyślnie
condemn
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to disapprove of, criticise / potępić
venue
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the place of a meeting or event / miejsce (np. spotkania, koncertu, konferencji)
overbearing
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unpleasantly overpowering, domineering, dominating / apodyktyczny
awestruck
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very impressed and amazed by sth / oniemiały z wrażenia
lush
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having a lot of green grass or plants / bujny
lair
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sb’s secret or private place / kryjówka
inundate
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to send or give too many things / zalać, zasypywać
walk/tread a tightrope
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to be in a difficult situation / dosł. chodzić po linie; być w trudnej sytuacji
jump on the bandwagon
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to become involved in an activity or movement because it is fashionable or likely to succeed and not because one is really interested in it / ulec powszechnym trendom lub modzie
strike the wrong note
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to say or do sth the wrong way / uderzyć w złą strunę, zrobić coś niestosownego
read between the lines
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to look at sth and perceive more than what is obvious at first glance / czytać między wierszami
in the wings
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waiting for one’s turn / (oczekujący) za kulisami, w pełnej gotowości
play second fiddle
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to occupy a secondary position in a job or activity / grać drugie skrzypce
bring the curtain down
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to close down / zamknąć coś; zakończyć
put sb in the picture
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to inform sb / wprowadzić kogoś w sytuację, poinformować kogoś o bieżącej sytuacji
a hard/tough act to follow
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a person or group that is so excellent that it will be difficult to replace them / ideał trudny do naśladowania
budding
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beginning to develop, just becoming successful / początkujący
intimidating
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frightening, making others lose confidence / nieprzyjazny, groźny
bedraggled
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looking wet, dirty and untidy / brudny, utytłany
percussive
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sounding like drums / perkusyjny, przypominający dźwięk perkusji
frenzy
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great excitement or wild behaviour / rozgorączkowanie, ekscytacja
recoup
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to recover the money one has spent or lost / zrekompensować (sobie), odzyskać
dashing
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very stylish and attractive / wystrzałowy
torment
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to cause suffering / dręczyć
summon up
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to make a great effort to do sth / zebrać (np. siły)
nonchalantly
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in a relaxed way / nonszalancko
diffidence
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shyness, timidity / brak pewności siebie
shelve
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to put on a shelf
spaced out
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unusual or imaginative in an eccentric way / wyrafinowany, wymyślny
diverse
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having a wide variety, different / różnorodny
rub shoulders (with sb)
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(informal) to meet and talk to influential people / poznawać wpływowe osoby
forego
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to let go of sth, to forget about sth, to do without sth although you’d like it / odmówić sobie, zrezygnować z czegoś
scrapped
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cancelled / odwołany
prosecution
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charging sb with a crime and then putting them on trial / wniesienie oskarżenia, ściganie
sneak into
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to enter quietly without being noticed / wśliznąć się
soaking
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getting very wet / przemoknięcie
impassioned
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expressing strong feelings / płomienny
tinged
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having the shade of a feeling or quality / zabarwiony
zip
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to move at high speed / pędzić, gnać
bland
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showing no strong emotions, saying nothing interesting / bez wyrazu
stoke up
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to make people feel sth more strongly / podsycać (uczucia)
heave
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to move up and down in regular movements / podnosić się i opadać
gyrate
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to dance or move in circles / wirować
textured
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composed of various elements in a special way
rumble
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to make a low continuous noise / grzmieć, dudnić
pelt down
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to rain very heavily / lać jak z cebra
incessantly
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continuously / bez przerwy, nieustannie
dread
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to fear sth intensely / bać się
stroll
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a walk one takes for pleasure in a slow, relaxed way / przechadzka, spacer
patronise
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to treat sb in a superior way / traktować protekcjonalnie
popularise
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to cause sth to become generally liked / popularyzować
enlightening
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illuminating, informative / pouczający
connotation
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an implication / konotacja, wydźwięk
iconised
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becoming a symbol / podniesiony do rangi symbolu
transparently
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in an easily perceptible way, openly, clearly / jawnie, otwarcie, w przejrzysty sposób
notion
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an idea, concept / pojęcie, idea
commission
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an order, project / zlecenie, zamówienie
aptly
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suitably, appropriately / odpowiednio
glib
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clever but not sincere and not showing much thought / gładki, wygadany
fathom
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to understand, to figure out, comprehend / zgłębić, pojąć
novelty
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sth new and interesting / nowość
minefield
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a subject or situation presenting unseen hazards / dosł. pole minowe; grząski grunt
adversary
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an enemy, competitor / przeciwnik, adwersarz
summit
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the highest point of a hill or mountain, a peak, top / szczyt
blizzard
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a very bad snowstorm with strong winds / śnieżyca, burza śnieżna
be tied to one’s mother’s apron strings
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to be dependant on one’s mother / trzymać się matczynej spódnicy
be from the wrong side of the tracks
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to come from a lower social class / pochodzić z nizin społecznych
slur
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to make an insulting remark or comment about sb, aimed to ruin their reputation / szkalować
tight-lipped
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refusing to talk about an issue, or saying very little / małomówny, oszczędny w słowach
the apple of sb’s eye
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the most favourite person / czyjeś oczko w głowie, ulubieniec
steadfastly
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insistently, firmly / niezłomnie, nieugięcie
flourishing
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successful, developing quickly / kwitnący, świetnie prosperujący
chasm
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a gap, abyss / przepaść
widen
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to expand / rozszerzać się, zwiększać się
lot
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sb’s luck or situation in life / los, dola
ensconced
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settled firmly and comfortably somewhere / wygodnie i bezpiecznie ulokowany
eke out a living/existence
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to get enough food or money to live but not more / wiązać koniec z końcem
be born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth
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to be born into a rich family / urodzić się w bogatej rodzinie
stuck-up
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very proud and unfriendly / nadęty, zadufany
decked out
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decorated or dressed for a special occasion / wystrojony
unfounded
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having no justification / bezpodstawny
be on the verge of sth
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to be about to do sth / być bliskim (czegoś), być u progu (czegoś)
stockowner
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sb who owns shares in a company / właściciel akcji, akcjonariusz
fight (sb/sth) tooth and nail
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to fight in a determined way / walczyć do upadłego
hallowed
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highly respected and admired, renowned / otaczany czcią, szanowany
gallantly
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politely, honourably, boldly / z galanterią, szarmancko
trampled
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stepped on / zdeptany

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