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the effect that an action, event, or decision has on something, especially a bad effect

repercussion - President Kennedy's assassination had far-reaching repercussions.

showing no interest or mental activity

vacant - She had a vacant look/expression on her face.

zwięzłość, krótkotrwałość

brevity - His essays are models of clarity and brevity.

gilgotać

tickle

kubki smakowe

taste buds - The human tongue has around 6,000 taste buds

paraliż

paralysis - He died from respiratory paralysis.

to make a liquid weaker by mixing in something else

dilute - Dilute the juice (with water) before you drink it.

kołyska

cradle

dziura powietrzna

air pocket

to (cause something or someone to) go down below the surface or to the bottom of a liquid or soft substance

sink - The Titanic was a passenger ship which sank (to the bottom of the ocean) in 1912.

pola uprawne, ziemie orne

farmland - Dubai has no farmland, but it can import food

głupi kawał, dowcip

hoax - He'd made a hoax call claiming to be the president.

wiążka, promień

beam - A beam of light peeped through the cloud

kolce, szpikulec, ostrze

spike - Some types of dinosaur had sharp spikes on their tails.

a time when something suddenly begins, especially a disease or something else dangerous or unpleasant:

outbreak - an outbreak of cholera/food poisoning/rioting/war

oddawac hold, wyrazy szacunku

pay sb respect

ogromny, budzacy groze

formidable - In Tyson he had come up against a formidable opponent.

zalegly, opozniony

overdue - His former employer delays sending him an overdue payment

to do what you are ordered or expected to do

toe the line - What I want to emphasise is that, when there is a strong reaction to such products, we and the decision makers and legislators need to toe the line demanded by public opinion.

cios, uderzenie

stroke - This stroke knocked him out.

having a very important influence on something

pivotal - He has played a pivotal role in the negotiations

rodzaj

breed - a new breed of bank

the first person to do something or go somewhere, who shows that it is also possible for other people

trailblazer - She was a trailblazer as the only woman in the US Senate

nekrolog

obituary

dotykać, gnębić, dręcznyć

afflict - He was afflicted with severe asthma

autobus lotniskowy (wachadłowy)

shuttle bus

przewoźnik

carrier - Sioux Railway is the ninth largest rail carrier in the nation.

schody ruchome

escalator

przejście w samolocie, pociągu, kinie

aisle - Would you like an aisle seat or would you prefer to be by the window?

łatwopalny

flammable - Would you like an aisle seat or would you prefer to be by the window?