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question		réponse
być motorem dla czegoś commencer à apprendre		be an engine of
to talk for a long time on a subject commencer à apprendre		to hold forth on
pociąg podmiejski commencer à apprendre		commuter train
a safe and peaceful place commencer à apprendre		haven
a person who writes plays for the teathre, TV or radio commencer à apprendre		playwright
to make sb feel sorry for sth they have done commencer à apprendre		to chasten
to damage sth or make sth worse commencer à apprendre		to impair
complete and total commencer à apprendre		stark
improving a situation; having a helpful or useful effect commencer à apprendre		beneficial to
lasting only a short time commencer à apprendre		fleeting
a look at sb/sth for a very short time commencer à apprendre		a glimpse at/of
to live in commencer à apprendre		to reside in
a mammal commencer à apprendre		primate
to make sb/sth different commencer à apprendre		to alter
to take part in a sport, an activity, etc. but not very seriously commencer à apprendre		to dabble in
a change to sth commencer à apprendre		alteration
the part near the middle of a city, especially where the buildings are in a bad condition and the people are poor commencer à apprendre		the inner city
a public road or street used by traffic, especially a main road in a city or town commencer à apprendre		thoroughfare
a person walking in the street commencer à apprendre		pedestrian
involving a risk or danger commencer à apprendre		hazardous
careful, prepared for a danger, etc. commencer à apprendre		wary
a pattern of straight lines, crossing each other to form squares commencer à apprendre		grid
reduced by a large amount of sth, so that there is not enough left commencer à apprendre		depleted
to use sth for advantage commencer à apprendre		to exploit
important or necessary commencer à apprendre		crucial
filled too much commencer à apprendre		overstuffed
sth which causes part of the body to react commencer à apprendre		stimuli
not related to what is being discussed and therefore of no importance commencer à apprendre		irrelevant
the act or process of returning sth to its earlier good condition or position commencer à apprendre		restoration
not easy to find or get commencer à apprendre		scarce
1. to put sb/sth completely under the surface of liquid; 2. to become completely involved in sth commencer à apprendre		immersion
a short argument commencer à apprendre		skirmish
to make a sudden noise of explosion (of e.g. car engine) commencer à apprendre		to backfire
to fill sth up again commencer à apprendre		to replenish
to provide sb with equipment or clothes for a special purpose commencer à apprendre		to outfit
a garden with many different types of trees, for people to look or scientific study commencer à apprendre		arboretum
to look quickly at sb/sth commencer à apprendre		to glance
1. that can be measured; 2. large enough to be noticed commencer à apprendre		measurable
the state of having a condition which means that part of your body does not work correctly commencer à apprendre		impairment
too small to be considered as important or useful commencer à apprendre		paltry
a small area of sth, especially one which is different from the area around it commencer à apprendre		patch
to a fairly large degree, especially in comparison to sth else commencer à apprendre		relatively
to give sb sth that they can use; to provide a person for a particular task or position commencer à apprendre		to assign sb to sth
several different commencer à apprendre		various
a large area covered with buildings added at different times, so that it looks untidy commencer à apprendre		sprawl
the material used on the surface of roads commencer à apprendre		blacktop
a piece of ground where flowers are grown commencer à apprendre		flowerbed
to deal with commencer à apprendre		to handle
attractive green leaves and plants commencer à apprendre		greenery
to reduce a supply of goods commencer à apprendre		to draw down
containing a lot of people, things, etc. with little space between them commencer à apprendre		dense
to walk in a slow, relaxed manner for pleasure commencer à apprendre		to stroll
attacked commencer à apprendre		assaulted
to take an amount of money off the usual cost of sth commencer à apprendre		to discount
to use power or influence to affect sb/sth commencer à apprendre		to exert
to spend a lot of money on sth you don't really need commencer à apprendre		to splurge on
to make known or show sth that is surprising or that was previously secret commencer à apprendre		to reveal
to allow yourself to have sth enjoyable, especially more than is good for you commencer à apprendre		to indulge in
to try to destroy or damage sth commencer à apprendre		to subvert
clear, simple commencer à apprendre		undiluted
to combine two or more things in order to become more effective commencer à apprendre		to integrate
a situation in which there is great confusion, violence and destruction commencer à apprendre		maelstrom (of)
to increase a lot and suddenly in number commencer à apprendre		to proliferate
a very large number of sth commencer à apprendre		myriad
to make sth worse commencer à apprendre		to exacerbate
to continue to exist for a long time commencer à apprendre		to endure
be connected and affect or depend on one another commencer à apprendre		to correlate
an important development that may lead to an agreement or achievement commencer à apprendre		breakthrough
a situation, an argument or a fact that is the natural and direct result of another one (n.) commencer à apprendre		corollary of sth
to make sth less harmful, serious, etc. commencer à apprendre		to mitigate
panorama, horyzont, sylwetka na tle nieba commencer à apprendre		skyline
to try hard to find a solution to a problem commencer à apprendre		to grapple with
a person or company that buys land or buildings in order to build new ones or improve the old ones, and makes profit on doing this commencer à apprendre		real-estate developer
to present plans commencer à apprendre		to lay out plans
to start to do sth new or difficult commencer à apprendre		to embark on
kept in its original state, in good condition commencer à apprendre		preserved
to make changes to sth such as borders, a plan, an arrangement commencer à apprendre		to redraw
to allow sb/sth to take place of sb/sth else commencer à apprendre		to make way for
a very firm request for sth commencer à apprendre		demand for/of sth
causing more problems instead of solving them commencer à apprendre		self-defeating
a very tall block of flats or offices commencer à apprendre		tower block
to be an area where sth is spread commencer à apprendre		be dotted with
shining brightly with many small flashes of light commencer à apprendre		glittering
the speed at which sth happens commencer à apprendre		pace of sth
a place from which an organization is controlled commencer à apprendre		headquarters
to completely destroy the inside of a building commencer à apprendre		to gut the inside
to keep sth commencer à apprendre		to retain
(of beliefs, ideas, personalities) to be very different and opposed to each other commencer à apprendre		to clash with sth
to make sb pay money as an official punishment commencer à apprendre		to fine sb for sth
small, unimportant commencer à apprendre		mere
to have none or not enough of commencer à apprendre		to lack
town-clerk commencer à apprendre		city official
to look similar to the background that it is difficult to see it separetely commencer à apprendre		to blend into sth
strange commencer à apprendre		quirky
existing or happening over a large area or among many people commencer à apprendre		widespread
a feeling that sb/sth is ridiculous and not worth considering seriously, shown by laughing in an unkind way or by making unkind remarks commencer à apprendre		derision (to provoke/arouse)
to make sb less angry about sth commencer à apprendre		to placate
a line or surface that bends gradually; a smooth bend commencer à apprendre		curve
the amount that sth is curved commencer à apprendre		curvature
to remove a cover from a painting, statue, etc., so that it can be seen in public for the first time; to show a new plan, product, etc. to the public for the first time commencer à apprendre		to unveil
the activity of governing a country or controlling a company; the way in which a country is governed commencer à apprendre		governance
similar to sb/sth else and able to be compared commencer à apprendre		comparable to/with
not having necessary equipment or skills commencer à apprendre		ill-equipped for sth/to do sth
a situation when there is not enough of the people or things that are needed commencer à apprendre		shortage
greater than it seems reasonable or appropiate commencer à apprendre		excessive
the act of moving or taking sth away or back commencer à apprendre		withdrawal
becoming faster and faster commencer à apprendre		exponential
used temporarily for a particular purpose, because the real thing is not available commencer à apprendre		makeshift
a sudden start of sth unpleasant, especially violence or disease commencer à apprendre		outbreak
not stopping or getting less strong commencer à apprendre		relentless
the act or process of passing sth from one person to another commencer à apprendre		transmission
disease can be passed easily from one person to another (adj.) commencer à apprendre		infectious
more important, more successful or of a higher standard than others commencer à apprendre		pre-eminent
1. to go around or avoid a place; 2. to ignore a rule, a system or sb in authority commencer à apprendre		to bypass
if people or situations are ***, you feel fear and respect for them, because they are impressive and powerful, or because they are difficult (adj.) commencer à apprendre		formidable
a substance that pollutes sth especially air or water commencer à apprendre		pollutant
available or existing in a large amounts or numbers commencer à apprendre		plentiful
where a large number of people live commencer à apprendre		populous
probably caused by the thing mentioned commencer à apprendre		attributable
a small building outside a main building; a toilet in a small building of its own commencer à apprendre		outhouse
an amount of liquid or gas escaping through a hole in sth commencer à apprendre		leakage
full of activity and noise (of e.g. city) commencer à apprendre		bustling
dark and depressing (for rooms) commencer à apprendre		dark and dingy
grey and depressing commencer à apprendre		drab
cold because cold currents of air continually enter it (under the door, through cracks in the window, etc) commencer à apprendre		draughty
boring and depressing commencer à apprendre		dreary
dark and depressing commencer à apprendre		gloomy
horrible, boring and depressing (for towns/cities) commencer à apprendre		godforsaken
old and damp-smelling commencer à apprendre		musty
very pretty (for buildings/town/villages) commencer à apprendre		picturesque
very comfortable and expensively decorated (for rooms/hotels/restaurants) commencer à apprendre		plush
uncomfortably small commencer à apprendre		pok(e)y
far away from other towns/villages/people commencer à apprendre		remote
dirty and untidy and generally connected with illegal/immoral activities commencer à apprendre		seedy
a very quiet place where very little happens commencer à apprendre		sleepy
very large commencer à apprendre		spacious
lacking fresh air and unpleasant as a result commencer à apprendre		stuffy
designed to attract tourists (with big hotels, nightclubs, shopping centres, etc) and lacking any local colour as a result commencer à apprendre		touristy
has not lost its local character because of tourist developments commencer à apprendre		unspoiled
products of very high quality for the rich (adj.) commencer à apprendre		upmarket
area that has only private houses, not offices and factories commencer à apprendre		residential area
zaniedbany commencer à apprendre		deprived
when some things form a row along a side of sth commencer à apprendre		be lined with
strefa przemysłowa commencer à apprendre		industrial zone
usiany śmieciami commencer à apprendre		be strewn with litter
to make an improvement or change happen faster (=encourage) commencer à apprendre		to spur sth
someone who lives in an empty building without permission and without paying rent commencer à apprendre		a squatter
critisizing someone or something in a strong and effective way commencer à apprendre		hard-hitting
trouble between two or more people (=conflict) commencer à apprendre		strife
the condition of being dirty and unpleasant because of a lack of care or money commencer à apprendre		squalor
sth or sb that attracts many people or things commencer à apprendre		a magnet for sb/sth
to be even better or greater than sb or sth else commencer à apprendre		to surpass sth
a small building that has not been built very well commencer à apprendre		shack
a very important event in the development of sth commencer à apprendre		milestone
to try very hard to do sth (idiom) commencer à apprendre		to take pains to do sth
unpleasantly bright commencer à apprendre		garish
falling fertility rates commencer à apprendre		birth dearth
odpowiednik commencer à apprendre		counterpart
fast and sudden commencer à apprendre		rapid
(of reduction or increase) fast or great commencer à apprendre		precipitous
go faster commencer à apprendre		to accelerate
to take sth in, especially gradually commencer à apprendre		to absorb
very serious or bad commencer à apprendre		severe
use sb/sth commencer à apprendre		be drain on sb/sth
to start or develop as a results of sth commencer à apprendre		to stem from sth
act of going into a place commencer à apprendre		incursion
much too large commencer à apprendre		exorbitant
to waste money or supplies commencer à apprendre		to squander
o ogromnym znaczeniu commencer à apprendre		of utmost importance
to write sth quickly on a piece of paper so that you can remember it commencer à apprendre		to jot sth down
the most unpleasant or serious thing that could happen in a situation commencer à apprendre		worst case scenario
odpukać commencer à apprendre		to touch wood
to suddenly win or make a lot fo money commencer à apprendre		to hit the jackpot
na krawędzi, na skraju commencer à apprendre		on the verge
prowizorycznie commencer à apprendre		in a makeshift manner
shy commencer à apprendre		timid
gap commencer à apprendre		chasm
indywidualnie dla każdego przypadku commencer à apprendre		on a case-by-case basis
złe dopasowanie commencer à apprendre		poor fit
amorficzny, bezkształtny commencer à apprendre		amorphous
pozbawiony commencer à apprendre		devoid
mieszkać, zamieszkiwać commencer à apprendre		dweller, to dwell
dziesięciokrotnie commencer à apprendre		tenfold
w przybliżeniu commencer à apprendre		roughly
to become smaller in size or amount, or fewer in number commencer à apprendre		to dwindle
with great effort commencer à apprendre		mightily
osuszanie, odpływ commencer à apprendre		drainage
to be working hard commencer à apprendre		to be hard at work
szyba commencer à apprendre		a pane of glass
happening one after another commencer à apprendre		in succession
przejście commencer à apprendre		gangway
ostrożność commencer à apprendre		precaution
not to realise or show that you are grateful for how much you get from them commencer à apprendre		to take sb/sth for granted
to have a powerful effect on sth commencer à apprendre		to have an impact on sth
planned for the future commencer à apprendre		be projected to do sth
to have or experience a particular thing, especially something unpleasant commencer à apprendre		be subject to
to cause sth, especially a problem or difficulty commencer à apprendre		to pose
zmniejszające się zasoby commencer à apprendre		dwindling resources
przyczyniać się do commencer à apprendre		to contribute (mightily) to
łamać sobie głowę commencer à apprendre		to rack one's brain
dostać pracę commencer à apprendre		to land oneself a job
być zaproszonym na rozmowę o pracę commencer à apprendre		to be shortlisted for a job
na baczności commencer à apprendre		on the alert
wyrazić swoje poglądy commencer à apprendre		to air one's views
to do away with commencer à apprendre		to abolish
illness commencer à apprendre		ailment
(of sth bad) getting worse quickly in an uncontrolled way commencer à apprendre		rampant
sudden or great increase commencer à apprendre		a surge in...
błędne koło commencer à apprendre		a vicious circle
odbiegać od normy commencer à apprendre		to deviate from the norm
a table or temporary structure used as a small shop for selling newspapers and magazines outside in public places commencer à apprendre		newsstand

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