unit 1.2

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spur
She wanted her son to pass his driving test and, as a spur, offered to buy him a car. Spurred (on) by her early success, she went on to write four more novels in rapid succession.
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ostroga, bodziec, zachęta, zachęcać
prevent sb from doing sth
She had to prevent the angry boys from hurting each other.
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przeszkodzić, zapobiec, nie pozwolić komuś na coś
obstacle
The government put every obstacle in his way to prevent publication of the book.
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przeszkoda
insurmountable
The fact that the will had not been witnessed properly presented an insurmountable problem.
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nie do pokonania
plug away at sth
John’s assignment was due to be handed in the following morning. He would plug away at it all night if necessary.
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starać się, ciężko nad czymś pracować
inch
She carefully inched her car out into the traffic flow.
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posuwać (się) naprzód powoli, centymetr po centymetrze
mark off
In order not to forget anything, Jane carefully marked off each item as she packed it in her case.
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„odfajkować” (np. jakąś pozycję na liście)
will
Will you come to the party tonight? He exclaimed angrily that in this case his will would prevail and that his orders would be obeyed without question.
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wola
Przyjdziesz dziś wieczorem na imprezę?
mature
In a few short years, she matured into a strikingly attractive young woman.
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dojrzeć, dorosnąć
dip
For the second month running there has been a dip in the sales figures,” said the director. “I want to see an improvement this month.
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spadek, obniżenie (np. nastroju)
put sth into perspective
The doctor told him to put things into perspective. He had escaped with a few bruises when he could have been killed.
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spojrzeć na coś z dystansu, rozważyć z wielu punktów widzenia
keep at sth
I know you work much too hard, but don’t give up. Keep at it!
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nie szczędzić wysiłków, nie poddawać się
en route
They were already en route to France when they heard that the concert had been postponed.
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w drodze, po drodze
get side-tracked
The witness got skilfully side-tracked by the lawyer and was tricked into saying the complete opposite of what he meant to say.
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odejść od najważniejszych kwestii, od tematu
tackle
The government is determined to tackle the problem of unemployment.
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zabrać się do czegoś, załatwić coś, poradzić sobie z czymś
tension
The tension mounted in the crowd as the two players came to the end of the second set.
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napięcie / zdenerwowanie
ride on
Luckily, his last risky venture had been successful, so he allowed his reputation and career to ride on it.
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zależeć od czegoś
assertive
Eric is really assertive. If he wants something he will definitely tell you. She had always been assertive, so no one was surprised when she was made supervisor.
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asertywny
Eric jest bardzo asertywny. Jeśli będzie czegoś chciał, na pewno ci o tym powie.
assertiveness
As the first woman to head the institute, she quickly gained a reputation for assertiveness.
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stanowczość, asertywność, pewność siebie
assertively
We should not be afraid to assertively condemn such actions.
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asertywnie

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