A - File 5: Useful words and phrases

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abandon
Eventually they decided to abandon the search for the village and just hike back to Apolo.
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ability
My ability to stay calm helps in my job.
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zdolność, umiejętność
absolutely
I find speaking in public absolutely terrifying. I hate doing it.
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całkowicie
alone
What would you do if you were hiking alone in the mountains and you got completely lost?
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sam, sama
anything
Of course I’ve made mistakes, but I don’t regret anything.
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nic / cokolwiek
assess
They don’t panic and they assess the situation clearly.
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oszacować, oceniać
attempt
It took me five attempts to get it right.
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próba
be bothered
I wish people wouldn’t leave supermarket trolleys in the car park just because they can’t be bothered to take them back.
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przejmować się
briefing
Pay attention to the flight attendant’s safety briefing.
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odprawa, instruktaż
bury
In traditional stories pirates always bury their treasure.
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pogrzebać, zakopywać
case
I wish my family would put DVDs back in their cases.
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pudełko
challenge
The key to survival is to divide the challenges into manageable tasks.
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wyzwanie
chance
The chance of winning the lottery is small.
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szansa
civilization
The four men set off from the town of Apolo and soon they had left civilization far behind.
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cywilizacja
count
Memorize where the emergency exits are and count how many rows you are away from them.
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destination
I’d keep walking and try to find my way to my destination.
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cel (miejsce) podróży
enter
Before they entered the jungle, the three friends made a promise that they would ‘go in together and come out together’.
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wchodzić
excuse
Do you want me to phone and make an excuse?
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wymówka
fact
I’m just completely bewildered by so many facts and figures.
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fakt
factor
Money was an important factor in my decision.
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czynnik
infuriate
It really infuriates me when people drive too close behind me.
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doprowadzać do szału
intruder
What would you do if you woke up in the middle of the night and thought that you could hear an intruder in your home?
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intruz
major
On average people have one major regret in life.
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ważny, główny
manage
I managed to give it up, which I’m proud of.
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zdołać coś zrobić, kierować
manageable task
The key to survival is to divide the challenges into manageable tasks.
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zadanie możliwe do wykonania
memorize
I memorize a lot of information before any exam.
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uczyć się na pamięć
oversleep
I wouldn’t have been late if I hadn’t overslept.
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zaspać
oxygen
Plants produce oxygen for us to breathe.
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tlen
pay attention
Pay attention and also read the safety information in the seat pocket.
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Zwróć uwagę
pure
I see them as pure mistakes – something to learn from.
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czysty
rate
Research has shown that the survival rate in air crashes is 95.7%
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wskaźnik, współczynnik
rational
Try to keep calm and behave in a rational way.
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racjonalny
revolution
Many revolutions have changed the political systems of different countries.
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rewolucja
rumour
I wish people wouldn’t start stupid rumours on Twitter that aren’t true.
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pogłoska, plotka
self-control
Well, that’s your problem. You’ve got no self-control!
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samokontrola
species
The Amazonian rainforest is the home of more than half the plant and animal species known in the world.
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gatunek
water
If you had watered the plants, they wouldn’t have died.
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