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Question		Answer
pod (czymś), poniżej (czegoś) start learning		beneath
poważny, sumienny start learning		earnest
wyczerpać się, kończyć się start learning		run short of
zupełnie, razem, całkiem start learning		altogether
Biorąc wszystko pod uwagę, czy myślisz? start learning		Taking things altogether, do you think?
gryźć (PARADIGM) start learning		bite – bit – bitten
pewność siebie start learning		self-confidence
w zaufaniu, w sekrecie start learning		in confidence, in secret
wlec (się), ciągnąć start learning		drag
przenośny, w przenośni start learning		figurative, in a figurative sense
chcieć powiedzieć start learning		mean to say
ociągać się, pozostawać w tyle start learning		fall behind
kawałek, odrobina, trochę start learning		bit
zbliżyć się, nadejść, dać spokój start learning		come on
Niezależnie co robisz, nie wciągaj mnie do tej kłótni. start learning		Whatever you do, don't drag me into the argument.
błysk, błyskać się start learning		flash
błyskawica start learning		lightning
grzmot start learning		a thunder
burza start learning		thunderstorm
zbliżać się start learning		to approach
grzmot się rozlega start learning		thunder roll
upłynąć (czas) start learning		pass (time)
jeszcze raz start learning		once again / once more
poślizgnąć się start learning		slip
ślizgać się (3 formy) start learning		slide - slid - slid
trzask, grzmot / start learning		crash
zgnieść, rozgnieść start learning		crush
drobny, lekki, nieznaczny start learning		light, little, unimportant / slight
podczas gdy, chwila start learning		while, a while
AS - AND ITS DIFFERENT USES start learning		1) "when" or "while" 2) Used to show a reason for something 3) "in the same way" exactly as 4) It is not as (or so) easy as it appears. 5) "the same... as", 6) "such ... as", 7) Used when giving examples, e.g. We study all sorts of subjects, such as 1) As I was coming to school it was raining. 2) As Mr. Green has not arrived yet, let us go and 3) Try and do it exactly as I have done it 4). It is not as (or so) easy as it appears. 5) His hair is the same colour as mine 6) He's such bad as he...
spodek, podstawka start learning		saucer
obrus start learning		a tablecloth
zwiędnąć, wypłowieć start learning		fade
węzeł, supeł start learning		knot
rozluźnić się start learning		relax, work loose
rozpiąć, cofnąć start learning		undo
nie zrobiony, nie załatwiony start learning		undone
rzadki, ograniczony / deficytowy start learning		scarce
odzyskać start learning		regain
świadomość start learning		consciousness
strumień krwi start learning		bloodstream
denerwować, dokuczyć, irytować start learning		annoy, annoy, irritate
przejść start learning		PASS (change)
nieinteresujący start learning		uninteresting
którykolwiek start learning		whichever
jakiś, który, jakikolwiek start learning		any
jakiś, konkretny start learning		some
oklaskiwać, bić brawo start learning		applaud
oklaski, aplauz start learning		applause
klaskać start learning		clap
ostrze, źdźbło start learning		blade
łopatka{na plecach} start learning		shoulder-blade
wiosło start learning		an oar
BLADE 4 znaczenia start learning		1) a blade of a knife, a sword or a razor 2) a blade of grass 3) a shoulder-blade, or 4) a blade of an oar; that is, generally speaking, something which is flat and shaped like these objects
bolący start learning		sore
odpędzać, popędzać, odstraszać, poruszać start learning		drive away
przeciążyć, zedrzeć (pieniądze) start learning		overcharge
smutek, żal start learning		sorrow
lubić, być zwolennikiem start learning		fond of I'm fond of...
wycierać start learning		wipe You're wiping your forehead with the back of your hand.
czoło start learning		forehead
dywanik start learning		a rug
kwaśny, cierpki start learning		sour
dojrzały (owoc) start learning		ripe (fruit)
niedojrzały (owoc) start learning		unripe (of fruit)
przejrzały (o owocu) start learning		overripe (about fruit)
mianować, ustanowić start learning		appoint
dwór/trybunał królewski start learning		king's court
prostokątny start learning		rectangular
oswojony, domowy start learning		tame
brzeg, wał (rzeki) start learning		bank We call the sides of a river "the banks"
wreszcie (w pozytywnym sensie) start learning		at last We do not use "at last" in negative sentences; "At last, we managed to get the tin open"
poświęcić, wolny, zapasowy start learning		spare 1) He cant spare the money to buy himself a new suit. 2) What do you do in your spare time? 3) Why do we carry a spare wheel in a car?
przebicie start learning		puncture We carry a spare wheel so that, if we get a puncture in any of the four we are using, we can change it immediately.
dzielić, oddzielić start learning		part (v) What do we mean by "a fool and his money are soon parted"?
głupiec, oszukać start learning		fool Yes, I've been fooled by someone ... or... No, nobody has ever fooled me
rozlać (3 formy) start learning		spill – spilt – spilt (or spill – spilled – spilled) When we pour too much water into a glass some of the water spills over the edge of the glass. What does it mean: "there's no use crying over spilt milk"?
poprzedni, ostatni start learning		former, latter
pierwszy z nich ... drugi z nich start learning		the former ... the latter / the first of them ... the second of them When we say "Paris and Rome are capital cities; the former is in France whilst the latter is in Italy", we mean that the first mentioned is in France whilst the second mentioned is in Italy.
powstawać, pojawiać się start learning		arise When an argument arises, what do you do? - do you back out of it before it gets too heated, or do you go into it with pleasure?
wycofać się start learning		back out
cofnąć, poprzeć, wzmacniać start learning		back (v)
trzasnąć, pęknięcie start learning		crack Age, dampness, dryness or bad workmanship can cause cracks in walls and ceilings
wykonanie start learning		workmanship
wilgoć start learning		dampness
suchość start learning		dryness
bat, chłostać start learning		whip The driver of a horse and cart crack his whip to make his horse go faster without actually having to hit the horse.
kręcić, prząść, obrócić (3 formy) start learning		spin – spun – spun spin a coin
suszarka do ubrań start learning		spin drier
naprzód (w j. pisanym i mówionym) start learning		forth means forward (written) out(spoken) bring forth/out-wydobywa/uwydatnia, set forth/out - przedstawić The writer set forth his arguments with great skill
miejsce, punkt start learning		spot 1) We sometimes call a dog "SPOT" because it has a coloured spot somewhere on its coat. If, for example, it's a white dog, it might have a black spot in the middle of its back ... etc. 2) What kind of spot do you prefer for a picnic?
planować start learning		arrange 1)"Which shop in this place do you think arranges its goods in its windows the best, and which do you think arranges its goods the worst?" 2) DOES A FAMOUS ACTOR, SINGER OR ENTERTAINER GENERALLY MAKE HIS OWN ARRANGEMENTS...
zrobić plan start learning		make an arrangement
zamówić, rezerwować, umówić start learning		book
w każdym razie start learning		anyway
naczynie start learning		vessel A vessel is any kind of container, such as a cup, a bottle, a drum etc. We also call a ship a vessel, and also have "blood-vessels" in the body.
ciepło start learning		warmth WHAT'S THE NOUN OF THE ADJECTIVE "WARM"?
tymczasem start learning		meanwhile James was still eating, so meanwhile, I decided to finish the little piece of sewing I still had to do
dziobrać, dziób start learning		peck, beak When we say that A CHICKEN PECKS THE GROUND we mean that it picks up food from the ground with its beak
uprzejmość, zazdrość start learning		politeness, jealousy
schludnie start learning		neatly We piled neatly one on top of the other.
kufel piwa start learning		a pint of beer
kloc, blok, blokować start learning		block 1) WHAT CAN WE USE A BLOCK OF WOOD FOR? We can use a block of wood for putting under the wheels of a car to stop it running down hill... under the leg of a table which is not level... etc. 2) WHY DO THE POLICE SOMETIMES BLOCK A ROAD?
wyskakiwać (3 formy) start learning		spring - sprang - sprung
sprężyna, wiosna start learning		spring, spring
niespodzianka w pudełku start learning		A "Jack-in-the-box" is one of those surprise boxes in which there is a head made of paper, or some such material, fixed on a spring, so that when someone, curious to know what is inside, unfastens the lid of the box, the head suddenly springs out and makes the person jump with fright.
odpinać(pas w samochodzie), rozpinać(płaszcz, zamek), rozwiązywać(linę), odryglowywać (zasuwa, zatrzask) start learning		unfasten (seat belt, coat, zip, rope, latch)
przedmiot, artykuł start learning		article - ABOUT HOW MANY ARTICLES WOULD YOU SAY THERE WERE IN THIS ROOM? I'd say there were about... articles in this room WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE WRITE ARTICLES IN NEWSPAPERS? The kind of people who ... are professional writers, or people who have special knowledge of particular subjects ... etc.
śmiały, zuchwały, pogrubiony start learning		bold -The word "bold" is similar in meaning to the word "brave"; both have the meaningof courageous, without fear etc., but, like so many words which are similar in meaning, they are often used differently. "Bold" we use more with the meaning of being confident and going forward without fear of danger; whereas one can be brave without even moving - for example, when face to face with one's dentist, or when suffering from an illness that has no remedy, or when facing the possibility
odważny, mężny start learning		courageous
uwięzić, uwięzienie start learning		imprison, imprisonment
lekarstwo, środek start learning		remedy
uderzający, zdumiewający start learning		striking
bejcować, plama start learning		stain ...(BETWEEN "TO PAINT A TABLE" AND "TO STAIN A TABLE") The difference ... is that paint does not enter into the woodwork of the table, but forms a covering or coat, which can be scraped off. Stain, on the other hand, is a thinner liquid which enters into the woodwork and colours it
stolarka, drewno start learning		woodwork
pralnia chemiczna start learning		DRY CLEANER'S
skradać się, pełzać (3 formy) start learning		creep - crept - crept 1) The thief s hand crept across the table to steal the woman's handbag. The word "creep" means either to move like a snake with the body close to the ground, or just to move slowly and cautiously. 2) Because the road was blocked, the cars were creeping slowly forward
na górze, na dole (schodów) start learning		upstairs, downstairs
przejście, korytarz, ustęp (tekstu), fragment start learning		passage (corridor, paragraph (text), fragment) A passage is a very narrow way, generally between two houses, or inside a house, like a corridor. We can also use the word with the meaning of "sea passage", or with the meaning of a short extract taken from a speech or a piece of writing.
urywek, fragment start learning		EXTRACT
sterować, kierować start learning		steer WHAT AM I PRETENDING TO DO?/ You're pretending to steer a car, a bicycle or a ship
na bok, na boku start learning		aside The word "aside" means "on one side" or "to one side". DO YOU PUT MONEY ASIDE EACH WEEK FOR ANY SPECIAL PURPOSE? Yes, I put money aside ... for a special purpose ... or... No, I don't...
odciągnąć na bok start learning		draw aside AT A PARTY, WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHEN A MAN DRAWS ANOTHER MAN ASIDE FROM THE REST OF THE CROWD?/ At a party, when a ... it means he has something to say to him that he does not want the others to hear...
przykleić, trzymać się, wetknąć, wbijać (3 formy) start learning		STICK-STUCK-STUCK We stick a stamp on an envelope. We stick a pin into two pieces of paper or cloth to hold them together. We also use a type of pin for pinning notices onto notice-boards ... WHAT DO WE MEAN WHEN WE SAY A MAN STICKS TO HIS OPINIONS ?/
granica, skraj, graniczyć start learning		border ARE THE POLICE ALLOWED TO FOLLOW A CRIMINAL ACROSS THE BORDERS OF THEIR OWN COUNTRY INTO ANOTHER COUNTRY? WHAT DO WE GENERALLY FIND ALONG THE BORDERS OF A FIELD?/ We generally find a hedge or a fence along the...
pleść, tkać (3 formy) start learning		weave – wove – woven You're weaving the first finger of your right hand over and under the fingers of your left. WHAT KIND OF THINGS DO WE MAKE BY WEAVING? We make cloth, baskets etc. by weaving
po otrzymaniu start learning		ON RECEIPT OF On receipt of the news,/ given us by an eye-witness,/ that our side had won the battle,/ there was great rejoicing/ in the streets.
sztywny start learning		stiff The word "stiff* means "not easily bent", like a stiff piece of wire, or a stiff neck from reading too long; or it can mean "not easily worked", like a stiff paste. We can also use the word figuratively. For example, "The man had a stiff manner".
zadziwiać, zdumiewać start learning		ASTONISH WHAT DO PEOPLE SAY AND DO WHEN THEY ARE ASTONISHED?/ When people are astonished, they open their eyes, and perhaps their mouths, wide, raise their hands and say something like "Good heavens!"
ograniczyć start learning		BOUND IS SPAIN BOUNDED ON ALL SIDES BY THE SEA? No, Spain isn't... but a lot of it is
zakaz przekraczania start learning		OUT OF BOUNDS WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHEN WE SEE A SIGN SAYING "OUT OF BOUNDS"? When we see a... it means it is forbidden to go beyond that point...
granica/graniczny start learning		boundary HOW DOES ONE GENERALLY MARK THE BOUNDARY OF ONE'S PROPERTY?/ One generally marks ... with a boundary-wall, fence, hedge etc...
uczucie start learning		SENSATION FROM WHAT ELSE DO WE GET A STINGING SENSATION?/ We get a stinging sensation when someone slaps our face, or when we cut ourselves and have to put some iodine on the cut to clean it... etc
lok, kłębić, zwinąć się w kłębek start learning		curl -WHAT DO WE CALL A PIECE OF HAIR THAT FORMS THE SHAPE OF A RING? We call a piece of hair that ... a curl CAN SMOKE CURL UPWARDS WHEN THERE'S A STRONG WIND? No, smoke can't curl... WHY NOT? Because the wind straightens the smoke out and sends it flying across the sky...
dom handlowy, magazynować, zapas start learning		store -A store is a shop which sells a great variety of goods. It can either be a very large shop in the city, which sells food, clothes, furniture and almost anything you can think of; or it can be a shop in a village, which sells all sorts of articles thatThePeopleInThe village might need-that is, anything from eggs to shoesThe word"store"is often used in the plural. The verb"to store"means to collect and keep for future use, whilst the noun"store"means a collection of something or other for future use
żywność w puszkach start learning		TINNED FOOD DO YOU (OR YOUR MOTHER OR YOUR WIFE) KEEP A STORE OF TINNED FOOD AT HOME? Yes, I keep a ... or ... No, I don't...
próba start learning		attempt WAS MOUNT EVEREST CONQUERED AT THE FIRST ATTEMPT?/ No ... but many teams of mountaineers had attempted to climb it for many years before it was finally conquered...
taternik, alpinista start learning		mountaineer
łuk, kokarda start learning		bow The noun "bow" and the verb "bow" are different in pronunciation. A "bow" (n) we use for firing arrows, and to describe anything which is bow-shaped, such as a "bow tie" or a "rainbow";
kłaniać się, schylać się start learning		bow whilst the word "bow" (v) means to bend the body into the shape of a "bow" (n), for example, when one bows before the king. WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN "BOW" (n) AND "BOW" (v) ?/
muszka (na szyję) start learning		bow tie (on the neck)
piec/kuchenka start learning		a stove
działać na start learning		run on A stove can either be used for heating or for cooking, and can run on gas, electricity or wood etc. WHAT DO WE USE A STOVE FOR, AND WHAT DO WE RUN IT ON?
aktualny, bieżący start learning		current The word "current", apart from meaning the current of a river or of the sea, is also used with the meaning of current events, and current opinions etc.
rozciągać(wydłużać), naprężyć, wyciągać się start learning		stretch, stretch out The basic meaning of the word "stretch" is "extend". You're stretching yourself. You're stretching out your hand to take something. You're trying to stretch your tie, pullover, dress etc. HOW FAR DOES THE ROAD OUTSIDE THIS BUILDING STRETCH?
niezręczny, niezgrabny, niewygodny start learning		awkward The basic meaning of the word "awkward" is "difficult" or "having little skill". The reasons some people are AWKWARD IN THEIR MOVEMENTS could be many and various. Perhaps they are suffering from an illness, or perhaps as a child they played very...
kredens, szafka start learning		cupboard WHAT'S THE MOST AWKWARD THING YOU HAVE AT HOME-THAT IS, THE MOST DIFFICULT THING TO USE, LIKE A CUPBOARD THAT WON'T OPEN PROPERLY?/ The most awkward ... is...
zakłopotać start learning		embarrass WHAT HAS BEEN THE MOST AWKWARD MOMENT OF YOUR LIFE, THAT IS, THE MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT? The most awkward ... was...
studnia start learning		well WHAT DO WE CALL A HOLE IN THE GROUND FROM WHICH WE GET WATER? We call a hole in ... a well
maleć, spadać start learning		decrease WHAT'S THE OPPOSITE OF THE WORD "INCREASE"? The opposite of... "decrease"
wahlować, wiatrak, fan, kibic start learning		fan WHAT AM I DOING? You're fanning yourself with your book ARE YOU A FAN OF ANY FOOTBALL CLUB (OR FILM STAR ETC.)?/ Yes, I'm a fan ... or... No, I'm not a...
skalisty/chwiejny, stok start learning		rocky, hillside TELL ME SOMETHING ABOUT GOATS (DESCRIBE THEM ETC.). Goats have two horns, a beard, give milk, often live on mountains or rocky hillsides...
szczypać, szczypta start learning		pinch WHAT AM I DOING? You're pinching your cheek WHY DID WOMEN IN THE OLD DAYS SOMETIMES PINCH THEIR CHEEKS? Women in the old ... pinched their cheeks in order to bring some colour to their faces
proponować, zamierzać start learning		propose, intend "To propose" means to suggest or to intend, e.g. "This is the plan I propose", or, "Next year they propose to go to Ireland for their holiday." WHAT DOES "TO PROPOSE" MEAN? "To propose" means ... GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE OF EACH, PLEASE
przyśpieszać, śpieszyć, pędzić start learning		hasten The river descended slowly/ through a kind of chalk basin/ and only began/ to hasten itself/ when joined by a second river./
huśtać, kołysać (3 formy) start learning		SWING - SWUNG - SWUNG
tam i z powrotem start learning		TO AND FRO WHAT AM I DOING? You're swinging your pen to and fro; holding it between your finger and thumb WHAT'S MY PEN DOING? Your pen's swinging to and fro...
miska, cukierniczka start learning		bowl, sugar-bowl WHEN WE PUT SUGAR ON THE TABLE, WHAT DO WE CALL THE CONTAINER IT'S IN? When we put... a sugar-bowl
figlarność, swawolność start learning		playfulness
łamigłówka, układanka start learning		puzzle, jigsaw
tektura, karton start learning		cardboard
krzyżówka start learning		a crossword
wskazówka, trop start learning		clue
zabawa start learning		fun The word "fun" means amusement; sport; playfulness etc. For example, "It was nothing serious; we just did it for fun." WHAT DOES THE WORD' "FUN" MEAN? - AND GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE. The word ... "Our dog enjoys all kinds of fun and games"
zabawny, śmieszny, dziwny start learning		funny - The word "funny" has two meanings, either "amusing", in which case we laugh or smile, for example, "Charlie Chaplin made some very funny films"; or "strange", in which case we look puzzled, for example, "It's very funny that we haven't received a letter from Richard for over a week. I wonder what has happened" / The word ... "He looks so funny; I can't keep a straight face whenever I look at him" ... "It's very funny weather we're having for this time of year"
kląć, przysięgać (3 formy) start learning		swear, swear-swore-sworn- Before a witness gives evidence in an English court of law, he is obliged to put his hand on a copy of the Bible, or on a book of his own religion, and say, "I swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help me God."/Another meaning of the verb "swear" is to use bad language. For example, some people swear when they are angry or hurt.
bez tchu start learning		out of breath WHY DO PEOPLE GET OUT OF BREATH? People get out of breath through running, climbing the stairs ... etc.
rozebrać, pasek (np. papieru) start learning		strip, strip (e.g. paper) WHAT'S ANOTHER WORD FOR "UNDRESS"? Another word ... is "strip" WHAT AM 1 ABOUT TO DO? You're about to tear a strip of paper out of your book...
pasek, pasiasty start learning		stripe, striped DO YOU PREFER A STRIPED TIE OR A SPOTTED ONE?/ I prefer a ... WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHEN WE SAY A SERGEANT IS STRIPPED OF HIS STRIPES? When we say a ... we mean that he has done something wrong and in consequence loses his stripes and rank of sergeant
wybuchnąć, wysadzić start learning		burst WHAT AM I PRETENDING TO DO? You're pretending to blow up a paper bag and burst it
rozpłakać się start learning		BURST INTO TEARS WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN "TO CRY" AND "TO BURST INTO TEARS"?/ The difference ... is that a person can cry without trying to control himself, whilst one generally bursts into tears after having tried to control oneself...
puchnać, przybrać (3 formy) start learning		swell – swelled – swelled (or swell – swelled – swollen) WHAT USUALLY HAPPENS TO THAT AREA OF THE BODY WHERE A BEE OR SOME OTHER INSECT HAS STUNG US? That area of the body where ... usually swells WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A RIVER SWELLS AND BURSTS ITS BANKS? When a river ... the land around becomes flooded...
opuchlizna start learning		swelling WHAT DO WE DO WITH THE SWELLING? We either do nothing and let it go away by itself or put something on it - a cream or something...
Po myciu, w co wycierasz ręce? start learning		After washing, what do you wipe your hands with(on)?
nastrój, nastawienie start learning		frame of mind CAN YOU THINK OF ANOTHER USE OF THE WORD "FRAME"? Yes, I can think ... the frame of the human body WHAT FRAME OF MIND DO YOU USUALLY FEEL IN WHEN YOU GO TO WORK (OR TO SCHOOL)? I usually feel in a... frame of mind when...
gruda, guz, kostka start learning		lump DO YOU PREFER SOUP WITH LUMPS OF MEAT AND VEGETABLES IN IT, OR DO YOU PREFER JUST PLAIN SOUP ?/
płytki, powierzchowny start learning		shallow WHAT'S THE CONTRARY OF "DEEP"? The contrary of... is shallow
trenować, szkolić start learning		train HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO TRAIN A DOCTOR? It takes about... years to train...
taca start learning		a tray WHAT DO WE USE A TRAY FOR? We use a tray to carry cups and saucers etc., on...
glina start learning		clay WHAT DO WE MAKE WITH CLAY? We make cups, saucers, bowls etc. with clay
urzędnik start learning		a clerk WHAT DO WE MEAN BY A CLERK?/ By a clerk we usually mean a man who works with a pen in an office...
hak start learning		hook WHAT DO WE USE A HOOK FOR? We use a hook for hanging things on; or we use it on the end of a line for catching fish with...
rezygnować start learning		resign WHY DOES ONE RESIGN FROM ONE'S POST? One resigns from one's post either because one has done something wrong, or because one doesn't agree with the people one has to work with...
drżeć start learning		tremble WHAT'S MY HAND DOING? Your hand's trembling WHAT MAKES PEOPLE TREMBLE? Fear makes people tremble
rów start learning		ditch WHY DO THEY OFTEN PUT A DITCH ROUND A FIELD? They often put a ... to take away the excess water from the field...
ciasto start learning		pastry "Paste(fluid mixture) " is a mixture of flour and water etc., which is used either for making pastry for cooking, or for sticking things together like paper on walls etc. WHAT IS "PASTE", AND WHAT DO WE USE IT FOR? "Paste" is a mixture...
surowy, ścisły start learning		strict, Another meaning of the word "strict" is "exact". "What you say is not strictly true" WHY MUST DISCIPLINE IN THE ARMY BE VERY STRICT? Discipline in the... because soldiers must be trained to behave, not as individuals, but as one solid mass. For this reason the individual's personal wishes have to be strictly controlled.
nie słuchać, być nieposłusznym start learning		disobey He must be so conditioned to taking orders that, in the heat of battle, he will be more afraid of disobeying an order than he will of the enemy, and will behave not as an individual, but as part of a body ... etc.
zemsta start learning		revenge WHAT DO WE MEAN BY THE EXPRESSION "REVENGE IS SWEET"? By the expression ... that, when we have been wronged by somebody it is very pleasant and satisfying to repay the wrong, or in other words to get our revenge against him; although of course, it is not very civilized.
nurkować start learning		dive
roztropny start learning		ADVISABLE IS IT ADVISABLE TO DIVE INTO SHALLOW WATER? No, it isnt advisable to. WHY NOT?/ Because you'd hit your head on the bottom, perhaps drown ... etc
komitet start learning		committee A committee is a group of people appointed to attend to some kind of special business. Usually this group is appointed by some larger group, to which it belongs. For example, we have university committees, trade-union committees, parliamentary committees, and so on.
kaszel start learning		a cough WHAT AM I DOING?/ You're coughing
skręcić, zwinąć start learning		TWIST WHAT AM I PRETENDING TO DO?/ You're pretending to twist a piece of paper in your hands, perhaps so that it can be used to get a light from a fire
w czyimś smaku; guście start learning		TO ONE'S TASTE IN A RESTAURANT, WHEN THE FOOD IS EITHER NOT GOOD ENOUGH OR NOT TO YOUR TASTE, DO YOU CALL THE WAITER AND COMPLAIN, OR DO YOU JUST STAY QUIET AND EAT WHAT YOU'RE GIVEN? In a restaurant, when the food ... I...
rdza, rdzewieć start learning		rust WHAT HAPPENS TO IRON WHEN IT IS LEFT IN A DAMP ATMOSPHERE? When iron is left ... it rusts
cios, kreska, głaskać start learning		stroke WHICH WOULD CUT DEEPER INTO WOOD: A STROKE FROM A SWORD OR FROM AN AXE, AND WHY? A stroke from an axe would cut deeper, as an axe is heavier than a sword HOW MANY STROKES OF THE PEN DOES IT TAKE TO FORM THE CAPITAL LETTER "N"?/ ... three ... WHY DOES A CAT LIKE TO BE STROKED? ... it is said that it probably reminds it of when it used to be cleaned by its mother's tongue...
ryk start learning		roar WHAT KIND OF NOISE DOES A LION MAKE? The kind of noise ... is a roaring noise
przelotny deszcz start learning		RAIN SHOWER, WHAT DO WE MEAN BY A RAIN SHOWER? By a rain shower we mean a very short period of rain
zbocze, stok start learning		slope WILL A CAR STAND STILL ON A SLIGHT SLOPE WITHOUT ITS BRAKES ON? / No, a car won't stand ... WHAT HAPPENS TO IT? It begins to slide (or roll) slowly down the slope
stromy start learning		steep AND IF THE SLOPE IS VERY STEEP WHAT HAPPENS? If the slope is ... the car gathers speed and probably finishes up by crashing into something and causing a fairly serious accident
herb start learning		COAT OF ARMS A coat of arms is a design, generally in the shape of a shield, used by a noble family, a town or a university etc. as its symbol. WHAT'S A COAT OF ARMS? A coat of arms is a...
krwawić (3 formy) start learning		bleed – bled – bled WHAT DO WE MEAN WHEN WE SAY THAT SOMEBODY BLEEDS TO DEATH?/ When we say that... we mean that, being so badly injured or wounded, they lose so much blood that they die
pluć (3 formy) start learning		spit – spat – spat IS IT FORBIDDEN TO SPIT IN THE STREETS IN THIS COUNTRY? Yes, it's forbidden ... or... No, it isn't...
czesać start learning		to comb HOW MANY TIMES A DAY DO YOU COMB YOUR HAIR? I comb my hair about... a day
wymazać start learning		RUB OUT WHAT DO WE USE RUBBER FOR? We use rubber for making car or bicycle tyres etc., and for rubbing out mistakes if we are working in pencil...
świt, brzask start learning		dawn, DAYBREAK Next morning at daybreak/ they came across/ some of the natives/ of the island - /
atramentowy start learning		inky strangelooking people/ with feathers in their hair;/ one of them/ with an inky black monkey/ on one shoulder,/ which was tearing at a small bunch/ of bananas/ the native was holding in his hand./
pas/ talia start learning		waist The sailors' ship/ had been wrecked/ near the shore of the island,/ and they managed to walk/ to the land/ in the pale light/ of a silvery moon,/ as the water was only/ waist deep./
zawiązać start learning		tie up WHAT DO WE USE RIBBON FOR? We use ribbon for tying up presents. A girl uses it to tie up her hair, and we also use it in a typewriter
coś, rzecz, rzeczy start learning		stuff The word "stuff' we use for anything liquid or solid, raw or manufactured, and especially anything for which we cannot think of the name at the moment of speaking. For example, in a shop we might say "I wonder if you have any of that stuff used for fixing glass in a window?"
piec, piekarnik start learning		roast, oven HOW DO WE ROAST MEAT? ... by holding it before or over a fire, or by putting it in an oven
tułów, pień, kufer, trąba, bagażnik (US) start learning		trunk WHAT DO WE CALL THE MAIN PART OF THE BODY, THAT IS, THE BODY WITHOUT HEAD, ARMS OR LEGS? We call the main ... the trunk CONSEQUENTLY, WHAT IS A TREE TRUNK? / A tree trunk is the main part or body of a tree WHAT DO WE MEAN BY A TRUNK USED FOR TRAVELLING? By a trunk used ... we mean a large, strong box (often wooden) in which we put the main part of our clothing when we travel. We usually send it on to our destination separately, whilst we ourselves just travel with a suitcase.
szosa główna start learning		trunk road The word "trunk" therefore we generally use for the main part of anything. For example, a trunk-road is a main road, whilst a trunk-call on the telephone is a longdistance call. We also call an elephant's nose a trunk
muszla, skorupa start learning		shell WHAT DO WE CALL THE OUTER COVERING OF AN EGG OR A NUT? We call the outer... the shell
siać start learning		sow – sowed – sowed (or sow – sowed – sown) AT WHAT TIME OF THE YEAR DOES THE FARMER SOW HIS WHEAT SEED IN YOUR COUNTRY-AND HOW DOES HE SOW IT?/ The fanner sows his ... in ... - and he sows it... by machine...
pakować/owĳać, zapakować/zawĳać start learning		wrap, wrap up WHAT AM I DOING? You're wrapping ... WHAT DO WE USE TO WRAP UP A PARCEL? We use cardboard, paper, string etc. to wrap up a parcel DO YOU WRAP UP WELL WHEN YOU GO OUT IN COLD WEATHER?/ Yes, I wrap up ... or... No, I don't...
łapówka start learning		bribe IF YOU WERE IN A HIGH POSITION, WOULD YOU ACCEPT BRIBES? Yes, if I were in ... or... No, if I were...
grozić start learning		to threaten (to do) WHAT AM I DOING? You're threatening to hit somebody with your hand HAS ANYBODY EVER THREATENED YOU WITH A KNIFE OR A GUN? Yes, somebody has ... or... No, nobody has ever...
groźba, pogróżka start learning		threat ACCORDING TO THE LAW IN YOUR COUNTRY, DO YOU KNOW IF A THREAT IS CONSIDERED AS SERIOUS AS AN ACTUAL DEED?-IN OTHER WORDS, IF A MAN THREATENS TO KILL ANOTHER MAN, DOES A COURT OF LAW CONSIDER THAT AS SERIOUS AS IF THE MAN HAD ACTUALLY COMMITTED THE DEED?
klatka piersiowa, skrzynia start learning		chest WHERE ARE THE HEART AND LUNGS SITUATED IN THE BODY?/ The heart and lungs are situated in the chest... A chest is also a large, strong box, usually made of wood, which we use for storing things in, like clothes, tools, medicine, money etc.
szuflada start learning		drawer
komoda start learning		chest of drawers A chest of drawers is a chest with drawers in it. It is usually a piece of furniture in which we keep clothes. WHAT'S ANOTHER MEANING OF THE WORD "CHEST"; AND WHAT IS A CHEST OF DRAWERS? Another meaning of... is"a large, strong ...", whilst a chest ofd...
plon(uprawa), zbiór start learning		crop WHAT KIND OF CROPS DO THEY GROW WHERE YOU LIVE?/ The kind of crops ... are...
zapas, zaopatrywać, typowy start learning		stock The word "stock" means "a store of goods", but when used as an adjective, it means "regular, normal, usual" etc. DO MEN'S CLOTHES SHOPS SOMETIMES STOCK WOMEN'S CLOTHES AS WELL; AND VICE VERSA?/ Yes, men's clothes shops ... or ... No, men's...
w zapasie start learning		in stock SUPPOSING A PERSON IS STOCK SIZE AND HE GOES TO BUY CLOTHES FROM A SHOP, DO YOU THINK HE'S MORE LIKELY TO FIND HIS SIZE IN STOCK THAN IF HE WERE AN EXCEPTIONALLY BIG PERSON OR AN EXCEPTIONALLY SMALL PERSON? Yes, supposing a person is ... I think...
zapas wyczerpany start learning		out of stock WHAT'S THE OPPOSITE OF "IN STOCK"? The opposite ... "out of stock"
leczyć, kurować, lekarstwo start learning		cure WHAT'S THE STOCK CURE FOR A HEADACHE OR FOR A COMMON COLD?/ The stock cure for a headache is to lie down and take a pill, whilst for a cold it is to go to bed and take medicine...
typowy samochód start learning		typical/stock car Stock-car racing is racing in which the kind of car that is used is not a special racing car but basically a normal car made for the road.
miedź, miedziak start learning		copper WHAT DO WE MEAN BY COPPER-COLOURED HAIR? By copper-coloured hair we mean hair which is the colour of copper; that is, a reddish brown colour
łopata start learning		a spade WHAT DO WE USE A SPADE FOR?/ We use a spade for digging
mosiądz start learning		brass WHAT COLOUR'S BRASS? Brass is a yellowish golden colour
wiadro, kubeł start learning		bucket WHAT DO WE USE A BUCKET FOR? We use a bucket for carrying water, sand and so on in
mechaniczny start learning		mechanical WHAT DO WE MEAN WHEN WE SAY WE DO SOMETHING IN A MECHANICAL MANNER? When we say we ... we mean we do it as if we were a machine, or were like a machine; in other words, without thinking about what we're doing
przełącznik start learning		switch George touched the light switch/ and got a shock/ from the electric current.
schronienie start learning		shelter WHAT IS A SHELTER? A shelter is a small construction, built for protection against the weather. For example, at a bus stop we might find a small construction of some kind which shelters us from the wind and rain whilst we are waiting for a bus. This is called a bus shelter
szerokość start learning		BREADTH / width WHAT'S THE NOUN OF THE WORD "BROAD"? The noun of... is breadth...
tobołek, wiązka start learning		bundle A bundle is a number of articles or objects fastened together. For example, a bundle of sticks, or a bundle of clothes./
byle jak, jakkolwiek start learning		anyhow Three examples of the use of the word "anyhow" are as follows:- 1) Anyhow, you must admit he's a bit of a fool (meaning "in any case, at least"). 2) He's such a careless worker, he does things just anyhow ("carelessly"). 3) I've tried very hard, but I can't get it to work anyhow ("in any way whatever").
dom na wsi, chata start learning		cottage WHAT IS A COTTAGE? A cottage is generally thought of as a small house in the country
smak start learning		flavour WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE FLAVOUR OF ICE-CREAM? My favourite ... is...
zaciągnąć zasłony start learning		draw the curtains WHEN AND WHY DO PEOPLE DRAW THEIR CURTAINS? People draw... when it's dark and when they switch their lights on, because they don't want people from outside to see into their room...
futro start learning		fur "Fur" is the thick, soft hair of animals like that on a cat. WHAT IS "FUR"? "Fur" is the...
pasek (np. zegarka), przypinać start learning		strap (e.g. watch) A strap is a strip of leather or some such material. We use a strap, for example, for a wrist-watch. WHAT'S A STRAP, AND WHAT DO WE USE IT FOR?/ A strap is a... and we use... WHY DO PEOPLE STRAP THEMSELVES INTO A CAR? People strap ... so that if there is an accident, they will not be thrown about... etc.
zegarek na rękę start learning		WRIST-WATCH
wciągać, ssać start learning		suck WHAT AM I DOING? You're sucking your thumb, or the end of your pen AT ABOUT WHAT AGE DO CHILDREN USUALLY STOP SUCKING THEIR THUMBS ?/
los start learning		fate By fate we mean that the events of our lives are not controlled or determined by ourselves, no matter how hard we try, but by some power beyond ourselves...
jak gdyby start learning		AS THOUGH (OR, AS IF)
przeznaczenie start learning		destiny Napoleon believed in fate, or destiny. Probably because his life was so eventful, and the events so extraordinary, with so much depending on mere chance, that it must have seemed to him as though he were in the hands of fate.
w międzyczasie start learning		In the meantime GIVE ME A SENTENCE WITH THE WORD "MEANTIME". If, in the meantime, it starts to rain, we shan't go
procent, odsetek start learning		percentage WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATION DO YOU THINK SMOKES? I think about... per cent of...
procent start learning		per cent
zamiatać (3 formy) start learning		SWEEP - SWEPT - SWEPT WHAT DO WE SWEEP THE FLOOR WITH?/ We sweep ... a broom
połykać start learning		to swallow WHAT'S THE DANGER OF LETTING A BABY SUCK THINGS, LIKE COINS AND OTHER BITS OF METAL? The danger of... is that it might swallow them
uncja, funt, kamień, cetnar, tona start learning		ounce(oz.), pound(lb.), stone(st.), hundredweight, ton 16 OUNCES = 1 Pound (453.6 grams) 14 POUNDS = 1 Stone 8 STONES = 1 Hundredweight 20 HUNDREDWEIGHTS = 1 Ton HUNDREDWEIGHT (cwt.) cetnar = 112 funtów
próchnieć start learning		decay WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU NEGLECT TO CLEAN YOUR TEETH EACH DAY?/ If you neglect... they will decay...
tempo, stawka start learning		rate AT WHAT RATE DO YOU THINK THE AVERAGE PERSON WALKS? I think the... at about 4 miles (about 6.5 kilometres) per hour perhaps
cierpliwość start learning		patience DO YOU AGREE THAT PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE? Yes, I agree that... or... No, I don't... ARE YOU PATIENT? Yes, I'm ... or... No, I'm not... HAVE YOU EVER BEEN A PATIENT IN A HOSPITAL? Yes, I've been ... or ... No, I've never...
pożywienie, przekąska start learning		refreshment HOW DOES ONE REFRESH ONESELF?/ One refreshes oneself by eating, sleeping and drinking WHAT DO WE MEAN BY REFRESHMENTS? By refreshments we mean food and drink WHAT ARE THE REFRESHMENTS LIKE IN THE REFRESHMENT ROOM AT THE STATION OF YOUR HOME TOWN? The refreshments in the refreshment room at... are ... quite good...
pauza, przerwa start learning		pause DO YOU LIKE PEOPLE WHO GO ON TALKING WITHOUT A PAUSE FOR HOURS AND HOURS?/ Yes, I like ... or ... No, I don't... or... I don't mind ... if they are interesting
klejnot, kamień start learning		JEWEL WHAT DO WE MEAN BY THE CROWN JEWELS OF ENGLAND? By the Crown Jewels ... we mean the jewels which belong to the monarch and which are kept for safety in the Tower of London
zachwycony, uszczęśliwiony start learning		delighted WHAT KIND OF WORK DELIGHTS YOU MOST? The kind of work which... is...
nieobecność start learning		absence WHAT DOES IT MEAN: "ABSENCE MAKES THE HEART GROW FONDER"? "Absence makes ..." means that, if we don't see a person for some time, we feel more fond of him ... DO YOU AGREE? Yes, I agree ... or... No, I don't agree...
absolutnie, oczywiście start learning		absolutely IS THERE ANYTHING YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY SURE OF, BESIDES DEATH? Yes, there's something ... or ... No, there isn't... WHAT?
kręgosłup start learning		spine, backbone WHAT'S THE BACKBONE? The backbone is the bone that runs down the middle of the back WHAT DO WE MEAN WHEN WE SAY THAT A MAN HAS NO BACKBONE?/ When we say... we mean that he is weak in character and has no courage...
kalkulować start learning		calculate WHAT DO WE MEAN WHEN WE SAY SOMEONE IS CALCULATING? When we say... we mean he has little feeling for others, or that he calculates and plans everything in advance...
transport morski start learning		shipping WHAT IS A CANAL? WHAT IS IT USED FOR? AND NAME A FAMOUS CANAL. A canal is a sort of man-made river used for shipping. A famous canal is the Panama Canal (or the Suez Canal)
kapitał start learning		capital WHAT DO WE MEAN WHEN WE TALK ABOUT CAPITAL FOR STARTING A BUSINESS?/ When we talk... we mean the money required in order to rent a place (office, shop etc.), furnish it, pay for advertising ... etc.
naśladować start learning		imitate WHY DO CHILDREN IMITATE THEIR PARENTS? Children imitate ... because it's a natural way of learning, and children like to pretend that they too are grown up...
ogromny, niezmierny start learning		immense DO YOU THINK ITS RIGHT THAT CERTAIN PEOPLE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO POSSESS IMMENSE PERSONAL WEALTH? Yes, I think it's ... or... No, I don't... DO YOU THINK YOUR OPINION WOULD CHANGE IF YOU YOURSELF SUDDENLY CAME INTO POSSESSION OF IMMENSE PERSONAL WEALTH?/ Yes, I think my ... or... No, I don't think...
zdobyć kwalifikacje start learning		qualify HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE A PERSON TO QUALIFY AS A DOCTOR? It takes a person about... years to...
ofiara, poświęcenie start learning		sacrifice WHAT'S THE BIGGEST SACRIFICE YOU'VE EVER MADE IN YOUR LIFE? The biggest sacrifice I've ... was...
święty start learning		sacred WHICH ANIMAL'S SACRED IN INDIA? The cow is sacred in India
zmniejszać, skrócić start learning		LESSEN WHY DID PEOPLE IN THE OLD DAYS MAKE SACRIFICES TO THE GODS?/ People in the... to thank them; to lessen the anger of the gods, etc.
natychmiastowy, moment, rozpuszczalny start learning		instant DO YOU ANSWER LETTERS THE INSTANT YOU RECEIVE THEM, OR DO YOU WAIT A DAY OR TWO?/ I answer... or... I wait...
ozdoba start learning		ornament DO YOU BELIEVE THAT EVERY PIECE OF FURNITURE IN A ROOM SHOULD HAVE A USE, OR DO YOU BELIEVE THAT CERTAIN PIECES CAN BE PURELY ORNAMENTAL? I believe that
odkrywać, badać start learning		explore DO YOU BELIEVE THAT ONE DAY MAN WILL BE ABLE TO EXPLORE THE WHOLE OF THE UNIVERSE? Yes, I believe that... or... No, I don't...
różnica, rozróżnienie start learning		distinction Patriotism and nationalism often appear similar in meaning, but perhaps we could make a distinction by saying that patriotism is more the love of one's country, whilst nationalism is often the hatred of another country.
zbieranie owoców start learning		fruit-picking The difference BETWEEN A PERMANENT JOB AND A TEMPORARY ONE is that a permanent job is one that can last for years, like that of an office-clerk, whilst a temporary job is just for a short period of time, like fruit-picking during harvest time...
pozwalać, zezwalać start learning		permit HOW OLD MUST A PERSON BE BEFORE HE'S LEGALLY PERMITTED TO DRIVE A CAR, BUY CIGARETTES, OR DRINK ALCOHOL IN THIS COUNTRY?/ A person must be... DO YOU THINK THAT'S REASONABLE? Yes, I think that's... or... No, I don't...
pozwolenie, zezwolenie start learning		permit, permission WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE IN PRONUNCIATION BETWEEN "PERMIT" USED AS A VERB AND "PERMIT" USED AS A NOUN? The difference... is that, as a verb, the stress is on the second syllable, whilst as a noun, it's on the first
wstęp start learning		admission DO YOU THINK THAT ADMISSION TO MUSEUMS, ART GALLERIES ETC., OUGHT TO BE FREE AND THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD PAY TO MAINTAIN SUCH PLACES?/ Yes, I think that... or... No, I don't...
słupek, pal, biegun, Polak, Polka start learning		pole WHAT WAS THE OLD SIGN FOR A BARBER'S SHOP? The old sign ... was a red and white striped pole which was hung outside the barber's shop
wdzięczny, pełen wdzięku start learning		grateful WHICH DO YOU THINK'S THE MOST GRACEFUL ANIMAL IN ITS MOVEMENTS? I think the ... is the most... WHAT DO WE MEAN BY "THE GRACE OF GOD"? By "the grace of God" we mean that God will favour us and give us what we wish...
wolność start learning		liberty WHERE'S THE STATUE OF LIBERTY? The statue of... is at the entrance of New York harbour
pochodnia, latarka start learning		torch, torch/flashlight It's a huge statue of a woman representing freedom, which was given to America by France. In one hand Liberty holds a lighted torch...
kusić start learning		tempt WHAT'S THE CLASSIC WAY OF TEMPTING A DONKEY TO MOVE? The classic way of... is by tying a carrot onto the end of a piece of string, then tying the other end of the string onto the end of a stick, and hanging the carrot just in front of the donkey's nose so that he is tempted to move forward to take it. As the stick's tied to the donkey's own back, the carrot will move forward with the donkey, and so the donkey has to move forward again and again and, of course, he never reaches the carrot
stanowczość, stałość, jędrność start learning		firmness His cheeks had become hollow/ and the flesh on his face/ had lost its firmness./
bat, bicz, biczować, smagać, ubijać(śmietanę) start learning		whip The chief of the tribe/ ordered the men to be whipped/ for their shameful behaviour./ Some begged for mercy,/ but the chief would not yield./
nadmiernie związany start learning		over-fond The court blamed the accident and the prisoner's rudeness, on the fact that the prisoner was over-fond of drink.

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