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Question		Answer
a counterpart equivalent This company is our counterpart in Sweden. start learning		odpowiednik, ekwiwalent
to diverge to separate In this case, however, I might diverge from past practice. start learning		różnić się, rozchodzić się
to elude to avoid She had eluded them for two and a half days. start learning		wymknąć się, unikać
to fend off sth to repel She has been trying to fend off questions about her campaign. start learning		odeprzeć atak czegoś
homogeneous similar, comparable Like so many other world cities, he said, Paris is no longer homogeneous. start learning		jednorodny, jednolity
to obstruct to block, to barricade Up ahead, the corridor turned to the right and obstructed his view. start learning		przeszkadzać, utrudniać, blokować
sparse infrequent, scarce The production of the play is very limited and sparse. start learning		rzadki, rozproszony
benign friendly, gentle Nature may be pretty to look at, but it's not benign. start learning		niezłośliwy / łagodny
to ensue result, follow To find out what ensues, one must watch the film. start learning		wynikać, następować
a verge edge, margin We might all be on the verge of going to prison. start learning		skraj, brzeg
wary cautious, careful I tried to teach her being wary. start learning		czujny, przezorny, ostrożny
to waver hestitate I'm wavering between accepting and rejecting the job. start learning		wahać się
an excerpt part. section, extract I want you to watch another excerpt from the film. start learning		wyjątek, ustęp, fragment
to precede predate Bill Clinton preceded George Bush as the president of the US. start learning		poprzedzać
to aproach come, contact I approached my boss with a request. start learning		zbliżyć się
arbitrary random I'm not going to make an arbitrary decision for both of us. start learning		samowolny, przypadkowy, losowy
to insulate cushion, isolate You have been insulated from the outside world and its ways. start learning		izolować, wytłumić, docieplić
longevity durability The challenge is to ensure longevity as a reward and not a punishment. start learning		długowieczność, długotrwałość
to probe examinate, explore They probed his house but they didn't find any evidence. start learning		sondować, badać, zgłębiać
a recipient beneficiary The recipient was not home, so the letter could not be delivered. start learning		odbiorca, adresat
to thrive bloom, prosper The plant you gave me is thriving. start learning		prosperować
stationery writing supplies The letter was not on the stationery that they had given the boy. start learning		artykuły papiernicze
a burden concern, responsibility The burden is on us to think of something else now. start learning		ciężar (o odpowiedzialności), brzemię
to craft to art Learn the materials to make a hand mirror at home in this free crafting video. start learning		wyprodukować rzemieślniczo, wykonać ręcznie
a crook racketeer Most of these politicians are just a bunch of crooks. start learning		oszust
to merge to fuse They decided to merge the two companies into one. start learning		połączyć
to rig to scam They've been planning a major rig. start learning		zmanipulować, sfałszować
to shiver tremble She was shivering with cold. start learning		drżeć, mieć dreszcze
to tramp to trudge So I turned and tramped away to join the others. start learning		stukać (butami), ciężko stąpać, tupać
to alleviate ease, relieve I can help alleviate some of what you're going through. start learning		złagodzić, łagodzić, ulżyć
to differentiate to discern He's unable to differentiate between self-confidence and arrogance. start learning		odróżniać się
to disrupt to break They do not want to disrupt the lives of their children. start learning		zakłócać
erroneous incorrect The erroneous diagnosis, he later said, was more political than medical. start learning		błędny
frantic panic-stricken The last 20 minutes or so were frantic but great to watch. start learning		oszalały, paniczny
a hull a framework The hull has been damaged in several places. start learning		kadłub, skorupka
inadvertent unintentional All authors need to be wary of inadvertent copying of other people's ideas. start learning		nieumyślny
nuisance annoyance It's a nuisance having to queue for everything. start learning		utrapienie, niedogodność
to revolve to rotate For three months now her whole life had revolved around him. start learning		obracać się
to soothe to calm My mother tried to soothe him, but there was little she could do. start learning		uspokoić. ukoić
stranded abandoned, helpless The stranded man survived there until Christmas, when he saw a company coming. start learning		zdany na własne siły, opuszczony
volatile explosive, unstable Prices were volatile, fluctuating between $20 and $40. start learning		nieprzewidywalny, wybuchowy, niestabilny
arduous taxing, difficult Not only are women overworked, their work is more arduous than that undertaken by men. start learning		żmudny, męczący
to attain to achieve, to accomplish Managers and employees will be asked to attain levels of performance previously considered impossible. start learning		osiągnąć, zdobyć, zrealizować
to conceive to come up with sth Stop conceiving your future, it's a great unknown. start learning		wyobrażać sobie, tworzyć pomysły
dubious doubtful I'd have to say he looked more than a little dubious. start learning		wątpliwy, podejrzany
an endeavor venture, undertake In spite of my best endeavours, I couldn't contact her. start learning		przedsięwzięcie, dążenie
to engrave to carve The jeweller skillfully engraved the initials on the ring. start learning		grawerować
to excavate to burrow, to dig Work is under way to excavate the ancient city. start learning		wykopywać, prowadzić wykopaliska
jagged ragged The missile had torn a jagged hole in the side of the ship. start learning		postrzępiony, poszarpany
a mold a form This is a mold of pudding. start learning		forma, odlew
a plaster dried gypsum You have to wait for the plaster to dry. start learning		gips, gładź szpachlowa
vicious savage, violent Their words were so vicious that she cried. start learning		złośliwy, podły
an attire clothing, clothes I hardly think jeans are appropriate attire for a wedding start learning		strój
a craze enthusiasm, fever She started a craze for this type of jewellery. start learning		szał
an excess surplus I always have to pay fare for luggage excess when coming back from holidays. start learning		nadmiar
a hallmark indication, Punctuality isn't his hallmark. start learning		cecha, znak rozpoznawczy
a pad underlay She had to buy a new mouse pad. start learning		podkładka
predominant main, principal It makes me feel as if one side of the family is predominant. start learning		dominujący
reputable well respected If your credit history shows you're not reputable, you won't be interviewed for a position at the bank. start learning		szanowany, renomowany
to signify mark, manifest He nodded to signify his consent. start learning		oznaczyć
a strap a thong My watch strap is being replaced. start learning		pasek, ramiączko
a tangle a snarl I felt a tangle of hope and fear. start learning		plątanina
vanity conceit He said it was vanity to force other men to our religion. start learning		próżność
to vie to compete She was surrounded by men all vying for her attention start learning		rywalizować
to juggle to shuffle You were trying to juggle a lot of things at once. start learning		żonglować
heredity ancestry, descent Sometimes she's ready to attribute the whole thing to heredity. start learning		dziedziczność
to reveal to uncover, to unveil She didn't want to reveal where she had actually found it. start learning		ujawnić, odsłonić
to prescribe The doctor prescribed me painkillers. start learning		przepisać
respective individual, separate They split and went their respective ways. start learning		poszczególny, indywidualny
to revive to renew, to restore The city has been revived, and is home to over 10,000 people. start learning		wskrzeszać, odnawiać, przywracać do życia
rigid strict, inflexible The matter in a neutron star is about as rigid as matter can get. start learning		nieugięty, niezmienny
severe rigid, tough She has a severe problem with alcohol. start learning		ostry, srogi, intensywny
a trait an attribute, a hallmark I didn't know this trait of his character. start learning		cecha
to flap to flatter The flag was flapping on the wind. start learning		trzepotać
an inventory stockpile, supply We can order this product from our inventory if you need it. start learning		inwentarz, zapas magazynowy
a loaf He bought two loaves of bread. start learning		bochenek, kawałek jedzenia do krojenia
a preview a trailer The program lets you preview the images before you print them. start learning		podgląd, zapowiedź
to provide to supply The school provides free books for all pupils. start learning		dostarczać, zaopatrywać, zapewniać
to recur to return How do we stop the same type of problem recurring? start learning		powtarzać się, nawracać
relevant significant Your point was relevant and it helped me make a decision. start learning		istotny / trafny
a rite a ritual, a traditional ceremony You'll need it for the rite of exorcism. start learning		rytuał
to stall to stop, to suspend The engine of my car stalled in the middle of the street. start learning		przestać działać, opóżniać, zwodzić
a bias prejudice I stopped reading this newspaper because it showed political bias. start learning		stronniczość, nastawienie
an incline a slope Each week or two, increase the incline by 1 percent. start learning		nachylenie, zbocze
rotten decayed Rotten eggs smell terrible. start learning		zgniły
to perceive to discern, to be aware of sth What we perceive as solid matter is mostly empty space. start learning		postrzegać, uświadamiać sobie
to cling to sth to hold on to My son clings to me all the time. start learning		przylgnąć do czegoś
thereby as a result This church was built in 1897 and is thereby the town's oldest building. start learning		a tym samym
a twig a small branch He attracted their attention by stepping on a twig. start learning		gałązka
a mound a heap, a pile The burial grounds was filled with mounds. start learning		kopiec
whereas while on the contrary She likes pizza whereas I love tomato soup. start learning		podczas gdy
resourseful canny My daughter is more resourceful than you might think. start learning		zaradny, obrotny
to conform to match Your behaviour does not conform with safety regulations. start learning		dostosować się
a clerk an official I have too many duties, I need a clerk. start learning		urzędnik
to expel to kick off The student was expelled from school. start learning		wydalić, wygonić
forthcoming impending He was more forthcoming about his past than they expected. start learning		nadchodzący, mający się okazać
to mend to fix, to repair A shoulder usually takes four to six weeks to mend. start learning		naprawić, załatać
a tenant an occupier There are two tenants on the third floor. start learning		lokator
whereby by which, thruogh which start learning		"w wyniku czego..."
to appeal to sth/sb to affect They banned beer advertisements, because they might wrongly appeal to teenagers. start learning		odziaływać, wpływać na coś
to apply to file an application I'm the first person in my family to apply to college. start learning		składać podanie
to obey to respect This community is going to learn to obey the law! start learning		przestrzegać, być posłusznym, postępować zgodnie z
to st𝐚te to declare She stated categorically that she will not leave the country. start learning		stwierdzić, oświadczyć
to disp𝐞rse to disject People dispersed and disappeared. start learning		rozpraszać się, rozchodzić się
a br𝐞adth an extent Thanks to the breadth of his knowledge, I could always count on him. start learning		szerokość, rozpiętość
a cir𝐜𝐮mference a circ The entire circumference is about a mile and a half. start learning		obwód (okręgu, elipsy)
a cr𝐞scent a half moon The bisquits were formed into a crescent shape. start learning		półksiężyc
𝐝𝐞bris rubble It took a week to clean up the debris after the explosion. start learning		gruz, bałagan, rumosz
desp𝐚𝐢𝐫 grief I learned here there can be no true despair without hope. start learning		rozpacz, zwątpienie
to emb𝐞d to inset The victorious army was quick to embed its flag in the hill. start learning		osadzić, wbudować
gloom darkness These animals are almost invisible in the gloom. start learning		mrok
to roam to stray Her eyes roamed through the room. start learning		błąkać się, włóczyć się
s𝐨litary secluded This street is completely solitary at this time of day. start learning		odosobniony, osamotniony
dec𝐞ptive delusive I wasn't fooled by the deceptive calm of the ocean. start learning		zwodniczy, mylny
prone inclined Men are more prone to risk-taking. start learning		skłonny, podatny
notion idea, opinion Her sexist notion was that females are superior to males. start learning		pojęcie, pomysł, myśl
exp𝐥𝐢cit clear, plain Could this be any more explicit? start learning		wyraźny, jawny, bezpośredni
apt fit There's a very apt saying. start learning		trafny, właściwy
diabetes He was in hospital for diabetes. start learning		cukrzyca
astouded amazed The shopkeeper stood astounded, holding the two suits. start learning		zdumiony, osłupiony
bilingual diglot It is a bilingual Polish-English and English-Polish dictionary. start learning		dwujęzyczny
to dash to wazz They caught us stealing, so we dashed. start learning		zasuwać, rzucić się do ucieczki
a gulf fracture There is a gulf between the middle classes and the poorest sections of society. start learning		przepać, rozłam (między osobami)
humanities arts During her early career, she was a student of the humanities. start learning		nauki humanistyczne
plausible reliable Which was more plausible? start learning		wiarygodny, przekonujący
sibling She is my only sibling. start learning		rodzeństwo
vague blurry, hazy The detective had a vague description of the attacker. start learning		niejasny, niewyraźny
an aggregate an amount, a total The libraries of the city contain an aggregate of some 300,000 volumes. start learning		suma, całokształt, kompeks
to total to come to sth The number of people watching yesterday's programme totalled one million. start learning		zsumować, podliczyć
intimate close, familiar Because I am a private person, I do not like to share intimate details about my home life. start learning		bliski, zażyły
to scatter to strew She scattered grass seeds in the garden. start learning		rozrzucić, rozszypać
prevalent current, common They held the prevalent notion of how a rock band should be. start learning		rozpowszechniony
to wind to twist The nurse wound the bandage around my arm. start learning		owijać się wokół, okręcać się
to interlock to splice However, the individual units of the project do not interlock. start learning		łączyć, zazębiać, splatać
a strand a filament A full strand contains three billion genetic codes. start learning		nitka, nić
an anchor a mud hook He was an anchor for his family in those difficult moments. start learning		kotwica, ostoja
a buoy a mark Don't steer the boat near these bouys! start learning		boja
to designate to assign I designate you to be my successor. start learning		wyznaczyć, wskazywać
to distort to skew She felt he was distorting the facts start learning		zniekształcać, wypaczyć
a fore a front He pointed the fore of the boat toward the finish line. start learning		przód
intricate involved. complicated The history for some time now becomes rather intricate and requires some attention. start learning		skomplikowany, zawiły
to offset to balance The slowdown in domestic demand was offset by an increase in exports. start learning		zrównoważyć, skompensować
to overlap to interlap Baseball season overlaps football season in September. start learning		nakładać się, zachodzić na siebie
to precipitate to quicken Injury to the skin seems to precipitate many episodes, usually within seven to ten days. start learning		przyspieszać, ponaglać
to submerge to dive You wash dishes with them and submerge them in water over and over again. start learning		zanurzyć się, zatapiać
a captive a thrall The primary goal of this mission is to rescue the captives. start learning		jeniec, niewolnik
commonplace generic How commonplace would you say cheating is here? start learning		powszechny, pospolity
a compound a complex He had been at the compound for nearly four years. start learning		kompleks (budynków na ogrodzonym terenie)
a corps Only two women have been members of the corps. start learning		korpus (wojskowy, dyplomatyczny)
a foe an enemy You should be careful not to press a desperate foe too hard. start learning		wróg
to hack to log We had to hack our way through the jungle. start learning		ciosać, rąbać
to nick to score I nicked my hand with a kitchen knife. start learning		naciąć, nacinać, zadrasnąć
a realm an area, a field There are too many differences in the realm of ideology between these two groups. start learning		dziedzina, domena (np. literatury), kraina
a reign a rule Under my reign, you won't be punished for such nonsense. start learning		panowanie
a hinge a wicket He took the door off its hinges. start learning		zawias

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