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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Solitary | samotny |
| Delayed gratification | opóźnione zadowolenie |
| Fruit flies | muszki owocówki |
| Formidable | having qualities that discourage approach or attack |
| Redundancy | exceeding what is necessary or normal |
| Instill | instil something (in/into somebody) to gradually make somebody feel, think or behave in a particular way over a period of time |
| To jolt | shock |
| Omnipresent | wszechobecne |
| Gregarious | ongoing, friendly |
| Velocity | speed |
| Reticent | małomówny, reserved |
| The gift of the gab | |
| Ungainly | clumsy |
| Cerebral | connected with brain |
| To dash off | hastily done |
| Leap-jump | to spring free from or as if from the ground |
| Unabashedly | without being ashamed, embarrassed |
| Exigencies | (demand) an urgent need or demand that you must deal with |
| Reclusive | living alone, avoiding people |
| Turn inward | - (Turned/curved inward on oneself) is a theological phrase describing a life lived "inward" for self rather than "outward" for God and other |
| Reverence - | a feeling of great respect or admiration for somebody/something |
| Mellow | soft, mild |
| Outliers | outsiders |
| To be driven to do sth | to be forced |
| Aping | miming |
| Milieu | environment |
| Noxious | poisonous, harmful |
| A pang of guilt | - a sudden strong feeling of physical or emotional pain |
| Crank up | to make a machine work at higher level |
| Hermit | pustelnik |
| Taking stock | To take stock (of something) is to think carefully about a situation or event and form an opinion about it, so that you can decide what to do |
| An empty nest | is a feeling of grief and loneliness parents or guardians may feel when their children leave home for the first time |
| To come out of your shell | become more interested in other people and more willing to talk and take part in social activities |
| vestige | a small part of sth that still exists after the rest of it has stopped |
| Larger-than-life personality | przejaskrawiony, przerysowany |
| To be at the helm | in charge of an organization, project, etc. |
| To tackle assignments | tackle something to make a determined effort to deal with a difficult problem or situation |
| Deliberately | celowo |
| Serendipitously | happening by chance in an interesting or pleasant way |
| Unfazed | calm, cool, niewzruszony |
| The thrill of the chase | |
| Lures | wabiki |
| Grandiose | great, wonderful |
| Visceral | nervous system |
| Moral rectitude | prawość moralna |
| Millenials | |
| To peruse | to look over or through in a casual or cursory manner |
| To hanker | to have a strong desire for sth |
| Peedy | marked by want of affection or emotional support |
| Kudos | praise given for achievements |
| Cohort | a group of people |
| Tech savvy | knowing a lot about modern technology |
| Instant gratification | immediate satisfaction |
| Misgiving | a feeling of doubt or worry |
| Scatterbrained | unable to concentrate |
| Affect | feeling |
| Effect | result |
| Contemptuous | feeling or showing that you have no respect for somebody/something (She gave him a contemptuous look.) |
| Contemptible | not deserving any respect at all |
| Definite | having distinct or certain limits |
| Definitive | serving to define or specify precisely |
| Liniment | a liquid, especially one made with oil, that you rub on a painful part of your body to reduce the pain |
| Lineament | a distinctive feature or characteristic, especially of the face. |
| Libel | the act of printing a statement about somebody that is not true and that gives people a bad opinion of them |
| Slander | a false spoken statement intended to damage the good opinion people have of somebody; the legal offence of making this kind of statement |
| Testimony | evidence |
| Testament | an act by which a person determines the disposition of his or her property after death |
| Complaisant | ready to accept other people’s actions and opinions and to do what other people want |
| Complacent | too satisfied with yourself or with a situation, so that you do not feel that any change is necessary; showing or feeling complacency |
| Luxurious | luksusowy, drogi |
| Luxuriant | (especially of art or the atmosphere of a place) rich in something that is pleasant or beautiful |
| Volatile | unstable |
| Voluble | talking a lot, and with enthusiasm, about a subject |
| Regretful | feeling or showing sadness or disappointment because of something that has happened or something that you have done or not done |
| Regrettable | that you are sorry about and wish had not happened |
| Conclusive | proving something, and allowing no doubt or confusion |
| Decisive | resolute |
| Continually | in a way that is repeated many times so that it is annoying |
| Continuously | in a way that happens or exists for a period of time without interruption |
| Intensive | involving a lot of work or activity done in a short time |
| Intense | very great; very strong, extreme |
| Alternate | (of two things) happening or following one after the other regularly |
| Alternative | offering or expressing a choice |
| Distinct | clearly different or of a different kind |
| Distinctive | having a quality or characteristic that makes something different and easily noticed |
| Goal | aim |
| Gaol | jail |
| Urban | miejski |
| Urbane | (especially of a man) good at knowing what to say and how to behave in social situations; appearing relaxed and confident |
| Sanguine | (of a temperament) cheerful and confident about the future (optimistic) |
| Sanguinary | involving or liking killing and blood |
| Illusions | a false idea or belief, especially about somebody or about a situation |
| Delusions | a false belief or opinion about yourself or your situation |
| Credible | convincing |
| Credulous | too ready to believe things and therefore easy to trick (gullible) |
| Elicit | to get information or a reaction from somebody, often with difficulty |
| Illicit | illegal |
| Implied | to suggest that something is true or that you feel or think something, without saying so directly |
| Inferred | deduce (to reach an opinion or decide that something is true on the basis of information that is available) |
| Practical | connected with real situations rather than with ideas or theories |
| Practicable | able to be done; likely to be successful |
| Appreciative | feeling or showing that you are grateful for something |
| Appreciable | large enough to be noticed or thought important |
| Temperate | (of a climate or region) having a mild temperature without extremes of heat or cold |
| Temporal | connected with the real physical world, not spiritual matters |
| Eatable | good enough to be eaten |
| Edible | not poisonous |
| Deficient | (in something) not having enough of something, especially something that is essential |
| Defective | faulty (having a fault or faults; not perfect or complete) |
| Uninterested | not interested; not wanting to know about somebody/something |
| Disinterested | not influenced by personal feelings, or by the chance of getting some advantage for yourself |
| Emotional | of or relating to emotion |
| Emotive | causing people to feel strong emotions |
| Negligent | failing to give somebody/something enough care or attention, especially when this has serious results |
| Negligible | of very little importance or size and not worth considering |
| Official | urzędowy, oficjalny |
| Officious | too ready to tell people what to do or to use the power you have to give orders (a nasty officious little man) (urzędas) |
| Strict | surowy |
| Severe | extremely bad or serious |
| Judicial | connected with a court, a judge or legal judgement |
| Judicious | careful and sensible; showing good judgement |
| Masterful | able to control people or situations in a way that shows confidence as a leader |
| Masterly | (masterly performance) showing great skill or understanding |
| Stimulus | something that helps somebody/something to develop better or more quickly |
| Stimulant - | a drug or substance that makes you feel more awake and gives you more energy |
| Stress kills | |
| Freak sb out | scare sb |
| Impromptu | improvised |
| Unbeknownst | without your concern/knowledge |
| Pounding | bang/beat very hard (of a heart) |
| Break out into a sweat | start sweating |
| Hear rate | pulse |
| Constrict | compress, clench |
| Hype | fame |
| To fine tune | regulate |
| Sth primes you to | sth makes you do, prepares |
| Crave | want very badly |
| Enhance | make sth better, repair |
| Snort | inhale rapidly with nostrils |
| Nudge | poke, push you |
| Bottle sth up | hiding sth, hold sth in |
| Stress-induced | caused by stress |
| Resilience | resistance, immunity |
| Stress: level, situation, dealing with stress, alleviate, control, mental, acute, cope with stress, stress-related illness, | |
| Hectic: lifestyle, trading, schedule, | |
| Premature: conclusion, death, birth | |
| Chronic: pain, fatigue, | |
| Age: gap, prematurely | |
| Knowledge: all-around, rudimentary, first-hand, disseminate knowledge (spread the knowledge) | |
| Prone to: injury, error | |
| Multiple choice | |
| Hostility/antagonism | |
| Hellbent - determined | |
| Debate/dispute | |
| Event/occasion | |
| Clamour | noisy shouting |
| Exasperating | irritating |
| Concession | accepting something as true |
| To run aground | |
| Abhorrence | hatred |
| Film | a thin layer |
| Tiff | petty quarrel |
| Rally/demonstration | a large public meeting, especially one held to support a particular idea or political party/ demonstracja |
| Ceasefire/truce | |
| Factions/sides | |
| Mediator/intermediary | |
| Interceptor | to stop, seize, or interrupt in progress or course or before arrival |
| Prejudice/discrimination | |
| To drag one’s feet | postpone doing what one should be doing |
| A storm in a teacup | great outrage or excitement about a trivial matter. |
| A drop in the ocean | |
| To fight a losing battle | to try hard to do something when there is no chance that you will succeed |
| To bite off more than sth | To decide or agree to do more than one can finally accomplish. |
| Common knowledge | |
| To be a law unto oneself | to behave in a way that is independent and does not follow the usual rules for a situation: |
| To make a mountain out of a molehill - to make a slight difficulty seem like a serious problem | |
| Outstay one’s welcome | to stay as a guest longer than the host expected |
| To drive a wedge between sth | to damage the good relationship that two people or groups of people have |
| Problematic people | |
| The volcano | a person that carries a lot of anger and spews rage all around |
| The charmer | sociopath, they lie with a smile on their face, no remorse, manipulative |
| The narcissist | values himself/herself over everyone else |
| The drama queen | needs to be the center of attention or creates a crisis everywhere he/she goes |
| The cynic | sees the bad in everything, their attitude is hurtful to everyone, full of negativity and pessimism |
| The complainer | blames everyone for what’s going wrong in their life, they keep repeating the same mistakes ad infinitum, accusing those around them of causing their suffering |
| The boor | stops at nothing to have the money, power and status he/she craves. Social interactions are strategic to them, incapable of genuine affection |
| The wild child | rebel, rule-breaker, non-conformist |
| The dreamer | full of grand ideas and plans, but they they don’t think things through which results in financial and social disaster |
| The lost boy | modern-day Peter Pan. Refused to grow up, tries to get their friends and loved ones to take emotional and financial care of him/her. |
| Marketing and sales: | |
| Inflated | elaborated or heightened |
| Knowledgeable | educated |
| Prompt | acting without delay |
| Abrupt | rude |
| Impulsive | quick and violent |
| Set against | compare |
| Weigh up | consider sth carefully |
| Make up for | nadrobić |
| To settle up with | rozliczyć się |
| Indulgent | allow sb to have everything |
| Gainful | useful |
| Appreciably | greatly |
| Utterly | completely |
| To waste one’s breath | say sth that nobody takes any notice of |
| To excess | more than necessary (work to excess) |
| To go any lengths | put a lot of effort |
| Bounds | acceptable limits |
| Sustain | experience sth bad |
| Undergo | provide enough of sth |
| Afflict | to greatly influence |
| To no avail | no success |
| On one’s behalf | |
| Setback | delay |
| Gush | pour, flow quickly |
| Expedite | to speed up |
| Inundate | overwhelm |
| Shortcoming | fault in sb’s character |
| Dearth | lack of sth |
| Norm | a standard used for judging |
| Yardstick | - a standard for making a critical judgment |
| Par | an amount taken as an average or norm |
| Spurring | encourage |
| Elicit | to get info |
| To try one’s utmost | to do one’s best |
| To fight a losing battle | walka z wiatrakami |
| To be distant with sb | |
| Faint | not enthusiastic |
| Secluded life | quiet and private |
| Spur | encourage |
| To take to life | to start anew |
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