BBCNews Part 1

contest

(v.) kwestionować, podważać — Opposition leaders vowed to ____ the election results in court.

surge

(v./n.) gwałtownie wzrastać; gwałtowny wzrost — Energy prices began to ____ after the announcement.

pledge

(v.) obiecywać, zobowiązywać się — The leaders decided to ____ their full support for the plan.

forecast

(n.) prognoza — The weather ____ warned of heavy storms this weekend.

fair

(adj.) sprawiedliwy, uczciwy — Critics questioned whether the trial had really been ____.

silhouette

(n.) sylwetka, zarys — We could see the dark ____ of the castle against the sky.

rearrange

(v.) przestawiać, zmieniać układ — She decided to ____ the furniture in the living room.

reconcile

(v.) pogodzić, pojednać — It was hard to ____ the two very different accounts of events.

trawl

(v.) przeszukiwać, przetrząsać — Investigators had to ____ through thousands of documents.

impose

(v.) narzucać, nakładać — The government plans to ____ new taxes on imports.

precaution

(n.) środek ostrożności — Wearing a helmet is a sensible ____ when cycling.

resume

(v.) wznawiać — Talks are expected to ____ after the holiday break.

disguise

(v.) ukrywać, maskować; przebierać — He tried to ____ his disappointment with a smile.

determined

(adj.) zdeterminowany, zdecydowany — She was ____ to finish the race despite the injury.

deliberately

(adv.) celowo, umyślnie — The report was ____ vague about the real costs.

vast

(adj.) ogromny, rozległy — The desert stretched across a ____ area of land.

unsolicited

(adj.) niezamówiony, nieproszony — He kept sending ____ advice that no one had asked for.

settlement

(n.) ugoda, porozumienie — The two sides finally reached a ____ out of court.

immediately

(adv.) natychmiast — The alarm went off and everyone left the building ____.

plead

(v.) błagać; (w sądzie) oświadczać — She began to ____ with them for a little more time.

obscure

(adj.) niejasny, mało znany — The meaning of the old poem remains ____ to most readers.

stumble

(v.) potknąć się; natknąć się — He began to ____ over the loose stones on the dark path.

acquire

(v.) nabyć, zdobyć, przejąć — The firm hopes to ____ a smaller rival by the end of the year.

imminently

(adv.) nieuchronnie, lada chwila — Forecasters warned that the powerful storm would strike ____.

collateral

(n.) zabezpieczenie (kredytu), zastaw — The bank asked her to put up the house as ____ for the loan.

malicious actor

(n.) złośliwy/szkodliwy podmiot, cyberprzestępca — The report warned that a ____ could easily exploit the security flaw.

resilience

(n.) odporność, sprężystość, zdolność do regeneracji — The community showed remarkable ____ after the flood.

utility

(n.) przedsiębiorstwo użyteczności publicznej (prąd, gaz, woda); użyteczność — The local ____ raised electricity prices this winter.

varied

(adj.) różnorodny, zróżnicowany — The museum offers a ____ collection of modern art.

self-evidently

(adv.) w sposób oczywisty, sam przez się zrozumiały — The proposal was ____ flawed from the very start.

survey

(v.) badać, ankietować, przeprowadzać badanie — Researchers ____ thousands of people about their daily habits.

intrinsically

(adv.) wewnętrznie, z natury, samoistnie — Some tasks are ____ rewarding, no matter the pay.

reluctant

(adj.) niechętny — She was ____ to share her personal details online.

county

(n.) hrabstwo (jednostka administracyjna) – The new hospital will serve the entire ____ for years to come.

exhausting

(adj.) wyczerpujący, męczący – After an ____ twelve-hour shift, she could barely stay awake.

misrepresent

(v.) przeinaczać, przedstawiać fałszywie – Critics say the report deliberately ____s the facts.

infuriating

(adj.) doprowadzający do szału, wkurzający – It was ____ to wait on hold for an entire hour.

government

(n.) rząd – The ____ announced new measures to tackle inflation.

tangible

(adj.) namacalny, odczuwalny – Voters are waiting for ____ results, not empty promises.

underprivileged

(adj.) ubogi, pokrzywdzony (społecznie) – The charity provides meals for ____ children in the city.

distinctive

(adj.) charakterystyczny, wyróżniający się – The bird is known for its ____ red feathers.

plunge

(v./n.) gwałtownie spaść; gwałtowny spadek — House prices are expected to ____ next year.

midterm

(n.) wybory w połowie kadencji (USA) — Both parties are campaigning hard before the ____ elections.

spark

(v./n.) wywołać, wzniecić; iskra — The proposal could ____ a heated debate.

concern

(n.) obawa, troska — Officials expressed deep ____ over the outbreak.

ballot

(n.) karta do głosowania; głosowanie — Voters marked their choice on the ____.

moratorium

(n.) moratorium, zawieszenie — The government imposed a ____ on new drilling.