on screen c1 7-7b

alpine

high-altitude (wysokogórski)

coarse

rough (chropowaty)

crystal-clear

extremely clear (krystalicznie czysty)

descend

to go down (zagłębiać się)

fainthearted

cowardly (bojaźliwy)

gorge

a narrow canyon (wąwóz)

intrepid

fearless (nieustraszony)

intricate

elaborate (zawiły)

jagged

pointed (spiczasty)

ledge

a shelf of rock that sticks out from the rest (półka skalna)

massive

gigantic (masywny)

mind-blowing

astonishing (zadziwiający)

powdery

soft (sypki, puszysty)

sinkhole

a swallow hole (lej krasowy)

slender

narrow (wąski)

striking

stunning (imponujący)

terrain

ground (rzeźba terenu)

comfort zone

a psychological state in which you feel at ease (strefa komfortu)

coordination

the effective combination of movements (koordynacja)

creeping

moving slowly inside you (przeszywający)

defy

to be able to resist sth (przeciwstawić się)

double glazing

two sheets of glass on a window to reduce noise and maintain heat (podwójne szyby)

drift

to float along with the sea current (dryfować)

endure

to tolerate sth (tolerować)

ever-present

existing all the time (ciągle obecny)

frantically

in a panicly way (nerwowo)

fringe

an outside border (ubocze)

glorious

magnificent (wspaniały)

harsh

severe and hostile (surowy)

haven

a peaceful and safe place (schronienie)

ice floe

a large piece of ice floating on the sea (kra lodowa)

insulating

trapping the heat (izolacyjny, ocieplany)

integral

absolutely essential (integralny)

occurrence

an incident (wypadek)

paddle

to move sth through the water using the hands as paddles (wiosłować rękami)

pound

to hit sth hard (mocno uderzać)

precious

valuable (cenny)

razor-sharp

extremely pointed (ostry jak brzytwa)

scramble

to climb to a place using my hands and feet (wspinać się)

seek sth out

to look for sth until I find it (odszukać)

shiver

to tremble (drżeć)

slap

a blow with an open hand (policzek)

slide

to glide (ześlizgnąć się)

slip

to slide and fall (poślizgnąć się)

slush ice

partly melted ice (breja)

soar

to fly at a great height (szybować)

stinging

hard and hurtful (brutalny)

stroke of luck

a fortunate happening (łut szczęścia)

tip the scales

to be the determining factor (przechylić szalę)

towering

very tall (górujący)

trigger

to provoke sth (wywołać)

venture

to dare go to a dangerous place (odważyć się)

wipeout

a fall from a surfboard (upadek z deski surfingowej)

a trickle of

a very small number of sth (garstka)

balmy

mild and pleasant (przyjemny)

batter

to hit sth repeatedly (uderzać)

blustery

very windy (wietrzny)

breeze

a light wind (bryza)

breezy

windy (wietrzny)

cold snap

a sudden spell of very cold weather (nagłe przejściowe ochłodzenie)

crunch

the noise that sb makes when walking through the snow (chrzęst)

dam

a man-made wall across a river (tama)

distinctive

unique; special (charakterystyczny)

drizzle

light rain (mżawka)

drought

lack of rain (susza)

erosion

the gradual destruction or removal of soil in an area by water, wind, etc (erozja)

estuary

a river mouth (ujście rzeki)

evacuate

to leave a building or area so that it becomes empty (ewakuować)

flood alert

a warning of heavy rainfall (alarm powodziowy)

flurry

a light brief snowfall (tuman desczu, śniegu)

forecaster

meteorologist (synoptyk)

gust

to blow strongly (wiać)

haze

fog (mgła)

high tide

the period when the ocean levels are at their highest point (przypływ)

howl

the noise that the wind makes when gusting through the trees (wycie)

jetty

a pier (pomost, molo)

muggy

hot and humid (parno)

nippy

chilly (rześki)

patch of fog

an area covered with thick fog (miejscowa mgła)

patter

the noise that the rain makes when hitting a window, etc (bębnienie)

peak

a summit (szczyt)

peninsula

an area of land surrounded by water on three sides (półwysep)

puddle

a small pool of water in the street (kałuża)

reef

a coral or rocky section of land just under the surface of the sea (rafa)

reservoir

an artificial lake (rezerwuar, zbiornik)

ridge

a long narrow section at the highest part of a mountain (grzbiet górski)

roasting

extremely hot (upalna)

rumble

the noise of thunder in the distance (grzmot)

rustle

the noise that leaves make when moving in the breeze (szelest)

sand dune

a hill of sand created by the wind (wydma piaskowa)

sap

the juice of a tree (soki rośliny)

storm surge

a sudden storm wave (fala sztormowa)

swamp

a marsh (bagno)

uncanny

strange (zadziwiający)

water level

the height of water in the sea, etc (poziom wody)

at lightning speed

extremely fast (z prędkością błyskawicy)

atmospheric

creating a pleasant or mysterious mood (nastrojowy)

bone dry

completely dry (suchutki)

charm

attractiveness (urok)

come rain or shine

whatever happens (bez względu na okoliczności)