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To embark on

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To start something big or important

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To enhance

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To improve the quality, amount or strength of something

Wzmacniac

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To propel

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To push or move something somewhere often with a lot of force
Napedzac

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Prowess

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Great ability or skill

Sprawnosc

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Durable

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Able to last and be used for a long time without becoming damaged
Trwaly

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Subscription

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An amount of money that you pay regularly to receive a product or service

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Illiteracy

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A lack of ability to read or write

Analfabetyzm

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Outcome

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A result or effect of an action

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Breakthrough

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An important discovery or event that helps to improve a situation or provide an answer to a problem
Przelom

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To trigger

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To cause something to start

Wywolac

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Immersive

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Seeming to surround the audience player etc so that they feel completely involved in something
Wciagajacy

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To rejoice

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To feel or show great happiness about something

Radowac sie

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Seamless

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Happening without any sudden changes interruptions or difficulties
Jednolity, bezszwowy

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Bulky

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Too big and taking up too much space

Nieporeczny

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Fad

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A style activity or interest that is very popular for a short period of time
Chwilowa moda

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To pledge

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To make a serious or formal promise or to give something as a sign of a promise
Zobowiazac sie

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Setback

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Something that happens that delays or prevents a process from developing
Komplikacja

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Augmented reality

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Images produced by a computer and used together with a view of the real world
Rozszerzona rzeczywistosc

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Iteration

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The process of doing something again and again usually to improve it or one of the times you do it
Powtorzenie
Powtarzanie

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Cavernous

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With a very large open space inside it

Przepastny

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Proliferation

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The fact of something increasing a lot and suddenly in number and amount
Rozpowszechnianie sie

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Vintage

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Showing the best and the most typical characteristics of a particular type of thing especially from the past
Staromodny

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Twee

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Artificially attractive or too perfect

Pretensjonalny

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Resurgence

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A new increase of activity or interest in a particular subject or idea that had been forgotten for some time
Odrodzenie

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To sift
To make a close examination of all the parts of something in order to find something or to separate what is useful from what is not Przesiac
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Underway
Happening now | W toku
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To mull over
To think carefully about something for a long period of time | Przemysliwac xd
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Imbued
Nasycony, przepojony czyms
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Double edged
Having two possible and different meanings or effects | Obosieczny
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Bespoke
Specially made for a particular person | Zrobiony na zamowienie
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To crave
To have a stron feeling of wanting something | Pragnac
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Lenient
Not as severe or strong in punishment or judgement as would be expected Poblazliwy
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Compelling
Making you believe it or accept it because it’s so strong | Przekonujacy
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Equivocal
Not clear and seeming to have two opposite meanings or confusing and able to be understood in two different ways Dwuznaczny
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To take up
To start doing a particular job or activity | Podjac zaczac
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To take off
To suddenly start to be successful or popular | Nagle zdobyc popularnosc
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Headset
A set of headphones especially with a microphone attached to it Zestaw sluchawkowy
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To relish
To like or enjoy something
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Treadmill
Any type of repeated work that makes you feel tired and is boring and seems to have no end Bieznia
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Entrepreneur
Someone who starts a new business especially one that involves seeing a new opportunity Przedsiebiorca
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To immerse
To involve someone completely in an activity | Zanurzyc sie
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Sophisticated
Intelligent or made in a complicated way and therefore able to do complicated tasks Wyrafinowany
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Socket
The part of a piece of equipment into which another part fits Gniazdko
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Gadget
A small device or machine with a particular purpose | Gadzet
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White goods
Large electrical devices used in the house especially cookers and washing machines Sprzet AGD
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To streamline
To shape something so that it can move as effectively and quickly as possible through a liquid or a gas
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Closed-circuit television
A system that sends sygnsls to a limited amount of devices and is often used in shops as protection against theft Telewizja przemyslowa
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Revenue
The income that a government or company receives regurarly | Przychod
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Cash dispenser
A cash machine Automatic teller machine Bankomat
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Security tag
Identyfikator
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Insurmountable
So great that it cannot be dealt with successfully | Nie do pokonania
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Efficacy
The ability to produce the intended result | Efektywnisc
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To disparage
To criticise something or someone in a way that shows that you don’t value or respect him or her Dyskredytowac
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Viable
Able to work as intended or able to succeed | Wykonalny
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To debunk
To show that something is less important good or true than it was made to appear Demaskowac
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Pertinent
Relating directly to the subject being considered | Trafny
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To abhor
To hate a way of behaving or thinking often because you think it is not moral Brzydzic sie
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Adamant
Impossible to persuade or unwilling to change an opinion or decision Nieugiety
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Innate
One that you were born with not one that you have learnt | Wrodzony
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To shift
To change | Zmienic
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Luddite
A person who is opposed to the introduction of new working methods especially new machines Technofob
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Savvy
Practical knowledge or ability | Kumaty, rozumny
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Reclusive
Living alone and avoiding going outside or talking to people | Samotniczy

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