wściekły, rozsierdziony, rozzłoszczony, rozgniewany

Boring: very angry, furious, infuriated, outraged, enraged

• I was furious at the referee's decision to send him off.

Use: incensed or incandescent (with rage) or livid

• I was incensed at the referee's decision to send him off.

In context:

• incensed in a song:
• livid in a song:
• incandescent (with rage) in an article: click here.

For Ngram of incandescent (with rage) click here.

zamyślony, zadumany

Boring: contemplative, meditative, reflective, thoughtful

• Rainy days often put her in a contemplative mood.

Use: pensive or ruminative

• Rainy days often put her in a pensive mood.
• pensive in a song:
• ruminative in an article: click here

kontrowersyjny, sporny

Boring: controversial

• His views on education are highly controversial.

Use: contentious

• His views on education are highly contentious.

Note that a contentious issue/subject/view is one that causes a lot of argument between people. For Ngram (contentious vs. controversial; contentious issue vs. controversial issue) click here and here.

ciężko pracować, harować

Boring: work hard

• I've been working hard on this essay all weekend.

Use: slog away or toil away

• I've been slogging away on this essay all weekend.

Note that slog/toil away are often followed by at or on. To see Ngram click here.

zimno, chłodno, chłodnawo

Boring: chilly, slightly cold

• It's a bit chilly today - you better wear a sweater.

Use: nippy or parky

• It's a bit nippy today - you better wear a sweater.

Note that parky is informal British English. For Ngram (nippy, parky) click here.

luksusowy, wystawny, okazały

Boring: luxurious, lavish, deluxe

• We stayed in a luxurious hotel near the beach.

Use: opulent or sumptuous

• We stayed in an opulent hotel near the beach.
• opulent in a song:

śniady, o ciemnej karncaji

Boring: dark, dark-skinned, dark-complexioned

• He was a handsome, dark-skinned young man from Spain.

Use: swarthy or dusky

• He was a handsome, swarthy young man from Spain.

Note that swarthy seems to be more commonly used to describe a person with dark complexion than dusky.

lekko pijany/wstawiony, podpity, podchmielony

Boring: slightly drunk

• I do karaoke only when I'm slightly drunk.

Use: tipsy or buzzed or tiddly or merry

• I do karaoke only when I'm tipsy.
• tipsy in a song:
• buzzed in a song:

Note that tiddly and merry are both informal British English.

gadatliwy, rozmowny

Boring: talkative

• He is such a talkative person that it's impossible to get any work done when he's around.

Use: garrulous or loquacious

• He is such a garrulous person that it's impossible to get any work done when he's around.
• garrulous in a song:

For Ngram of garrulous, loquacious, and talkative click here.

zażenowany, speszony, zawstydzony

Boring: embarrassed, ashamed

• He looked embarrassed when I asked him why he'd done it.

Use: abashed

• He looked abashed when I asked him why he'd done it.

For Ngram of abashed, ashamed, and embarrassed click here.

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I am happy to announce that a new section of the blog - the Study section - has been oficially opened. You can go there by clicking on the Study tab in the navigation bar above, or by clicking on this link. At the end of each month, a new set of quizzes and flashcards will be posted there, enabling you to practice the words from a given month in a pretty enjoyable way. I hope you find it useful!

mało ważny, nieistotny, błahy, drobny

Boring: trivial, petty

• To fire somebody for that kind of petty mistake is outrageous.

Use: paltry or picayune or trifling

• To fire someone for that kind of picayune mistake is outrageous.
• trifling in a song:
• paltry in a song:

Not that picayune is informal American English. For Ngram of picayune, trifling, paltry, trivial, and petty click here.

zwieść, wrobić, nabrać

Boring: trick, fool, deceive (somebody into doing something)

• He fooled his professor into thinking that he knew the subject well.
• He tricked us into signing the contract.

Use: bamboozle or hoodwink

• He bamboozled his professor into thinking that he knew the subject well.
• He hoodwinked us into signing the contract.
• bamboozle and hoodwink in a song:

Note that bamboozle can also mean to confuse, as in: The driver was completely bamboozled by the road-signs.. For Ngram of bamboozle and hoodwink cick here.

nieumyślnie, nieświadomie, niechcący

Boring: unintentionally, accidentally

• He accidentally pressed the wrong button.

Use: inadvertently or unwittingly

• He inadvertently pressed the wrong button.
• inadvertently in a song:
• unwittingly in a song:

See Ngram (unadvertently, unwittingly, unintentionally, accidentally) here.

wysoki, smukły i pełen gracji

Boring: tall, slender, and graceful

• The tall, slender, and graceful dancer glided across the stage.

Use: willowy

• The willowy dancer glided across the stage.
• willowy in a song:

bez uszczerbku/szwanku, nietknięty

Boring: unharmed, unhurt, uninjured

• Her uncle died in the accident but she, miraculously, escaped unharmed.

Use: unscathed

• Her uncle died in the accident but she, miraculously, escaped unscathed.
• unscathed in a song:

Note that we often say escape/emerge unscathed. See Ngram (unscathed, unhurt, nuharmed, uninjured) here.

sprzeczać się, kłócić się

Boring: argue, quarrel

• I wish you two would stop quarreling.

Use: bicker or squabble 

• I wish you two would stop bickering.
• bicker in a song:
• squabble in a song:

Note that bicker and squabble often appear with about/over and are used to refer to quarreling about something unimportant. To see Ngram (bicker, squabble) click here.

roztrwonić, zmarnować

Boring: waste

• They wasted all their savings on two weeks in Australia.
• Russia wasted a number of chances to score the equalizer, including a penalty.

Use: squander

• They squandered all their savings on two weeks in Australia.
• Russia squandered a number of chances to score the equalizer, including a penalty.
• squander in a song:

opanowanie, spokój

Boring: calmness, composure

• It is difficult to react to this kind of stupidity with calmness .

Use: equanimity

• It is difficult to react to this kind of stupidity with equanimity.

Adjective: equanimous. For Ngram (equanimity, calmness, composure) click here.

zważać, baczyć, zwracać uwagę (na coś)

Boring: pay attention to

• If i had only paid attention to her warnings, none of this would have happened.

Use: heed

• If I had only heeded her warnings, none of this would have happened.
• heed in a song:

Note that heed is usually used with advice or warning.

niezrozumiały, niepojęty

Boring: inexplicable, incomprehensible

• For some inexplicable reason, they built a church next to the stadium.

Use: unfathomable

• For some unfathomable reason, they built a church next to the stadium.
• unfathomable in a song:

Note that, as a noun, the word fathom refers to a unit of length or volume. That is why the word unfathomable may also mean immeasurable. For Ngram of unfathomable, inexplicable, and incomprehensible click here.

ostrożny

Boring: cautious, prudent

• People should be more cautious about what they post online.

Use: circumspect

• People should be more circumspect about what they post online.

For Ngram of circumspect, prudent, and cautious click here.

świetny, zmyślny, sprytny

Boring: clever, awesome

• What a clever little gadget!

Use: nifty

• What a nifty little gadget!

Note that nifty can be used in many different contexts to describe something that is clever, cool and effective. For Ngram of nifty click here.

wielka determinacja

Boring: great determination

• She showed great determination to complete the marathon.

Use: dogged determination

• She showed dogged determination to complete the marathon.

For the comparison of dogged determination and great determination see Ngram here.