| eugenics | hereditary improvement of human race |
| sibling | rodzeństwo |
| commodification | innappropraite treatement as sth can be marketed |
| hubris | arrogance |
| dollop | large lump or portion |
| bidder | oferent |
| tacit | silent |
| alarmist | panikarz |
| feasible | wykonalny, realny |
| batch after batch | plik za plikiem |
| sparked | wywołać |
| eager | chętny, gorliwy |
| pun | kalambur |
| fringe | grow round the edge |
| parted hair | przedzialek |
| sclap | skin covering top head |
| freckled | piegowaty |
| tremedously | extremly large in amount |
| jauntily | in a cheerful and confident way |
| fluttered | powiewac |
| banked | bordered |
| patched | to connect temporarily |
| flapping | waving motion |
| beset | to attack from all sides |
| hooks | ostre, wystające coś |
| knocked him rotten | knocked him unconscious |
| revealing | discover |
| pleaded | przyznał się/ appeal earnestly |
| nibbling thumb | bite gently |
| clutching | grasp and hold tightly |
| stickler for truth | insisted on telling only true stories |
| await | wait |
| cogitation | thoughtful consideration, meditation |
| faint | lacking strength |
| conceded | acknowleadge |
| alas | used to express sorrow |
| unraveled | separating the threads |
| vanquishing | win over |
| drone | próżny truteń |
| brooding | deep in thought |
| welded | joined |
| making the rounds | to be passed from person to person |
| damper | amortyzator, tłumik |
| boon | benefit |
| get muddled | to mix |
| take a hand | join |
| brokered | wynegocjowany |
| thriving | developing |
| undercut | podkopana |
| glib | smooth |
| squeamish | wybredny |
| airing | exposure to public attention |
| ducked | avoided |
| impinge | collide, strike |
| made medical history | did sth medically very unusual |
| ectopic pregnancy | egg develops outside the womb |
| conceived | became pregnant |
| termination | abortion |
| ripe old age | living well into old age |
| late | dead |
| sheltered accomodation | dom opieki |
| all her wits around her | przy zmyslach |
| to be at death's door | przy drzwiach smierci |
| to be on one's last legs | na ostatnich nogach |
| fatalities | dead people |
| perished | died |
| deceased | dead |
| to bequeath | to leave sth |
| intestate | without making a will |
| labour | poród |
| shovel | łopata |
| faltered | to speak hesitatingly |
| awed | inspired |
| rapt | deeply moved |
| eagerly | keen interest |
| winded | gasping for breath |
| whereabouts | approximate location |
| garter | podwiązka |
| strive | to exert much effort |
| gait | particulary way of moving |
| tugged | to pull at vigorously or repeatedly |