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 |