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 | |