fluid | smooth |
horrific | causing horror |
going-on | unusual or surprising event |
to sway public opinion | to influence public opinion |
impartial | neutral/ fair |
to get a move on | to hurry up |
livestock | animals kept together for profits |
to spearhead | to lead (an attack, a campaign) |
drive | energy and determination/ organised campaign to achieve sth |
to reach a plateau | to reach a state of little (or no) development |
roughly | approximately |
glimmer of hope | small sign of hope |
pursuit | chase/ try to achieve sth |
to overlook | to fail to notice |
disparity | small difference |
cohort | a number of people bounded to get up |
ploy | an action to win advantage over your opponents |
bout of sth | short period of specified activity |
vigilant | watchful, alert |
candy flipping | trying some illegal substances |
a watershed in sth | a turning point |
forethought | thinking or planning out in advance |
dexterity | skills in using his hands |
dexterous | skilled in using his hands |
tranquil | calm, peaceful |
to flutter | to make quickly irregular movements (trzepotać) |
renowned | famous and distinguished |
incongruous | out of place, out of harmony |
to accommodate | to take care of/ to make sb comfortable |
to be on a par with sth/sb | to be as good as sth/sb |
to phase in | to introduce gradually |
to phase out | to withdraw gradually |
discrepancy | disparity |
to incite | to make sb excited/ to make sb do sth (podburzać) |
to make allowances for sth | to take sth into account while doing sth |
to trigger (up?) | to cause, start |
to walk out on sb | to stop dating sb |