in a host of sth	a large number of sth
to sway	to influence/ to move from one side to another
to derive	to take, receive especially from a specified source
to gear up to sth	to prepare for sth
to perpetuate	to continue/ to make everlasting
to strive	to try really hard
to attain	to achieve
attainable	achievable
to bear sth into mind	to remember
to exacerbate	to make sth really bad even worse
ambiguous	doubtful
enchanted	greatly impressed
to imply	to suggest
divination	an instance of foretelling the future by supernatural means
frigid	formal, unfriendly/ really cold
to flock together	to gather in great number
a flock	a group
burden	sth heavy or worrying
to burden sb with sth	to make sb deal with sth
goal-orientated	focused on the goal
boon	good thing, benefit
boon companion	cheerful friend that you like spending time with
to blaze a new trial	to do sth for the first time
out of kilter	working not properly
to take a turn for better/worse	to become better/worse
facet	aspect of sth
multi-faceted	having many aspects
know-how	practical knowledge of sth
in the years to come	in the following years
bough	any of the main branches of a tree
to clench fist	to hold tightly
to swoop	to come down quickly and suddenly (runąć)
to scorn	to show contempt (gardzić)
idly	inactively (bezczynnie)
supercilious	arogant (wynisły)
to fumble	to move clumsily (grzebać się)
tranquil	calm, peaceful
to starch	to make sth stiff (usztywniać)
starched	conventional in manner (sztywny)
foreboding	feeling that sth bad will happen
to malinger	to pretend to be ill
evasion	an instance of avoiding sth
ordeal	a painful, difficult experience
to lay sth bare	to reveal
to retort	to answer in a bad way
retort	a riposte
last resort	last possible way to solve the problem
meticulous	taking care of all the details (drobiazgowy)
to gaze	to look at sb long and steadily
imminent	bound to happen
to avert	to turn away, to prevent (zapobiec)
cunning	clever in a bad sense (przebiegły)
conceit	an instant of showing too much pride of oneself, vanity
folly	foolishness
to stumble	to strike one's foot and almost fall (potknąć się)
to stumble across	to find sth useful unexpectedly (natknąć się na coś)
swift	quick
to grope	to search using the sense of feeling (szukać po omacku)
to rustle	to produce a quiet sound (szeleścić)
livelihood	income (utrzymanie)