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low-brow tabloidprzyziemny, no connection with serious artistic, cultural ideas
middlebrow tabloidprzeciętny, good quality, still not needing a lot of thought
highbrow briodsheetintelektualny, a lot of news politics, sport coverage
haulto pull sth with a lot of effort
swoopraid
deal blowto undermine, to be harmful
havocchaos
raidswoop
to axepozbywać się, to reduce
to conto trick sb to do sth
to bidto propose, to offer a pay
rowkłótnia
probeinvestigation
hedgeżywopłot
OAPOld Age Pensioners
measlypathetically small
hubbyhusband
missusżona
PCPolice Constable
Bogusfake
vicarkościelny
holsholidays
to have the yellow cardto be warned
boozealcohol
a handfula person who is difficult to control
going of the railsbehaving in an uncontrolled fashion
nipped in the budstopped at a very early stage
all eyes will be onevery one will be watching
to emergeto come out, to become known
to alertto make aware, to warn
harrowingvery distressing or shocking
consequencesresults
widespreadhappening in many places
to succumbgiven into temptation
premisesbuildings and land of a business or an idea that forms the basis of an argument (założenie)
bingea short period of time when sbd does too much of a particular activity,ex. eating or drinking alcoho
distastefulunpleasant
to spitpluć, to force liquid out of your mouth
to straybłądzić, to wander
illicitprohibited, illegal
breachnaruszenie, the act of breaking
disreputebad reputation
praiseto express approbation or approval
communalspołeczny
landlordland or building owner
to give sb the sackto dismiss someone
to prosecuteto pursue with the intention of punishing
to riseunosić się (doesn't need an object) to ascend
to raisepodnieść coś (needs an object)
mounted knightrycerz na koniu
to frown uponto disaprove
to concealto hide
to cramto be squeezed into insufficient place
joy-rideramator przejażdżki kradzionym samochodem
newspeakofficial or semiofficial style of writing that is unclear and not honest
to break evento stop making losses
featurethe first page of a newspaper
disposableavailable for use/ capable of being thrown away after one use
an easy prayperson that could be easily influenced by other people's actions
to spotto notice
lodgetemporary residence
to mislayto loose sth for a short period of time
to grill sb downto question in a very unpleasant manner
a drawlosowanie
a parcelprzesyłka
a vacancyempty, unocuppied
pamphletless than 80 pages book with paper cover on contorversial subject
to be throngedto be filled with, to be crammed
to tamperto make changes in order to falsify
under-carriagepodwozie
siegeoblężenie, surroundng people military operation
viablesth possible to do
to account for sthto explain
to pick on sbto treat somebody unfairly
commuterperson who travels into a city to work every day
to bring sb downto cause to be in low spirits and depressed