to deputize for sb	to take charge for sb who's gone
to inhibit	to prevent sb from behaving naturally
scarce	not easily obtained, rare
hasty	hurried
cursory	quick and not careful enough
a lost cause	sth that is not worth pursuing
to lure	to tempt
to lurk	to remain hidden in order to attack or threaten sb
to lurch	to stagger
remnants	the remaining parts of sth
to cease	to come to an end
cessation	an end of sth, an instance of stopping
to relieve	to make sth less painful, intensive
to indulge in sth	to use too much of sth
to feast one's eyes on sb	to enjoy sb's beauty
to uphold	to continue to prove (podtrzymywać)
to exert	to apply, to use
counterpart	the same thing but produced by sb else (odpowiednik)
to dissolve	to cause sth solid to be part of liquid (rozcieńczyć)