| to smirk at sb | to smile in an unpleasant way (because you think you're better) |
| to marvel at sb | to admire |
| freelance employment | not permanent employment, on commission |
| invariably | always |
| to go overboard | to be very enthusiastic |
| overblown | exaggerated |
| to outdo | to do better than is required |
| to superimpose | to put sth on sth in such a way that a part of it is still visible |
| to misuse | to use wrongly |
| token | symbol |
| to empower | to give the power to act |
| to enlist | to obtain |
| aroused | suspicious |
| to arouse | to raise |
| cluster | a group of sth placed closely together |
| to commence | to start |
| commencement | an instance of starting sth |
| to instigate | to start sth troublesome |
| riveting | holding one's attention fully |
| mindful of sth | attentive to sth |
| inverted | upside down |
| inward | inner |
| to affect | to have an influence |
| contemptible | that can become contempted |
| contemptuous | not approving |
| definite | clear and not doubtful |
| definitive | clear and having final authority |
| liniment | oily substance used to cure sth |
| lineament | a feature of one's face |
| libel | a written offence |
| slander | a spoken offence |
| complaisant | obliging (usłużny) |
| complacent | self-satisfied |
| luxurious | very posh |
| luxuriant | healthy, growing thickly and well |
| volatile | unstable, changeable |
| voluble | talkative |
| regretful | showing remorse (skruszony) |
| regrettable | that is regretted |
| conclusive | ending doubts |
| decisive | able to decide |
| continually | repeatedly |
| continuously | without break |
| intense | highly emotional, sensitive |
| alternate | every second |
| distinctive | that can be easily seen (wyróżniający się) |
| embezzlement | fraud |