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 | |