escalator	a moving set of stairs that carries people up or down from one level of building to another
housekeeper	a person whose job is to manage th cooking, cleaning etc., in some else's house
bonds	the ropes of chains that prevent sb from moving or acting freely (granice)
feud	an argument which has existed for a long time between 2 people or groups, causing a lot of anger
limp	a wy of walking slowly and with difficulty because of having an injured or painful leg/foot
landlady	a woman who owns a house and rents it to other people
row	a noisy argument or fight
lunatic	sb who behaves in a silly or dangerous way
mortuary	a building or a room in a hospital, where dead bodies are kept (kostnica)
dexterity	the ability to use your hands skillfully
input	advice or opinions that help sb make a decision
mundane	very ordinary and therefore interesting
inquisitive	wanting to dicover as much as u can about things, sometimes in a way that annoys people (CIEKAWSKI)
ongoing	continuing to exist at the present time
inevitable	sure to happen (=unavoidable)
booming	growing or expanding very quickly
devastated	very shocked and upset
impregnable	(building) - so strongly built and/or defended that it can't be entered by force
accustomed to	familiar with sth (przyzwyczajony do)
preliminary	coming before the main part of sth
flattered	very pleased and proud because sb has said good things about you or has made you feel important
peckish	slightly hungry
rusty	_____ metal has an orange substance on its surface (ZARDZEWIAŁY)
modest	not usually talking about or making obvious your own abilities and achievements
fruitful	producing good result, very productive (OWOCNY)
greedy	wanting a lot more food, money, etc., than you need (CHCIWY)
apparent	seeming to be true but possibly not true
undetectable	impossible to discover, even using special equipment
brand-new	completely new
indispensable	extremely important and necessary
freelance	doing particular pieces of work for different org,rather than working all the time for a single one
scarce	very small in amount or nr
sustain	to provide what is needed for sth or sb to exist, continue, etc.
turn sb away	to not allow sb to enter a place
occurs to	if a thought or idea ________ you, it comes into your mind
bother	to annoyor cause problems for sb
fetch	to go to another place to get sth or sb and bring them back
disinherit	to prevent sb, especially a son or daughter who has made you angry,from receiving your property
tamper with sth	to touch or make changes to sth which you should not, when you're trying to damage it
take it out on sb	to treat sb badly because you're upset or angry, even though they have done nothing wrong
plan ahead	to make plans for the future well in advance
look sth up	to try to fand a piece of info by looking in a book or on a computer
reckon	to think or believe
sack sb	to remove sb from a job, because they've done sth wrong or badly
walck out on sb	to suddenly leave your husband, wife or partner and end your relationship with them
make out	to write all the necessary info on an official document
root round	to search for sth, especially by looking through other things
purchase	to buy
dash	to go somewhere quickly
fall out with	to argue with sb and stop being frendly with them
track down	to find sth or sb after looking for them in a lot of different places
turn up	to arrive at place
lug	to carry or pull something with effort or difficulty because it is heavy
contradict	to state opposite of what sb else has said
digest	to change food in your stomach into substances that your body can use
stand sb up	to intentionally fail to meet sb when you said you would (starting to have a romantic date)
adore	to love sb/sth very much
spite sb	to intentionally annoy, upset or hurt sb
put up with sb	to accept or continue to accpet an unpleasant situation or experience, or sb behaves unpleasantly
will do	said to mean that you don't want any more of sth
make a fuss	to show anger, worry, lack of satisfaction or excitement,usually greater than the situation deserves
have it coming	to deserve and be about to receive punishment
be over the moon	to be very pleased
keep up appearances	to pretend to be happier, less poor, etc. than you really are - not to recognize situation by people
get sidetracked	to have your attention direct away from an activity/subject towards another one-less important
get your eye on sth	to have seen sth that you want and intend to get
in a manner of speaking	used for saying that sth is partly true
take effect	to produce or achieve the results you want
take for granted	do not realise or show that you're greatful for how much you get from them (NIE DOCENIAĆ)
child's play	very easy
out of the blue	completely unexpected
take your time	to do sth slowly or without hurrying
waste your breath	spend time and energy trying to give which is ignored
be out of your depth	not to have the knowledge, experience, or skills to deal with a particular subject or situation
for...on end	for hours, days, etc. without stopping
my money's on	used to say that you feel very sure that sth is true, will happen, etc.
bide your time	to wait clamly for a good opportunity to do sth
go to a lot of trouble	to make an effort to do sth
in the light of	because of
on the house	it is given to you free by a business (NA KOSZT FIRMY)
see eye to eye	if two people ______, they agree with each other
at a moment's notice	only a short time before sth happens
can do with sth	if you _______, you want it vert much
serve time	to spend time in prison
be right up sb's street	to be the type of thing that you're intersted in or that you enjoy doing
straight from the horse's mouth	to hear sth from the person who has direct personal knowledge of the matter (Z PIERWSZEJ RĘKI)
in a flash	quickly or suddenly
couldn't be bothered	to be too lazy or tired to do sth
make yourself at home	do what you need to do to feel relaxed and comfortable
at stake	if sth that is valuable is _______, it is in a situation where it might be lost
take sb's word for it	to believe that what sb says is true