uptick	an increase
to transcend	to go beyond sth/ to surpass
marked	considerable, noticeable
forbearers	ancestors
eponymous	named after sth (tytułowy)
to pin sth down	to define sth clearly, exactly
to pin sb down to do sth	to make sb promise that he will attend sth
to augment	to make sth larger
tertiary	third in order
to wane	to weaken, to gradually lose power
to presage	to fortell
presage	a sign that sth unpleasant will happen
woeful	full of sadness/ regrettable/ very bad
woefully	regrettably/ very badly
to gain ground	to make progress/ to become more popular
to beat sb at his own game	to defeat/ to do better than sb in an activity considered his strength
to give the game away	to reveal the secrets or one's feelings
to throw down the gauntlet	to challenge sb
to gild the lily	to spoil sth beautiful by additions
to fit like a glove	to fit perfectly
to move the goalposts	to change the rules or demands of a situation
to have a lot going for you	to have a lot of advantages in your favour
as good as	practically, very nearly
up for grabs	available to those who are interested
to dig one's own grave	to cause one's own failure
to grind to a halt	to slowly stop/ to come to an end
to come to grips with sth	to consider seriously and come to take action
to get off the ground	to begin/ to start functioning
to come to grief	to be unsuccessful
to make a go of sth	to have some success
for good	permanently
to stick to one's guns	to keep to one's own opinion