| heavy-hearted | sad |
| stout - hearted | brave, resolute |
| tight - fisted | mean, not generous |
| open - handed | generous |
| hard - headed | businesslike, unemotional |
| big - headed | conceited, self - important |
| weak - kneed | cowardly, nervous |
| light - fingered | dishonest, liable to steal |
| tight - lipped | silent, unwilling to speak |
| two - faced | hypocritical |
| starry - eyed | over - romantic |
| thick - skinned | insensitive to criticism |
| pluck your eyebrows | wyskubać sobie brwi |
| sb's heart is pounding | komuś łomocze serce |
| sb's stomach is rumbling | komuś burczy w brzuchu |
| shake your head | pokręcić głową |
| shrug your shoulders | wzruszyć ramionami |
| sprain sth | skręcić coś |
| stub your toe | to hit your toe against sth |
| crouch | kucać |
| curl up | zwinąć się w kłębek |
| duck | uchylić się |
| fidget | wiercić się |
| flinch | wzdrygać się |
| frown | marszczyć brwi |
| kneel | klęczeć |
| nod | kiwnąć głową |
| nudge | szturchnąć kogoś - to attract their attention |
| shiver | drżeć, mieć dreszcze (zimno) |
| shudder | zadrżeć - cause you have seen, heard, or tasted sth unpleasant |
| tremble | drżeć (strach) |
| bloodcurdling | mrożący krew w żyłach |
| eye - catching | przyciągający uwagę |
| first - hand | z pierwszej ręki |
| hair - raising | very frightening; used to describe experiences and journeys |
| head-on | czołowy (zderzenie czołowe) |
| light-hearted | radosny, niefrasobliwy, żartobliwy |
| mouth-watering | food that looks and/or smells very good |
| nail-biting | trzymający w napięciu |
| narrow-minded | ograniczony, o wąskich horyzontach |
| broad-minded | opposite of narrow-minded |
| well-thumbed | mocno sfatygowany (książka) |
| not to bat an eyelid | not to show any visible signs of surprise |
| clear your throat | odchrząknąć |
| clench your fist/teeth | zacisnąć pięści/zęby ze złości |
| cross your legs | while sitting, to put one leg on top of the other |
| flex your muscles | to strike a pose and show your muscles / napiąć mięśnie |
| fold your arms | skrzyżować ręce |
| grit/clench your teeth | zacisnąć zęby - złość |
| pain in the neck | a very annoying person, thing or task |
| at the foot of | at the bottom of (a hill, a tree, a bed...) |
| cost an arm and a leg | to be very expensive |
| cry your eyes out | to cry a lot |
| face a team | to play against another team |
| fall head over heels in love with sb | zakochać się w kimś po uczy |
| foot the bill | zapłacić rachunek (zwłaszcza kiedy ktoś inny miał to zrobić) |
| get cold feet | to suddenly feel that you are not brave enough to do sth important |
| get sth off your chest | to tell sb sth that has been worrying you |
| get up sb's nose | to annoy sb |
| give sb a hand with sth | to help sb do sth |
| to be glad to see the back of sb/sth | to be happy when sb leaves or sth is finished |
| have sth on the brain | to be obsessed by sth and think about it all the time |
| have your eye on sth | to have seen sth that you want to buy/have |
| have/give sb a head start | to have/give sb advantage over a competitor (business/life) |
| head home | to leave somewhere in order to go home |
| I can't put my finger on | to know that sth is wrong or different, but be unable to say exactly what it is |
| I couldn't keep straight face | I couldn't stop laughing |
| I don't know off-hand | infml I can't tell/answer until I have checked first |
| I'd give my right arm to | I would really like to |
| in the eyes of the law | legally according to the laws of the land |
| keep an eye on sth/sb | to look after sth/sb |
| know somewhere like the back of your hand | to know a particular place very well |
| learn to stand on one's own two feet | to learn not to depend on others |
| make/lose money hand over fist | to rapidly make/lose large sum of money |
| off the top of one's head | info given immediately, without full knowledge of the facts |
| sth is on its last legs | sth is in very bad condition and will soon stop working |
| pull sb's leg | to play a joke on sb and make them believe sth that is not true |
| put your foot down | to become strict and tell sb they must/can't do sth |
| set eyes on sb | to see sb, often for the first time |
| set your heart on sth | to really want sth |
| sth happens right under sb's nose | sb is very close to sth when it happens and yet they do not notice it |
| stick your nose into other people's business/affairs | to interfere in a situation which does not concern you - result: problems |
| think on your feet | to be able to give good answers to unexpected questions |
| with an eye to | in order to (+ N or -ing) |
| It's witten all over your face | to show (by the expression of your face) how you really feel |
| you have to hand it to sb | you have to admire and respect sb (for sth they have done) |
| blink | mrugać |
| blush | rumienić się |
| frown | marszczyć brwi |
| grin | uśmiechnąć się, szczerzyć zęby |
| grit your teeth | to put your teeth together, especially because sth is hurting you |
| lick | lizać |
| scowl | to have an angry or hostile expression when you disapprove of sth |
| sneer | uśmiechać się szyderczo |
| wince | to grimace when sth is hurting you or when you are remembering sth embarrassing |
| wink | mrugnąć, puścić oko |
| yawn | ziewać |
| keep/have an/your ear to the ground | to be attentive of what is happening or is about to happen |
| lie through your teeth | kłamać w żywe oczy |
| lose face | to lose the respect of other people |
| play it by ear | to decide what to do according to how a situation develops |
| do sth by the skin of your teeth | to only just manage to do sth |
| see eye to eye on sth | to agree about sth |
| turn a blind eye to sth | to deliberately ignore sth |
| turn your nose up at sth | to think sth is not good enough for you |
| not to be able to get one's tongue round | to find a word or phrase very difficult to pronounce |
| sth catches your eye | you notice sth because it is particularly attractive, unusual or interesting |
| I'm all ears | I can't wait to hear |
| my lips are sealed | infml. I won't tell anyone |
| I'll never be able to show my face in there/here again | I feel to embarassed to go to a particular place |
| it's on the tip of my tongue | mam coś na końcu języka |
| boundless energy | lots of energy |
| boost one's confidence | make sb more confident |
| bubbly personality | lively personality |
| bear a striking resemblance to... | look very like ... |
| thinly disguised dislike | barely hidden dislike |
| stubborn streak | a stubborn side to one's character |
| gruff exterior | rude and unfriendly exterior |
| have a sharp wit | to be very amusing in a clever way |
| pent-up anger | anger which is not expressed |
| forthright manner | direct manner |
| look one's age | look as old as one is |
| act one's age | behave in a manner expected of one's age |
| blank expression | expression showing no understanding or emotion |
| cool reception | unfriendly welcome |
| abrasive manner | rude and unfriendly manner |
| dazzling smile | olśniewający uśmiech |
| have wonderful personal qualities | mieć wspaniałe cechy osobowości |
| troubled relationship | burzliwa relacja |
| one's strong point | czyjaś mocna strona |
| downright rude | wręcz/kategorycznie nieuprzejmy |
| harsh | surowy, ostry |
| open hostility | otwarta wrogość |
| display scary characteristics | przejawiać przerażające cechy |
| burst with energy | tryskać energią |
| warm, friendly smile | ciepły, przyjacielski uśmiech |
| unacceptable behaviour | niedopuszczalne zachowanie |
| perfectly friendly | absolutnie przyjacielski |
| glossy | błyszczący, lśniący |
| glossy magazine | a well produced magazine printed on shiny paper with lots of colourful pictures |
| greasy | tłusty, przetłuszczający się |
| lacklustre | nijaki, bez wyrazu (włosy) |
| lacklustre performance | a poor quality and unenthusiastic performance |
| lank | thin, straight and unattractive hair |
| permed | hair that has been made curly by means of chemical treatment |
| tangled | hair; very untidy and, because it has not been combed, full of knots |
| unkempt | zaniedbane, rozczochrane włosy |
| chubby | fat - in a pleasant, healthy way (often used for children) |
| flabby | having loose fat where there should be muscle |
| plump | pleasantly fat - instead of "fat" |
| tubby | short and a little fat (often with a large stomach) |
| bony | very thin, so that all you can see is flesh covered bone |
| frail | thin and very weak |
| lanky | unattractively tall and thin |
| tall and lanky | PHRASE: unattractively tall and thin |
| puny | weak, thin, without muscles |
| scrawny | unattractively thin and weak looking |
| skinny | very thin |
| burly | strong and heavy (a whole body) |
| stocky | short, heavy and strong |
| strapping | bif, tall and strong |
| head for the station | iść, ruszać w stronę stacji |
| shoulder | wziąć na swoje barki |
| elbow one's way through a crowd | "rozepchnąć" się w tłumie |
| finger | łapać na stopa |
| thumb | przekartkować |
| well-thumbed | mocno sfatygowany (książka) |
| foot the bill | zapłacić rachunek |
| mouth | powiedzieć bezgłośnie |
| shin | goleń |
| shin up... | wdrapywać się gdzieś |
| head | przewodniczyć czemuś |
| back | wesprzeć |