to remonstrate	to protest, to complain
to chivvy sb into sth	to urge sb into sth in an annoying way
foray into sth	a sudden attack to obtain sth
to sear	to burn on surface/ to affect sb's emotions
rowdy	noisy, disorderly
rowdiness	noise, disorder (?)
to ready	to become ready to do sth
to mesh with	to harmonise with, to interlock, to be compatible with sth
swashbuckling	(ex. adventures) exciting, romantic
to risk one's life and limb	to risk one's survival
to unearth sth	to uncover, to obtain sth by digging, to discover
time-consuming	taking a lot of time
to herald	to announce the approach of sth
mundane	boring, uneventful, unexciting
to foot the bill	to pay
to lurch	to sway, to reel
to be in free fall	(of prices) to decrease in an uncontrollable way
volatile	unstable, fickle
flighty	(of a woman) unstable, having different partners
versatile	universal, doing different things equally well
to drive at	to suggest
to show off	to flaunt, to sport
to weigh up	to consider carefully
to spur on	to encourage
to make for	to go in a specified direction
to account for	to explain
to accrue	to gather, to accumulate, to stockpile
kernel	a central or essential part of sth
core	the most important part of sth
to put on	to stage (a play) / to wear
to look on	to regard, to consirer
to bring on	to cause sb/sth to suffer
to have insight into	to understand
insinuation	indirect suggestion
innuendo	indirect references discreditible about sth
to pick on	to be deliberately unkind (czepiać się)
to haggle over sth	to try to agree on ex. a price that satisfies you
to fly the coop	to get away, to escape
coop	a cage
a barrage of sth	a large number of sth
to be at the receiving end	to be the one who suffers sth unpleasant
hands-on	(experience) practical
to take its toll on sth	to cause loss or damage
a tot	a small child
ackin to	similar to
grounding	teaching the basics of a subject
maladaptive	not providing apropriate adjustment to a situation
to resonate	to evoke feeling or belief that resembles sb else's feeling or belief
to hover over sb	to observe every move/ to remain in the air and stand close, to monitor