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