| to mind one's Ps and Qs | to make an effort to be polite |
| elders and betters | people older than you |
| courtesy | politeness (adj courteous) |
| prim or starchy/ strait-laced and prissy | very formal and correct, without humour |
| etiquette | formal rules of behaviour |
| gentlemanly/ ladylike | polite in a rather formal way |
| social graces | polite behaviour |
| the done thing | informal phrase for socially acceptable behaviour |
| oiling the wheels of | making easier |
| offhand | casual, slightly rude (obcesowy,nieuprzejmy) |
| stand on ceremony | insist on formal behabiour |
| flutter your eyelashes | flirting- female behaviour towards men (trzepotać rzęsami) |
| raise your or other's eyebrows | indicates surprise or shock |
| twitch | indicates nervousness (drgać) |
| flinch | indicates pain or fear (wzdrygać się) |
| squirm | indicates embarassment or nervousness (wiercić się) |
| smirk | indicates self-satisfaction 9uśmiechać się pogardliwie) |
| beam | indicates happiness (uśmiechać się promiennie) |
| sniff at sth | indicates disapproval (pociągać nosem) |
| snort | indicates disgust or great amusement (prychać) |
| titter | indicates nervousness (chichotać) |
| snigger/ chortle/ guffaw/ giggle | chichotać |
| glower/ scowl/ frown/ glare | patrzeć wilkiem |
| gawp/ ogle/ scan/ leer | spoglądać pożądliwie |
| whimper/ sniffle/ sob your heart out/ grizzle | kwilić, szlochać |
