my heart/spirit sink	I lose willingness to do anything
take issue with	disagree
a dress rehersal for	the last rehersal
care home	home for elderly people
get zonked	get toxicated
loiter	go very slowly
put sb through their paces	challange sb
gobbler	eat very fast and noisy
spout clap-trap	say things without sense
prod sb into doing sth	encourage
to pocket	steal from your pocket
crone	old lady, witch
prod, give sb a prod	hit with your elbow
rosbif	an English man according to the French
posh	elegant, luxury
take/hold sb hostage	capture sb and make demands to someone else in the threat to injure him/her
be allergic TO	having an allergy to sth
book a berth	book a place to sleep on the ship or train
have a near-death experience	a situation when you almost die
appropriate sth	take sb's ideas for your own use, pften without permision
display trophies	show people an object to boast about your success
be beheaded	be killed by cutting your head
break into a foreign language	switch to another language
give sb free rein	give sb complete freedom
garrulous	chtterbox, talking to much
industrious	hardworking
tetchy	oversensitive
gregarious	sociable
resourceful	good at solving problems
conscientious	diligent, showing attention
cheeky	rude, disrespectful
stingy	mean, tight-fisted
opinionated	too sure to be always right
spiteful	malicious
bashful	shy
gullible	naive
frivolous	not take important things seriously
clean-cut	superficial (character) neat & tidy (appearance)
outspoken	express openly what you think
ruthless	show no human feelings
grumpy	complain all the time
approachable	friendly
biased	prejudiced
considerate	thoughtful, take others' opinion into consideration
to pin sb down to sth	to force sb to take a stand
to buy sth on hire puchase	kupić coś na raty
to spin dry	odwirować
to spin a coin	to toss a coin
to rinse out	wypłukać [ubranie, buzię]
to be ripe for sth	ready for sth to happen
to shed light on sth	to make sth clear
reins	lejce, szelki
to give sb free rein	to let sb decide
to keep a tight rein on	control sb, krótko kogoś trzymać
a speeding fine	mandat za szybką jazdę
a praking fine	mandat za złe parkowanie
up to speed	you know everything that you nee to know about sth
a close shave	a situation in which you only just avoid something dangerous or unpleasant
congested / congested=stuffed nose	full of traffic
with no-frills	bez dodatków
consternation	a feeling of worry, shock, or fear:
to cope with sth	to deal with sth successfully
a coliision	a crash between two or more vehicles
proliferation	a sudden increase in number or amount
swarm	large group of insects flying together
decade	10 years
devastating	very shocking
enhancement	improvement
score	large numbers, literally group of 20
near-miss	a narrow escape/ close shave
stab	to attack with a knife
concerned	worried
homesick	feeling unhappy because you are a long way from your home
itchy feet	the need to leave; a feeling of a need to travel.
independent traveller	self-governing traveller
uncharted territory	Not charted or recorded on a map or plan, unknown
culture shock	A condition of confusion and anxiety affecting a person suddenly exposed to an alien cultur
wander around	to stroll or amble around without any purpose evident; to roam around
annoying	making you feel slightly angry
disgusting	extremely unpleasant and making you feel sick
fascinating	extremely interesting
petrifying	extremely frightened, especially so frightened that you cannot move or think
challenging	difficult in an interesting or enjoyable way:
subzero temperatures	below zero in temperature
roam	o walk or travel, usually for a long time, with no clear purpose or direction
to emigrate	to leave your own country in order to live in another country
break into a foreign language	to start speaking foreign language
to pin sb down	to force somebody to take a stand
shy	bashful
to prod sb into doing sth	to provoke someone into action, to encourage sb to do sth
put sb through their paces	to test someone's skills or knowledge
take someone hostage	to kidnap or seize someone to be a hostage
a head teacher	a person who is in charge of a school
detrimental impact	negative effect
a flight path	The precise route taken or due to be taken through the air by an aircraft or spacecraft.
to lag behind	to move or make progress slowly which results in being behind other people or things