avid	very enthusiastic
blatant	very obvious, done without shame or embarrassment
breathtaking	very beautiful, surprising or impressive
gripping	very exciting
harrowing	shocking, making you feel very upset
lax	not strict not careful enough
lenient	not strict, used to describe people in a position
meteoric	very sudden and very quick
misleading	giving the wrong idea or impression
piercing	loud and high-pitched
prolific	producing a large number of works
sporadic	happening at irregular intervals
staunch	very loyal
sweeping	too general and therefore not valid
watertight	impossible to prove wrong or argue against
dreary	boring and depressing
dull	boring, without life, excitement or colour
mundane	ordinary, boring, giving little satisfaction
tedious	boring and often frustrating
atrocious	extremely bad
dreadful	very bad
lousy	very bad
flawless	perfect, with no faults
impeccable	perfect, faultless
unblemished	sth that has not been spoilt or harmed
arduous	tiring and involving a lot of effort
gruelling	tiring and lasting a long time
strenuous	needing a lot of physical effort
bedraggled	untidy, dirty and wet
dishevelled	untidy
scruffy	untidy, old and worn out
astute	clever and understanding people and situations
crafty	clever and good at using deception to achieve success
shrewd	clever and showing good judgement of other people and situations
wily	clever, experienced at deceiving people and not easily deceived
conventional	ordinary, normal
mainstream	ordinary
middle-of-the-road	ordinary, not extreme
run-of-the-mill	ordinary, nothing special
but rest assured	but do not worry
to go to any lengths to do sth	to do anything to get or achieve sth
to have no intention of doing something	will definitely not do sth/act in a certain way
to be hell-bent on doing sth	to be absolutely determined to do sth
if sb thinks he/she i going to/can ..., then they have got another think coming	...
I'm not prepared to	I refuse to
one way or another I'm going to	it doesn't matter how I do it or how it happens, the improtant thing is I'll do it
there's no way	I absolutely refuse to
sb will step at nothing to...	sb will do anything -no matter how cruel or illegal it is - to get sth
to appeal	to find sth attractive and interesting
to be besotted/madly in love with sb	to be absolutely in love with sb
to detest sth	really hate
to be devoted to sb	to love sb a lot and be very loyal towards them
to go off sth/sb	to stop liking sth/sb that you used to like in the past
to hate the sight of	to really hate
to have a soft spot for sb	to have a special liking for sb
to have no time for sb	to dislike and have no respect for sb because of their attitude or the way they behave
not to be overly keen on sth	to dislike but not intensely
to loathe	to really hate sb/sth
to object to sth	to dislike sth and feel angry about it because you think it is wrong or unfair
to be partial to sth	to like; especially used for food and drink
to take an instant dislake to sb	to dislike sb from the moment you meet them
to take a shine to sb	to begin to like sb, having only known them for a short time
to take to sb/sth	to like sb/sth
not to think much of sth/sb	not to think sb/sth is very good
to think the world of sb	to like, respect and admire sb
an all-rounder	sb good at everything
a bystander	sb standing near sth
a daredevil	sb who gets a thrill out of taking unnecessary risks
a gatecrusher	sb who goes to a party that he/she has not been invited to
a has-been	sb who is no longer famous or important
a minor	sb who is under the age of full legal responsibility
a name-dropper	sb who likes mentioning the names of famous people they know to impress other people
an opportunist	sb who takes advantage of any situation, in any way, to get on
a smart alec	sb who always knows the right answers so that the other people finds it annoying
a snob	a middle or upper class person who thinks they are better than people from lower class
a spoilsport	sb who ruins the fun and enjoyment of others
a squatter	sb who lives in an empty building without permission and paying the rent
a tomboy	a young girl who enjoys doing the same things and playing the same games as boys
a troublemaker	sb who causes trouble
a wimp	a weak and pathetic person
a yuppy	a young professional person who earns a lot of money
blunt	sb who says exactly what he/she thinks even if it offends or upsets people
conceited	far too proud of one's abilities, achievements
crafty	good at getting what one wants by means of clever planning or deceiving other people
easy-going	sb who is not easily annoyed, worried or upset
gullible	sb who will believe anything you tell them
highly-strung	sb who is very nervous, and easily gets upset or angry
impulsive	sb who has a tendency to do things suddenly and without thinking about them carefully
modest	sb who does not like takling about their abilities/achievements
outgoing	sb who likes to meet and talk to new people
petty	sb who gives far too much importance insignificant things and is often unnecesasarily mean and unkin
reserved	sb who does not show their feelings or share their opinions with others
ruthless	cruel, showing no mercy
sensible	sb who has common sense
sensitive	sb who is easily offended or hurt by things other people say about them
spiteful	deliberately cruel
stubborn	sb who is determined not to change their mind even when they know they are wrong
symphatetic	sb who will try to understand sb else's problems and give them help
tactful	careful not to offend or upset sb else
vain	having extreme pride in one's own beauty, intelligence, etc
vindictive	sb who never forgets that they have been harmed in some way and is only satisfied when they revenge
to allay concerns/fears	to make sb fell less concerned/afraid
to claim responsibility	to officially say that you are responsible for sth bad that has happened
to conduct a survey	to ask people a set of questions in order to find out their opinions on sth
to cut class	to deliberately miss a class at school or university
to hazard a guess	to guess
to hurl abuse at sb	to shout insults at sb
to hurt sb's feelings	to upset or offend sb
to launch a new product	to make a new product available for the public to buy
to let out a scream	to scream
to level an accusation against sb	to accuse sb of sth
to mount a search	to organise and start a search
to pluck up the courage to do sth	to make an effort to be brave enough to do sth
to pull your weight	to do your fair share of the work
to push your luck	to take a big risk
to realise an ambition	to achieve an ambition
not to ring true	if an excuse, explanation, etc doesn't ring true, you find it difficult to believe
to stay put	not to move
to stem the flow of sth	to stop sth from spreading/developing/increasing
to talk shop	to talk about work in your time off and especially during a social occasion
to wear a hole in sth	to make holes in sth you use or wear
to wield power	to have a lot of power and influence
to win a scholarship	to get a scholarship by performing well in an exam or an interview
to wreak havoc	to cause chaos and/or a lot of damage
to be racket with (guilt/pain)	to feel very guilty about sth/ be in great pain
to reconcile oneself to sth	to accept an unpleasant situation
a reduction in	a decrease in
a (sad) reflection on	sb/sth gives a bad impression on sb/sth
to refrain from	to deliberately not do sth
to be related to sb	to be members of the same family
to report on	to report describing
to have a reputation for	to be well known for
restrictions on	limits on
to revel in sth	to enjoy sth, especially sth that other people would not expect you to enjoy
to be rude to sb	to be impolite to sb
to be scathing about sth/sb	to be very critical of sb/sth
a solution to	an answer to
to specialise in	to give particular attention to
a stance on	a government's official opinion towards sth
a stickler for sth	sb that always demand or require
to stoop to sth	to lower or completely ignore one's moral standards in order to get what one wants
to stray from a path	to leave a path
to be strewn with sth	to be covered in sth
a struggle for	a long and difficult attempt to achieve sth
to substitute for sb/sth	to take the place of sb/sth instead of sth else
to succumb to pressure/temptation	podążać za pożadanym
to survive on (an amount of money)	to have enough money to pay one's bills and buy the things one needs to survive
to be susceptible to sth/sb	to be very likely to be affected/influenced by sth/sb
to name after	to give sb/sth the same name as sb/sth else
to narrow sth down to	to reduce/limit sth or the range of sth
to nod off	to fall asleep often while sitting down
to nose around	to look around somewhere curiously to see if you can see sth interesting
to notch up	to achieve a score or total
to opt out	to choose not to participate in sth
to own up	to confess
to part with sth	to sell/give sth to sb
to pass away	to die
to pass yourself off as	to pretend to be sb you are not
to pass up	not to take (an opportunity)
to patch things up/patch up sth (a relationship, etc)	to make friends again after a bad argument
to pay sb back for sth	to return money that is owed to sb/to get revenge on sb
to phone in sick	to telephone sb at work to tell them that you are not coming because you are ill
to pick on	to victimise
to pick up	to learn or acquire
to piece sth together	to put together different facts to make a whole story
to pipe up	to start to speak, especially when you have been silent for some time
to play sth down	to make sth seem less important than it really is
tp ply sb with sth	to give sb a constant supply of sth
to point out sb that	to explain sth/tell sb that they did not know
to potter about	to spend time doing small unimportant things that require little efford
to pull yourself together	to take control if your emotions and feelings when you are very nervous
to pull up a chair	to move a chair nearer to sth
to pull it off	to succeed
to push sb around	to give sb orders in a rude and agressive way
to push (the door) to	to close/nearly close