appprehension | worry or fear |
disquiet | a feeling of worry |
unwieldy | easy to move or control |
premaritel | preceeding marriage |
play cavalier | not to cary enaugh about others' feelings |
puberty | stage between child and adult |
perimiter | a line bounding an area |
diminish | make smaller |
sparse | thinly scattered |
counsel | to give advice |
fertility | ability to produce offspring |
offspring | a child to its parents |
scant | barely sufficient |
impaired | weakened, damaged |
abnormality | a physical malformation |
fraction | very small part or segment |
murky | gloomy, dark |
scorch your feet | hit your feet |
prevailing | current |
take possesion of | control, occupy sth.sb |
frighten sb out of their wits | scare sb very much |
leprosy | disease when flesh and nerves are gradually destroyed |
insatiable | always wanting more, nienasycony |
flinch froom sth | avoid doing sth unpleasant, wzdrygać się na |
tepid | reaction that shows a lask of excitement |
resilient to | able to return to previous state |
bloodstream | the flow of blood around the body |
set out | begin a job with particular goal |
brisk | energetic |
strenuous | needing great effort |
hell for leather | as quickly as possible |
come to prominence | become noticed or well known |
fine-tune | make small changes to improve sth |
attain | reach or succeed |
bout of | short quick movements |
sedentary | siedzący |
the final of straw | the las bad thing after a number of other bad things |
chink of light | beam of light |
peer into | look curiously at |
horrendously | greatly |
volley of | huge amount |
mangle a language | kaleczyć język |
flail one's arms | move or wave your arms quickly |
brevity | briefness |
be run off one's feet | have to work fast and hardly |
cower | move backwards because you are frightened |
rim | the edge |
intrude on one's grief | disturb sb during their sadness |
come over sb (wha's come over you?) | affect sb |
reproach sb with/for sth | critisise sb |
above/beyond reproach | beyond criticism |
gape at | stare at |
be on the brink of | on the verge of |
ripple of laughter | a bout of laughter |
pallid | pale |
gasp for breath | catch breatch with difficulcy |
worm sth out of sb | try to get information that is secret |
perform/carry out post-mortem | examine the body after death |
pull at sb's heartstrings | play on emotions |
up your sleeve | have sth prepared |
plead with sb | beg sb |
at prime time | the best time (when there are the most people) |
company man | more loyal to the company than to colleagues |
backlog | accumulation of work |
backup plan | plan b |
do sth for fear | zrobić coś ZE strachu |
fell up to sth | feel strong/healthy enaugh to |
beam at | have a big smile |
be dazed by | be confused unable to think clearly |
talk at the top on ones voice | talk as loudly as possible |
tiptoe | walk on the front part of your foot |
turmoil | state of grat anxiety |
to mar | spoil |
shabbily dressed | wear old, worn clothes |
dawn on sb | become apparent |
stir (imagination) | arouse |
make both ends meet | wiązać koniec z końcem |
a clean driving licence | with no penalties |
be on welfare/ on social security/on unemployment benefit/ be on the dole | być na zasiłku |
bithely | in carefree way |
rummage | search through sth untidily |
badgered | be asked many questions |
intertwine | connect, link closely |
languid | weak from illness or fatigue, peaceful (period of time) |
reticence | taciturnity |
erratic | unpredictable |
whiff | smell |
chuckle | giggle |
interloper | intruder |
catcalls | buu z widowni |
antics | silly and funny behaviour |
begrudge | be jelaous |
impudence | disrespect |
reeling | a feeling when we drink alkohol |
prop | rekwizyt, podpora, podpierac |
three-dimensional | credible |
backstory | details of sb's life |
entice | seduce |
heighten | enhance, intensify |
immediacy | directness, closeness |
slouch | hump, stand in a strange position |
paramount | the most important |
lay out the backbone | present the schedule |
visceral | (feel) deep inside |
be set in stone | unable to be changed |
revelation | disclosure |
ensue | occur |
suitor | admirer |
weep | cry |
kind-hearted | friendly |
accomplished | educated |
earn sb's approval | gain sb's good opinion |
direct one's charms toward | be atracted |
be of humle/noble parentage | być wysokiego urodzenia |
a screen of (behind a screen of secrecy) | sth tha prevents to see sth, cover it, protect |
pave the way for | open the door for |
untained | stainless |
gentility | noble origins |
vouch | give a guarantee of |
illegitimacy | nieślubność |
prattle on about | talk a lot about |
a large nugget of pure gold | a solid piece of gold |
a nugget information | a valuable information |
to brood about/on/over | to ponder |
catch a glimpse of | see sth quickly |
shudder at the thought/sight of sth | flinch from sth |
have a deep sight | take a deep breath |
clench one's fist | squeeze tightly your hand |
make prevision for sb | provide whatever is necesary |
be enthralled by | be completely interested |
drum on the window-pane/ on the table | make a sound by hitting a surfice |