| 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 |