to scorch sb's feet	to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture
to circulate rumor	to go or spread from one person or place to another
prevailing idea	existing at a particular time; current.
to take possession of sb	to bring within one's power or occupancy, to take control
to frighten sb out of their wits	to cause extreme fear in someone
leprosy	an infectious disease in which the flesh and nerves are gradually destroyed
insatiable	always wanting more and more of sth
(to) limp	not firm or strong / To walk lamely, especially with irregularity, as if favoring one leg
to flinch from sth	to avoi doing sth that you consider unpleasant or painful
tepid	a feeling, reaction that shows a lack of excitement or interest
dinginess	the state or quality of being dirty, Shabby, drab, or squalid
to intrude (up) on one's grief	interfere with, disturb sb during sb's sad moment/period
to come over sb [what's come over you?]	to influence someone suddenly to behave in particular way
to reproach sb with/for sth	to impute blame to a person for an action or fault
above/beyond reproach	beyond criticism/nothing to critise
to gape at sb/sth	to stare in wonder or amazement with mouth open
to be on the brink of sth	the situation is likely to happen soon, on the verge
a ripple of laughter	when people start laught and it goes across the room
to be pallid	to be very pale
to be pallid with rage	to be very pale because of anger
to gasp for breath	to labor for one's breath with difficulty
to worm sth out of sb	to try to get information/truth from sb that they are trying to keep secret
to perform/carry out post-mortem	to conduct a medical examination over a death person
to rebuke	to scold, reprimand, criticize
to tarnish sb's innocent	to stain sb's innocent [splamic niewinnosć]
to be enamoured of sb/sth	in love, captivated, charmed
under an assumed name	using a name to conceal sb's real name
to deny a rumour	to declare sth to be untrue
to be haunted by a feeling or loss	nawiedzonym przez stratę, uczucie
to be studded with diamonds	decorated with them, covered
to be embroidered in gold thread/ with small red roses	decorated needlework
a chink of light	a beam, small piece
the final straw	gwóźdź do trumny
to peer into the room	to observe curiously
horrendously insufficient	Not enough; inadequate:
a volley of grievances	A series of utterances directed at someone in quick succession
to mangle (a language)	to alter language so as to make it unrecognizable
to flail one's arms	to move or wave your arms vigorously
brevity	briefness, concise and exact use of words
to be run off one's feet	to have to work very hard and fast
to tug at one's heartstrings	to make somebody feel sympathy for somebody or sth
to cower	to cringe, bend in fear
rectangle	prostokąt
bank of the river	brzeg
prop	A pole or beam used as a temporary support or to keep something in position: or
prop sb up	Support or assist someone or something that would otherwise fail or decline:
entrance	Fill (someone) with wonder and delight, holding their entire attention: or An opening, such as a doo
a backstory	details of one's person life
to entice	to seduce, to charm
heighten	enhance, intensify
immediacy	directness, closeness
to slouch	to hump, to sand in strange position
paramount	to hump, to stand in strange position
resilient to illness	able to quickly return to a previous good condition
bloodstream	the flow of blood around the body
to set out	to begin a job, task with particular aim or goal
brisk (eg.walking)	quick, energetick, active
strenuous	needing great effort and energy
to come to prominance	to become easily noticed or well known
to fine-tune	to make very small changes to sth in order to make it work as well as possible
to attain (age, level, condition)	to reach or succeed in getting sth
premarital	preceding marriage
to be haughty or domineering	to play cavalier
puberty	the stage in a person's life when they develop from a child into an adult
perimeter	a line bounding or marking off an area
to diminish	to make to seem smaller/less
sparse	thinly scatered or distributed
to counsel	to give advice
fertility	the ability to produce offspring
offspring	a child or animal in relation to its parents
scant	barely sufficient in amount or quantity
impaired	weakened, diminished or damaged
replenish	to make full again
to postpone	to put off to a later time
abnormal	a physical malformation
threefold	three times as great or as much
fraction	a very small part or segment of anything
murky	ark, gloomy and cheerless
a revelation	a disclosure
to ensue	to occur
a suitor	an admirer
to weep	to cry
kind-hearted	friendly
accomplish	educated
to earn sb's approval	the act of approving; approbation.
to direct one's charms towar sb	to be attracted to sb
to be of humble/noble parentage	The identity and origins of one’s parents:
a screen to cover sth	przykrywka
to pave the way for sb	to open the door to one's success
a person above one's social status	wyżej w pozycji społ
to resist an implication	I disagree
untainted	stainless
gentility	elegance,of nobel origins
to vouch for sb/sth	to guarantee
illegitimacy	Of a child) born of parents not lawfully married to each other.
nobility	The quality of belonging to the aristocracy