to look down in the mouth	to look sad
to be in someone's shoes	seeing or experiencing something from someone else's point of view
(not) stand in sb's way	Lit. in the pathway of someone
put on the shortlist	to be selected for final consideration
fall head over heels in love	very much in love with sb
(not) have a leg to stand on	to be in a situation where you cannot prove something
pull (oneself) together	to become calm and behave normally again after being angry or upset
tell sb off	to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong
to give sb a clean bill of health	a decision by a doctor that someone is healthy
to be in the land of Nod	to be sleeping
daylight robbery	a situation in which you are charged a lot too much for something
to thumb a lift	to stand at the edge of a road and hold out ur hand with the thumb raised as a signal for a vehicle
to cost a bomb	to be extremely expensive
to be browned-off	to be bored
to be double Dutch TO sb	talk or writing that is nonsense or that you cannot understand
to be all ears	to be waiting eagerly to hear about something
sour grapes	jealous
to be rooted to the spot	unable to move
Dutch courage	the confidence that some people get from drinking alcohol before they do sth that needs courage
keep one's hair on	said to tell someone to stop being so angry or upset
to be rolling in money	to have a lot of money
to have one foot in the grave	to be very old and near death
to make ends meet	to have just enough money to pay for the things that you need
to get off scot-free	without receiving the deserved or expected punishment or without being harmed
to make tracks	leave the place
better safe than sorry	said when u think it is best not to risk even when it seems boring or difficult to be careful
to go off (at) the deep end	to get very angry about something or lose control of yourself
to be a drop in the ocean	a very small amount compared to the amount needed
and pigs might fly!	said when you think that there is no chance at all of something happening
as white as a sheet	with a very pale face, usually because of illness, shock, or fear.
money doesn't grow on trees	said to warn sb that they have to be careful how much money they spend, money is limited
(get sth) for a song	to buy sth for a small amount of money
ur guess is as good as mine	something you say when you do not know the answer to a question
to find oneself in Queer Street	to owe a lot of money to other people; be in a difficult financial situation
not for all the tea in China!	not for anything at all
to cost an arm and a leg	to be very expensive
the more the merrier	the more people there are, the happier the situation will be
to be as right as rain	to be very healthy
to hang by a thread	to be likely to fail in the near future
to be dirt cheap	to be very cheap
to do time for sth	spend a period of time in prison
implication	sugestia
dichotomy	a difference between two completely opposite ideas or things
to impose a news blackout	zabraniać publikacji wiadomości
to copycat	imitate
a pun	a humorous use of a word or phrase that has several meanings or that sounds like another word
a poll	survey
embrace justice	accept justice willingly
disclose data	ujawnić dane
a thug	bad character
a crackdown on sth	akcja przeciwko czemuś
coin a term	invent a word
purge	czystka
judical system	system sądowniczy
launch of ship	wodowanie statku
wooden paddle (ship)	drewniane wiosło
propeller-driven iron ship	odrzutowy żelazny statek
to run aground	płynąć po mieliźnie
clergyman	duchowny
vessel	statek
tow back	zaholować z powrotem
monastEry	klasztor
expediture	wydatek
consecrate	święcić
unpretentious	bezpretensjonalny
spirituality	the quality that involves deep feelings and beliefs of a religious nature, rather than the physical
slick and polished	ładnie podate i wypucowane
contractor	wykonawca
my windows overlook the park	moje okna wychodzą na park
to comission sb to do sth	zlecać komuś coś zrobić
to come to terms WITH a world of modernity	pogodzić się ze światem nowoczesności
to beam	rozpromieniać się
droll = jocular = amusing = humorous	zabawny (4)
to grin from ear to ear	uśmiechać sie od ucha do ucha
snigger (neg)	laugh, mock (podśmiewać się)
cackle = titter (neg) = chuckle (neg) = giggle = guffaw (v. and n.)	chichotać (5)
to be facetious (neg)	usiłować być dowcipnym
roar with laughter	ryczeć ze śmiechu
smirk (neg)	uśmiechać się złośliwie, pogardliwie
hysterical	prześmieszny, histeryczny
to snort with laughter (neg)	parsknąć śmiechem
stop by for a coffee	wpaść do kogoś na chwilę
make a go of sth	to produce good results, to succeed
to go by the rules	to follow something or be shown the way by something; follow the rules
come to a stop	[for someone or something] to stop moving or happening
stop off at the shops	to visit or stay at a place for a short time when you are going somewhere else
go into sth	to discuss, examine, describe, or explain something in a detailed or careful way
go off/up (fire, alarm)	explode suddenly
stop out	zasiedzieć się
stop up the mouse hole	wypełnić myszą dziurę
go down better	wypaść lepiej (?)
go in for (medicine)	to do something regularly, or to enjoy something
to put a stop to sth	bring sth to an end
to have a go at sth	to try sth
go over sth	to examine sth carefully
stop over	to stay at a place for one night or a few nights on the way to somewhere else or before returning