a premonitory dream	sen proroczy
a premonition	przepowiednia
a recurrent dream	powtarzający się sen
a spy	szpieg
a widower	wdowiec
to keep a straight face	try not to burst out laughing
loquaciousness	the feature of being very talkative
presently	soon
a native of	originally coming from somewhere (origin, nationality)
abominable	of a very low quality; even ugly
to get a square meal	to get a proper meal - porządny, pełny
to love sb to distraction	love sb madly
rubicund	red-faced, rosy - rumiany
jovial	cheerful - jowialny, wesoły
saturnine	gloomy - posępny
obesity	the quality of being overweight
repulsive	causing aversion - odrażający, wstrętny
acquaintance	sb you know but not very good - znajomy
stout	fat and solid looking, especially around the waist - tęgi
a paunch	a fat stomach, especially on a man
sallow	yellowish and looking unhealthy
shabby	old and in bad condition because of lack of care
tiresome	boring or annoying; causing a lack of patience
dissimulation	concealment of the truth - zatajenie
to have a bitter tounge	to say unpleasant things
to value sth	to consider sth worthy - cenić
possessions	goods, things you own
to infuriate	to make sb be angry
to prey on sb's mind	to bother, worry somebody - nie dawać spokoju
to sweat	pocić się
to chance	to happen (unplanned, unexpectedly)
to be engaged upon the work	to be obliged by work
for safety's sake	na wszelki wypadek
an idle (day)	free, lazy (day)
to dine	to eat a dinner
vast	large
a crown	top of a head
to conceal	to hide
baldness	a state of not having hair
indecent	nieprzywoity
nakedness	nagość
neatly	cleanly and in order - schludnie
marked	easy to notice, noticable
caution	ostrożność - carefullness
equitable	righteous - sprawiedliwy
acrimonious	bitter and sharp in language or tone - uszczypliwy, zgryźliwy
allied	similar, cognate - pokrewny
piercing	przenikliwy
startled	very frightened
attempt to do sth	try to do sth
balustres	balustrada
frankness	honesty/ openness
a good deal	to great degree, extent/ big amount
to detain	to stop, to hold back, delay - zatrzymać, opóźnić
charmed	pleased, fascinated
native tounge	mother, native language
scarcely	barely, hardly - ledwie
tray	taca
reassure	to relieve sb of anxieties, make sure - utwierdzić w przekonaniu, uspokoić
presumably	probably, likely - przypuszczalnie
remarkable	worthy of notice, unusual