step up	to inrease
cover up	to hide from view
hawker	so who sells goods in and aggressive way
creased	folded/not straight
fastidious	careful, attention to detail
short hand	to be judged without arguments
tilt	to cause slope v
loath to do sth	unwilling, reluctant to to sth v
loathe	to dislike so/sth greatly
woo	persuade so to do sth for us/ start romantic relationship
exhort	try hard to persuade so (powerful way)
shabby	untidy, bad condition
decrepit	old, bad condition
seedy	dirty, filthy, suspiciour
paltry	poor, weak, too small ($$$)
clinch	get sth after trying very hard, finally agree
nippy	when its slightly cold outside adj
spurn	to refuse to accept sth
tut	sound of disapprove
foible	small weakness or habit
robust	strong and healthy
uncouth	to misbehave, rude, socially inacceptable
vulnerable	perople in need, helpless
kow-tow	try very hard to please so in a way that annoys others
collusion	secret activities to do sth n
revisionist	different ideas from the rest adj
crank up	to inrease the level
sombre	serious, sad
contentious	causing disagreement between people or groups
low-key	having a low intensity or tone (dyskretny)
fend for yourself	take care for yourself
draw up	prepare and write sth like a list, plan, document
bear the brunt of	to receive the worst part of sth /kozioł ofiarny/
dry up	finish sth
slump	to be suddenly reduced, to suddenly fall
inundate	to receive so much of something that you cannot deal with it
tatters	parts of cloths, old torn pieces
outstrip	bo be more successful
audit	official examination of business organization
shape up	to develop, to improve your work or behaviour
fiddle with	to play with sth, to tinker (majstrować)
do the rounds	talt to a lot of people
credentials	oersonal qualities, achivements, experiences
con	dishonest plan for making so give you money/a prisoner
fit the bill	to have the qualities or exp which are needed
loft	a space under the roof of a building
exploit	to ise, to take advantage of a person, situation
degrade	to humiliate, stop respecting (ponizyc, upodlic_
clapped-out	old, bad condition, no longer effective
disregard	the attitude of so who doesnt respect sth so poniewierac
plaudit	acclaim
scantily-clad	do not cover much of your body (clothes)
antics	funny, silly, stupid behaviour
soar	rise quickly to a high level v
impose	introduce new law, system and force people to accept it
mayhem	chaos, anarchy
senile	confused and unable to remember things because of old age
let loose	released to do sth
embody	be the best example of idea, quality v
throng	large crowd of people
clash	fight, battle, argue
brisk	moving, acting quickly
ensue	happen after sth else, as a result (następować)
tweak	make small changes to improve sth
beyond the pale	exceptionable, out of line (nie do przyjęcia) id
pocket	to win or make money, steal (zagarnąć) v
purple patch	things are going well, succeed id
sheer	emphasize the amount
wry smile	sth funny, but you know you sholudnt laugh
stumble across	come across, meet by chance
hurdle	one of the problem you must solve to succeed
rule out	stop considering sth as a possibility
apprenticeship	practice, early experiences (praktyka, staż)