succeed in sth	to become succesfull in some case or area-odnieść sukces w...
hardly	ledwo, prawie nie
monastery	a place where monks and nuns live
cut down on sth	is to reduce sth
submit	składać, przedłożyć, złożyć (np. dokumenty)
insight	a chance to understand sth or learn more about it-wgląd, wyobrażenie
sponge	a piece of soft material used to washing the body or things
soak sth up	is to take in, to absorb sth
peculiar	is the synonym for bizarre or strange
envisage	it means to predict, think that sth will happen in a certain way