bicentenary	two hundred yrs anniversary
renounce	to give up or put aside voluntarily
wrench	twist suddenly and forcibly
be racked by guilt	be haunted by guilt
nerve-racking	extremely irritating
have a hunch	have a foresight
exudate	discharge eg blood or pus outside the body
pus	yellow-white viscid fluid exuding from sores
viscid	adhesive, sticky
dwindle	shrink, become smaller
stroke of luck	lucky break
embroidered	decorated with needlework
wriggle	twist to and fro
frame of mind	morale
rave about sth	to talk or write with extravagant enthusiasm
rever	worship
sinew	tendon; source of strength & power
sweep her from her feet	zwalić z nóg