sordid	plugawy
bigotry	fanatyzm
to festoon	dekorowac
bucolic	sielski
senile	starczy
ravenous	wyglodnialy
altercation	sprzeczka
travesty	A false, absurd, or distorted representation of something
slipshod/niedbaly	Characterized by a lack of care, thought, or organization
to snivel/pochlipywac	Cry and sniffle, Complain in a whining or tearful way
furtive/ukradkowy	– stealthy, behaving in a way that shows that you want to keep sth secret and do not want to be no
ajar/uchylony	slightly open
to gush out(of/from/into sth)	to flow or pour suddenly and quickly out of a hole in large amounts
to exempt sb from sth	to give or get sb's official permission not to do sth they would normally have to do
to be exempt from sth	is exempt from sth, they are not affected by it, do not have to do it
to beat about the bush	to talk about sth for a long time without coming to the main point
to gainsay	to say that sth is not true, to disagree with or deny sth
to entice sb	– to persuade sb to do sth, usually by offering them sth; kusic do zrobienia czegos
to plump for sth	informal) to choose sb/sth from a number of people or things, especially after thinking carefully. z
wink it!	improvise more
to have faculty for doing sth	– to have facility/skil to do sth
all-nighter	sth lasts all night
to take sth with pich of salt	not completely believe sth
to crank sth up	to improve (uruchomic silnik tez) to motivate sb
to make waves	to create problems
gainful employment/intratne zajecie	occupation that pays
to flick through tha channels	to change the channels quickly
to balk at sth	byc niechetnym czemus
well-trodden	a path that is used a lot by people
to wreck one's brains	to exert one’s brain to the utmost
to be brought to a standstill	to be put in a sit in which everything stops moving
unprepossesing	unattractive, not making a good or strong impression; - niezbyt zniewalajacy
haphazard	with no particular order or plan; not organized well; bezladny, nieuporzadkowany
pur sth forth	present/propose sth
to fall into a reverie	a state of absent- mindness
to see sth in a bird's eye view	to see sth from high above
out of doors	in the open air
hint at	say sth indirectly to subtly show what you're thinking, to refer to something; to insinuate somethin
in conclusion	finally consider all the information
to benumb the mind	to make mind inactive odretwic, oszolomic
to throw sb off their balance	to confuse or disorient person
On the spur of the moment	an impulse
to be going to the dogs	to be going to ruin physically or morally/ to deteriorate
to shut into oblivion	to be forgotten
to tweeze out hair	to pluck/remove hair one by one
to be worried to death about sth	to be concerned about sth
to be fresh	to be revived (ocucony)
the milinery	a hat shop
to be a raving maniac	to be crazy
a lapel of a terry – cloth robe	klapa od szlafroka
to undo the belt	to untie
to yank one's hand away/odepchnac reke	to jerk sb’s hand away
to snub a wave	to ignore sb/ offense by not giving them enough attention
to plod through sand	to walk with difficulty
to work dashed hard	to work extremely hard
the night's lair	a wild animals’ resting place during the night
to be evenly defined	equally marked out
brassy glare	a shine metallic in colour
it's no go	nic z tego
to be crest fallen	to be depressed/distresses
an over-mastering desire	a desire which is overpowering
to jabber	to talk rapidly with little sense
a myopia	shortsightedness
hither and thithger	in various directions
a widget	a think used to do part job gadzet
reciprocal arrangement	wzajemnie korzystny uklad
to proofread	to check
to go idle	not to be emloyed/be inactive
to knock sb out	to hit sb to unconsciousness
to sprink back into action	to suddenly start doing sth
reams of information	a large amount of information
a sweep out the toxic detritus	to clean or remove toxic leftovers
shaky	not firm
equate	sth is same as sth else or as important
grotesque	strange in a way that is frightening or amusing
consensus	agreement on sth, both sides must sacrifice sth
merit-based paid system	constructed on a way that praises people who are good and diserve it
minority	constructed on a way that praises people who are good and diserve it
command of	mastery, domination
be laid off	be made redundant
generate	produce or create e.g. ideas, interest
imply	suggest sth without saying it directly
highlight	emphasise sth so people give it more atention
underline	emphasise sth and show its importance
on the other hand	present the other side of the argument
to be precise	to be very exact
to sum up	state the main points in short and clear form
namely	introduce exact and detailed information
notably	introduce a good or important example
furthermore	introduce more information about what's been stated
point out	mention sth in order to give sb more information
infer	reach an opinion on the basis of information available
evaluate	carefully form an opinion about the amount , value, quality of sth
assess	judge sth's quality or nature, can be similar to test
in particular	emphasise a specific point
what is more	emphasise another related points
formulate	create or prepare sth carefully e.g. an idea
regarding	refer to a subject
to be marked out as sb	to be shown to be different because of certain
faithfull	loyal in affection
bland	not highly flavored or spicy/tasteless
implausible	provoking disbelief; unlikely
haunting	remaining in the consciousness
barely	scarcely
depressing	causing gloominess or a lowering of spirits
lowly	humble in status or condition
easy-going	relaxed in manner or attitude; inclined to be excessively tolerant
A lot of anger buried in subconscious	podswiadomy gniew
To blurt out the first thing that comes to your mind	wypalic cos
power of persuasion	to convince sb to do sth
speak one's mind	tell sb exactly how you feel
sixth sense	szosty zmysl
to have strange premonitions	miec dziwne przypuszczenia
shriek at	piszczec/wrzucac
will power	sila woli
classified ads	reklamy w TV
lost for words	zabraklo komus slow
reckon	sadzic/przypuszczac
deviate from	be different from
recoil from	to react with strong dislike or disgust (wzdrygac sie na
apartheid laws	teoria głosząca konieczność osobnego rozwoju społeczności różnych ras
refrain from	powstrzymac sie od
to mumble	to talk with mouth closed and not clearly
a hideout	kryjowka
to get wind of sth	to hear a piece of info that sb was trying to keep in secret
to shun sth/sb	to ignore
to put two and two together	to hear a piece of info that sb was trying to keep in secret
to talk a blue streak	to talk quickly about nothing important
to be sticky about sth	to be unwilling to
unrequited love	nieodwzajemniona milosc
to subsist on sth	– to get enough water and food to survive (przezyc na)
to keep one's ear to the ground	– to pay attention to everything what’s g on around
– to pay attention to everything what’s g on around	to want to achieve sth very much
Cohesive/concise, succiut	zwiezly
cohesion	when its elements are linked together, grammar, vocabulary
coherence	when its elements are linked together, grammar, vocabulary
Business acumen	przedsiebiorczosc
thrifty	przedsiebiorczy
shrewd	sprytny
to pin down	przyszpilic
to primp oneself	– to dress or groom oneself with meticulous attention to detail
well-founded	justified
to be uncanny	strange or mysterious difficult to explain
to surmise	to guess sth without any proof ( domyslac sie)
to rally	to get together
to open sesame/the open sesame	something that makes it very easy to achieve a particular thing
to woo sb	if a man gives a woman a lot of attention in attempt to marry
to entail interregnum	to involve a period when company/country does not have a leader
to file for divorce	to sue/apply for divorce
to soililoquize	to give a monologue
fallacy	an idea a lot of people think it is true but in fact it is false
to trickle down to sb	to be distributed in little bits
to spew out waste	to eject/send out waste in larget our
to kick into action	to move in/ start doins stg
a badge of honour	a medal/token signifying an awarded
a silver bullet	an ifallible means of attack
to conjure up sth	to make an idea appear in one’s mind
to moan about sth	to complain about sth
to be ratty	to feel annoyed
to keep track of sth	to make certain that know what’s happening
to defy clemency	to refuse to obey sb’s mindeness
to be put off by sb	to be repelled
to be small about sth	to be petty
to feel affronted by sth	to feel insulted
to clutter sth up	to fill sth in untidy way
to be on speaking terms with sb	to refuse to speak to sb because you are angry with them
to have a hernia	miec przepukline
a highball	a coctail drink
a freshman	pierwszoroczniak
a sophomore	2 roczniak
a middler	3
a junior	4
a senior	ostatni rok
M.P	member of parliament
to be as hard as nails	have no sympathy for other people
to talk sb'e ear off	to talk to sb endlessly, to bore sb
to go to the john	go to the loo
to be drafted into army	byc powolanym do wojska
give sb credit for sth	appreciate
CIL	a soldier in the army
adamantly	firmly