| by a stroke of luck | sth happens suddenly because of luck |
| renounce sth | wyrzekać się, wypierać |
| desist from | wstrzymywać się |
| a post | słupek |
| rave about | zachwycać się; |
| deem sb sth | uważać kogoś za |
| clatter | stukać; unpleasant loud noise |
| clunk | grzmotnąć, huknąć |
| revere | respect; czcić |
| registered with | noticed, recognised, understood |
| be impressed with sb | być pod wrażeniem kogoś |
| reluctance to do | niechęć do |
| extravagance | spectacular; spend a lot of money |
| thrust sth on/upon sb | narzucać komuś coś |
| entrust sb to do | powierzać komuś coś |
| inkling | a slight idea; przypuszczenie |
| crawl | bazgrać |
| wing its way to | go or to be sent somewhere |
| grossly | ertemely |
| standby | rezerwa, zapas |
| manic | excited, worried |
| depute | upoważnić kogoś do |
| flesh out | dodawać szczegółów |
| eminent | famous, respected |
| spectacularly | extremey well |
| try to find your feet | get used to sth |
| be reduced to | be forced to |
| stand up (idea/info) | sth is proved to be true or correct |
| pottered on | continued to work without pressure, doing small tasks |
| squirt | force liquid to flow; tryskać |
| exceedingly | to a very great degree; niezwykle |
| particularity | drobiazgowość; szczegół |
| cadaverous | blady |
| idiosyncrasy | osobliwość; unusual habit |
| rumble | dudnić, burczeć, grzemieć |
| nostalgia | nostalgia |
| bear comparison with | be similar |
| prized | valuable and important |
| imperative | konieczność; sth that is important |
| nag at sb | zrzędzić; dręczyć |