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incisors

siekacze

get caught up in

get involved in

adversarial

hostile, opposing

tell on

betray, inform the authorities, rat on

snitch

informer, blabbermouth

get away with

To escape the consequences of

contingency

chance happening, eventuality

racket

A loud distressing noise,

scare out of wits

frighten

buy(into)

believe in

cobbler

apple pie, fruit cake

it's a living

a way of earning money

pick up

recover, improve, get better e.g. The sales of Lidl's nut butter picked up last fall. The team usually plays poorly in the first half, then picks up later in the game.

soup-up

to increase the power of something, upgrade

novel

innovative, new, unique

fan the flames

worsen

precautionary

preventive

jerky gait

bumpy/ bouncy manner of walking e.g. After the party, she left her friend's house with somewhat jerky gait.

jabber away

talk quickly in an excited way

smooth things out

fix

take one's side

support

a knee-jerk reaction

automatic, sponteneous, easily predictable

see the big picture

essence, entire perspective

disfigured

deformed, with scars, made ugly

chip in

To contribute money or labor e.g. We all chipped in for beer.

patch up

come to terms

thug

young criminal

see the light

to understand something clearly at last

punitive

intended to punish

apologetic

expressing remorse, feelin sorry

have a ball

have fun

talk sth through

talk over, discuss in detail,

accountability

responsibility, liability

glare

dirty look, frown

make up for

compensate, reconcile

gourmet chef

A connoisseur of fine food and drink, a person who knows a lot about the thing

thrilled

excited

mess up

beat up

on first-name basis

knowing someone very well; good friends with someone

irk

annoy

fruitless

Unproductive of success

slip in

insert casually

recall

ask for return of offending thing, to ask or order to return

stockholder

investor, lender

breath down sbd's neck

watch on someone

go for the jugular

criticize nosciously, to criticize someone very cruelly by talking about what you know will hurt them most

be behind

be responsible for

under (someone's) nose

in plain view(na widoku)

peddle

sell door to door, push, to travel about selling wares

sanctioning

punishing

nauseous

feeling sick

a sip

a small quantity of liquid sipped

see fit to do sth

think it's good or necessary to do sth e.g. She saw fit to take her son away from the school.

fuck up

mess up, bungle

to get all bend out of shape

to annoy or anger

excruciatingly

very intensely or extremely e.g. excruciatingly boring

warp

bend, distort, turn out of shape

on the can

sitting on the toilet

stuff one's face

to eat greedily, overeat

bicker over

quarrel

mitigate

alleviate, To moderate (a quality or condition) in force or intensity,

barf

viomit

toss your cookies

puke, viomit

take precautions

play it safe, avoid risk, be on the safe side

hold one's own

control, command, maintain one's position

pet name

diminutive

make a big deal about

exaggerate

gloss over

cover up, minimize, play down sth bad e.g. I don't want to gloss this matter over, but it really isn't very important, is it?

name-calling

verbal abuse, insulting language

get a rise out of smn

annoy someone e.g. Steve always manages to get a rise out of me with his racist jokes.

if the shoe fits, wear it!

used to tell someone that if they think a criticism of them is true, they should accept it

lose one's cool

lose one's temper

go out of your way

to try especially hard to do something good or helpful e.g. They really went out of their way to make us feel welcome.

superficial

one-dimensional, not deep

be on the same page about

to have the same ideas as someone else

upbraid

reproach, reprimand; to forcefully or angrily tell someone they should not have done a particular thing and criticize them for having done it

perk up

to regain or cause to regain one's good spirits or liveliness, cheer up

be/get carried away

be bewitched; to become so excited about something that you do not control what you say or do

that really takes the cake!

also:(really) take the biscuit; You say that something or someone (really) takes the biscuit when it or they have done something that you find extremely annoying or surprising

file-give a deposition

give evidence

a class-action suit

a legal action (= case that is decided in a law court) that is organized by a group of people who all have the same legal problem

futile

fruitless

happy as a clam

to be exceedingly happy and content

rodent

any of various small mammals with large, sharp front teeth, such as mice and rats (lab animal?)

in the hot seat

in a very difficult situation

reconciliation

compromise

stroke one's ego

to flatter and praise someone

remorse

guilt, grief

snot-nosed

bigheaded

watch it!

be careful!

keep your shirt on!

unbutton; said to tell someone to stop being so angry or upset

have a lot on plate

to have a lot of work to do or a lot of problems to deal with

dress someone up as someone or nothing

to dress someone to look like or impersonate someone or something. She dressed her little girl up as a witch for Halloween. She dressed up her little girl as a fairy.

touchy-feely

emotional

go off half-cooked

act prematurely, too soon

bash

party

be an advocate of

be a supporter

pettiness

extreme unimportance

devotee

fan

laughable

ridiculous

hit it off

to like someone and become friendly immediately e.g. Jake and Sue hit it off immediately.

mediocrity

averegness

reek

to have a strong unpleasant smell

skimp

grudge, to not spend enough time or money on something

complicity

involvement in a crime or some activity that is wrong (współudział)

beside the point

irrelevant

saddle sb with

overload

be on edge

nervous

wishy-washy

dull

the whole shebang

the whole of something

go downhill

gradually become worse

since time immemorial

for a very long time

indignant at/about

angry because of something that is wrong or not fair; scornful, annoyed

bile

żółc- the bitter, yellow liquid produced by the liver that helps to digest fat

subscribe to

to agree with or support an opinion, belief, or theory

It is all over like a bad rash

It means that you cannot keep away from "it".

melt one's heart

affect emotionally

highfaluting

pompous; trying to seem very important or serious, but without having a good reason for doing so and looking silly as a result

claptrap

nonsense

brazen

shameless

nerve-wracking

intensely distressing

way to go!

good job!

come apart at the seams

break down; be in a bad condition and about yo fail or lose control

serenity

calmness

drown your sorrow in a drink

drink a lot to stop feeling unhappy

issue

subject

wrapped up

closed, brought to a conclusion e.g. wrap up a business deal.

strangle sb

suffocate sb

despicable

disgraceful, shameful

lift a finger

to exert any effort at all

blind drunk

completely drunk

browbeat into

force to do sth

gracious

kind

demure

shy and timid

have a nose for

have the ability to sense or find sth, such as news, trouble

phony

false, fraudulent

argumentative

combative, wanting to quarrel

articulate

eloquent

blunt

straightforward, explicit, rude

callous /`kæləs/

insensitive, cold-blooded

cantankerous

argumentative

compassionate

merciful, humane

complacent

self-righteous, contented, happy

conciliatory

placid, calm

condescending

snobbish

domineering

authoritarian, oppresive

double-faced

deceitful, two-faced

dull

stupid, tedious, unintelligent

effeminate

womanish, feminine

excitable

impulsive, restless

feisty

frisky, lively, active

foul-mouthed

vulgar, nasty

guilt-ridden

apologetic, sorrowful

hen-pecked

continually harassed or tormented by the persistent nagging of a woman

impressionable

sensible, susceptible, gullible

judgmental

subjective, arbitrary, capricious

malevolent

hateful, sinister, malicious

mean-spirited

weak, timid

meek

passive, gentle

nihilistic

unruly, rebellious

obsequious /əb'sikwɪəs/ /subservient

servile, submissive

opinionated

assertive, stubborn

pretentious

showy, snobbish, conceited

prickly

touchy, irritable

prissy

goody-goody, sissy, prim and proper

rambunctious

loud, noisy, unruly

remorseless

callous, hard-hearted

scheming

deceitful, sly

shallow

trivial, foolish

supercilious /su:pə`sɪlɪəs/

bossy, cocky

tense

strained, rigid

witty

funny and clever

zealous /'zeləs/

enthusiastic, passionate, fervent