advanced grammar and vocabulary 3

kasztanowy (włosy)

auburn

kruczo czarne

reven

(especially of eyes) greenish brown or yellowish brown in colour

hazel

skośne

slented

usta po botoxie

puffy

podwójny podbródek

double chin

ostry (podbródek)

pointed/pointy

podbródek z dziurą

dimpled chin

a small usually pointed beard grown only on the chin, not the cheeks

goatee

zarośnięty

stubble

3dniowy zarost

five o'clock shadow

pksy

sideburns

a brother or sister

sibling

a place or stage at which violence might be expected to begin

flashpoint Because of the army's presence, the city is seen to be the flashpoint of the area.

not in the intended way, in the wrong position

awry Anything that goes awry (= goes wrong) in the office is blamed on Pete. The strike has sent the plans for investment seriously awry. She rushed in, her face red and sweaty and her hat awry.

to appear as a large, often frightening or unclear shape or object

loom Dark storm clouds loomed on the horizon.

representing a particular person, group or idea

emblematic A sword is emblematic of power gained by violence.

to respect someone or have a good opinion of them

esteem Her work is highly esteemed by all her colleagues. [+ object + noun or adjective] old-fashioned I would esteem (= consider) it a favour if you would accompany me.

a strong feeling among a group of people in reaction to a change or recent events in society or politics

backlash the Sixties backlash against bourgeois materialism the backlash against feminism

(of animals and plants) the quality of being able to produce young or fruit/ (of the mind or imagination) the quality of producing a lot of unusual and interesting ideas/ (of the mind or imagination) the quality of producing a lot of unusual and interesting ideas

fertility

to make something smaller, thinner or weaker

attenuate Radiation from the sun is attenuated by the Earth's atmosphere.

to attack or scold someone; zaatakować, naskoczyć na kogoś

lay into sb She laid on me as if I had done something wrong. Naskoczyła na mnie jakbym zrobił coś złego.

brać pod uwagę

take account of

an incentive, a stimulus, something causing change or improvement; bodziec

fillip

to cause improvement; ożywiać, pobudzać

to give a fillip Their victory gave the team a big fillip. Wygrana ożywiła drużynę.

distinguished, elegant, refined (about a woman); wytworny, dystyngowany

ladylike She's so different from her mother, who's a ladylike woman. Tak bardzo różni się od swojej matki, która jest bardzo wytworną kobietą

to try how sth works; próbować, wypróbowywać

try out Sheila can't wait to trying out her new stereo. Sheila nie może się doczekać, kiedy wypróbuje swoją nową wieżę

describes something that encourages you and makes you feel happie

cheering

to make a person or an animal react or do something by continuously annoying or upsetting them

to goad (n, v) Will the pressure applied by environmentalists be enough to goad the industrialized nations into using less fossil fuels? He refused to be goaded by their insults. The team were goaded on by their desire to be first to complete the course. A group of children were goading (= laughing at or pushing) another child in the school playground.

lędźwie

loins

[T usually passive] to cause someone to do something that they would not usually consider doing by being very attractive and difficult to refuse

seduce I wouldn't normally have bought this, but I was seduced by the low price. They were seduced into buying the washing machine by the offer of a free flight to the United States. Almost every visitor to Edinburgh is seduced by its splendid architecture.

unfriendly and seeming to consider yourself better than other people

haughty

when you dislike someone or something and think that they do not deserve your interest or respect

disdain He regards the political process with disdain.

to give up a position, to give up a job; rezygnować (ze stanowiska)

STAND DOWN Though the politician expressed his will to stand down, it proved a pointless declaration. Mimo że polityk wyraził wolę rezygnacji ze stanowiska, okazało się to bezsensowną deklarcją.

w niebezpieczeństwie

in jeopardy

in a quiet, well-behaved way; moderately, reservedly; skromnie, w zrównoważony sposób; powściągliwie

DEMURELY The boy was sitting quietly, with his eyes demurely lowered. Chłopiec siedział spokojnie, ze skromnie spuszczonymi oczami.

attached; stable; never changing; przymocowany; stały, niezmienny; niewzruszony

fixed The lecturer was talking with a fixed smile. Wykładowca mówił z uśmiechem przylepionym do twarzy.

the quality of not being proud because you are conscious of your bad qualities

humility He doesn't have the humility to admit when he's wrong. They might be very rich, but it wouldn't hurt them to show a little humility.

to make sb turn their eyes away; zmusić kogoś do odwrócenia oczu

TO STARE SB OUT The girls were playing a kind of game of their own, staring others out. Dziewczynki grały we własną, prywatną grę, polegającą na zmuszaniu innych do odwrócenia wzroku.

wkrótce

before long

to sharpen; to improve, to make better; ostrzyć; wyostrzać; udoskonalać, szlifować

HONE He has honed his writing skill. Udoskonalił swoje umiejętności pisarskie.

geniusz (iron)

bright spark pot

enthusism, strength, vigor; entuzjazm, siła, krzepkość, zapał

VIM The team started the match with such vim that they quickly began to win. Drużyna rozpoczęła mecz z takim zapałem, że szybko zaczęli wygrywać.