słówka

arch - łobuzerski, figlarny
EXAMPLE: He gave an arch smile when he finished his story.

break down- popsuć się, ulec awarii


short-lived - krótkotrwały, przelotny
EXAMPLE: Unfortunately their marriage proved short-lived.

go with sth - pasować (do czegoś)
I'm not sure if that tie goes with my suit.

to josh - żartować, podśmiewać się z kogoś
EXAMPLE: He is always joshing about her poor French.

look sth up - wyszukać, sprawdzić coś
EXAMPLE: Can you look up the German word for 'industry'?

quack - szarlatan, konował, znachor
EXAMPLE: I'm not going to listen to that quack!

set off - wyruszyć w podróż, wyjechać
EXAMPLE: What time are you setting off for the train station?

show off - popisywać się
EMAPLE: He's always showing off and I can't stand him.

chatterbox - gaduła, papla
EXAMPLE: That pupil is a real chatterbox!

sham - poza, pozór, fikcja, mydlenie oczu
EXAMPLE: The election was a complete sham.

fall over - przewrócić się
EXAMPLE: The old lady fell over on the pavement.

roly-poly - pulczny
EXAMPLE: My uncle is a roly-poly little man.

let sb down- zawieść kogoś, rozczarować
EXAMPLE: I promised to help my sister and I can't let her down.

fall out - pokłócić się z kimś
EXAPLME: She fell out with her parents again.

pick at sth - dziobać, skubać jedzenie
EXAMPLE: I can't stop picking at food while cooking.

kinsman - krewny, powinowaty
EXAMPLE: They called together all their kinsmen and close friends.

sternly - ostro, surowo, stanowczo
EXAMPLE: ''I will not accept this kind of behaviour'' said the teacher sternly.

run down - przejechać kogoś
EXAMPLE: The girl was run down as she was crossing the road.

give sth up - rzucać coś, skończyć z czymś
EXAMPLE: I managed to give up smoking six months ago.

writhe - wić się
EXAMPLE: A woman was writhing in pain on the emergency room floor.

to set sth up - zakładać coś
EXAMPLE: At the age of 36 he set up his own business.

irrelevant - nieistotny, nieważny
EXAMPLE: Her comments were irrelevant to the discussion.

to make up sth - wymyśleć coś
EXAMPLE: She always makes up some funny excuses.