brain

get written off

to decide that a particular person or thing will not be useful, important, or successful

vigil

a period when people stay somewhere quietly in order to show that they support someone

lodge

a small house in the country that is used especially by people on holiday

lodge in/on

to become stuck somewhere

premise

an idea that you use to support another theory

devise

to design or invent something

dismal

very bad or unpleasant and making you feel unhappy

torment

extreme unhappiness or pain

boggling

extremely surprising and difficult to understand or imagine

brainchild

an original idea, plan, or invention

brain scan

procedure that produces very clear images of the structures inside of your head

brain teaser

a form of puzzle that requires thought to solve

brain drain

the situation in which large numbers of educated and very skilled people leave their own country to live and work in another one where pay and conditions are better

brainstorm

to suggest a lot of ideas for a future activity very quickly, before considering some of them more carefully

brainwash

to make someone believe something by repeatedly telling them that it is true and preventing other information from reaching them

mind reader

a person who knows another person's thoughts without being told them

mind-boggling

extremely surprising and difficult to understand or imagine

brainteaser

a problem for which it is hard to find the answer, especially one which people enjoy trying to solve as a game

brain wave

electrical activity of the brain characterised by different frequencies

to lodge

to file a complaint publically

lodger

a person who lives in a room or rooms, for which he pays, in someone else’s house

keep a vigil

Czuwanie

vigilant

someone who is cautious

vigilance

readiness for danger

indepth

surface

endure

suffer