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go silent

to stop talking, or to not say anything.

tedious

boring

act up

behave badly, misbehave

break down

stop working

grop around

po omacku

skilled

qualified

quaint anachronism

sth no longer suitable for modern time

go off

stop working

reliable

trustworthy

distinctive

characteristic of

legacy

inheritance

routinely

regularly

relay

repeat, pass the information

shut down

stop operating

prudence

careful behaviour, wariness

distorted

pulled to strange, unnatural shape, deformed

virtually

almost

come out on top

succeed, be the best

take over

start doing sth for sb

a clatter of sounds

rattling sounds

recede from public view

disappear, especially suddenly

strenuous

demanding strength

dying art.

wymierająca sztuka

peck

dziobać

beam

smile

glare

long angry look- wyzywające spojrzenie

smirk

smile because you know sth

frown

furrow one's brows

wince

show pain, embarrasment, grymas

grimace

grymas

retort

reply angrily,ripostę

shrug

wzruszyć ramionami

abruptly

suddenly

firmly

certainly, not likely to change

indifferently

carelessly

animated

full of interest, lively

heated

full of emotions, burning

rousing

excited, proud, ready to take action, motivating

pertinent

relevant, appropriate, suitable

thrust

push, main idea

nook

hideout,refuge

niche

job, position suitable for sb

compartment

separate part, piece of equipment

recipient

someone who receives sth

receiver

słuchawka

stern

showing disapproval, tough

severe

very serious, causing damage

rash

careless, unwise, rash (of events)

scowl

look with annoyed expression

jeer

mock sb, shout insults

simper

smile in silly, annoying way

growl

make rough sounds, usually in anger, ryk

munch

eat noisily, mlaskać

mumble

speak quietly, not clearly, bełkotać

muddle

untidy, confused state

muster

produce, encourage sth, gather

gape

look in surprise

ogle

look with sexual interest

glance

give a quick, short look

yelp

sudden, short high sound in pain

shriek

short, loud cry especially in emotion

subtlety

small but important detail

nuance

slight difference

verbose

using/containing more words than needed, wordy

long-winded

too long, using to many words, lengthy

elongated

longer than usual

stutter

speak difficultly with pauses, jąkać się

mutter

speak quietly in low voice, mruczeć

splutter

short, unclear noises in anger, pryskać

insist on

assert

be intent on

want to

lecture sb on - pouczać

act on sth

do sth because you were told to; act on recommended pay raise

experiment on

eksperymentować na

boast about

brag

from time to time

occasionally

from memory

by heart

from now on

from this moment

in jest

as a joke

on the premise

na terenie

on duty

at work

conflagration

event including lots of people, large scale conflict

to decipher

discover the meaning of sth, disambiguate

postage

money for sending letters

far-fetched

unlikely to be true, doubtful

unforeseen

unpredicted

to cease

to stop

to thrive

to grow, develop

inconceivable

impossible to think of, unbelievable

populous

including a lot of people, crowded

counter

oppose

mushroom

develop, grow quickly

salience

clarity, simplicity

retain sway

influence

ferocious

frightening, violent

mince my words

hesitate to speak

a man of few words

not talkative

paint a pretty picture

make sth seem prettier than it is

by word of mouth

in speech

speak your mind

straightforward