Miller eng Flashcards
very thorough and with careful attention to detail
To be meticulous
someone who talks a lot
To be a chatterbox
behaving in a confident way in which you are quick to express your opinions and feelings
To be assertive
working hard and careful to do things well
To be conscientious
behaving and talking in a loud and confident way that annoys other people
To be brash
behaving in a way that is intended to impress other people but seems false or too deliberate
To be pretentious
not willing to let anything prevent you from doing what you have decided to do
To be determined
to manage to do something bad without being punished or criticized for it
To get away with something
to believe or accept something, especially something that is unlikely to be true or reasonable
To buy it
a lie told to avoid making someone upset, not for your own advantage or in order to harm someone else
A white lie
to pretend to be a particular person or type of person in order to trick people
To pose as someone
to hurry to do something
To be a rush
to show the events that happened in a situation by doing them again or by doing the same things as the people involved (??)
To act one’s way out of doing something
extremely unusual and likely to shock people or make them laugh
To be outrageous
not bright, shiny or interesting
To be dull
completely stupid, unreasonable, or impossible to believe
To be absurd
behaving or dressing in a way that deliberately attracts attention
To be flamboyant
extremely silly
To be ludicrous
involving new, different, or exciting ideas
To be imaginative
of the usual, traditional, or accepted type, instead of being new and different
To be conventional
to make a legal claim against someone, usually to get money from them because they have done something bad to you. The legal claim is called a lawsuit
To sue someone
money, to be paid to a person as compensation for loss or injury
To be awarded in damages
to force someone to leave a place or group
To be thrown out (of court)
To win a case in court
To win a case
someone whose job is to make decisions in a court of law
The Judge
a group of people, usually 12, who judge a court case.
The Jury
someone who brings a legal case against someone else in a court of law.
The Plaintiff
someone who has been accused of a crime and is on trial
The defendant
to die
To pass away
Screwed, Fucked, Caught, Dead, in process of or about to be killed
To be boned
to use the toilet. (malować się)
To powder one’s nose
a room with a toilet in it, especially in a public building
The restroom
the facts about sex, when they are explained to children for the first time
The birds and the bees
To be temporary unemployed
To be between jobs
Prison
A correctional facility
Dead body
The remains
When you are shot accidently by a friend
Friendly fire
To kill the animal
To put an animal to sleep
someone who wakes easily when they are sleeping
A light sleeper
someone who does not wake easily when they are sleeping
A heavy sleeper
completely awake
To be wide awake
Sleep soundly
Sleep well
to suddenly become unconscious
To black out
to suddenly become unconscious, for example because you are too hot
To pass out
very unpleasant and shocking
To be appalling
more than what is considered normal or suitable
Over the top
unfriendly and rude
Surly
When food smells or looks very good
Mouth-watering
not having a strong taste and therefore not very interesting to eat
To be bland
tasting extremely nice
Scrumptious
expensive
Pricey
so good that you want to have it very much
To die for
so enjoyable that you want to do it or have it as often as possible
Addictive
listening to or watching something carefully
Attentive
person always tries to control other people’s behaviour and ignores their opinions and feelings
Overbearing
not afraid to do dangerous things
Intrepid traveler
to rest after being very busy, so that you will be ready to start working again
Recharge the batteries
to move away from a place where you are usually, or where people expect you to be
To wander off the beaten path
When you move from a certain place to rest
To get away from it all
extremely crowded
Packed
calm, still, and quiet
Tranquil
making you feel extremely happy, excited, and full of energy
Exhilarating
to make someone have a particular feeling or belief
To instill
noisy and causing trouble
Rowdy
an attitude that you have that makes you treat someone in a way that is unfair or different from the way you treat other people
Bias
A person who lost his spouse
Widow/widower
relaxed and satisfied
Mellow
to stop doing, using, or having something
To forsake
intended to achieve something important or difficult, but unlikely to be successful because of not being sensible
Grandiose
to dislike someone or something very much
To loathe
to do the same work or achieve the same success as someone else before you
To follow in someone’s footsteps
to defend someone or something that is being criticized or attacked
To stand up for
to not allow yourself to be treated badly, especially by someone in authority
To stand up to
to frighten or hurt someone who is smaller or weaker than you
Bully
