Filologia angielska - słownictwo

Dr Smiggles is always scowling and snapping he is such a grouchy old man.

Some shop assistants in this town apparently suffer from delusions of grandeur.

He hunched his shoulders and thrust his hands deep into his pockets.

As the verdict was read out, the accused inclined his head in repentance.

I never once saw my father cry or show any sign of vulnerability; he always kept a stiff upper lip.

His inscrutable expression contributed to this overwhelming feeling that he was hiding something.

Once you start delving into such matters there's no telling what you're liable to unearth.

Psychologists consider mystic and spiritual experiences as plainly anomalous. NATO described the bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade as an 'anomaly'

It is time you listened to a few home truths about yourself, Bolek.

She doesn't mind working late on occasion, but her weekends are sacrosanct.

Because the drinks were so cheap we got completely hammered!

The rush-hour traffic was a complete dirge.

There's something very pleasant about dining al fresco.

The music wasn't particularly good, per se, but I enjoyed the overall performance.

According to the doctor, her depression was caused by her hyperdrive to become a celebrity.

The firm was headed for rough sailing; the writing was on the wall and lay-offs were imminent.

John's parents decided to punish him severely for playing hooky.

Once the kids have all flown the nest we'll sell this flat and move to the country.

The gambler muttered an incantation to himself as he released the dice.

They always held his brother up as a sort of paradigm.

The gang tried to intimidate the merchant. I must admit I felt more than a little intimidated.

The report intimated that more was involved than met the eye.

The lawyers enjoyed hours of leisurely discourse at their club. We listened to a discourse on the evils of drugs. The professors discoursed on Mycenaean civilization for an hour.

His cigar smoke permeates the house. The rain permeated the old tent. Bias permeated the report.

Write a concise summary of the book.

The arcane attitude of the FBI must be dealt with soon - we need more openness in government, not less.

Those at the top end of the alphabet have high self-esteem while, conversely, those at the bottom have low selfesteem,

Upon hearing Mr. Smith's claim that 'All dogs have four legs, my cat has four legs, therefore my cat is a dog', they realized that he was talking complete codswallop.

Those at the lower end of the alphabet are disadvantaged by their position when things are arranged in alphabetical order. They certainly have to wait longer, at any rate

There's a spaceship in your back garden? What a ludicrous idea!

The manager of our football team came in for scathing criticism after yet another defeat

Most people would say that Britain is an affluent society, particularly compared to third world countries.

Manchester United are sitting pretty at the top of the league yet again.

The union representative assured his colleagues that the pay rise was in the bag.

The union leader had pulled it off yet again - nobody had expected such a large pay rise.

The children had succeeded in opening the can of paint and were having themselves a ball painting the living room walls!

Portsmouth carried all before them in their campaign to win the league by a record number of points.

President Bush is at the top of his tree - he can't go any higher.

Having passed all the tests given to them so far, it had to be said that the students were up to scratch.

Most company executives can be described as high flyers.

Having won their first seven matches, the Portsmouth football team are going great guns.

George is a dab hand at decorating.

With the pay rise assured, everything was hunky dory with the staff.

Promotion, a pay rise and an offer of the chairman's daughter's hand in marriage! Everything was coming up roses for Gerald.

Manchester United are streets ahead of any other English football team at the moment.

Very few television programs are special - most of them are run of the mill.