Zgryźliwość kojarzy mi się z radością, która źle skończyła.
a passing trade – sprzedaż dla klientów nieregularnych – people who go into a shop, restaurant, etc. because they see it when walking past, not because they planned to go there (The window display is very important for drawing in passing trade.)
pork –wieprzowina – meat from a pig, eaten as food: (I prefer pork to poultry.)
a chipolata- a small thin sausage; They sell home-made chipolatas.
taxing – trudny, skomplikowany – difficult or needing a lot of thought or effort (I like a bit of light reading when I'm on holiday - nothing too taxing.)
a pint- a measure for liquid equal to about half a litre (A pint of milk, please.)
bereavement – bolesna strata (np. bliskiej osoby), osamotnienie, żałoba – the death of a close relation or friend (She has recently suffered a bereavement.)
to baptize – ochrzcić, chrzcić – to make someone officially a member of the Christian Church in a service of baptism( Were you baptized a Catholic? )
bride – a woman who is about to get married or has just got married (He returned from New York with his lovely new bride.The bride and groom posed for pictures outside the church. As the mother of the bride, I feel obliged to wear something really spectacular.)
to dry (sth) out – całkowicie wyschnąć, osuszyć coś – to make something dry, or to become dry: If you don't keep food covered, it dries out.
soppy – mokry – wet (I don’t like soppy bacon.)
groundsman – konserwator zieleni – a man whose job is to take care of a sports ground or park
fund-raising – the act of collecting or producing money for a particular purpose, especially for a charity (The dinner is a fundraising event for the museum.)
rally round (sb) – przyjść komuś na pomoc, zjednoczyć się wokół kogoś (w celu udzielenia wsparcia), wspierać kogoś – to help or support someone (When I'm ill, my friends always rally round.)
spire – iglica – a tall, pointed structure on top of a building, especially on top of a church tower
loads of something- much or many: There were loads of people standing around a TV set in the store.(Ellie's a good student, and she has a load of friends.)
touch up something – retuszować coś, poprawiać coś – to improve something with small changes (I had to touch up the paint job on my car.)