Beghot - How Britain could leave Europe

grumpiness

being bad tempered // gderliwość, zły humor

lurk (v.)

to wait somewhere secretly, especially because you are going to do something bad or illegal / when something unpleasant or dangerous lurks, it is present but not in an obvious way

gloom (n.)

almost total darkness / a feeling of being sad and without hope

concede (v.)

to admit that something is true, logical, etc

buttress (v.)

to support or give strength to somebody/something

wheeze

brt. inf. a clever trick or plan

bolt (v.)

to fasten something such as a door or window by sliding a bolt across; to be able to be fastened in this way // oparty na

congenial

pleasant to spend time with because their interests and character are similar to your own

stinker (n.)

a person or thing that is very unpleasant or difficult

totter (v.)

to be weak and seem likely to fall

bundle of bad ideas

a number of things tied or wrapped together; something that is wrapped up / a number of things that belong, or are sold together

being hard-wired into

built into the permanent system and not provided by software / present when you are born and not changing during your life / being strongly attached to?

gauntlet

a metal glove worn as part of a suit of armour by soldiers in the Middle Ages

sb's blood is up

somebody is very angry and ready to argue or fight

flawed

damaged or spoiled / having a mistake that means that it is not correct or does not work correctly

languid (adj.)

moving slowly in an elegant manner, not needing energy or effort // ospały

stumbling out of

to walk or move in an unsteady way

tally (n.)

a record of the number or amount of something, especially one that you can keep adding to // zestawienie

woefully

very badly or seriously; that you disapprove of / very sadly

boast about

to talk with too much pride about something that you have or can do

wield political clout

clout - power and influence wield - dzierżyć

trump (v.)

to beat something that somebody says or does by saying or doing something even better // przebić

caucus (v.)

to meet in a caucus (a meeting of the members or leaders of a political party to choose candidates or to decide policy) or other group to discuss something

stitch up deals on

to arrange or complete something

seethe

to be extremely angry about something but try not to show other people how angry you are

upsides

the more positive aspect of a situation that is generally bad

vindication - vindicate

to prove that something is true or that you were right to do something, especially when other people had a different opinion / to prove that somebody is not guilty when they have been accused of doing something wrong or illegal

contingency-planning

plans for what to do if a particular event happens or does not happen

sanguine

cheerful and confident about the future

implode

to burst or explode and collapse into the centre / to fail suddenly and completely

crumble

to begin to fail or get weaker or to come to an end

perilous

very dangerous

leverage

the ability to influence what people do

bail-out fund

allowing to escape from a situation that you no longer want to be involved in

woe

the troubles and problems that somebody has / great unhappiness

a bid to help

an effort to do something or to obtain something

opt-out (n.)

the act of choosing not to be involved in an agreement

shield

to protect somebody/something from danger, harm or something unpleasant

grumbled about

to complain about somebody/something in a bad-tempered way

fractious

bad-tempered or easily upset, especially by small things / making trouble and complaining

testy

easily annoyed or irritated