Poland' emigrants

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makeover
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noun [C], a set of changes that are intended to make a person or place more attractive
waive
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verb [T] FORMAL, to not demand something you have a right to, or not cause a rule to be obeyed
drag on
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to slow down
unhinged
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mentally ill
steep sth/sb in sth
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phrasal verb, if something or someone is steeped in something, they are completely surrounded by or involved in it, or they know a lot about it:
raze
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verb [T], to completely destroy a city, building, etc
head
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verb [I + adverb or preposition], to go in a particular direction
stockist
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noun [C] UK, a shop that sells a particular type of goods
sob
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to cry noisly
flyer
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noun, a traveler
ecstatic
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adjective, extremely happy
shake
noun [C usually singular], a large change in the way something is organized
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up
downside
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noun [S], the disadvantage of a situation
palpable
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adjective, so obvious that it can easily be seen or known
schadenfreude
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noun [U], a feeling of pleasure or satisfaction when something bad happens to someone else
get
the quality of being positive and having lots of ideas, determination and energy
and
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up
go
gleaming
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bright and shiny from being cleaned
virulent
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FORMAL, full of hate and fierce opposition
change of heart
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If someone has a change of heart, they change their opinion or the way they feel about something
payouts
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large sum of money paid to sb
inner circle
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the small group of people who control an organization, political party, etc
culprit
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a fact or situation that is the reason for something bad happening
sterling
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British money
land of milk and honey
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a country where living conditions are good and people have the opportunity to make a lot of money
reality check
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an occasion that causes you to consider the facts about a situation and not your opinions, ideas or beliefs
readjust
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to change in order to fit a different situation, or to repair something slightly
blatant
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adjective, describes something bad that is very obvious or intentional
scam
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noun [C] INFORMAL, an illegal plan for making money
to be littered wirh hundreds
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to be full of
dubious
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adjective, thought not to be completely true or not able to be trusted
instil
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to put a feeling, idea or principle gradually into someone's mind, so that it has a strong influence on the way they think or behave
bizarre
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very strange and unusual
hang out
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a place where sb spend a lot of time
stale
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not fresh and new; boring because too familiar

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