'Quite' usually means 'completely, totally'. The phrase 'quite a + adj' is used for emphasis, meaning 'very' or 'extremely'. So in this case, 'It's quite a big house' most likely means 'It's a very big house'.

I think you're right - I can't think of anything else she might mean!

It means to do something intentionally that people don't expect. It isn't an accident--the person subverting expectations is usually trying to do something out of the ordinary. So, if everyone thinks I will become a doctor, but I decide to become a painter instead, I am subverting their expectations. It's more commonly used in art and entertainment. An action movie about cars and robots might subvert expectations and have a female main character. It's doing something different from usual, since most action movies are about men. A painter could subvert expectations by using unusual colors or techniques. It isn't a very common term in everyday conversation, but it is really useful when talking about art and literature. I hope this will help!

All three could be fine, but have slightly different meanings. You would use the first one to emphasize that the statement is true. For example, if someone else said "He didn't go back down", and they were wrong, you could say, "He DID go back down." The other two are similar, but not exactly the same. "Go back down" means you return to the bottom - you go up, then you go back down. "Go down again" could mean the same thing, but also could mean "go down a second time" - you went down yesterday, and today you go down again. I hope this helps!

No, 'to make a decision' or 'to decide' are correct, but not 'to take a decision'.

I think that here, 'spectral' means 'intangible' .

The first quote probably means that there is something about Elizabeth's wrists that the other characters want to see, but she won't show them. "There's a time and a place" is a common phrase in English. It means that there is an appropriate setting to do or talk about something, but this isn't it. People often use it to make someone stop talking about an uncomfortable topic in public. "let (something) do the talking" it's also a pretty common phrase, meaning here that she doesn't need to explain herself because she can drive instead. Maybe Elizabeth is trying to prove her skill as a racecar driver? Not sure of the exact context, but if a character says something like "I'll let my fists do the talking" it would mean they'll fight rather than talk. The last quote definitely references racecar driving. It's a way of getting a car to turn very quickly without losing control. Rubber means the tires. I hope this helps!

'To bubble in' is a phrasal verb. In this context, it means to fill the small circle next to a multiple choice question on an exam, to make the circle black to show what answer you choose. The small circle on an exam is called a bubble, so that's why we use 'bubble in' as a verb here. 'To bubble' is a regular (non phrasal) verb in other contexts, meaning it makes bubbles - like a cup bubbling with soda. I hope this helps!