Homework #1 part 1 @ summer term

big problems or troubles

woes

existing in a particular place or at a particular time

prevailing

not skilled or effective; nieudolny, niezręczny, niezaradny, nieporadny, niezdarny, niekompetentny

inept

to cause something to be not straight or exact; to twist or distort; wypaczać (np. obraz rzeczywistości), zniekształcać (fakty); zmieniać (tor czegoś), zmieniać kierunek (jazdy)

skew

in a way that shows too much interest in unpleasant subjects, especially death

morbidly

involving little exercise or physical activity

sedentary

being almost the same or having the same effect as something, usually something bad

tantamount

unusual and strange, sometimes in an unpleasant way

peculiar

a feeling that you want to do a particular thing, or the fact that you prefer or are more likely to do a particular thing

inclination

hard work, especially work that makes you feel physically tired; Harówka

toil

obszar podmiejski (którego mieszkańcy dojeżdżają do pracy do centrum)

commuter belt

approval for something helpful you have done

brownie points

money that is owed and should already have been paid

arrears

to fall very quickly and suddenly (prices)

plummet

a situation in which the value of a house has become less than the amount of money its owner borrowed in order to buy it

negative equity

to prevent someone doing something easily

hamper

podobieństwo myślenia, podobieństwo poglądów

like-mindedness

bardzo się starać o atencję

vying for attention