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wysoce poważany członek zespołu
highly regarded member of staff
too small or unimportant to consider or worry about (mało znaczący, nieistotny)
insignificant, adj, ˌɪnsɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt, You realise that your problems are insignificant in comparison.
something that consists of or comes from a mixture of two or more other things (hybrydowy)
hybrid, noun, ˈhaɪbrəd, ˈhaɪbrɪd, a unique hybrid of blues, country, pop, and gospel music
something successful or impressive that is achieved after a lot of effort and hard work (dokonanie, osiągnięcie)
accomplishment, noun, əˈkʌmplɪʃmənt, Cutting the budget was an impressive accomplishment.
existing everywhere (wszechobecny, wszechogarniający)
pervasive, adj, pəˈveɪsɪv, the pervasive influence of television
to state publicly that something is true (potwierdzać)
affirm, verb, əˈfɜːm, The general affirmed rumours of an attack.
consisting of people or things that are all of the same type (jednorodny)
homogeneous, adj, ˌhəʊməˈdʒiːniəs, a homogeneous society
a large area of buildings that are spread out in an untidy and unattractive way (skupisko zabudowań, zabudowa miejska)
sprawl, noun, sprɔːl, We drove through miles of urban sprawl before we finally got out into the countryside.
able to understand situations or behaviour very well and very quickly, especially so that you can get an advantage for yourself (bystry, przenikliwy)
astute, adj, əˈstjuːt, an astute politician
to try to destroy the power and influence of a government or the established system
subvert, verb, səbˈvɜːt, an attempt to subvert the democratic process
having a special quality, character, or appearance that is different and easy to recognise (charakterystyczny, wyróżniający się)
distinctive, adj, dɪˈstɪŋktɪv, a rock band with a distinctive sound
when something is provided with a quality, ability, or asset (obdarzony (np. talentem), zaleta, atut) )
endowed, adj, ɪnˈdaʊd, He was endowed with tremendous physical strength.
the things that a company owns, that can be sold to pay debts (zaleta, kapitał, majątek)
asset, noun, ˈæset, a corporation with $9 billion in assets
to state that something is true, even though it has not been proved (twierdzić, utrzymywać)
claim, verb, kleɪm, The product claims that it can make you thin without dieting.
something difficult or worrying that you are responsible for (ciężar, brzemię, obciążenie)
burden, noun, ˈbɜːdn, His family responsibilities had started to become a burden.
something that encourages you to work harder, start a new activity, etc. (bodziec, motywacja, zachęta)
incentive, noun, ɪnˈsentɪv, As an added incentive, there’s a bottle of champagne for the best team.
