| truce | rozejm, cease-fire, a short interruption in a war |
| starkly | very obviously and clearly, utterly |
| bipartisan | supported by or consisting of two political parties |
| insatiable | nienasycony, chciwy - greedy, too great to be satisfied |
| creaky | skrzypiący - describes something that is old-fashioned and not now effective |
| swift | nagły, prędki - happening or moving quickly or within a short time |
| pollster | anketer, a person who performs opinion polls |
| forefront | the position of most importance |
| parallel | ??comparison?? - two lines without crossing |
| duly | odpowiednio - in a proper or fitting manner |
| drains | remove the liquid from it, loose money, leak |
| discretionary | dowolny, uznaniowy - available for use as needed |
| entitlement | upoważnienie, - right granted by law |
| neat | schludny, zadbany - tidy, with everything in its place |
| rectitude | prawość, uczciwość - honesty and correct moral behaviour |
| assent | zgoda, akceptacja - agreement |
| endorse | popierac - to give support to sb |
| cop out | poddać sie, stchórzyć - leave without being punished |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| top brass | important & respected person |
| lethal | deadly |