a violation	the act of doing sth that is not allowed by law or rule
a cornerstone	sth of basic importance
an inferior	a person of law rank or status
a wet blanket	a person who makes it difficult for other people to enjoy themselves ny complaining, showing no enth
insurance	odszkodowanie
a bead	koralik
downsizing	a reduction in the number of
a solicitor	a person whose job involves talking to many people and trying to persuade them to buy things
an inconvenience	sth that causes trouble or problems
a perpetrator	someone who has committed a crime
a morale booster	something that increases the feelings of enthusiasm and loyalty that a person or group has about a t
a lid	wieczko
immune system	the system that protects your body from diseases and infections
a bunch	a group of people or things that are together or are associated with each other in some way
a connotation	an idea or quality that a word makes you think about in addition to its meaning
a go-to guy/person	someone who is always helpful
a one-night stand	a situation in which you have sex with someone once and you do not continue in a relationship afterw
a privilege	a right or benefit that is given to some people and not to others
a branch	a local office of a company or organization
a sequin	a small piece of shiny metal or plastic that is sewn onto clothes as a decoration
decisiveness	the ability to make choices quickly and confidently
ignorance	a lack of knowledge, understanding, or education
confidentiality	the quality or state of being private
a fiance	a man that a woman is engaged to be married to
an accomplice	a person who works with or helps someone who is doing something wrong or illegal
a fraction	ułamek
superior	a person of high quality, or better than others
hilarious	very funny
vulnerable	easily hurt or harmed
swamped	having to deal with a very large amount of things or people at the same time
sizeable	spory
sharp	used to refer to an exact time
intolerant of	not willing to allow or accept something
ASAP	as soon as possible
offensive	rude or insulting
anonymous	made or done by someone unknown
high-end	higher in price and of better quality than most others
how come	(informal) used to ask why something has happened, is true
chummy	(informal) very friendly
illuminating	giving you new information about a subject or making it easier to understand
confidential	secret or private
to downsize	to make a company smaller and more efficient by reducing the number of workers
to bail on sb	(informal) to leave someone when the situation gets difficult
to submit	to give (a document, proposal, piece of writing, etc.) to someone so that it can be considered or
to arise	to begin to occur or to exist
to smack sb	to slap or hit (someone or something) hard
to thrive on sth	to do well in a situation
to come up	to occur in usually a sudden or unexpected way
to steer away from	to keep away from someone or something completely
to subscribe	to pay money to get a publication or service regularly
to coddle	(disapproving) to treat someone with too much care or kindness
to inconvenience	to cause trouble or problems for someone
to indicate	to show something
to poke	to make a hole in something by pushing something sharp or pointed through or into it
to gamble	to risk losing something valuable or important in order to do or achieve something
to bother sb	to cause someone to feel troubled
to pierce	to make a hole in or through something
to groom sb	to prepare someone for a particular job or position
to incorporate	to include something as part of something else
to forfeit	to lose or give up something as a punishment or because of a rule or law
to be in on sth	to have knowledge about something or to be involved in it
to donate to sth	to give money, food, clothes, etc. in order to help a person or organization
to butcher sth	(informal) to do something very badly : to make a mess of something
to step away from	to leave something
to overlap	to lie over the edge of something OR to happen at the same time as something else
to get the axe	to be fired from your job OR to be stopped from happening
to set the bar high	to establish a high standard
in the wild	not in captivity(niewola) but in the natural habitat
to garner respect	to receive respect
at will	when you want
out of sb's hands	used to say that you cannot control something
to flip a coin	podrzucać monetę
to put sb at a disadvantage	to make it harder for someone to succeed
to make yourself at home	to feel relaxed and comfortable
to let sb go	to officially make someone leave a job
to cut sth to the bone	to reduce costs / prices as much as possible
to form an alliance	to create a relationship between people, groups, countries. in which they agree to work together
up to your ears	deeply involved in something
to lose sight of sth	to forget about an important idea or fact because you are thinking too much about other things
to keep a lid on sth	to keep something secret
to bring sth to sb's attention	to make someone aware of something
to file a complaint	to complain officially to someone
to have a stroke of genius	to have a sudden brilliant idea