ballot paper	a piece of paper you write your vote on
ballot box	the box you put your ballot paper in, once you have written you vote on it
cast a vote	to vote
close - run election	an election where a number of parties win a similar number of constituents/votes
constituency	an area/town represented in parliament by one politician
constituent	sb who lives in a particular constituency
coup attempt	an attempt (often violent) by citizens/the military to take control of the government
a coup (d'etat)	the take - over (often violent) of the government by rebels/citizens/the military
the electorate	all the people entitled to vote in an election
a gamble pays off	a risk one takes which has positive results
pass new laws	przegłosować nowe prawa
bring in regulations	introduce regulations
standardise procedures	znormalizować procedury
ensure	zapewnić
adhere to standards	przestrzegać standardów, bć na określonym poziomie
comply with laws	spełniać/przestrzegać prawa
have an obligation	być zobligowanym
carry out a risk assessment	an exercise to identify and assess risks
in breach of the law	(fml.) breaking the law
minimise danger	zminimalizować zagrożenie
satisfy the requirements	zaspokoić wymagania
in position of authority	być autorytetem
arrive at/ reach	... an agreement
absolutely	... essential
seek permission	fml ask for permission
grant permission	fml give permission
obtain permission	fml receive permission
introduce legislation	wprowadzać ustawy
tighten controls	make the ruls tougher
put in an application	złożyć podanie
infringe the regulations	fml break the rules
faceless bureaucrats	used as insult to officials suggesting that they lack chracter
exercise authority	use the authority
cut through the red tape	deal quickly and effectively with bureaucratic procedures
flout the rules	fml intentionally break the rules
adherent of	a person who supports a particular idea or party
fanatic	(disapproving) someone with very strong beliefs
eradicate	zwalczać
bigot	(disapproving) someone with strong unreasonable beliefs who thinks that other beliefs are wrong
convert to	someone who has taken on a new set of beliefs
credible	wiarygodny
credulous	łatwowierny
incredulous	not wanting to believe sth
credence	fml acceptance that sth is true
give/lend/add	...credence
plausible	wiarygodny
implausible	niewiarygodny (np. świadek)
ascribe/attribute	poświadczać, przypisywać
postulates	basic principles
ingenous	trusting, sincere, often in a naive way
take sth with a pinch of salt	odnosić się do czegoś ze szczyptą rezerwy
pull the other one	I don't believe you
I wasn't born yesterday	Nie rób ze mnie głupka
gullible	łatwowierny
bigotry	dewocja
tenet	założenie
give sb the benefit of the doubt	accept someone is telling the truth even though it's not certain
I don't buy that!	Nie kupuję tego...
What d'you take me for?	za kogo ty mnie masz?
A likely story	Trochę nieprawdopodobna ta historia...
I'll believe it when I see it	Nie uwierzę dopóki nie zobaczę
landing card	form with your personal details and date of arrival
customs declaration form	form showing how much money and what goods you are carrying
vaccination certificate	paper proving you have had the necessary health injections
entry restrictions	rules about who can enter a country and for how long
carry out spot/random checks	checks done without warning
sniffer dogs	specially trained dogs who can smell drugs and bones
clear customs	take your bags through customs
port of entry	the port or airport where you first enter a country
political asylum	permission to stay in another country to avoid political persecution back home
economic migrants	people who try to enter from poorer countries just to get work
offence	a formal word for an illegal action
fixed penalty	fixed sum payable for a particular offence
on-the-spot fine	fine payable at the time and place that you commit the offence
parking tickets	papers placed on driver's windscreens fining them for illegal parking
breathalyser	alkomat
make a statement	say what happened and sign a copy of it
stop-and-search	power to stop people and search them in the street
surveillance cameras	cameras that record everything that happens
search warrant	official permission from a judge or magistrate to search your house
security forces	often a name for the army and police together enforcing the law
plain clothes/ undercover police	police who do not wear uniform
paramilitary police	police who are more like soldiers than civilian police officers
drug squad	police specially trained to fight the illegal drug trade
anti - corruption squad	police specially trained to discover and fight bribery/corruption
tap the telephone	założyć podsłuch telefoniczny
surveillance	obserwacja
roadblock	blokada drogowa
photofit picture	portret pamięciowy
radical	someone who believes there should be extreme political change
reactionary	(disapproving) someone opposed to change or new ideas
assumption	unquestioning acceptance that something is true
consciousness	awareness
usher in	introduce
landslide victory	a victory in an election where one party wins many more votes
overwhelming majority	znacząca większość
slim/narrow majority	ta mniejsza większość :)
opinion poll	the collected result of asking people what their opinions are
overthrow the government	to remove a government illegally and by force
rampant/galloping inflation	inflation that is out of control
staunch	zagorzały
tackle the problem	deal with the problem
tarnish	zszargać (np. opinię)
drum up business	to get business going (by doing more advertising etc.)
gap in the market	an opportunity to sell a particular product because nobody else is selling that product
overdraft	debet
to be overdrawn at the bank	to have spent more money than you have in your bank account
run into problems	to have problems
sort sth out	to deal with sth and solve it
run up a debt	to keep borrowing money so that you make your debts bigger
sue	pozwać
teething troubles	small problems that sb experiences when first starting a business/project
thriving	doing well, helthy
to be at one's wit's end	odchodzić od zmysłów