| Opportunistic | Opportunistic (adj) – using situations for own benefit – oportunistyczny |
| Chauvinistic | Chauvinistic (adj) – too patriotic – szowinistyczny |
| Get carried away | Get carried away (v) – become too excited and lose control – dać się ponieść |
| Superficial | Superficial (adj) – not caring about serious things – powierzchowny |
| Tactless | Tactless (adj) – saying things that may offend or upset people – nietaktowny |
| Stingy | Stingy (adj) – unwilling to spend or give – skąpy |
| Cunning | Cunning (adj) – selfish, deceptive – chytry, przebiegły |
| Plagued by worry | Plagued by worry (adj) – troubled or distressed by – trapiony przez coś |
| Self-seeking | Self-seeking (adj) – wanting to gain advantage for oneself – egoistyczny, samolubny |
| Flashy | Flashy (adj) – expensive or impressive – jaskrawy, zwracający uwagę |
| Sharp-tongued | Sharp-tongued (adj) – speaking in a severe and critical way – złośliwy, zgryźliwy |
| Morose | Morose (adj) – gloomy – ponury |
| Fault-finder | Fault-finder (n) – critical person – osoba krytykująca |
| Downfall | Downfall (n) – cause of destruction – upadek |
| Immoderate | Immoderate (adj) – beyond reasonable limits –nieumiarkowany, nadmierny |
| Stubborn | Stubborn (adj) - refusing to comply, agree, or give in- uparty jak osioł |
| Mulish | Mulish (adj) – stubborn – uparty jak osioł |
| Parsimonious | Parsimonious (adj) - excessively unwilling to spend – ekstremalnie skąpy, chciwy |
| Sly | Sly (adj) - cunning or deceitful; foxy - chytry, cwany, przebiegły |
| Sullen | Sullen (adj) - unwilling to talk or be sociable, moody, morose – nadąsany, posępny |
| Terse | Terse (adj) – laconic, answering in a rudely brief way – oschły (o odzywce) |
| Unpricipled | Unpricipled (adj) - lacking principles or moral rules – pozbawiony zasad |
| Thick-skinned | Thick-skinned (adj) – insensitive – gruboskórny |
| Low-brow | Low-brow (n) – a person who is uninterested in intellectual issues |