| enterpreneur | przedsiębiorca |
| collapsible | foldable -składany |
| varyfing | changing |
| lucrative | bringing a lot of money -dochodowy |
| scooter | hulajnoga |
| skim | przeczytać pobieżnie |
| scan | przeczytać dokładnie |
| be overwhelmed by problems | have too many problems |
| sth shone through to sb | sb saw sth clearly |
| drive the message home | understand sth by repeating it |
| shoot off | leave somewhere very quickly |
| commute | dojeżdżać |
| blag | cheat sb in order to treat him -bajerować |
| market | advertise/ a place where you buy things |
| company | a firm/ a person to be with |
| boot | boot up - to start/ a place in car where you put your luggage |
| break | a time for rest/ to destroy |
| explode | prove that sth isn't truth/ be destroyed with explosion |
| presentation | your look/ a speech or show |
| explosive | wybuchowy |
| childish | dziecinny |
| start up | create (a business, organisation) |
| set up | start (a company, organisation) |
| hire out | allow people to use for a short time in exchange for money |
| run ino | reach a particular level |
| spin-off | extra business in some way related to an earlier successful business -pozytywny produkt uboczny |
| set-up | business arrangement -układ |
| sell up | sell a business in order to go and do sth else -wyprzedać wszystko |
| outlets | shops |
| turnover | amount of money or business made by a company in a period of time -obrót |
| take over | get control of a comany by buying most of its shares |
| wind down | gradually reducing the amount of work being done until complete close -zwinąć biznes |
| unkeep | cost or process of keeping a building or sth in good condition |
| pour into | provide a lot of money for sth over a long period |
| put sth at around | roughly calculate at a particular amount |
| go under | fail financially, go bankrupt |
| run to | reach a particular amount, usually a large amount -osiągnąć |
| takeover | act of gaining control of a company |
| conceal | hide |
| debt | dług |
| retire | przejść na emeryturę |
| unavoidable | nieunikniony |
| the pecking order | hierarchy of importance |
| talk shop | talk about work matters outside of working hours |
| opposite number | sb who do the same work in a different company |
| stuck in a rut | be trapped in a job you cannot escape from |
| meet deadlines | get things finished by a fixed time |
| knock off | finish work |
| workmates | people you work with |
| monotonous | boring and always the same |
| nine-to-five | regular office hours |
| workload | amout of work |
| freelancer | not directly employed by a company |
| self-employed | when you are your own boss |
| jobshare | when two people have a 50% contract each to do the same job |
| flexi-time | the system where employees may start and finish work at times which suit them |
| shift worker | a worker who works days one week, then nights the following week etc. |
| dead-end job | a job with no prospects of promotion |
| dead-end | ślepy zaułek |
| paperwork | work which involves a lot of forms, letters, reports, invoices etc. |
| invoice | faktura |
| routine | rutyna |
| irregular hours | nieregularne godziny |
| antisocial hours | nieludzkie godziny |
| behind a desk | za biurkiem |
| stress level | poziom stresu |
| paternity leave | urlop tacierzyński |
| glass ceiling | woman can never be promoted, be bosses -'szklany sufit', ograniczenie awansu dla kobiet |
| be snowed under with work | have too much work to do |
| be shortlisted for the job | zostać zakwalifikowanym po wstępnej selekcji |
| holiday entitlement | przysługujący urlop |
| overworked | przepracowany |
| underpaid | źle opłacany |
| rewarding | satysfakcjonująca |
| career in | kariera w |
| be turned down for | zostać odrzuconym |
| be passed over | zostać pominiętym |
| ambigious | can be interpreted in different ways |
| dynamic | energetic and forceful |
| career | series of jobs you do in your working life |
| ambitious | keen to do well and get to the top |
| eager | keen or enthusiastic |
| seeking sth/ sb | looking for |
| acheiver | someone determined and able to succeed |
| diverse | varied or different |
| job security/ satisfacion | bezpieczeństwo/ satysfakcja pracy |
| money maker | karierowicz |
| close knit | zgrany zespół |
| demoted | zdegradowany |
| perks | additional benefits |
| salary increase | podwyżka |
| resourceful | sb who can find imaginative ways of doing things -zaradny |
| self-reliant | can do things independently -niezależny |
| fit description | pasować do opisu |
| having adventorous spirit | enjoys challenges |
| apprenticeship | przyuczanie się do zawodu, czeladnictwo |
| state sth | write or say sth clearly or firmly |
| straightforward | uncomplicated and easy to understand = convoulted |
| body of text | the main part of a book, article, tekxt... |
| subject matter | the ideas or information in a book, letter... |
| spell sth out | explain the details of sth in a simple, clear way |
| tone | the general attitude or feeling expressed in a piece of writing |
| concise | expressed clearly and without using any unnecessary words -zwięzły |
| to the point | relevant and without any extra info =pertinent - zwięzyły |
| superfluous | unnecessary -zbędny |
| blunt | saying what you think even if it offends or upsets people -zbyt szczery "do bólu" |
| abrupt | speaking or acting with few words and in a way that seems unfriendly or rude =brusque curt |
| plain | without unnecessary detail, clear, simple |
| sample | an example or small amout of sth to show what all of it is like |
| curt | obcesowy, niegrzeczny =abrupt |
| pertinent | stosowny |
| brusque | =curt/ abrupt -niegrzeczny |
| condolences | the things you say to show sympathy when sb has just died -kondolencje |
| i am writing to inform you that/ of | piszę aby poinformować |
| intention to do sth | a plan to do sth |
| terminate sth | end or stop sth |
| lease | a legal agreement for renting a property |
| enquire (whether) | dowiedzieć się (czy) |
| I regret to inform you that | z przykrością informuję że |
| I' am delighted to inform you that | z radością informuję |
| I am writing in response/ reply to | piszę w odpowiedzi na |
| appeal for sth | an urgent or sincere request for sb to give money, help etc. -wezwanie o coś |
| aid | pomoc |
| please accept | proszę przyjąć... |
| sincere/ genuine | expressing that you really think or feel |
| further to | wracając do |
| following sth | w nawiązaniu |
| with reference to | w nawiązaniu do |
| concerning/ regarding | dotyczący, odnoszący się do |
| please find enclosed | w załączniku przesyłam... |
| i would like to draw your attention to | pragnę zwrócić pańską uwagę na |
| as you will see from | jak można zobaczyć w moim CV |
| Should you require any further info, please do not hesitate to contact me | pisz, jak coś |
| i would be grateful if you could... | byłbym wdzięczny gdyby |
| I look forward to doing sth | czekam z niecierpliwością na |
| hearing from you | when you expect a reply... |