outside chance of	a small chance
great chance	opp. outside chance
big chance	opportunity for success
last chance	final opportunity
no chance	bez szans
go under/ go bankrupt	go out of business
wind sth up	stop running a business and close it completely
step down/aside	leave an important job
tighten your belt	spend ess money because there will be less available
go down that road	take a particular course of action
wriggle out of sth/ doing sth	disapp. avoid doing sth that you should do
lure sb/ entice sb	disapp. persuade or tempt sb to do sth by offering them a reward
not take sth lying down	not accept a bad situation without a fight or protest
tip the balance	affect the result of sth in one way rather than another
fuel sth	increase sth and make it stronger
fuel fears/inflation	zwiększać strach/ inflację
the dust settles	the situation becomes clearer and less disturbed
on the cards	likely to happen (3 words)
imminent	likely to happen soon (1 word)
former	having a particular position in the past
mount sth	organize and begin sth
joint	involving two or more people
joint account/venture/bid	wspólne konto/przedsięwzięcie/oferta
jointly	wspólnie
bid	an offer to pay a particular price for sth
make a bid for sth	przedstawić ofertę
bid	to offer to pay a particular price for sth
backing/support	help
back sb/sth	help sb/sth
reject sth/ turn sth down	refuse to accept sth
rejection	refusal to accept sth
shareholder	a person who owns shares in a business or company
dividend	a portion of a company's profits that is given to shareholders
clinch sth	succeed in achieving or winning sth
clinch a deal/victory	succeed in winning a deal/ achieving victory
set sth off	start a process or series of events
merger	two companies which joined and formed a single company
friendly/hostile takeover	when one company buys the shares of another public company
acquisition	one company buys another company which cannot offer its shares for sale to the public
locked in battle	involved in a competition or struggle
storm of protest	a situation in which a large number of people express strong feelings against sth
flood	appear in large numbers at the same time
the tide is turning (in one's favour)	the situation and public opinion are changing (in one's favour)
a drop in the ocean	a very small amount compared with what is needed
spark	cause sth to start or develop
blazing row	a very angry argument
come under attack/fire	to be strongly criticized
in the firing line	in a position in which people can criticize and blame you
a tight corner	a difficult situation
move the goalposts	unfairly change the agreed rules or conditions during a course of action
foul play	behaviour that is unfair or dishonest
a level playing field	a situation n which everyone has the same opportunities
amid sth/ amidst sth	while sth else is happening
allegation	a statement, without proof, that sb has done sth wrong
allege	state, without proof, that sb has done sth wrong
cover-up	an attempt to stop people discovering the truth about sth
cover sth up	attempt to stop people discovering the truth about sth
source	a person who provides information, especially for journalists
lapse	a small mistake caused by forgetting sth or carelessness
contriversial	kontrowersyjny
controversy	kontrowersja
measure	an official action taken in order to achieve sth
behind the scenes	without people's awareness or knowledge
behind closed doors	in private, not in public
according to	według...
(opinion) poll	a process of asking people for ther opinion about sth
emerge	become known
emergence	pojawienie się
scathing attack/remark	strongly critical attack/remark
leak sth to sb	give secret information to hournalists or to the public
leak	wyciek, przeciek
quote sb as saying that	zacytować kogoś
pet hate	a thing that you particularly dislike or find annoying
jam	a situation in which a machine doesn't work because sth is stuck in one position
a paper jam	papier, który utkwił w drukarce
jam	zacinać się, blokować się
put sth right	make a situation better after a mistake has been made
absent from sth	nieobecny
pile up/ accumulate	become larger in quantity or amount
hectic	very busy
neglect sth	not do sth, or not give ebough attention to sth
neglect	zaniedbanie
poke/stick your nose into sth	become involved in sth that does not concern you
fail/neglect to do sth	not do sth that people expect you to do
handover	the act of making sb else responsible for sth
hand sth over to sb	make sb else responsible for sth
hum	mruczeć
giggle	chichotać
sniff	pociągać nosem
pencil sth in	write down details of an arrangement which you may have to change later
pun	the clever or humorous use of a word with more than ne meaning
tip	the thin pointed end of sth
lodged in sth	fixed or stuck in sth
puncture sth	make a small hole in sth
puncture	nakłucie, dziura
excruciating	extremely painful
ensuing	happening after or as a result of another event
chronic	lasting a long time and hard to cure
remaining	still existiong or needing to be dealt with
make a sppedy/rapid recovery	get well again quickly after an illness or accident
How dare you...	jak śmiesz...
Don't you dare	nawet się nie waż
against all (the) odds	when sth happens or succeeds although it seemed impossible or very unlikely
shelter	stay somewhere that protects you from danger or bad weather
infested (rat-infested)	full of very many insects, animals, etc.
swamp	bagno
take action	do sth to deal with a situation
drastic	extreme in a way that has a sudden, violent, or serious effect
stray	move away from where you should be, without intending to
dazed	unable to think clearly because of shock or a blow to the head
disorientated	confused about where toy are or which way to go
regain your senses	think clearly again after a period of confusion
stay put	stay where you are rather than moving away
take a chance on sth	decide to do sth, even though it involves risk
gruelling/ punishing	very difficult and tiring; needing a great effort