lobby	grupa nacisku - a group of people who try to persuade the government to do sth
godsend	wybawienie - sth good which happens unexpectedly especially at a time when it is needed
to be tantamount to sth	byc równoznacznym z czymś - being almost the same of having the same effect as, usually sth bad
hostile	unfriendly and not liking or agreeing with sb/sth
corrosive	harmful and causing bad, bitter feelings
enthrall	to keep sb completely interested
increment	podwyżka - one of a series of increases
trivial	having little value or importance
revelation	when sth is made known that was secret or a fact that is made known
phobia	an extreme fear of sth usually canot be explained reasonably
inspire	to make sb feel that they want and can do sth
bigot (fanatyk)	a person who has strong, unreasonable beliefs and thinks that everyone who has other beliefs are wro
to invoke	wywoływać - to make sb have a particular feeling or remember sth
to consign sb/sth to sth (to be consigned to prison)	to get rid of sth/sb or to put them in an unpleasant situation
to come out	to tell people that you're homosexual after a period of secrecy
anthropocentric	considering human beings and their existence as the most important in the universe
to rock the boat	do or say something that will upset people or cause problems
to take the lion's share of sth	to take the largest part or most of sth
to sugar the pill (US sweeten)	to make something bad seem less unpleasant
to oil the wheels = to smooth the path	to make it easier for sth to happen
the cream of the crop	the best of a group of similar things or people; the best of the bunch
to create a furore	robić furorę, cause excitement
to pose a threat to sth	powodować zagrożenie dla czegoś
to compound a problem (potęgować)	to make a problem worse
beleaguered	experiencing a lot of criticism or difficulties
tetchy	irritable - rozdrażniony
on a jarring note	to have an unpleasant effect on sb
coin the term	invent a new phrase
to stoop so low to do sth	lower your moral standards far enough to do sth bad
promulgate	spread ideas
vouchsafe	guarantee
vilify sb as sth/ for sth	szkalować - to say sth negative about sb so people will have a low opinion of him/her
come down off your high horse	stop thinking that you're better than other people
unbecoming	uncharming, inappropriate
muddled up	mixed up, confused
a stumbling block	przeszkoda - sth that prevents u from achieving ur goal
parsimonious (neg)	not willing to spend money or give something
oblivion	nieświadomość - state of not knowing what's going on