far-flung relatives | family members who are distant | |
to be socially obliged | to be forced to do sth because of social conventions | |
to turn one's back on sth | to decide to stop doing sth | |
surplus value | a situation in which the value of sth is higher than its price | |
to advocate sth | to speak for sth, to support sth | |
awkwardness | a feeling of embarrassment | |
to lie dormant | to be unused | |
to abandon sth | is to give up sth | |
a social minefield | a potentially social difficult situation-towarzyskie pole minowe | |
odd | means strange | |
to be taken aback | to be surprised and confused | |
to be at the root of sth | to be the primary cause of sth | |
recipient | is a person who receives sth | |