mark sth with sth	oznaczyć coś czymś
leave a mark on	to have a very strong and noticable effect on someone/sth, usually a bad one that lasts for a long t
burn mark	ślad po oparzeniu
scratch mark	ślad po zadrapaniu
the halfway mark	półmetek
be quick/slow off the mark	to be quick/slow to act or ready to an event or a situation
hit/miss the mark	to achieve/not achieve the result that you intended
material possessions	własności materialne
material rewards	nagrody materialne
material resources	złoża materiałowe
raw material	unprocessed material (surowiec)
in a matter of sth	only, just - ... seconds, the building was in flames
a matter of sth	kwestia czegoś
no matter how	nie ważne jak
make matters worse	to make the situation even more unpleasant or difficult
as a matter of fact	w gruncie rzeczy, prawdę mówiąc
as a matter od course	rutynowo, automatycznie
as a matter of urgency	w trybie pilnym
subject matter	temat, tematyka
precious metal	metal szlachetny
metal detector	wykrywacz metalu
shape into sth	formować w coś
take the shape of sth	przybrać kształt czegoś
be in shape	być w formie
be out of shape	nie być w formie (fizycznej)
in shape	w formie (kształcie)
out of shape	bez kształtu, bez formy
all shapes and sizes	many different types of people or things
keep a sharp eye on sb	bacznie śledzić kogoś
a sharp rise	gwałtowny wzrost
sharp criticism	ostra krytyka
have a sharp tongue	to be somebody who often criticizes and speaks in a severe way
smooth the way for sth	to remove problems so that sth can be achieved easily
smooth-talking	good at persuading people
be smooth sailing	to be easy and without problems
a smooth operator	a person who accomplishes tasks with efficiency and grace, especially one with verbal skills