The morning after - Business Letters p. 61-62

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komornik
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bailiff
I didn't pay off/repay my debts, so the bank sent in the bailiff to my house.
wybrać
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take out
He took out 1000 $ from his bank account yesterday.
żyć w ubóstwie
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live in reduced circumstances
łatwo się wywinąć
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get of lightly
rozwiązłość
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laxity
być czemuś winnym
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be at fault for sth
replace
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supersede
zaciskać pasa
oszczędzać na czymś/ odmawiać sobie wszystkiego
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scrimp
to scrimp on sth/ to scrimp and save
przewyższać
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to outstrip
threateningly, worryingly
a threatening tone has crept into his voice
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ominously
profits have begun to decline ominously/ to come ominously close to doing something
rosnąć stopniowo
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creep up
inflation, debt, unemployment crept up only to 1% - it gave me the creeps
oszczędny, skromny
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frugal
As he was frugal with money we had a very frugal meal at the restaurant
w zastoju
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sluggish
In view of sluggish growth of economy there is not much enthusiasm in the financial markets.
ostrożny
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chary
He is very chary of giving praise.
pozbawienie, konfiskata
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forfeit of something
She paid a forfeit for being a stupid blonde.

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