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agitator
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someone who tries to make people take part in protests and political activities, especially ones that cause trouble
inflict
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to force someone to experience something very unpleasant
detestation
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the feeling of hating someone or something very much
vilification
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the act of saying or writing unpleasant things about someone or something, in order to cause other people to have a bad opinion of them
provincial
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a person who comes from somewhere in a country outside its capital city
legislature
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the group of people in a country or part of a country who have the power to make and change laws
assertions
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a statement that you strongly believe is true
constitute
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to be or be considered as something
conscience
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the part of you that judges how moral your own actions are and makes you feel guilty about bad things that you have done or things you feel responsible for
subsidies
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money given as part of the cost of something, to help or encourage it to happen
precociousness
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the condition of showing mental development or achievement much earlier than usual
outlawed
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(especially in the past) a person who has broken the law and who lives separately from the other parts of society because they want to escape legal punishment
hatred
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an extremely strong feeling of dislike
charter
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a formal statement of the rights of a country's people, or of an organization or a particular social group, that is agreed by or demanded from a ruler or government
galvanising
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to cause someone to suddenly take action, especially by shocking or exciting them in some way
pronoun
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a word that is used instead of a noun or a noun phrase
"She", "it", and "who" are all examples of pronouns
grappling
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to fight, especially in order to win something
peak
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the highest, strongest, or best point, value, or level of skill
downswing
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Becoming and making smaller or less
recession
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a period when the economy of a country is not successful and conditions for business are bad
trough
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a low point in a regular series of high and low points
recovery
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the process of getting something back
boom
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a period of sudden economic growth, especially one that results in a lot of money being made
prosperity
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the state of being successful and having a lot of money
contraction
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the fact of something becoming smaller or shorter
expansion
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the increase of something in size, number, or importance
bail
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an amount of money that a person who has been accused of a crime pays to a law court so that they can be released until their trial. The payment is a way of making certain that the person will return to court for trial
non-durable goods
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goods that do not last for a long time and that people buy often
exogenous
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found or coming from outside something, for example a system or a person's body or mind
coming from or produced outside an organism or cell
stimulus
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something that causes growth or activity
Foreign investment has been a stimulus to the industry.
sovereign
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having the highest power or being completely independent
sub-prime
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used to describe a mortgage that has a high risk of not being paid back
contagion
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the fact of economic problems in one country, region, etc. spreading to another
endogenous
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used in economics to describe something that is inside a particular system, rather than outside that system
incentive
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something, especially money, that encourages a person or organization to do something
gross domestic product
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the total value of goods and services produced by a country in one year
default
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to fail to do something, such as pay a debt, that you legally have to do
bonus scheme
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premia
retailer
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a person, shop, or business that sells goods to the public
high flier
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someone who has a lot of ability and a strong wish to be successful and is therefore expected to achieve a lot
shuffle up
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przetasowac
enquiry
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zapytanie
tailor-made
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specially designed to meet your needs
core skills
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basic, essential skills
hands-on training
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practical, not theoretical, training
objectives
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cele
ascend
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to move up or climb something
retain
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to keep or continue to have something
material incentives
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something, especially money, which encourages a person to do something
headhunters
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people who try to persuade someone to leave their job by offering them another job with more pay and a higher position
external
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of, on, for, or coming from the outside
efficient
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working or operating quickly and effectively in an organized way

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