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to kick in
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(zacząć działać) to start to have an effect
to slave away
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(ciężko pracować, harować) to work very hard
foul-up
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(wpadka) a mistake in a process or system that means it cannot work effectively
dress-down day
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(dzień bez krawata) a day on which employees are allowed to wear informal clothes to work
to impair
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(zaszkodzić, pogarszać, uszkadzać) to make something less good or effective, especially by causing damage that affects the way something works
welder
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(spawacz) someone whose job is to weld metal
rivet
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(nitować) to join two things together with rivets (nit)
undertaker
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(właściciel zakładu pogrzebowego) someone whose job is to make arrangements for funerals
appraisal
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(ocena (np. pracownika)) an interview between a manager and an employee, which allows the manager to judge how well the employee is doing their job
cringing
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(uniżony, służalczy, zastraszony) a cringing person always obeys people or agrees with them in a way that does not seem sincere
grovel
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(płaszczyć się (przed kimś)) to show too much respect for someone or be too willing to obey someone, because you want to please them or you are afraid of them
sycophant
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(lizus, pochlebca) an insulting word for someone who praises rich or powerful people in order to gain an advantage
cock-up
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(potknięcie, pomyłka) a bad mistake, or something that has been done very badly
cone
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(pachołek) a plastic object shaped like a cone that is put in the road to prevent traffic from driving or stopping somewhere
jammy
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(fartowny, lepki od dżemu, przyjemny) very lucky or covered and sticky with jam
waffle
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(ględzić) talk or writing that uses a lot of words but does not say anything important or interesting
inert
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(bezczynny, bierny) someone who is inert does nothing when they should be taking action
chairperson
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(prezes, przewodniczący) the person in charge of a large organization company
gay
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(wesoły, radosny) happy and excited
abandon
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(opuszczać, porzucać) o leave a place, especially because it is difficult or dangerous to stay there

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