Flo-Joe

• disciplinary
• disciplinarian
• self-discipline

• pleasure
• pleasing
• pleasurable

He hates being second best in anything he does. He's so competitive.

Can I just brush past you? I need to get to the photocopier.

We phoned for a plumber and one arrived at the double and fixed the leak in no time.

If you have some time on your hands over the holiday would you mind helping me with the garden?

• astronaut
• astronomer

Waste

Disposal of waste
to collect the rubbish bags and take them to the local rubbish tip
to separate rubbish
landfill site
dustbin = trash
garbage = rubbish
rubbish collectors
dust carts
rubbish dump
to dump
textile scrap
scrap paper
scrap metal
remaining waste
dustbin lorries
dumping ground
industrial waste
toxic waste dump
waste separation
waste paper
scrap-heap
to be incinerated
laxer regulations

acid rain
traffic congestion
water contamination
destruction of the ozone layer

leftovers
remnant
remainder

Business English

I would like to exchange dollars for franks.
A spot transaction concerns buying or selling currency at the current exchange rate.

a debt collection agency - agencja windykacyjna
to take out a secured loan - wziąć pożyczkę pod zastaw
private exchange office - kantor
an advance - zaliczka
to entail - pociągać za sobą
a trust fund - fundusz powierniczy
a failed investment - chybiona inwestycja
a collective contract - układ zbiorowy
a rental agreement - umowa najmu
a bullish tone - tendencje zwyżkowe

stakes

pull up stakes

1. To clear out; leave: She pulled up stakes in New England and moved to the desert.