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the heavy rain didn’t exactly facilitate matters

rzęsisty deszcz raczej nie ułatwił sprawy

she was looking very sophisticated in black

w czerni wyglądała bardzo wytwornie

podatny na coś, wrażliwy

to be distinct from sth

różnić się od czegoś, być odmiennym od czegoś;

greater bargaining power

silniejsza pozycja przetargowa

money/water became scarce

zaczęło brakować pieniędzy/wody

Dixons is doing better than its peers.

Increased expenditure has caused a depletion in capital.

Credit rating agencies provide a snapshot of the risks an investment poses at any one time.

trigger for sth Inflation has been the trigger for nearly all post-war recessions.

The Gulf of Guinea has some of the world's greatest untapped oil reserves. untapped potential/resources/sources

contingent on/upon sth The contract is contingent on approval by the Board of Trustees.

A property owned by one party on which a second party reserves the right to make a valid claim, e.g., a bank's holding of a home mortgage encumbers property.

Nearby, but not necessarily touching; implies properties separated by a natural barrier such as a river, or by a street, but not separated by another property. Properties that touch each other are legally said to be adjoining rather than adjacent,