Article: The peril of showrooming PART 1

(formal) [uncountable] great danger ▶ wielkie niebezpieczeństwo; pułapka

peril

(uncountable) a situation in which the financial affairs of a business that cannot pay its debts are managed by an independent administrator; być przejętym przez syndyka masy upadłościowej

to go into administration

not showing emotion

dry

buildings, when you are thinking of them in connection with how much they cost to build or how much they are worth

bricks and mortar

[uncountable] a mixture of cement, sand and water used in building for holding bricks and stones together ▶ zaprawa murarska

mortar

a large shop/store in which goods for sale, especially cars and electrical goods, are displayed

a showroom

(formal) to make sth worse, especially a disease or problem ▶ pogarszać, zaostrzać; SYNONYM  aggravate

to exacerbate

a state of not being able to decide what to do; a difficult situation ▶ dylemat

a quandary

silly ▶ głupi, stuknięty

daft

the way that sb/sth walks ▶ chód

gait

an exercise machine that has a moving surface that you can walk or run on while remaining in the same place; bieżnia

a treadmill

wyraźnie, znacznie

markedly

used to describe somebody who is hoping to become the type of person mentioned ▶ niedoszły, potencjalny

would-be

the level at which sth starts to happen; próg

a threshold

if you keep a straight face, you do not laugh or smile, although you find something funny

a straight face