The next Czech dictator - Kalousek?

10.08.2011 - EB

Glossary of difficult words

insidious - proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects;

proclivity - a natural tendency, inclination or predisposition, esp. to something bad or evil;

to water down - to dilute or adulterate something;

typical Double Jan - a phrase used by Mirek Topolánek to describe the Opencard project and the benefits derived from it by lobbyists Roman Janoušek and Miroslav Jansta;

to endear - to cause to be loved or liked;

go-to man - a skilled or well-connected person wiling to do things other people will not or cannot do.



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