Freakonomics - Vocabulary

[from Spanish] a person who is very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about an activity, subject, or pastime (wielbiciel, miłośnik, amator)

in a way that involves great care, perseverance and attention to detail (wytrwale, pieczołowicie, gorliwie, sumiennie)

[idiom] to feel successful and admired for sth, despite the fact that you did not achieve it yourself but were only connected to it in some way (pławić się w blasku sławy)

very fast or rapid (zawrotny)

[formal, French origin] cheerful friendliness; geniality; amiability (dobroduszność, jowialność)

[informal] a term for a bookmaker - a person who calculates odds and accepts bets, especially on horse racing (bukmacher)

shameless and bold (bezczelny, bezwstydny)

[mainly AmE] a house with its front built of a reddish-brown stone, especially common in New York City [budynek z czerwonobrunatnego piaskowca (charakterystyczny dla Nowego Jorku)]

a feeling of trust and friendship among a group of people who have usually known each other for a long time or gone through some kind of experience together; comradeship (koleżeństwo, poczucie koleżeństwa)

[formal] annoyance or distress at having failed or been humiliated; mortification (rozgoryczenie, rozczarowanie)