NOUN-OF-THE-WEEK

competitiveness - when someone is trying to be more successful than others (rywalizacja, konkurencyjność)

DERIVATIVES

to compete - współzawodniczyć
competition - zawody
competitor - zawodnik

EXAMPLES:

¦ Competitiveness among young people is very strong.
¦ The next competition is swimming.
¦ The last competitor passed the finishing line.
¦ I don't like competing with unfair people.

GLOSSARY:

manifold - many and of several different types (różnorodny)
outbid - to offer to pay a higher price or do sth better than others (przelicytować)
retain - to keep or continue to have (zachować)
antiquated - old-fashioned (przestarzały)
latter - the last of more than two things previously mentioned (ostatni)
remote - far away In distance (odległy)
secluded - quiet and private by being far away from people (odosobniony)
prerequisite - sth which must exist before sth else can happen (warunek wstępny)