angol kolos_1 16.12

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opinionated
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conceited, neglected - disapproving
slave-driver
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a person who makes people work extremely hard
tremendous
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great, wonderful, huge
produce an idea
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to show
get down to smth
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start doing smth
the nitty-gritty
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the basic or most important details of an issue or a situation
escape somebody's attention
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overlooked
handle a person
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deal with a person
roll up one's sleeves
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to prepare to work or figh
get an idea
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succed in making others understand
hands on
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doing something rather than talking about it
bogged down in smth
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prevents in making progress/ stuck
overbearing
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trying to control people in an unpleasant way /e. g an overbearing parent
expected to tick along
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expect to progress
take pride in
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be proud of smth
stay put
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remain in the same position
reconcile something (with something)
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to find an acceptable way of dealing with two or more ideas, needs, etc. that seem to be opposed to each other
Clip your wings
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restrain someone; to reduce or put an end to someone's privileges
remuneration
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an amount of money that is paid to somebody for the work they have done
the going rate (for something)
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the usual amount of money paid for goods or services at a particular time
wind down/ unwind
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(of a person) to rest or relax after a period of activity or excitement
dire
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very serious/ very bad in british english
lavish
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large in amount, or impressive, and usually costing a lot of money. E. g Lavish gifts, costumes, celebrations
immersed
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engaged
slip up
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make a careless mistake. (we can't afford to slip up)
fall on deaf ears
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be ignored
longevity
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long life; the fact of lasting a long time
flamboyant
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(of people or their behaviour) different, confident and exciting in a way that attracts attention
breathe down somebody’s neck
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to watch closely what somebody is doing in a way that makes them feel anxious and/or annoyed (I can’t get any work done with you breathing down my neck.)
stale
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of food no longer fresh and therefore unpleasant to eat
geared to
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designed or organized to achieve a particular purpose,
sole trader
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If you're a sole trader, you run your own business as an individual and are self-employed
obsolete
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no longer used because something new has been invented: (out of date)
on a joint basis
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togheter
strike out
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to start being independent
clerk
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a person whose job is to serve customers in a shop (shop assistant)
clerical job
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daily office duties, such as data entry, answering phone calls
venture
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deal
reinforce
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reinforce something to make a feeling, an idea etc. stronger
have a stake in something
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if you have a stake in something, you will get advantages if it is successful, and you feel that you have an important connection with it
camaraderie
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a feeling of friendship and trust among people who work or spend a lot of time together
frenetic
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involving a lot of energy and activity in a way that is not organized(to live at a frenetic pace)
Quality management
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the act of overseeing all activities and tasks that must be accomplished to maintain a desired level of excellence.
line managment
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direct managerial responsibility for an employee.
middle management
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the managers in an organization at a level between senior and junior managers.
brand management
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the activity of supervising the promotion of a particular brand of goods.
crisis management
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the process by which a business or other organization deals with a sudden emergency situation.
risk management
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(in business) the forecasting and evaluation of financial risks together with the identification of procedures to avoid or minimize their impact.
transactional leadership
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leadership style where the executive relies on rewards and punishments to achieve optimal job performance from his or her subordinates.
Paternalistic leadership
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is a managerial approach that involves a dominant authority figure who acts as a patriarch or matriarch and treats employees and partners as though they are members of a large, extended family
project manager
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the person in overall charge of the planning and execution of a particular project.
knowledge worker
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a person whose job involves handling or using information.
freelancer
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a person who works freelance.
semi-skilled worker
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A semi-skilled worker has some training and skills, but not enough to do specialized work.
union representative
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someone in a particular company or organization who has been elected to represent employees who belong to a particular trade union:
temporary worker
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Employees on a fixed term contract or whose expected duration of main job was less than one year
job-sharing
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(of two part-time employees) share the work and pay of a single full-time job.
freelancing
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doing work for a different org, rather than one
temping
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work as a temporary employee.
attentive
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listening or watching carefully and with interest (an attentive audience)
meticulous
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paying careful attention to every detail
diligent
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showing care and effort in your work or duties/* careful
inundate
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o give or send somebody so many things that they cannot deal with them all
Merit pay
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Merit pay is the type of compensation a company uses to reward higher-performing employees with ongoing additional pay
drudgery
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hard boring work
flippantly
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in a way that shows you do not take something as seriously as other people think you should/ casually
make ends meet
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to have enough money to buy what you need to live
on a call
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they are ready to go to work at any time if they are needed, especially if there is an emergency.
loss adjuster Poznaj wymowę
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an insurance agent who assesses the amount of compensation that should be paid after a person has claimed on their insurance policy.

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