Active vocabulary | Unit 1

Question 1

face to face

Answer 1

looking at another person

LV: aci pret aci, tiešā klātienē

≠ remotely, virtually

Question 2

cause offence

Answer 2

to upset or embarrass smb
by being rude or tactless

LV: aizvainot

≠ please, compliment

Question 3

get away with

Answer 3

not be caught or punished
when you have done smth wrong

LV: izvairīties no soda, tikt sveikā cauri

≠ be caught, punished

Question 4

make things up

Answer 4

pretend smth is true
in order to deceive people

LV: izdomāt atrunas/ko nepatiesu, lai maldinātu

≠ be honest, tell the truth

Question 5

keep in touch with

Answer 5

to keep writing or talking to smb,
even though you do not see them often

LV: uzturēt sakarus

≠ lose touch with

Question 6

pitch to someone

Answer 6

to present an idea, product, or proposal
with the goal of persuading smb to support or buy it

LV: piedāvāt ar domu pārdot/pārliecināt

≠ refuse, decline, reject

Question 7

bizarre

Answer 7

very strange, unusual, weird, odd

LV: dīvains, savāds

≠ normal, ordinary

Question 8

impetuous

Answer 8

acting quickly without thinking,
rash, hasty, impulsive

LV: pārsteidzīgs, neapdomāts

≠ cautious, careful

Question 9

tough

Answer 9

not kind or pleasant, difficult

LV: stingrs, nepieklājīgs

≠ friendly, pleasant

Question 10

uncivil

Answer 10

lacking good manners, rude, impolite

LV: rupjš, nepieklājīgs

≠ civilised, polite

Question 11

gross

Answer 11

extremely unpleasant, awful, disgusting, nasty

LV: pretīgs, riebīgs

≠ pleasant, nice, delightful

Question 12

mad

Answer 12

very foolish, irrational, stupid, absurd, ridiculous

LV: muļķīgs

≠ smart, rational, clever

Question 13

reprimand smb for smth

Answer 13

to express to smb strong official
disapproval of them, scold, rebuke

LV: pārmest, izteikt rājienu

≠ praise, approve

Question 14

fester smb

Answer 14

to be or become an increasing source of
irritation or poisoning

LV: mocīt, tirdīt, aizkaitināt

≠ heal, resolve

Question 15

irritable response

Answer 15

a quick, snappy, angry reply

LV: ātra, dusmīga, aizkaitināta atbilde

≠ calm, friendly reply or answer

Question 16

distraction

Answer 16

smth that takes attention away, disturbance

LV: traucēklis, kas novērš uzmanību

≠ focus, concentration

Question 17

hypocrisy

Answer 17

pretending to have beliefs that one does not actually have, insincerity

LV: liekulība, izlikšanās

≠ honesty, openness

Question 18

engaged phone

Answer 18

a phone line that is already in use, busy, occupied line

LV: aizņemts telefons

≠ free, available line

Question 19

inbox swamped with spam

Answer 19

mailbox flooded, full with unwanted emails

LV: iesūtne pārpludināta ar mēstulēm

≠ organized, clean, well-managed inbox

Question 20

reach smb on the phone

Answer 20

to successfully contact smb by phone,
get in touch via phone

LV: sazvanīt

≠ miss, fail to contact

Question 21

reply swiftly

Answer 21

to answer quickly, respond promptly

LV: ātri atbildēt

≠ delay, ignore

Question 22

maintain (eye contact)

Answer 22

to keep looking directly at someone,
sustain, hold eye contact

LV: uzturēt acu kontaktu

≠ avoid, break eye contact

Question 23

peek at (your phone)

Answer 23

to quickly look at something secretly, glimpse, glance

LV: slepus uzmest skatienu, palūrēt

≠ stare, examine

Question 24

productivity increase

Answer 24

growth in the amount of work done,
efficiency boost

LV: produktivitātes pieaugums

≠ productivity decline, decrease

Question 25

rising prosperity

Answer 25

increasing wealth and success,
economic growth, affluence

LV: pieaugoša labklājība

≠ declining prosperity

Question 26

fade

Answer 26

to gradually disappear,
vanish, diminish

LV: izgaist, izbalēt

≠ appear, strengthen

Question 27

far-flung commercial contacts

Answer 27

business connections in distant places,
remote contacts

LV: tālu izvietoti komerciālie kontakti

≠ local, nearby contacts

Question 28

chair a meeting

Answer 28

to be the person in charge of a meeting,
lead, moderate

LV: vadīt sapulci

≠ attend, participate

Question 29

vow/give a vow

Answer 29

to make a serious promise,
swear, pledge

LV: zvērēt, svinīgi solīt

≠ break a promise

Question 30

terrific

Answer 30

excellent, fabulous, awesome,
superb, marvellous, great

LV: kolosāls, fantastisks

≠ terrible, awful, horrible

Question 31

marvellously

Answer 31

in a wonderful or excellent way,
wonderfully, splendidly, superbly

LV: brīnišķīgi

≠ badly, poorly, imperfectly

Question 32

invariably

Answer 32

always happening in the same way, constantly, consistently

LV: nemainīgi, pastāvīgi, vienmēr

≠ occasionally, rarely, seldom