Business English Flashcards
unsafe strategy
a risky business
to make possible or happen
to set the stage
most complete
full-blown
do things incorrectly
to head down the wrong track
when not everything and not always is ideal
it isn’t all sunshine and roses
potentially problematic and dangerous situation (phrase)
the stakes can be high and the pitfalls many
to come or go into some place for a moment.
to pop into
to want a coffee
to fancy a coffee
to tell idea to get the feedback
to bounce off
to explain too much
to cover too much
to understand
to figure out
wooden/metal post
a stake
a style of an utterance
a delivery
public speaking
an utterance
extremely complex
convoluted
to trip over somebody
to stumble over
to stay with somebody
to keep up with somebody
to rise the level of understanding
to increase comprehension
while (BrE)
whilst
large in degree, quantity
ample
to penetrate like a liquid
to soak-in / sink-in
with eager attention
intently
choice/control of the moment something when should be done
timing
mainly (BrE)
chiefly
to make progress / be successful in life
to get on
to become successful
to get ahead
to come into effect
to kick in
to work excessively hard
to slave away
a problem caused by a stupid mistake
a foul-up
related to an informal dress
dress-down
to make worse or less effective
to impair
to join metal parts by applying heat
to weld
a pin / bolt
a rivet
to highlight
to mark out
a person who prepares dead bodies and funerals
an undertaker
judging the nature of something or someone
appraisal
a way of behaving that shows respect for someone or something
a deference
the essential or basic aspects
nuts and bolts
a quality of an object, or an environment, which allows an individual to perform an action
an affordance
deny the truth of (a statement) by asserting the opposite
contradicted
confused and difficult to deal with
messy
by that means
thereby
a mistake
cock-up
acknowledgement of existence
recognition
plastic object that separates sections of a road
cone
lacking ability/strength to move
inert
used to intensify a denial if what has been just said
on the contrary
a chairman
a chair person
slang: a person or thing considered to be useless or defective
a lemon
(idiom) unwanted, useless, idle, esp. with a hint of painfully embarrassed superfluity
to stand around like a (lost) lemon
unavoidable
inevitable
done in disciplined matter
tightly run
happy without worries
gay abandon
self-assertive in a rude, noisy, or overbearing way
brash
to become very angry
to blow your top
speechless, esp. with embarrassment or shyness
tongue-tied
in an unfortunate situation, unprepared and with none of the resources to remedy the matter
up a river without a paddle
someone who is particularly audacious or has a lot of “guts”
chutzpah
a detailed drawing, usually in blue ink, containing all the information needed to construct a particular building
a blueprint
to make something seem real; to do something that allows other people visualize something and believe that it is happening or will happen
to bring something to life
to be able to imagine something so that one can almost see it in one’s mind
to envision
a person who makes detailed measurement to determine the exact location of something and/or the distance between two objects
a surveyor
a person whose job is to design bridges, roads, dams, and similar structures
a civil engineer
to accept the praise or admiration for some success without mentioning all the other people who helped to make it happen
to take all of the credit
to request proposals and budgets from other organizations
to solicit bids
to destroy something, especially a building, so that nothing is left
to tear down
an obstacle; something that makes a project more difficult or slower, but not impossible
a stumbling block
to deal with challenges or problems so that one can continue with what one wants to do; to overcome obstacles
to clear the hurdles
a person who manages a construction project, performing some of the work, but mostly communicating with specialists doing the work
a general contractor
official permission to do something, especially to create, modify, or destroy a building
a permit
something that has been in a family for generations
a heirloom
an opportunity for complaint that is seldom missed
pet peeve (grammatical mistakes are his pet peeve)
make minor changes in (a text) in order to make it fairer, more accurate, or more up-to-date.
to amend
