Casual 06

Question 1

ENTICE [ɪn’taɪs]

Answer 1

соблазнять

The adverts entice the customer into buy ing things they don’t really want.

Question 2

RUMINATION [ˌruːmɪ’neɪʃ(ə)n]

Answer 2

1) жевание жвачки 2) размышление

Question 3

TENTATIVE

Answer 3

предварительный, предполагаемый, неуверенный, осторожный

I have made tentative plans to take a trip to Seattle in July.

Question 4

ENCROACH ON/UPON sth

Answer 4

вторгаться, покушаться, посягать (на чужое)

What the government is proposing encroaches on the rights of individuals.
I resent it that my job is starting to encroach on my family life.

Question 5

BLUNDER

Answer 5

грубая ошибка, промах, просчёт

There are plenty of office etiquette blunders that disrupt productivity

Question 6

HOVER

Answer 6

колебаться, быть нестабильным, неопределённым (о данных, процентах, ценах)

Inflation is hovering at three percent.

Question 7

BREACH [briːʧ]

Answer 7

брешь, пролом, нарушение (закона, обязательств)

He was sued for breach of contract.
There have been serious security breaches (= breaks in our security system).

Office etiquette breaches are just one of many reasons for employee disengagement.

Question 8

TARDINESS

Answer 8

отставание; запаздывание, задержка

HR Magazine once estimaated that employee tardiness cost US companies over $3 billion dollars each year.

Question 9

MITIGATE [‘mɪtɪgeɪt]

Answer 9

смягчать, уменьшать

Mitigate the problem.
The company was criticized for failing to mitigate risks at the plant.

Question 10

REMUNERATION

Answer 10

вознаграждение, оплата, компенсация

They demanded adequate remuneration for their work.