How Will Work From Home Work After Covid?

Question 1

Regimented

Answer 1

adjective

Very strictly organized & controlled

_{I went to a very regimented high school.}

_{Buddhist monks have a very regimented lifestyle.}

Question 2

Commute

Answer 2

noun

Traveling between work & home

_{My commute has been greatly reduced.}

_{She still needs to commute to work every day.}

Question 3

Open relationship

Answer 3

adjective - noun

A relationship with someone / something that has less rules

_{Workers are now able to have a more open relationship with the office.}

_{They have been in an open relationship for a while now.}

Question 4

Significant

Answer 4

adjective

Important

_{We have made some significant changes to our policy.}

_{There were no significant issues found.}

Question 5

Rush hour

Answer 5

noun

Time period during the day when traffic is at its heaviest

_{I usually try to avoid rush hour by going home late.}

_{I think she is stuck in rush hour again.}

Question 6

Squeeze down a street

Answer 6

verbal phrase

To go slowly down a street because of traffic / too many people

_{I could barely squeeze down the street this morning.}

_{You’ll have to squeeze down that street if you want to come now.}

Question 7

Survey after survey

Answer 7

phrase

Many surveys

_{Survey after survey has shown dissatisfaction with our products.}

_{We have seen in survey after survey that there is a lack of marketing.}

Question 8

Mess

Answer 8

noun

Something that looks dirty / untidy

_{He had to try and hide the mess in his office this morning.}

_{There was a big mess in the kitchen after dinner.}

Question 9

Flexibility

Answer 9

noun

The ability to change

_{There is very little to no flexibility in this contract.}

_{Workers want greater flexibility in their jobs.}

Question 10

Schism

Answer 10

noun

A division between groups caused by a disagreement

_{Putin has caused a schism between Russia and the rest of the world.}

_{A schism formed in the country after the election.}

Question 11

Isolated

Answer 11

adjective

Separate from others

_{He has been isolated at home this entire time.}

_{She felt very isolated after her divorce.}

Question 12

Shared flat

Answer 12

noun

An apartment that is shared by several people

_{Many working professionals in London live in shared flats.}

_{You’ll need to move into a shared flat first.}

Question 13

Struggle

Answer 13

noun

A very difficult situation

_{It was a great struggle for us to buy our first home.}

_{There was a struggle within the company.}

Question 14

Radical experiment

Answer 14

adjective - noun

A very extreme experiment

_{A radical experiment was forced upon us by the pandemic.}

_{The one-child policy in China was a radical experiment.}

Question 15

Paradigm

Answer 15

noun

A model / a clear & typical example of something

_{Einstein created a new scientific paradigm.}

_{We are seeing a paradigm shift in how people work.}

Question 16

Impact Demand

Answer 16

verbal phrase

To have an effect on the need for something

_{Rising gas prices will impact the demand for travel.}

_{5G technology will impact demand for new services.}

Question 17

Property advisor

Answer 17

noun

A person who advises property owners how to invest their money

_{We need to ask a property advisor about this.}

_{She has been a property advisor for many Russian oligarchs.}

Question 18

Argue

Answer 18

verb

To give reasons for one’s opinion / idea

_{He argued that we should not sell the office space yet.}

_{I would argue that we don’t need any improvements.}

Question 19

“Deal with it”

Answer 19

phrase

Said to mean that someone should accept something they might not agree with

_{I can’t continue supporting you, deal with it!}

_{Unfortunately we are not going back to the office, deal with it!}

Question 20

To change fundamentally

Answer 20

verbal phrase

Something changes completely

_{The political landscape in Europe changed fundamentally after the war.}

_{We need to change our ideals fundamentally.}

Question 21

Split one’s time

Answer 21

verbal phrase

To divide one’s time between two or more things

_{I am able to split my time between my professional and personal life.}

_{He splits his time between working and studying.}

Question 22

Long-term trend

Answer 22

noun

A new development that will remain for a long time

_{Working from home has become a long-term trend.}

_{Wearing masks seems to have become a long-term trend.}

Question 23

Shift

Answer 23

noun

A slight change in direction / position

_{There has been a shift in his attitude recently.}

_{I believe we will see a shift in their policy.}

Question 24

Scale

Answer 24

noun

The size of something, usually large

_{The scale of the problem is really overwhelming.}

_{I like to entertain friends on a small scale.}

Question 25

Underestimated

Answer 25

verb

To believe something to be smaller than it really is

_{He underestimated the scale of the issue.}

_{The shift in our culture should not be underestimated.}

Question 26

“Nothing short of…”

Answer 26

phrase

Used to emphasize how great something is

_{These results are nothing short of amazing!}

_{The event was nothing short of a disaster…}

Question 27

Revolution

Answer 27

noun

A big change in the way people do things

_{We are living through a technological revolution.}

_{The pill brought on a revolution in women’s ability to pursue their careers.}

Question 28

Destabilize

Answer 28

verb

To make something unstable

_{Apple was able to destabilize the computer world on several occasions.}

_{We hope our product will destabilize the market.}

Question 29

Occupancy rates

Answer 29

noun

The amount homes / offices that are rented out

_{The occupancy rates of downtown Manhattan has decreased sharply.}

_{We will see a drop in occupancy rates I believe.}

Question 30

Practically empty

Answer 30

adverb

Basically / almost empty

_{The office was practically empty last Friday.}

_{The bottle was practically empty the next morning…}

Question 31

Speak “off the record”

Answer 31

verbal phrase

To say something to a journalist (usually) that one does not want published or have one’s name attached to

_{He was speaking off the record, but told me that Russia might not succeed.}

_{She told me off the record that she didn’t really enjoy working for the president.}

Question 32

Detect

Answer 32

verb

To find / identify the existence of something

_{We were able to detect several issues in the report.}

_{He could detect the problem right away.}

Question 33

Concern

Answer 33

noun

A worried or nervous feeling about something

_{I could detect some concern in his voice.}

_{I think there is some concern that the plan might not work.}

Question 34

Sort something out

Answer 34

phrasal verb

To find an answer / solution for something

_{I’d like you to sort out these issues ASAP please.}

_{I wasn’t able to sort out everything they asked for.}

Question 35

Demanding

Answer 35

adjective

Needing a lot of time / energy / attention

_{This certainly is becoming a very demanding job.}

_{She has a very demanding boss indeed.}

Question 36

Landlord

Answer 36

noun

A person who owns a building / office / home that someone else is renting

_{My new landlord is not very friendly.}

_{Our landlord wants us to sign a new lease.}

Question 37

Substantially

Answer 37

adverb

To a large degree

_{These rules will substantially change how we do business.}

_{Prices have risen substantially recently.}

Question 38

Valuation

Answer 38

noun

The amount of money that something is worth

_{The valuation of their property has not changed at all.}

_{The market valuation is up 10%.}

Question 39

Consensus

Answer 39

noun

A general opinion / agreement

_{The growing consensus is that Biden will not win a second term.}

_{I think we have reached a consensus on this matter.}

Question 40

Well-positioned

Answer 40

adjective

To be in a good situation (to do something)

_{We were well-positioned in the HR industry for growth.}

_{She was well-positioned to handle that challenge.}

Question 41

Physical space

Answer 41

noun

The real world (not online)

_{We decided to keep the office going so as to have a physical space where we can gather.}

_{I prefer meeting my colleagues in the same physical space.}

Question 42

Fundamentally

Answer 42

adverb

In a basic & important way

_{We need to change our marketing approach fundamentally.}

_{She believes that most people are fundamentally good.}

Question 43

Exchange

Answer 43

verb

The act of giving one thing and receiving another

_{It’s good to meet in person to exchange new ideas with your team members.}

_{He usually exchanges his camera when a new model is released.}

Question 44

Shift the dial

Answer 44

verbal phrase

To cause a noticeable change

_{The pandemic has shifted the dial in terms of tourism.}

_{I don’t think this idea shifts the dial enough.}

Question 45

The argument

Answer 45

noun

The main point / idea

_{The argument still stands, I don’t think we will change our minds.}

_{The argument is that we simply cannot afford it.}

Question 46

Talent

Answer 46

noun

A natural ability to be good at something

_{It’s wonderful to have some may people with useful talents onboard.}

_{His talent for management needs to be encouraged.}

Question 47

Normalize

Answer 47

verbal

To return to the usual situation

_{I sincerely hope that things will normalize soon.}

_{Once things normalize we can go on a trip.}

Question 48

Silent majority

Answer 48

adjective - noun

A large group of people whose opinions are not expressed publicly

_{I believe that the silent majority still does not support this idea.}

_{He hopes to be elected by the silent majority.}

Question 49

Renovation

Answer 49

noun

To repair / improve a building

_{There has been a lot of noisy renovation in my building.}

_{I think we need some renovation work in our holiday house.}

Question 50

“The gloss comes off”

Answer 50

phrase

Something is not as great as you originally thought it was

_{After a few years of marriage the gloss finally came off.}

_{I think once you move to NYC the gloss will come off.}

Question 51

Ghost town

Answer 51

noun

A place where no one lives anymore

_{There are many ghost towns in Japan.}

_{After the gold rush many ghosts towns were left behind.}

Question 52

Cram people in

Answer 52

phrasal verb

To put too many people in a small space

_{I don’t like to be crammed in on the morning train.}

_{We were crammed into a very small office.}

Question 53

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