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They’re okay with that
They seem pretty calm about it
to come from something
derive from something (phrasal verb) / The English word “olive” is derived from the Latin word “oliva”
to get or obtain something
to derive
if we are talking about available data - yes
In terms of data being available- yes
What should we do with this?
In the ideal world - what would we do with this?
for all the data we have right now
For all the data build so far
Approach with respect
Approach with appropriate reverence
a feeling of respect or admiration for someone or something
reverence / She feels great reverence for her professors.
one of the main characters in a story or a play
protagonist / Key protagonists of the revolution were hunted down and executed.
to feel or express great pleasure or satisfaction because of your own success or good luck, or someone else’s failure or bad luck
to gloat / She’s continually gloating over/about her new job.
I’m surprised in a different way
It’s not the same sort of surprise
debts?
What kind of debts?
to clarify
For clarity
in a way that never stops, especially when this is annoying or unpleasant
incessantly / She talked incessantly about the most trivial things.
the act of using or spending energy, time, or money
expenditure on / The expenditure of effort on this project has been enormous
to invite someone to your home and give food and drink to them
to entertain / We entertain a lot of people, mainly business associates of my wife’s.
to formally establish a new company, organization, system, way of working, etc.
set something up / She plans to set up her own business.
to arrange for an event or activity to happen
set something up / We need to set up a meeting to discuss the proposals.
significant?
Depends what you consider to be “significant”
what’s happening?
What happens down there?
freedom from punishment for something that has been done that is wrong or illegal
(with) impunity / She thought that her money and power gave her the right to ignore the law with impunity.
If someone *** to you, they make you feel upset or angry
I know he’s annoying, but you shouldn’t let him get to you.
If something *** to you, it makes you suffer
get to someone / The heat was beginning to get to me, so I went indoors.
“substantial” means a lot
I would assume “substantial” means half or more
relating to the main or most important things being considered
substantial / The committee was in substantial agreement (= agreed about most of the things discussed).
That means this is only a small part.
That means this is a very small cog in a much larger machine.
to get control or influence
to prevail / I am sure that common sense will prevail in the end.
a feeling or opinion about something or someone, or a way of behaving that is caused by this
attitude / It’s often very difficult to change people’s attitudes.
the basic level of practical knowledge and judgment that we all need to help us live in a reasonable and safe way
common sense / Windsurfing is perfectly safe as long as you have/use some common sense.
only; just / Used to emphasize that an amount is small.
a matter of something (idiom) / In a matter of seconds, the building was in flames.
to show that something is very important or worth giving attention to
to emphasize / I’d just like to emphasize how important it is for people to learn foreign languages.
He has a very bad work ethic.
He has a very bad attitude to work.
