Unit-18 Team Spirit

Question 1

1. Working or done without help; unassisted.
2. Intended for use with one hand.
3. Having or using only one hand.

Answer 1

single-handedly

adj.

Question 2

to behave in a way that embarrasses or causes problems for a group of people that you are part of The general feeling is that cleaners who ignore the union’s ban on overtime are letting the side down.

Answer 2

Let the side down

Question 3

verb

contribute, to a group effort. Used especially in business and competitions such as sports.

Answer 3

bring to the table

Question 4

to work as hard as other people in a group The rest of the team complained that Sarah wasn’t pulling her weight.

Answer 4

pull your weight

Question 5

Carried out or functioning without aid or assistance: made an unaided attempt to climb the sheer cliff.

Answer 5

Unaided

Question 6

Easygoing

Laid back

Answer 6

Flexible

Relaxed

Question 7

Bossy

Domineering

Answer 7

Authoritarian

Question 8

involving active participation; “he’s a hands-on manager”; “hands-on operations”

Answer 8

hands-on -

Question 9

Shrewd

Answer 9

Intelligent

Clever

Question 10

Headstrong

Strong-willed

Answer 10

Stubborn

Determined

Question 11

Aloof

Answer 11

Indifferent
Apart
Cold fish

Question 12

trying to do or make something:
attempt, crack, effort, essay, go, offer, stab, trial, try.
Informal: shot.
Slang: take.
Archaic: assay.
2. The use of energy to do something:
effort, exertion, pain (used in plural), strain, striving, struggle, trouble, while.
Informal: elbow grease.

Answer 12

Endeavor

Question 13

Rewarding

Answer 13

Gratificante