Unit 3

Question 1

accentuate

to emphasize something or to make it more noticeable

Answer 1

betonen, herausarbeiten

Question 2

body language

the movements or positions of your body that show other people what you are thinking or feeling

Answer 2

Körpersprache

Question 3

common ground

something that people can agree about, especially when they disagree about other things

Answer 3

gemeinsamer Nenner

Question 4

compromise
a way of solving a problem or ending an argument in which both people or groups accept that they cannot have everything they want

Answer 4

Kompromiss

Question 5

dress down

to wear clothes that are more informal than the clothes that you usually wear

Answer 5

sich weniger formal kleiden

Question 6

empathy

the ability to understand how someone feels because you can imagine what it is like to be them

Answer 6

Mitgefühl

Question 7

eye-contact

a situation in which two people look at each other’s eyes

Answer 7

Augenkontakt

Question 8

husky

a husky voice is deep and sounds hoarse (as if you have a sore throat), often in an attractive way

Answer 8

rauh, heiser

Question 9

mirror

to match or express the qualities, features, or feelings of someone or something

Answer 9

(wider-)spiegeln

Question 10

set aside
“to keep or save something from a larger amount or supply in order
to use it later for a particular purpose”

Answer 10

beiseite stehen, tun

Question 11

sincere

talking and acting in a way that shows you really mean what you say and do

Answer 11

aufrichtig

Question 12

values

the principles and beliefs that influence the behaviour and way of life of a particular group or community

Answer 12

Werte, Wertvorstellungen

Question 13

at our disposal

available for our use at any time

Answer 13

zu unserer Verfügung

Question 14

blend in
“if someone or something blends in, they are similar to the other
people, objects, buildings, etc around them, and so they seem appropriate or you do not notice them:”

Answer 14

sich einfügen/integrieren/anpassen

Question 15

count on

to depend on someone to do what you want or expect them to do for you

Answer 15

bauen auf, sich verlassen auf

Question 16

fit in

to have space for someone or something

Answer 16

einpassen, einfügen

Question 17

get off on the wrong foot

to immediately establish a bad relationship with someone when you first meet them or first start working with them

Answer 17

einen schlechten Start haben

Question 18

lobby
“to try to influence politicians or people in authority on a particular
subject”

Answer 18

Dinge in eine Richtung beeinflussen, Lobbyarbeit betreiben

Question 19

not stand on ceremony

to behave in an informal way in a situation where people might expect you to be formal

Answer 19

auf Etikette keinen Wert legen

Question 20

suspend judgement

to delay making a decision about something until you know more about it

Answer 20

Beurteilung aufschieben, aussetzen

Question 21

sustainable

using methods that do not harm the environment

Answer 21

nachhaltig, umweltverträglich

Question 22

synergy
“the extra energy or effectiveness that people or businesses
create when they combine their efforts”

Answer 22

Synergie

Question 23

take a leaf out of someone’s book

to copy what someone else does because they are successful at doing it

Answer 23

sich etw./jmdn. zum Vorbild nehmen, kopieren

Question 24

the more the merrier

used for saying that you will be happy if more people come or take part in what you are doing

Answer 24

je mehr desto besser

Question 25

up and running

starting to work correctly

Answer 25

in Gang, am Laufen