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| The company will lose too much money on current stock if prices DECREASE SUDDENLY AND QUICKLY. Stock markets PLUMMETED at the news of the coup. This year profits FELL DRAMATICALLY by 40%. | prices plunge /plʌndʒ/= (of prices, temperatures, etc.) to decrease suddenly and quickly= plummet |
| The government is weighing its options before it decides. There are both benefits and drawbacks, ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES. Motherhood has both its ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES.. | pros and cons |
| Facing a hectic afternoon, she paused for a moment of SILENT THINKING in the small courtyard garden. I think that we should have some SILENT THINKING on this matter. Introverted types prefer SILENT THINKING and privacy. | quiet reflection |
| The toddler was watching the cartoon show with FASCINATED/ ENTHRALLED attention, just fascinated. Jill stared at them blankly, ENTRANCED/ CAPTIVATED in thought. He watched her with a ENCHANTED/ BEWITCHED/ MESMERIZED expression. | /ræpt/= rapt attention = so interested in one particular thing that you are not aware of anything else |
| A foreign company stole the patented design by taking apart the design through reverse engineering. The engineers in the United States made a series of technological advancements during the 1940's largely due to the shady benefits of COPYING A TECHNOLOGY | reverse engineering = the reproduction of another manufacturer's product following detailed examination of its construction or composition. |
| The COPY OF A TECHNOLOGY engaged in by the software developer was brilliant as he was able to identify the entire process. | reverse engineering = Legally sanctioned method of copying a technology which (as opposed to starting from scratch) begins with an existing product and works backward to figure out how it does what it does. When the product's basic principle or core concept is determined, the next step is to reproduce the same results by employing different mechanisms to avoid any (legally forbidden) patent infringement. A common practice worldwide, reverse engineering is responsible for the ubiquitous 'IBM Compatible' computers, and is called emulation in software industry. |
| The company plans very carefully, showing careful RISK MANAGEMENT to maximize profits and cut losses. The RISK MANAGEMENT service will cover particular problems such as legislation, contamination, production disruption, quality standards and health and safety. | Risk management is the process of identifying, assessing and controlling threats to an organization's capital and earnings. These threats, or risks, could stem from a wide variety of sources, including financial uncertainty, legal liabilities, strategic management errors, accidents and natural disasters |
| The housing market is soft right now. Sales are NOT UP. sales rise/increase/go up = Sale are ____ Last year sales rose by 14% to €8.4 million. sales fall/decline/go down = Sales are ____ | sales are down /up = the number of products sold and the amount of money a company receives from selling its products and services decline/fall/reduction in sales Management is worried about the decline in sales. |
| Sales of that product WENT DOWN last year for the first time following ten years of steady gain. It was a very hot market until recently, when sales DECLINED. | sales decline sales fall off |
| I promise it will be delivered tomorrow. I SWEAR ON THE SCOUTS! I swear that I'll behave myself at your brother's wedding, I SWEAR ON THE SCOUTS! A: "Are you really telling me the truth about what happened to my car?" B: " I SWEAR ON THE SCOUTS!" | scout's honor = used to indicate that one has the same honorable standards associated with Scouts and so will stand by a promise or tell the truth. |
| TRANSLATE The workers accepted voluntary severance The union agreed terms with the company for the severance of 200 workers He used his severance to set up his own business The incident led to the severance of diplomatic relations between the two countries | Los trabajadores aceptaron el DESPIDO ACORDADO El sindicato llegó a un acuerdo con la empresa para EL CESE de 200 trabajadores. Utilizó la INDEMNIZACION POR DESPIDO que le dieron para montar su propio negocio. El incidente llevó a la RUPTURA de relaciones diplomáticas entre los dos países. |
| Here's the pizza, kids. Now nobody hogs it, okay? It will be SHARED EQUALLY When he won the lottery, Dan gave part of the money to every family in the neighborhood. "SHARE EQUALLY," he said. Come on, kids, there are enough toys for everyone to play with. SHARE EQUALLY | share and share alike = having or receiving an equal share. The two roommates agreed that they would divide expenses—share and share alike. Children must learn to share and share alike |
| Both options are equal; THE TWO ALTERNATIVES ARE EQUIVALENT Well, we could take the freeway to your mother's house, or we could cut through the city. It takes about the same amount of time, so THE TWO ALTERNATIVES ARE EQUIVALENT. John: "Would you rather have pepperoni or sausage on your pizza?" Bob: "Eh, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHICH ONE WE CHOOSE | six of one, half a dozen of the other = means that two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent; it doesn't matter which one we choose. |
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