Investment banking Dream turns to nightmare Flashcards
(28 cards)
interesting because you find it shocking or exciting
juicy
to move away or back
retreat
the act of moving or taking something away or back
withdrawal
to tell somebody what you think they should do in a particular situation
advise
a situation in which somebody is defeated easily and completely in a battle or competition
rout
having strong and unusual qualities
gutsy
badly planned or designed
ill-conceived
the practice of trying to lose weight
slimming
a state of great anxiety and confusion
turmoil
to try to prevent something or to prevent somebody from doing something, especially by making it difficult to do or by showing that you do not approve of it
discourage
a person whose job involves working with numbers, such as an accountant
number-cruncher
to think something or have an opinion about something
reckon
to push somebody/something in a rough way
shove
not appearing in an official stock exchange list
over the counter
sad and without hope
gloomy
to reduce something by a large amount
slash
to change the shape or structure of something
reshaping
happening at the same time as something else, especially because one thing is related to or causes the other
concomitant
the return and growth of an activity that had stopped
resurgence
there is not enough of it and it is only available in small quantities
scarce (=adjecitve)
a spoken or written answer
response
to make a hole in something by removing part of it
hollowing-out
to have a strong desire to achieve or to become something
aspire (=anstreben)
to spoil or reduce the value of something
sully
