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bounce back

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to become healthy; successful or confident again after being ill/sick or having difficulties

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practical

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connected with real situations rather than with ideas or theories

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real­world

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existing in the real world and not specially invented for a particular purpose

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diverse

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very different from each other and of various kinds

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practitioner

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a person who works in a profession; especially medicine or law

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entrepreneur

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a person who makes money by starting or running businesses; especially when this involves taking financial risks

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nation

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a country considered as a group of people with the same language; culture and history; who live in a particular area under one government

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institution

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a large important organization that has a particular purpose; for example; a university or bank

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pivot

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to turn or balance on a central point (= a pivot)? to make sth do this

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scratch about/around (for sth)

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to search for sth; especially with difficulty

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jot sth down

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to write sth quickly

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come down to sth

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to be able to be explained by a single important point

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inextricably

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if two things are inextricably linked; etc; it is impossible to separate them

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so far

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only to a limited degree

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fundamentally

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in every way that is important? completely

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headline

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the title of a newspaper article printed in large letters; especially at the top of the front page

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yearning

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a strong and emotional desire

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consistent

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always behaving in the same way; or having the same opinions; standards; etc

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gap

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a space where sth is missing

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find fault (with sb/sth)

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to look for and discover mistakes in sb/sth? to complain about sb/sth

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descent

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an action of coming or going down

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decline

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a continuous decrease in the number; value; quality; etc; of sth

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collaborative

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involving; or done by; several people or groups of people working together

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objective

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something that you are trying to achieve

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benchmark
something that can be measured and used as a standard that other things can be compared with
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assess
to make a judgement about the nature or quality of sb/sth
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surpass
to do or be better than sb/sth
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target
a result that you try to achieve
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nationalistic
having very strong feelings of love for and pride in your country; so that you think that it is better than any other
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incentivize
to encourage sb to behave in a particular way by offering them a reward
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buzzword
a word or phrase; especially one connected with a particular subject; that has become fashionable and popular and is used a lot in newspapers; etc;
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cohesion
the act or state of keeping together
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coherence
the situation in which all the parts of sth fit together well
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superior
a person of higher rank; status or position
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demoralize
to make sb lose confidence or hope
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temper
if sb has a temper; they become angry very easily
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compliment
a remark that expresses praise or admiration of sb
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pinpoint
to be able to give the exact reason for sth or to describe sth exactly
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academic
connected with education; especially studying in schools and universities
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define
to say or explain what the meaning of a word or phrase is
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trait
a particular quality in your personality
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proactive
controlling a situation by making things happen rather than waiting for things to happen and then reacting to them
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adversity
a difficult or unpleasant situation
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persistent
determined to do sth despite difficulties; especially when other people are against you and think that you are being annoying or unreasonable
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category
a group of people or things with particular features in common
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buy time
to do sth in order to delay an event; a decision; etc;
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to become healthy; successful or confident again after being ill/sick or having difficulties
bounce back
48
connected with real situations rather than with ideas or theories
practical
49
existing in the real world and not specially invented for a particular purpose
real­world
50
very different from each other and of various kinds
diverse
51
a person who works in a profession; especially medicine or law
practitioner
52
a person who makes money by starting or running businesses; especially when this involves taking financial risks
entrepreneur
53
a country considered as a group of people with the same language; culture and history; who live in a particular area under one government
nation
54
a large important organization that has a particular purpose; for example; a university or bank
institution
55
to turn or balance on a central point (= a pivot)? to make sth do this
pivot
56
to search for sth; especially with difficulty
scratch about/around (for sth)
57
to write sth quickly
jot sth down
58
to be able to be explained by a single important point
come down to sth
59
if two things are inextricably linked; etc; it is impossible to separate them
inextricably
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only to a limited degree
so far
61
in every way that is important? completely
fundamentally
62
the title of a newspaper article printed in large letters; especially at the top of the front page
headline
63
a strong and emotional desire
yearning
64
always behaving in the same way; or having the same opinions; standards; etc
consistent
65
a space where sth is missing
gap
66
to look for and discover mistakes in sb/sth? to complain about sb/sth
find fault (with sb/sth)
67
an action of coming or going down
descent
68
a continuous decrease in the number; value; quality; etc; of sth
decline
69
involving; or done by; several people or groups of people working together
collaborative
70
something that you are trying to achieve
objective
71
something that can be measured and used as a standard that other things can be compared with
benchmark
72
to make a judgement about the nature or quality of sb/sth
assess
73
to do or be better than sb/sth
surpass
74
a result that you try to achieve
target
75
having very strong feelings of love for and pride in your country; so that you think that it is better than any other
nationalistic
76
to encourage sb to behave in a particular way by offering them a reward
incentivize
77
a word or phrase; especially one connected with a particular subject; that has become fashionable and popular and is used a lot in newspapers; etc;
buzzword
78
the act or state of keeping together
cohesion
79
the situation in which all the parts of sth fit together well
coherence
80
a person of higher rank; status or position
superior
81
to make sb lose confidence or hope
demoralize
82
if sb has a temper; they become angry very easily
temper
83
a remark that expresses praise or admiration of sb
compliment
84
to be able to give the exact reason for sth or to describe sth exactly
pinpoint
85
connected with education; especially studying in schools and universities
academic
86
to say or explain what the meaning of a word or phrase is
define
87
a particular quality in your personality
trait
88
controlling a situation by making things happen rather than waiting for things to happen and then reacting to them
proactive
89
a difficult or unpleasant situation
adversity
90
determined to do sth despite difficulties; especially when other people are against you and think that you are being annoying or unreasonable
persistent
91
a group of people or things with particular features in common
category
92
to do sth in order to delay an event; a decision; etc;
buy time

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