U4 Flashcards

(88 cards)

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the skill you need to do sth, capability

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ability

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to take in sth, to become part of sth larger

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absorb

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facilities

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amenities

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to pu sb in position of work

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appoint

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extra money paid to employees who perform well in their jobs

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bonus

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to cause sth to happen

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bring about

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to move a meeting or event (its earlier)

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bring forward

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the act of working together with other people to produce a piece of work, cooperation

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collaboration

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a sum of money paid to a salesperson for every sale that they make

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commission

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the daily travelling from home to work/school and back

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commute

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a business organisation, a firm

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company

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never-ending

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constant

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relating or belonging to a business, a company

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corporate

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thinking up original ideas

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creative spirit

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the ability to analyse and evaluate an issue in order to form a judgement

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critical thinking

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to make sth last longer than usual

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draw out

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to prepare a document

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draw up

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the state of being a manager with the ability to act in an effective and motivating way

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dynamic leadership

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mysterious, strange and frightening

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eerie

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the ability ro recognise and understand other peoples emotions/feeling

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emotional intelligence

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completely, fully

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entirely

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psysical or mental abilities, (what you are able to do)

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faculties

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to gradually decrease in number amount, slope downwards, have less options

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fall away

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to fail to happen (a plan), it doesnt happen

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fall through

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to move around quietly and smoothly without effort
glide about
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integration, assimilation
incorporation
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the condition of being far away from others
isolation
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learning lasting thoughout your life
lifelong learning
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the ability to do many things at the same time
multi-tasking
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initialy, at first
originally
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the practise of two or more people, companies working together to achieve sth
partnership
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sth you receive from your job, such as money or goods, in addition to your salary (car, lunches...)
perk
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the ability to find silutions for difficult problems
problem solving
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to move away from sb/sth
pull away
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to not be part of a project anymore, to withdraw from an agreement
pull out of
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degrees, diplomas...
qualifications
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to get sth, to obtain sth
receive
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well-known, famous
renowned
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employ people to work in an organisation, company
recruit sb
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an increase in the amount od money one earns in their job
rise
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to inform sb about your ideas in order to get their opinion
run sth by sb
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to go over sth quickly
go through sth
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a computer program that uses AI to perform automated tasks relating to sales (phone calls....)
sales bot
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to fasten sth to your body (with a narrow piece of leather)
strap sth on
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to formally hand sth in, or email sth to sb, předložit
submit
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working from home using a computer to communicate
telecommuting
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the ability to control your time effectively and productively
time managment
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not using cords to send and receive electronic signals
wireless
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to be very likely to do sth
to bound to do sth
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to be expected to do sth
bu due to do sth
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a time period
era
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to be about to do sth
be on the verge of (doing sth)
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to have to deal with a difficult situation
face a challenge
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to work sth out, to understand
figure sth out
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to change from one formor type to another
transition
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done or seen using a computer, without you actually being there
virtual
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extra money paid every year to employees who perform well in their jobs
annual bonus
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a number of things, that an employee gets in addition to their salary (health insurance)
benefits package
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to work very hard from morning to night exhausting yourself
burn the candle at both ends
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a journey made for business purposes
business trip
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an amount of money given to sb on a regular basis for travelling expenses to and from their job
commuting allowance
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a car used by an employee for their work and it belongs to the company they work for
company car
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a very high salary
fat pay cheque
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the headquarters of an organisation, business..., main office
head office
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to learn all the things you need to know in order to do the job, learn the basics
learn the ropes
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small sums of money that an employee pays for their job and which their employer gices them back (hotel/lunch on business trip)
out-of-pocket expenses
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a savings plan that gives sb an income when they retire (in USA)
pension scheme
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a piece of paper that a worker gets every month and it shows their salary and how much taxes has been paid
pay slip
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a long-lasting job, a job that is not temporary
permanent position
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accurate, exact, specific
precise
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an accomplishment relating to sbs job
professional achievement
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to use the influence of an important person to achieve sth (you have to know the right people)
pull a few strings pull some strings
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to begin making an effort to improve your work (you work very hard)
pull your socks up
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to evaluate, to assess, hodnotit, zdanit
rate
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to judge sbs feelings or opinions before taking further action
test the water
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adj, not afraid to do things involving danger or risk
bold
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flourisching, very successful
booming
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a concurrence, an accidental happening, a twist of fate
coincidence
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having made a firm decision to do sth
determined
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a large powerful group of companies owned or controlled by one person
empire
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to imitate sth, to cope sth
emulate sth
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a businessperson
entrepreneur
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to do sth better than anybody else
excel
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to advance sth, to cause sth to progress
further sth
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innovative, new and different from other things
ground-breaking
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to motivate sb, to fill sb with a desire to do sth
inspire sb
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from being very poor to becoming very rich (for relatively short time period)
rags-to-riches
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a business selling goods to the public, a small business
retailer