Unit 7

Question 1

line manager

Answer 1

n. direct supervisor or boss of an employee

Question 2

to micromanage

Answer 2

v. to manage with great or excessive control or attention to details

Question 3

morale

Answer 3

n. the confidence, enthusiasm, and discipline of a person or group at a particular time

Question 4

to be on top of your game

Answer 4

idiom. to be performing extremely well in a sport, job, etc. so that you could not perform any better:

Question 5

to raise the issue with (someone)

Answer 5

idiom. to discuss the topic

Question 6

provocation

Answer 6

n. causing aggravation or annoyance

Question 7

confrontational

Answer 7

adj. argumentative

Question 8

to escalate

Answer 8

v. to increase or intensify

Question 9

encounter

Answer 9

n. a brief or an unexpected meeting

Question 10

reconciliation

Answer 10

n. the act of agreement after a quarrel, the resolution of a dispute

Question 11

conceivable

Answer 11

adj. imaginable; believable

Question 12

to clash

Answer 12

v. to not get along; to have a conflict or disagreement

Question 13

to toe the line

Answer 13

idiom. to follow the rules

Question 14

a fine line between

Answer 14

idiom. there is a subtle difference between

Question 15

to cross the line

Answer 15

idiom. go beyond funny/normal/acceptable into sth offensive and/or cruel

Question 16

(conflict) resolution

Answer 16

n. a decision to do or not to do something; end of a disagreement

Question 17

rumors

Answer 17

n. gossip

Question 18

have a lot on one’s plate

Answer 18

v. to have a lot of work or problems

Question 19

(in) hindsight

Answer 19

n. the ability to understand a situation only after it has happened

Question 20

outraged

Answer 20

adj. very angry, upset

Question 21

to get a word in edgeways/edgewise

Answer 21

idiom. to get a chance to say somethin

Question 22

minor gripes

Answer 22

n. things that someone complains about

Question 23

daunting

Answer 23

adj. intimidating, causing one to lose courage

Question 24

reluctant

Answer 24

adj. unwilling and hesitant

Question 25

intimidated

Answer 25

adj. frightened into submission or compliance

Question 26

to set boundaries

Answer 26

v. to set real or imagined lines that mark the edge or limit of something

Question 27

to be upfront with

Answer 27

v. to be honest

Question 28

to let your emotions get the better of you

Answer 28

v. to be unable to control ones emotions

Question 29

to be out of line

Answer 29

idiom. to behave in an unacceptable way

Question 30

irrational

Answer 30

adj. unreasonable; absurd

Question 31

to pin blame on somebody

Answer 31

idiom. to blame someone for something, especially for something they did not do

Question 32

power struggle

Answer 32

n. an unpleasant or violent competition for power.