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medicore
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avarage in quality
to fester
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if a bad situation festers, it become worse
to resort to
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to do something extreme or unpleasant in order to solve a problem
inertia
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a situation in which no progress is made or no action is taken
disciplinarian
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someone who thinks that people should obey rules and punishes people who do not
inconsistency
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something that doesn't match something else
slave driver
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someone who makes other people work very hard
deliverable
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something that can be provided or achieved as as a result of a process
to move the goalpost
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to change the rules and make it difficult for people to achieve something or to know what to do
untenable
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impossible to continue because of serious problems, position or criticism
High Ground
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the better position gained in an argument or competition by having more Authority support or other advantages
a slinging match
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an argument in which people insult each other
cajole
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to persuade someone to do something by encouraging them gently or being nice to them
to devise
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to invent a method of doing something
cutting edge
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very modern and with all the newest features
to perish
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to stop happening or existing
autocratic
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ruling with complete power
abrasive
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behaving in a way that seems rude to the other people because you say what you think even if it's not nice
impoverished
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very poor, made weaker or worse in quality
amiable
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kind, friendly
to procrastinate
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to delay doing something until later, usually something that you do not want to do
to sidestep
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to avoid something difficult or unpleasant
to contravene
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to do something that is not allowed by a rule, law or agreement
the carrot and the stick
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to use a mixture of persuasive methods and rewards to get people to do things and threats and punishments
rabbits caught in the Headlights
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to be helpless with fear and unable to do anything to improve a bad situation
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
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this means a person with a split personality
go ballistic
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to become extremely angry
blinkered
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a blinkered person is unable or unwilling to understand other people's beliefs
compete
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to try to be more successful than someone or something else
collaborating
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to work with someone else for a special purpose
blow over
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when an argument blows over it become gradually less important until it ends and is forgotten
lay cards on the table
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to be honest about your feelings and intentions
work out diffrences
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to deal with a problem in a satisfactory way
throw in the towel
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to stop trying to do something because you have realized that you cannot succeed
get away with sth
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to succeed in avoiding punishment for something
stand up for someone rights
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to defend or support particular rights which is being criticized or attacked
talk it through
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to discuss all the details of something often before making a decision
face up to the inevitable
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take the fight, bravery oppose someone
get things all your own way
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to do something according to your preferences
to reinforce
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to make something stronger
inevitable
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in a way that cannot be avoided
hell for leather
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as fast as possible
it wasn't my cup of tea
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it wasn't to my taste
at the end of the tether
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ran out of patience
rubbing someone up the wrong way
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annoying someone
go by the book
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follow procedures
flew off the handle
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becoming angry
get off on the wrong foot
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start badly
put up with
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tolerate
mull something over
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to spend time thinking carefully about a plan or proposal
smooth something over
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to make problems seem less important or serious by talking to people

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