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continuing for a long time (dlugotrwaly)
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Sustained
willing to work very hard at sth
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commited
to do sth to help a process or activity or develop more quickly
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kick-start
someone who knows a lot about computers and electronic equipment
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Techie
Sharing in the knowladge of facts that are secrets
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privy to
to put someone in prison without charging them with a crime for political resons or during a war
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intern
someone especially student wjo works for a short time in a particular job in order to gain experience
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intern
a group of people with experience or knowladge of a particular subject who work to produce ideas and give advice
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think tank
to work very hard for a long period of time
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toil
hard unplesant work done over a long period of time
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toil
literally to move slowly and with great effort
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toil
the amount of goods or work produced by a person machine factory
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output
the information produced by computer
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output
an impending event or situattion especially an unplesant one is going to happen very soon
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impending
if two things go hand in hand they are closely connected
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hand in hand with sb
holding each others hands
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hand in hand with sb
the problems and troubles affecting someone
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woes
someone who is blamed for sth bad that happen even if it is not their fault
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scapegoat
if sth bad or unplesant recurs it happens again
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recuring
to speak with dificulty because you cannot stop yourself from repeating the first consonant of some words
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stutter
if a machine stutters it keeps making little noises and does not work smoothly
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stutter
to bend low and move back because you are frightened
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cower
lack of skill
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inteptitude
annoyed or disappointed especially because things have not happened in the way that you wanted
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disgruntled
to claim that sth is cause by a particular person situation etc
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ascribe
to claim that sth has been written said made etc by a particular person
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ascribe
to belive that sth or someone has particular quality
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ascribe
feeling worried or lacking confident because of the situation you are in or the people you are with
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intimidated
to show or tell people about a new product for the first start
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unveil
to remove the cover from sth especially as a part of formal ceremony
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unveil
to cause a lot of damage or problems
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wreak havoc
a legal document that is signed by a judge allowing the police to take a particular action
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warrant
an official document giving someone the right to do sth for example buy shares in company
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warrant
to promise sth is true
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warrant
changing from one quality feeling etc to another
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by turns
to support an activity business plan etc with money and to take financial responsibility if it fails
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underwrite
if an insurence company underwrites an insurence contract it agrees to pay for any damage or loss that happens
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underwrite
to think of ideas and make decisions very quickly
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think on your feet
a viable idea plan or method can work successfully
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viable
able to continue to live or develop into a living thing
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viable
to have less influence or importance
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take a back seat
extremely important
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all-important
to be useful for a practicular purpose
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come in handy
positive and making you feel that good things will happen
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upbeat
to manage to use sth in a way that brings good results
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tap into
to learn how to do sth or use sth
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get the hang of (sth)
to do sth or behave in the same way as someone else, especially beacause you admire them
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emulate
the way you behave when you are with other people or in a particular situation which gives people a particular idea about your character
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persona
to perform the actions of a story or crime etc that happened in the past
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re-enact
a feeling of comfort when sth frightening worrying or painful has ended or has not happened
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relief
when sth reduces someone’s pain or unhappy feelings
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relief
money food clothes etc given to people who are poor or hungry
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relief
a person or a group of people that repleced another one and does their work after they have finished
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relief
to organize and move soldiers military equipment in the right place and ready to be used
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deploy
to use sth for a particular purpose especially ideas arguments etc
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deploy
kind feelings towards or between people and a willingness to be helpful
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goodwill
the value that company has because it has a good relationship with its customers
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goodwill
to prevent sth dangerous or unplrasant from happening or from coming to close
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keep at bay
to prevent sth unpleasant from happening
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avert
on a boat train or aircraft
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on board
a berry large enjoyable meal
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slap-up meal
money that you have to pay in addition to the basic price of sth
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surcharge
to make someone pay an additional amount of money
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surcharge
to understand how serious or important a situation or problem is or what someone’s feelings are
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appreciate
used to thank someonr in a polite way or to say that you are grateful for sth they have done
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appreciate
to understand how good or useful someone or sth is
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appreciate
to gradually become more valuable over a period of time
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appreciate
to not be intending to do sth because you think it is a bad idea
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not in the business of
remembering a particular rule or fact and thinking anout it when you are making decisions about what to do
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mindful of
to go to an event for short time because you think you should rather than because you want to
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put in an appearance
if sth is at a premium people need it or want it but there is little of it avaiable or it is difficult to get
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be at premium
a large number of things
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a raft of sth
improved or better
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enhanced
feeling friendly towards a person or positive about an idea or plan
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well-disposed
an organization or institution especially a business shop etc
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establishment
the act of starting an organization relationship or syetem
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establishment
to gradually reduce the amount of time money etc that is available
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eat into
to gradually damage or destroy sth
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eat into
if a person or an organization raises its profilr it gets more attention from the public
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raise somebody’s profile
a small book or piece of paper advertising sth or giving information on a particular subject
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leaflet
a problem that delays or prevents progress or make things worst than they were
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setback
a writter opinion about a new book play or product in a newspaper magazine etc
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write-up
Worried or nervous about sth that you are going to do or about future
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Apprehensive
by means of which or according to which
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whereby
to burst or to make sth burst into small pieces usually with loud noise and in a way that causes damage
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explode
suddenly increase greatly in number amount or degree
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explode
A small group of similar things
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clutch of
to feel anxious or worried about sth that is going to happen or may happen
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dread
a large room in a hospital where people who need medical treatment stay
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ward
one of the small areas that a city has been divided into for the purpose of local elections
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ward
an illness that is not very serious
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ailment
to go or stretch from one side of something such as a road, river, room etc to the other
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cross
a place or container in which large quantities of something are stored
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repository
2 a person or book that has a lot of information
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repository
a question that you ask to get information, or to check that something is true or correct
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query
used to say that you think something is probably true
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presumably
if something happens out of the blue, it is very unexpected
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out of blue
to start to do something with a lot of energy and determination
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get one’s teeth into sth
having a lot of small parts or details put together in a complicated way
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elaborate
carefully planned and organized in great detail
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elaborate
Someone who take messages from one person or group to another because the two sides cannot meet or do not want to meet
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go-between
seeming to show that success in the future is unlikely
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inauspicious
to begin to like someone you have just met
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warm to sb
to become more eager, interested, or excited about something
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warm to sth
an understated style is one that is attractive because it is simple and does not have too many decorations
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understated
to criticize someone or something, often unfairly and frequently
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find fault with sb/sth
using the most modern and recently developed methods, materials, or knowledge
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state-of-the-art
To enjoy sth very much
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revel in sth
groundbreaking work involves making new discoveries, using new methods etc
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groundbreaking
a very bad situation that someone is in
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plight
sth that fuels a feeling or a type of behaviour it or makes it stronger
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fuelling
in a way that is expensive or impressive
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lavishly
the best or most important
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foremost
in a leading or important position among a group of people or things
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foremost
to make sure that people understand something by repeating it many times
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hammers home
to be related to something or to be very similar
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allied with
the amount of time that someone or something lives
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longevity
the amount of time that something lasts
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longevity
able to imagine or know what will happen in the future
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prescience
An especially wonderful, excellent, or exemplary person or thing.
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gem of
to be extremely good at sth
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excels in
to do sth very well or much better than most people
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excel
information that is clearly arranged in the form of a simple picture, set of figures, graph etc, or a piece of paper with this information on it
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chart
3 a detailed map, especially of an area of the sea or the stars
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chart
a film that tells the story of someone’s life
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biopic
done or happening at exactly the right time
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timely
to prevent a plan, business etc from being able to continue, especially by deciding not to give it any more money
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pull the plug on sth
wanted by a lot of people but rare or difficult to get
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sought-after
to make someone have a particular feeling, thought etc again
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rekindle
Sth you strongly dislike
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pet hate
making people remember something by producing a feeling or memory in them
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evocative
an innate quality or ability is something you are born with
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innate
an innate belief is something you feel strongly about and are unlikely to change
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innate
not feeling embarrassed or ashamed about something that people might disapprove of
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unashamedly
to read or look at something very carefully for a long time
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pore over sth
a paper cover of a book, which you can remove
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dust jacket
To write sth down
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commit sth to paper
knowing a lot
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knowledgeable
unclear or uncertain sensation or emotion
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the vague feeling
in addition to everything else you have mentioned
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to boot
become successful or famous
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make/leave your mark
deep-voiced
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voiced
to be someone’s responsibility or decision
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be down to break
creates a powerful mixture or situation
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stirs up a pontent brew

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