15.08.2023

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potter along
Our business has been pottering along. We haven't exploded into success, but we're making good growth each month
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make progress at a steady, consistent pace
Our business has been ________. We haven't exploded into success, but we're making good growth each month
the biggest shake
The biggest shake in our history
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big change
The biggest _____ in our history
overdue
overdue holiday
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delayed
⏸️ holiday
dark ages
Why do people refer to that period as the Dark Ages?
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A term used to describe a period of perceived decline, often in cultural or economic terms.
People refer to that period as the Dark Ages because of the perceived cultural and economic decline in Europe.
shame
That’s a shame
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loss of respect
That’s a _____
one step too far
one step ______
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cross over the boundries
Short of surprises
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nothing new
_____ of surprises
quick digging
Could you do quick digging for me
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do a research
Could you do ________ for me
dossier
we have a dossier on him
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a set of reports about someone
we have a _______ on him
slippery
Kasper is a slippery worker
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difficult and unpredictable person
Kasper is a _____ worker
Hardly wait
How excited are you about receiving updates tomorrow?
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can’t wait
I could hardly wait for updates tomorrow
get through
A couple of things to get through
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to finish a large amount of something
A couple of things to ______
downtime
Enjoy downtime what do you have in mind
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time out of actions
Enjoy _____ what do you have in mind
admirer
Present from my admirer
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a person who is an enthusiast of someone
Present from my _____
Impeccable instinct
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when someone predicts sth well
_____ instinct
I might drop by
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to visit by the way
I might _____
mercy
There is no mercy
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show compassion
There is no ____
I rang a distant bell
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idea was vaguely familiar or reminiscent of something you’ve encountered before, but it may not be immediately clear or distinct in your mind.
I rang a _____ bell
Don’t be long
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make it quickly
Don’t _______
Hold that thought
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remember my idea
_____ that thought
What do I owe you great pleasure?
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Welcome and ask about the appearing reason
What do I _____ you great pleasure?
Grew coincidence
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make the occasion
Grew _____
compete
Who can compete all of this
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rival (v)
Who can _____ all of this
on the line
Carrier is on the line
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very risk
Carrier is ______
Besides the point
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something is irrelevant
_____ the point
We are all excited we already meet you
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express enthusiasm about the meeting
We are all _____ we already meet you
It’s all matter of perspective
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it depends of
It’s all _____ of perspective
That’s touching
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tell me that you feel sympathy
That’s _____
interfere
Why didn’t the project succeed?
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disturbing
The project didn’t succeed because external factors began to interfere with the team’s progress.
comprehend
To comprehend a crucial fact
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to grasp or understand
To _____ a crucial fact
He will find the way, always does
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assure you have good support
He will _____, always does
Get trace back
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find the origin
Get _____ back
No bloody sleeping here
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there is no option
No _____ sleeping here
put it mildly
the proposals were, to put it mildly, unpopular
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politely
the proposals were, to _____, unpopular
I Hit it off with Artur, he is a really good dev
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treat a new person like a friend
I _____ with Artur, he is a really good dev
See the obvious
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easy to see
See the _____
Fair enough
The work you have done is fair enough
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accetable
The work you have done is _____ enough
turn up
If he turns up he is yours
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appear unexpectedly
If he _____ he is yours
The inevitability of time
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it is certain to happen
The _____ of time
PHP? We don’t go in for that anymore
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don’t use it anymore
PHP? We don’t _____ that anymore
Would you mind if I ask a question
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ask politely about sth sensitive
_____ if I ask a question
I am correct in assessing people
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point out good instincts regarding people
I am _____ people
put on
You put on a good show
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organize an event
You _____ a good show
Cast off from harbor in an hour
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inform that boat rejecting for 1 hour
_____ from harbor in an hour
It is a circle of life
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sum up the efforts of baby
embroil
Don’t embroil me
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involve
Don’t _____ me
boast of
Nothing to boast of
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inform that there is nothing spectacular happening
Nothing to _____ of
The bar was infested with rats
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a large number of rats came up to the bar
The bar was _____ rats
get rid of
How do you get rid of clutter in your home?
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To remove something unwanted or unnecessary.
I get rid of clutter in my home by donating unused items, selling things online, and organizing regularly.
What is it if not betrayal?
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ask rhetorical questions about being betrayed
What is it if not _____?
So dull
How did you find the lecture?
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Extremely boring or lacking interest.
I found the lecture so dull that I could hardly keep my eyes open.
Just to be sporting
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let your friend be first
Just to be _____
apprehend
we enter a field of vision we could not otherwise apprehend
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understand
we enter a field of vision we could not otherwise _____
overlook
Difficult to overlook
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miss something
Difficult to _____
Nights get cold here
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care about someone cold
Nights _____ here
pride
Only my pride hurts
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feeling of deep pleasure
Only my _____ hurts
taking a desk job
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working on a side
taking a _____ job
It’s like rearranging deckchairs on the Titanic
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making small changes that will do nothing
It’s like ___________ on the Titanic
Could go along
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let’s continue
Could _____
Tightening belt and reduce spending
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stop spending so much money
_____ belt and reduce _____
When I got a bonus I felt like I could burn money
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spending much more money than before
When I got a bonus I felt like I could _____ money
DS is a pretty penny of her
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priceless/expensive
DS is a _____ of her
Penny pincher
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Polish Janusz, a person who is unwilling to spend money
Penny _____
Mailing took up so much time
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fill a large amount of space
Mailing _____ so much time
take up
I take up swimming on the weekends
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occupied time
I _____ swimming on the weekends
kick off
Let me kick off an interesting story
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begin story
Let me _____ with an interesting story
He scrambled into his clothes
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struggle or hurry
He _____ into his clothes
head over to
Let's head over to the mall
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go to
Let's _____ the mall
Being on this point we need
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to spend a while here during the presentation
_____ we need
entreat
his friends entreated him not to go
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ask politely
his friends _____ him not to go
turnover
During Covid people dealt with turnovers
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firing people from jobs
During Covid people dealt with ______
There is no need to reinvent the wheel
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don’t waste time on casual cases
There is no need to _____
Spell out more detailed
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explain sth in detailed
_____ more detailed
break something down
Break activities down in more clearly way
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divide
_____ in more clearly way
Much appreciated
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thank you
Much _____
get me a look in
Make sure you get me a look-in all your projects
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Chance to take part in something
Make sure you get me a _____
Things have changed
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it was different
Things have _____
Motivated by my duty
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what do you motivate?
_____ by my duty
Trumped up
Trumped up evidence
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made up a false accusation
_____ evidence
mutual
Tom is our mutual friend
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in common
Tom is our _____ friend

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