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Frage		Antworten
median Lernen beginnen		situated in the middle
to look down on Lernen beginnen		despise
budget buster Lernen beginnen		something that consumes a lot of money
to embrace Lernen beginnen		to accept enthusiastically
conventional wisdom Lernen beginnen		generally accepted theory or belief
to defy Lernen beginnen		openly resist or refuse to obey
a mantle Lernen beginnen		a role, a responsibility
to lambast Lernen beginnen		to scold, reprimand
skimpy Lernen beginnen		modest, small
the slack Lernen beginnen		those who are undecided
lavish Lernen beginnen		generous, wasteful
to crowd out Lernen beginnen		restrict, limit, decrease
to inhibit Lernen beginnen		restrain, hold, hinder
to spearhead Lernen beginnen		to lead
fitful Lernen beginnen		irregular, uneven
a stab Lernen beginnen		an attempt to do something
bail-out Lernen beginnen		giving financial support to a business in trouble
stingy Lernen beginnen		unwilling to spend, ungenerous
leitmotiv Lernen beginnen		the main concern
resentment against Lernen beginnen		grudge, claim, grievance
to rail Lernen beginnen		to complain
staunch Lernen beginnen		loyal, keen
to wind up Lernen beginnen		to end
unemployment benefits Lernen beginnen		for those who do not work
sick leave Lernen beginnen		leave of absence granted because of illness
the decline of something Lernen beginnen		the demise od something
to flounder Lernen beginnen		to go through difficulties
to plunge Lernen beginnen		to plummet
floundering business Lernen beginnen		struggling business
to wind down Lernen beginnen		to finish
roughly Lernen beginnen		approximately
to engulf Lernen beginnen		to surround
in the process Lernen beginnen		while doing that
a prized job Lernen beginnen		corruption generating job
to weed something out Lernen beginnen		to crack down on something
the back of beyond Lernen beginnen		very far off lands
to wane Lernen beginnen		to wear off
feted Lernen beginnen		publicly appraised for achievements
smash Lernen beginnen		something very successful
to resound with Lernen beginnen		to sound like
garment Lernen beginnen		a piece of clothing
to underwire prosperity Lernen beginnen		to constitute
a hub Lernen beginnen		a hotbed
to join the fray Lernen beginnen		to join the fight or argument
to ride high Lernen beginnen		to be very successful
slender profit Lernen beginnen		low profit
albeit Lernen beginnen		although
to stack up Lernen beginnen		to pile up
to shun something Lernen beginnen		to dodge something, to eschew something
to tweak Lernen beginnen		to correct, to improve
to entice somebody to do something Lernen beginnen		to incentivize somebody to do something
bleak future Lernen beginnen		gloomy future
be rife Lernen beginnen		very common (about something unpleasant)
a savings glut Lernen beginnen		a surplus in savings there is a glut of houses for sale in this area
dementia Lernen beginnen		dotage to fall into dotage
aging population Lernen beginnen		greying population
to part write something Lernen beginnen		to co-write something
as for Lernen beginnen		when it comes to
a gilded age Lernen beginnen		is defined as the time between the Civil War and World War 1 during which the United States population grew quickly
contain the seeds of its own destruction Lernen beginnen		something that eventually causes one to fail, be destroyed, be ruined
alas Lernen beginnen		unfortunately
be jaundiced Lernen beginnen		pessimistic
a news conference Lernen beginnen		a press conference
red tape Lernen beginnen		bureaucracy
in short Lernen beginnen		in a nutshell
the oneset of something Lernen beginnen		the start of something
to abate Lernen beginnen		to weaken
gaudy Lernen beginnen		too bright
to rebound Lernen beginnen		to bounce back
onerous Lernen beginnen		difficult to do, needing effort
in a row Lernen beginnen		running, consecutively
Culture shock Lernen beginnen		negative feelings associated with living in a new place
Initial Public Offering Lernen beginnen		selling shares to the public for the first time at the stock exchange
plaudits Lernen beginnen		applause
to grill somebody Lernen beginnen		to criticize
be plain wrong Lernen beginnen		be clearly wrong
to beget sth Lernen beginnen		to cause something, be the father of something
hefty Lernen beginnen		influence, importance, ability
be the bee's knees Lernen beginnen		be excellent, the best
to tout Lernen beginnen		to promote, to advertise
brisk Lernen beginnen		very quick
an outcrop Lernen beginnen		a rock formation that is visible on the surface
agitprop Lernen beginnen		propagand, usually communist
to offload something Lernen beginnen		to get rid of something
like for like revenues Lernen beginnen		comparative revenues
racous music Lernen beginnen		loud and unpleasant
to stall Lernen beginnen		to delay, to stop, to stop progress
to stay afloat Lernen beginnen		to remain profitable, to manage debt and stay in business
to sport something Lernen beginnen		to wear something on your body and show it to the people in a proud way
techlash Lernen beginnen		rebellion against powerful technology companies
Trustbuster Lernen beginnen		he has proved to be an energetic trustbuster as Assistant Atoorney General
to click away Lernen beginnen		to matter how good the program, come to first commercial break, i'll click away
in advance of something Lernen beginnen		before something

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