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used to described person who have been treated badly and now suddenly become forceful and stop accepting a difficult situation

now the worm has turned

rate of return

amount of profit that an investment earns calculated as a percentage of money that was oroginally invested

past simple

to highlite a single point in the past: 1) event (sth happened), 2) finished action (sth was completed), 3) used to - to highlight a repetitive action in the past

past continous

to highlight: 1) motion during the period in the past, 2) motion at a point in the past

past perfect

to highlight an ecplanation for sth (some action was finished before the event in the past)

past prrfect continous

to highlight time investment in the past

present simple

to highlight: 1) universal truth or facts, 2) profession, 3) habits or repetetive actions, 4) scheduled action + near future

present continous

used to highlight: 1) to highlight what is happening or not happening right now, 2) longer action in progress, 3) to complain (irritation + repetition), 4)highlight near future (soon)

present perfect

to highlight: 1) current status of an ongoing process, 2) life experience (not a particular point), 3) result of a finished action (result is not mentioned in the sentence)

present perfect continous

to higlight three things together: 1) starting point, 2) period, 3) action is still going on

future simple

will - spontaneous decision, going to-decision is made before, (certainity or uncertainity is not important)

future continous

to highlight: 1) motion during a period in the future, 2) motion at a point in the future,

future perfect

to highlight: a condition of deadline in the future (to hightlight that the action was finished before an event in the future)

future perfect continous

time investment in the future

loath

Unwilling or reluctant; disinclined:

the house always wins

the house always wins

the ends justify the means

the ends justify the means

haemorrage

haemorrage -the loss of a large amount of money or large numbers of customers, jobs

rogue

rogue: behaving in ways that are not expected or not normal, often in a way that cause damage

susceptible

susceptible: someone who is easily emotionally influenced

ubiquitous

ubiquitous: seeming to be everywhere

sunk cost fellacy

sunk cost fellacy: company is more likely to continue with a project if they have already invested a lot of money, time, or effort in it, even when continuing is not the best thing to do

pitfall

pitfall: problem (future)

scour

a. To clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously: scour a dirty oven. b. To remove by scrubbing: scour grease from a pan. 2. To remove dirt or grease from (cloth or fibers) by means of a detergent. 3. To clean (wheat) before the milling process.

gritty

grit·ty (grĭt′ē) adj. grit·ti·er, grit·ti·est 1. Containing, covered with, or resembling grit. 2. Showing resolution and fortitude; plucky: a gritty decision.

avid

av·id (ăv′ĭd) adj. 1. Having or marked by keen interest and enthusiasm: an avid golfer; an avid interest in cooking. 2. Having or marked by strong desire or craving; greedy: an economy with an avid appetite for consumer goods.

restful slumber

a calm sleep

staple

basis

binge

A period of excessive or uncontrolled indulgence, especially in food or drink. intr.v. binged, binge·ing or bing·ing, bing·es To be immoderately self-indulgent and unrestrained, especially in food or drink.

account

a. A reason given for a particular action or event: What is the account for this loss? b. A report relating to one's conduct: gave a satisfactory account of herself. c. A basis or ground: no reason to worry on that account.

dull

a. Arousing little interest; lacking liveliness; boring: a dull movie. b. Not brisk or rapid; sluggish: Business has been dull. 2. Not having a sharp edge or point; blunt: a dull knife.

akin

Of the same kin; related by blood. 2. Having a similar quality or character; analogous. 3. Linguistics Sharing a common origin or an ancestral form.

myriad

large number

tolerate

To refrain from interfering with or prohibiting (something undesirable or outside one's own practice or beliefs); allow or permit:

endure

To carry on through, despite hardships; undergo or suffer: endure an Arctic winter. 2. To put up with; tolerate: I cannot endure your insolence any longer.

withstand

To resist or oppose with determined effort: The soldiers withstood the attack. 2. To be undamaged or unaffected by: The house withstood the storm. v. intr.

cram

study hastily

drowsy

dull with sleepnes