shaky | not firm or safe; not certain |
equate | to think that something is the same as something else or is as important |
recoil | to react to an idea or a situation with strong dislike or fear |
deviate | to be different from something |
advocate | to support something publicly |
confined to | to keep somebody/something inside the limits of a particular activity, subject, area |
grotesque | strange in a way that is frightening or amusing |
consensus | an opinion that all members of a group agree with |
refrain from | to stop yourself from doing something |
merit-based pay system | constructed on a way that praises people who are good and diserve it |
tremendous | enormous |
minority | a small group of people within a society that is different |
command(of english) | mastery, domination |
br laid off | be made redundant |
uproar | a lot of public criticism and angry argument |
braces | a metal device that helps your teeth grow straight |
to stab in | to strike, jab usually with a knife |
to flinch | to shudder at some uncomfortable situation or thought |
unassailable | uncontrovertible, cannot be altered |
hard-wired | serviced with appropriate hardware, equipment |
to dissect | to study something closely and/or discuss it in great detail |
limb | an arm or leg of a person or animal |
spiking fear | a sudden feeling of anxiety |
tactile deception | a false feeling about sth connected with the sense of touch |
stok in an interest | make sth more interesting |
ventral premotor cortex | a part of a brain responsible for movements |
oil rings | a large structure for getting oil from under the ground or water |
goggles | a pair of glasses that fit closely to the face to protect the eyes from wind, dust, water, etc |
vivid | producing very clear pictures in your mind |
to prod | to push somebody/something with your finger or with a pointed object |
trunk | torso |
a bout of laughter | a sudden outburst of laugh |
to lose its oommph | be without energy/enthusiasm |
to store negative emotions | to bottle up ypur feelings |
a bigotry | the attitudes, behaviour of a bigot: prejudice, intolerance |
a joke-teller | a person who makes people laugh by telling jokes |
a tear duct | a short tube through which tears drain into the nose |
an incongruity | instability, inconsistency |
a boisterous guffaw | loud laugh |
a sedate giggles | quiet laugh |
a contagious laughter | laugh that spreads from one person to another |
a pent up emotion | fellings that you cannot express |
a conciliatory gesture | actions or words for making sb feel calm |
involuntary | done without thinking, intention or control |
variation | a thing that is different from other things in the same general group |
(leave sb in) predicament | inconvinient situation |
larynx | the area at the top of the throat that contains the vocal cords |
lessen | shorten |
gasp | to take a quick deep breath, especially because you are surprised or in pain |
gelotology | a study of laughter and its effects on the body, from a psychological and physiological perspective |
mind-numbing (medication) | that makes you feel extremely boring |
made-to scale | precisely |
to pass the buck | put the blame to sb else |
a full head of steam | have energy to quickly make progress |
to boom out | make a deep hollow sosund |
to fidget around | to wiggle and twitch nervously |
to bid one's time | to wait patiently |
to let sth slip | to reveal secret carelessly or by accident |
limber sb or sth up | make sb or sth more flexible or loose |
to lure out | help sb to escape |
workforce | siły robocze |
get ahead of | wyprzedzać |
recognition by peers | uznanie przez rówieśników (cont. in the same position) |
resistance to change | odporność(opór) na zmiany |
exceed | poszerzać, rozciągać |
acieving the goal | osiągnięcia celu |
public praise | pochwała publiczna |
senior role | wyższe stanowisko |
appraisal session | sesja/spotkanie na którym rozmawia się o ocenie z pracownikami |
current work | bierząca praca |
get away with | upiec się (komuś coś) |
get away with | upiec się (komuś coś) |
persistent | notoryczny |
boost the morale | podnosić morale |
contribute/contrabution | przyczynić się/wkład |
commit/commitment | popełnić,angażować/zobowiązanie |