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kick into high gear - to be or become very active, exciting, or productive

entrepreneurial - willing to take risks in order to make a profit
get a better feel for - to begin to understand how to do something well
sprint - run very fast, usually for a short distance
pull an all-nighter - to stay up all night
bump sth up - to increase the amount or size of something
perplexed – confused
(in) mayhem - violent or damaging disorder; chaos
gratification - pleasure, especially when gained from the satisfaction of a desire
instant -happening immediately
dormant - inactive, sleeping
humiliation - A feeling of shame or embarrassment
sneaky - doing or saying things secretly
epiphany - A moment of sudden revelation or insight
thesis -long essay involving personal research
cram - to study hard for a short period of time
daunting - intimidating, causing one to lose courage
workflow - the way that a particular type of work is organized, or the order of the
stages in a particular workprocess
propagate - reproduce
dread - to fear greatly
frustration - A negative emotional state that occurs when one is prevented from
reaching a goal
contain - keep within limits and not allow it to spread
get momentum - to keep increasing, developing, or being more successful
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allocation - the process of giving someone their part of a total amount of something
to use in a particular way
predominantly - mostly or mainly
recession - a period when the economy of a country is not successful and
conditions for business are bad
lopsided - with one side bigger, higher, etc. than the other; not equally balanced
surge - to increase suddenly and strongly
bounce back - to start to be successful again after a difficult period, for example
after experiencing failure, loss of confidence, illness, or unhappiness
unevenness - the quality or fact of not being level, equal, flat, or continuous
lag behind - to move or make progress so slowly that you are behind other people
or things
invincible - impossible to defeat or prevent from doing what is intended
borough -a town, or a division of a large town
outer - at a greater distance from the centre
exodus - a situation in which a lot of people leave a particular place at the same
time
take the pulse of - to sense, determine, or judge the mood, feeling, or status of a
particular group, setting, or environment
retail - the sale of goods in small quantities directly to consumers
respective - relating or belonging to each of the separate people or things you have
just mentioned
rustbelt - an area where there was previously a lot of industry, but where most
factories and manufacturing sites are now closed
hub – center
a shakeout - a situation in which people lose their jobs, or companies stop doing
business, because of economic difficulties
sparsely - with only a small number or amount of people or things
beneficiary - a person or group who receives money, advantages, etc. as a result of
something else
seep out of smth - to move or spread slowly out of a hole or through something
spoils - the things that someone gets by being successful
on an earnings call - a teleconference (= a meeting between people in different
places, connected by video, phone, etc.) in which a public company talks about its
financial situation
dense - crowded closely together; compact
drive-through - a place where you can get some type of service by driving through
it, without needing to get out of your car
cram - to force a lot of things into a small space
purveyor - a business that provides goods or services
valid - based on what is reasonable or sensible
bear the brunt of sth - to suffer the main force of something unpleasant
downturn - a period or process in which business activity, production etc is
reduced and conditions become worse
taxing - that requires a lot of mental or physical effort
ravages of sth - the damage caused by disease, time, war, etc.
snap back - to quickly return to a previous condition
pedestrianize - to change a street or shopping area so that cars and trucks are no
longer allowed
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to retain - to keep or continue to have something
to underlie - to be the cause of something, or be the basic thing from which
something develops
to be fascinated by/to - extremely interested
inadvertent - not intentional
at the height of sth - the time when you are most successful in what you do
rafting - the activity of being moved quickly in a small boat filled with air along
rivers where the current is very strong
sweat-inducing - causing a lot of sweat
fast-forward - 1) to wind a tape or video forwards quickly in a machine without
playing it;,2) to move quickly to a later point in a story
transient - lasting for only a short time; temporary
susceptible - easily influenced or harmed by something
triathlete - someone who competes in a triathlon (= a race in which people swim,
ride a bicycle, and run)
the rule of thumb - a practical and approximate way of doing or measuring
something
innermost - most secret and hidden
optimum - best; most likely to bring success or advantage
to invoke - if you ____ a law, rule etc, you say that you are doing something
because the law allows or forces you to
trajectory - 1) the curved path that an object follows after it has been thrown or
shot into the air; 2) the way in which a process or event develops over a period of
time
prefrontal cortex - префронтальна кора
temporal lobe - скронева частка мозку
pull your hair out - to be very worried about something
dementia - a serious mental disorder caused by brain disease or injury, that affects
the ability to think, remember and behave normally
Type A personality - an ambitious, competitive person striving for success
be on fire - (informal) to be doing really well at something
neurotransmitter - a chemical that carries messages from nerve cells to other nerve
cells or muscles
hippocampus - either of the two areas of the brain thought to be the centre of
emotion and memory
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redeemable - able to be corrected, improved, or changed
to side with - to support one person or group rather than another in an argument or
war
akin - having some of the same qualities
prodigious - extremely great in ability, amount, or strength
in retrospect - thinking now about something in the past
o cut sb off
to not allow someone to buy any more alcoholic drinks in a bar because they have
already drunk too many
exquisitely - 1) in a very beautiful and delicate way;2) in a way that is very
extreme;
to hijack - to take control of something and use it for your own purposes
kudos - the public admiration that a person receives as a result of a particular
achievement or position in society
ruinous - causing great harm and destruction
booze - alcohol
revelation - the act of making something known that was secret, or a fact that is
made known
unwholesome - not good for you, and likely to have a bad effect on your life either
physically, morally, or emotionally
sizable -large
moderation - the quality of doing something within reasonable limits
intoxicating -makes you drunk if you have too much
to fall short - to fail to reach an amount or standard that was expected or hoped for,
causing disappointment
slipstream - a current of air behind a quickly moving object, such as a car
travelling extremely fast or an aircraft
grid - a system of wires through which electricity is connected to different power
stations across a region
berserk - very angry or out of control
each a consensus (also arrive at a consensus) - to come to an agreement
to urge - to strongly advise or try to persuade someone to do a particular thing
excess - extra
digital sabbath - a day of rest or cessation from the use of all technology with
screens: smartphones, personal computers, tablets and television.
Compulsive - so interesting or exciting that you do not want to stop watching or
reading it
to liken sb/sth to sb/sth - to say that someone is similar to or has the same qualities
as someone else
a stricture - a rule that strictly limits what you can do