Vocabulary
sabbatical
denoting a period of leave granted to university staff, teachers, etc, esp approximately every seventh year: a sabbatical year; sabbatical leave.
Conditional 1:
I (earn) a lot of money if I (get) that job.
I will earn a lot of money if I get that job.
let down
To fail to meet the expectations of; disappoint.
raining cats and dogs
to rain very heavily:
"Don't forget to take your umbrella - it's raining cats and dogs out there."
Aurora
1. A luminous atmospheric phenomenon appearing as streamers or bands of light sometimes visible in the night sky in northern or southern regions of the earth. It is thought to be caused by charged particles from the sun entering the earth's magnetic field and stimulating molecules in the atmosphere.
2. The dawn.
CEO - what does each letter mean?
Chief Executive Officer
Future:
Tomorrow at 10, I (meet) my good friend Vanessa.
Tomorrow at 10, I'm meeting my good friend Vanessa.
catch up with
To become equal or on a par with another: finally caught up with his brother in height.
drink like a fish
drink excessive amounts of alcohol.
"he stayed sober—except on Sundays when he would lock himself away and drink like a fish"
Idyllic
Picturesque, beautiful, almost fairytale-like
menial
1. consisting of or occupied with work requiring little skill, esp domestic duties such as cleaning
Conditional 2:
It (surprise / not) me if he (know / not) the answer.
It would not surprise me if he didn't know the answer.
put off
1.
a. To delay; postpone: put off paying the bills.
b. To persuade to delay further action: managed to put off the creditors for another week.
2. To take off; discard: put off a sweater.
3. To repel or repulse, as from bad manners: His indifferent attitude has put us off.
4. To pass (money) or sell (merchandise) fraudulently.
a storm in a teacup
a lot of unnecessary anger and worry about a matter that is not important
"This matter is a storm in a teacup; it is an argument about nothing."
Plethora
The abundance of something.
retention
1. The act of retaining or the condition of being retained: the retention of nutrients in the soil; the retention of jobs in the city.
Future:
I'm not sure what (happen) - who knows, we (lose) some staff.
I'm not sure what will happen - who knows, we may lose some staff.
Sink in
To come as a realization:
pig out
gorge oneself with food.
"the food's pretty good and you can pig out"
Sumptuous
1. expensive or extravagant: sumptuous costumes.
2. magnificent; splendid: a sumptuous scene.
Company hierarchy and company structure - what's the difference?
Organizational structure is a formal outline of the managerial reporting relationships inside the organization. Hierarchical organizational structures feature numerous layers of management, cascading from the top executive level all the way down to the front-line management.
Conditional 3:
She (come) to our party if she (be / not) on holiday.
She would have come to our party if she hadn't been on holiday.
dig in
1. To dig trenches for protection.
2. To hold on stubbornly, as to a position; entrench oneself.
3. To begin to work intensively.
4. To begin to eat heartily.
put a sock in it
used to tell someone to be quiet or stop making so much noise:
"Hey, put a sock in it, will you? I'm trying to work here."
Wanderlust
A strong desire to travel.