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| These individuals have listened to my NOT YET FULLY DEVELOPED thoughts while asking me questions... | NASCENT /ˈneɪsnt/ (formal) I was taking a shower when the ...idea of building a house came to my mind. beginning to exist; not yet fully developed ...democracy/tyrant/technology/industry/ plan/ environmental protection/ ability/science/state/ recovery/ idea |
| These individuals have listened to my nascent thoughts while asking me questions and PROVIDING ( sth to impresses, please, or satisfy) challenges to push my thinking. | The friendly staff OFFER UP a real taste of Southwest America. They OFFER UP their thanks to the Lord for his mercy and loving kindness. Well, I'll just be patient and hope and pray and OFFER UP sacrifices to whatever god is willing to help us out. to provide something that is intended to impress, please, or satisfy someone |
| As my ideas developed, these individuals have been willing to TRY THEM and try them out in the classroom. Why not GIVE IT A TRY? You've nothing to lose and everything to gain. | I'm not usually much good at this sort of game, but I'll GIVE IT A GO. I'd thought about it for some time and decided to GIVE IT A GO . give it a try, try it |
| Among my SPECIAL TEAM, GROUP OR BODY of collaborators are those who have invited me into their classroom. The weekends with the cadre of sociable women must have been the happy times. The United Nations is nothing but a SPECIAL TEAM, GROUP OR BODY of third world criminals masquerading as humanitarians. | Among my CADRE of collaborators are those who have invited me into their classroom. /ˈkɑːdreɪ/= a small group of people who are specially chosen and trained for a particular purpose ...of scientists/ activists/ experts / judicial officers/ business advisors/of salaried salesman/ |
| I'm greatly GRATEFUL / APPRICIATIVE to all those who have encouraged my learning. I'm particular THANKFUL / FILLED WITH GRATITUDE to Julie. I am deeply THANKFUL / FILLED WITH GRATITUDE to my family for all their help. | /ɪnˈdetɪd/=(formal) grateful to somebody for helping you deeply/ greatly/.. The consequences for severely INDEBTED countries are dire: higher interest rates for many, and a credit crunch. severely/heavily ... (deals with money) |
| DESPITE THE POSSIBILITY OF sounding rude, I have to ask you how old you are DESPITE THE POSSIBILITY OF leaving out some important contributors to my thinking, I want to acknowledge a few organizations DESPITE THE POSSIBILITY OF sounding stupid, can I ask a question? | He saved my life AT THE RISK OF losING his own. AT THE RISK OF showing my ignorance, how exactly does the Internet work? AT THE RISK OF sounding like your mother, you'd better dress up warm. =despite the possibility of (doing something that could be considered improper, wrong, etc.) |
| A good diet and fitness HAVE AN EFFECT / INFLUENCE ON (role) in helping people live longer. Schneider HAD AN EFFEDT / INFLUENCE ON in getting the organization started. | A good diet and fitness PLAY A large PART (ROLE) in helping people live longer. Did alcohol PLAY A PART In the car accident? Luck PLAYED AN important PART in their success. = to have an effect or influence on something |
| That early research produced the SET .OF BELIEFS, IDEAS OR RULES of eight cultural forces explored in this book. The report provides a SET .OF BELIEFS, IDEAS OR RULES for further research. We are currently exploring new approaches within existing SET .OF BELIEFS, IDEAS OR RULES of practice and thinking. | That early research produced the FRAMEWORK of eight cultural forces explored in this book. /ˈfreɪmwɜːrk/ =(of/for something) a set of beliefs, ideas or rules that is used as the basis for making judgements, decisions, etc. = armazon de soporte/ marco de referencia/ estructura |
| Will this agreement merely TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE ( FOOR STHG TO HAPPEN) for another war? Family problems in childhood can MAKE IT POSSIBLE ( FOOR STHG TO HAPPEN) for stress in adult life. The unjust peace treaty merelyTO MAKE IT POSSIBLE ( FOOR STHG TO HAPPEN) for another war. | The president's recent death SET THE STAGE FOR a military coup. to make it possible for something to happen; to make something likely to happen |
| Together these qualities, and the practices that REVITALIZE them, create a dynamic group of people. The new CEO's creative approach really RIVITALIZED that failing company. He'll REVITALIZE the team. Will the new general manager be able to REVITALIZE the company? | Together these qualities, and the practices that BREATHE (NEW) LIFE INTO them, create a dynamic group of people. The new CEO's creative approach really BREATHED NEW LIFE INTO that failing company. The lifeguard was able to pull the drowning boy from the pool and BREATHED LIFE INTO him, thank goodness. = revive A teacher should try to BREATHE NEW LIFE INTO his subject. = By extension, to revitalize something that has become dull or stale. |
| If you want to make major changes, you will need ACCEPTANCE/ COMMITMENT from everyone in the organization. You need to win people's AGREEMENT/ ACCEPTANCE. Without COMMITMENT/ AGREEMENT from his troops, Gruden's just another tuned-out coach. | Probably the biggest challenge is to increase teacher BUY-IN. Some worry that Khan's methods are too untested. Others are more blunt, saying he wants to replace teachers with computers. = acceptance of and willingness to actively support and participate in something (such as a proposed new plan or policy) |
| She had never BELIEVED / ACCEPTED INTO the idea that to be attractive you have to be thin. We don't BELIEVED / ACCEPTED the myth that money is the answer to everything. People need to be educated not to BELIEVED / ACCEPTED these get-rich-quick schemes, because they're all scams. | I don't BUY INTO all that New Age stuff. I'm not going to BUY INTO the argument. = INFORMAL to start to do something that a lot of other people are doing, or to believe something that a lot of other people believe |
| He managed to FILL his employees WITH team spirit. Her voice was FILLED WITH an unusual seriousness. He was FILLED WITH a desire for social justice. They practiced ceremonial cannibalism, believing the hearts of their victims would FILLED them WITH power. | /ɪmˈbjuː/ They had hoped for a younger man with more manifest energy and charisma to IMBUE the church WITH a new spirit. (formal) to fill somebody/something with strong feelings, opinions or values |
| Having a well-articulated purpose to PROVIDED ( STH FROM WHICH ANOTHER THING CAN DEVELOP) the development of commitment. Tests on healthy people may PROVIDED ( STH FROM WHICH ANOTHER THING CAN DEVELOP) a vaccine to prevent AIDS. The research can lay the foundation for further development of laser refabrication. | Having a well-articulated purpose to LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR)the development of commitment. Her early research LAID THE FOUNDATION FOR many important medical discoveries. = to provide something (such as an idea, a principle, or a fact) from which another thing develops or can develop |
| IT IS COMPLETELY OBVIOUS OR TRUE that once you have a sense of purpose, you will also have engagement. IT IS COMPLETELY OBVIOUS OR TRUE that health is above wealth. Of course, IT IS COMPLETELY OBVIOUS OR TRUE that you'll be paid for the extra hours you work. | IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING that I’m sorry. Of course I'll visit you in hospital.IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING It surely should GO WITHOUT SAYING that being a prostitute and being raped are two different activities. = to be completely obvious or true |
| Get on with life and don't RELAX AND STOP MAKING AN EFFORT (TO DO STHG) and mope. She's not the kind of person who can RELAX AND STOP MAKING AN EFFORT (TO DO STHG) and let others do all the work. You can't just RELAX AND STOP MAKING AN EFFORT (TO DO STHG) and wait for job offers to come to you. | Are you going to SIT BACK and let me do everything? Many people just SIT BACK and do not get concerned about the world's difficulties. = to relax and stop making the effort to do something |
| In short, we might say that the A WORD/ PHRASE/ IDEA THAT REPEATS SEVERAL TIMES running through cultures of thinking is that of connection: connection to the task at hand, to the topic, to the leader, to each other, and to the learning. Her designs in clothing became a leitmotif of the 1970s. | In short, we might say that the LEITMOTIF running through cultures of thinking is... Maybe greater inequality in pay is an unavoidable mega-trend, a LEITMOTIF for the 21st century. /ˈlaɪtmoʊtiːf/= a word, phrase, or idea that is repeated several times in something such as a speech or book and is important for understanding the speech or book correctly |
| I need to concentrate on THE WORK SB IS DOING. Peter turned his attention to THE WORK SB IS DOING. My thoughts naturally centered on the difficult THE WORK SB IS DOING.. | There was no time for respite from THE TASK AT HAND Making notes is the best way of keeping your mind on THE TASK AT HAND = the work someone is doing now |
| I lTHINK OF it as a challenge. Thirty years ago, kids would have THINK OF such music with contempt. We’re not related but I THINK OF him as a brother. Some people THINK OF culture as a mysterious, nebulous ethos that somehow grows up amorphously around group. | I LOOK ON it as a challenge. Thirty years ago, kids would have LOOKED ON such music with contempt. We’re not related but I LOOK ON him as a brother. = to think of someone or something in a particular way |
| Some people look on culture as a mysterious, nebulous SET OF IDEAS/ MORAL ATTITUDES that somehow grows up amorphously around group. Getting a good education was paramount in my family SET OF IDEAS/ MORAL ATTITUDES, and I should not stray from it, I decided. a community in which people lived according to an SET OF IDEAS/ MORAL ATTITUDES of sharing and caring | /ˈiːθɑːs/ Some people look on culture as a mysterious, nebulous ETHOS that somehow grows up amorphously around group. The company made environmental awareness part of its business ETHOS. They are working to keep a democratic ETHOS alive in the community. There should be a concerted program to change the knife-carrying ETHOS in schools. What each nation stands for, its ETHOS, its personality, must be made clear. /ˈiˌθɑs/ = the set of ideas and moral attitudes that are typical of a particular group. SYN=ideology, mentality, mindset, SPIRIT, ATMOSPHERE, CLIMATE |
| There should be a CORDINATED/ COLLABORATIVE program to change the knife-carrying ethos in schools. She has begun to make a JOINT/ COMBINED effort to find a job. The richer countries of the world should take ORDINATED/ COLLABORATIVE action to help the poorer countries. The garage door was kicked in, windows smashed and boards ripped apart in a ORDINATED/ COLLABORATIVE attack that must have lasted several minutes. | There should be a CONCERTED program to change the knife-carrying ethos in schools. He's making a CONCERTED effort to improve his appearance. There should be a CONCERTED program to change the knife-carrying ethos in schools. = /kənˈsɜːrtɪd/ = cooperative [only before noun] done in a planned and determined way, especially by more than one person, government, country, etc. __ efforts/actions/ exercise/ campaign/attack/ challenge/approach/plan/ resistance |
| Get on with life and don't sit back and SPEND YOUR TIME DOING NOTHING AND FEELING SORRY FOR YOURSELF. It would benefit no one if we all sat DOINGN NOTHING AND FEELING SORRY FOR YOURSELF for the next week. DOING NOTHING AND FEELING SORRY FOR YOURSELF won’t do any good! You should build on the little triumphs rather than FEELING SORRY/ DOING NOTHING about disasters. | /moʊp/ = BROOD Get on with life and don't sit back and MOPE. When you're bummed out, I bet you sometimes mope. Moping is something people do when they're feeling gloomy and doomy and sad. Moping never solved a problem, but we all do it when things aren't going our way. A moping person is usually frowning, slouched over, quiet, and maybe even lying down. We mope when we're sad, but part of moping is directed at other people, because moping is at least a little public. When someone says you're "moping around," they can tell you're trying to let everyone know how sad you are. To mope is to say "Hey! Somebody cheer me up!" |
| He went off to LOOK ANGRY/ REFUSE TO SPEAK in his room. He was still FEELING ANGRY AND REFUSING TO SPEAK about the break-up of his band. She WAS ANGRY AND REFUSED TO TALK all the way to the theatre. Arriving late is one thing, but you don’t get to FEEL ANGRY AND REFUSE TO TALK when you do. | /sʌlk/ to look angry and refuse to speak or smile because you want people to know that you are upset about something When you say someone sulks, the tone of the word suggests the person is overdoing it. You wouldn't accuse a widow of sulking at her husband's funeral, because she has a good reason to be sad and gloomy. Instead of sulking because you messed up your tuba solo during the concert, why not put your energy into practice? Or switch to violin. |
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