15.08.2023

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potter along
Our business has been pottering along. We haven't exploded into success, but we're making good growth each month
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make progress at a steady, consistent pace
Our business has been ________. We haven't exploded into success, but we're making good growth each month
the biggest shake
The biggest shake in our history
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big change
The biggest _____ in our history
overdue
overdue holiday
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delayed
⏸️ holiday
dark ages
Bring us out of the dark ages
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a state of stagnation
Bring us out of the ______
shame
That’s a shame
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loss of respect
That’s a _____
one step too far
one step ______
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cross over the boundries
Short of surprises
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nothing new
_____ of surprises
quick digging
Could you do quick digging for me
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do a research
Could you do ________ for me
dossier
we have a dossier on him
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a set of reports about someone
we have a _______ on him
slippery
Kasper is a slippery worker
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difficult and unpredictable person
Kasper is a _____ worker
Hardly wait
I could hardly wait for updates tomorrow
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can’t wait
I could _______ for updates tomorrow
get through
A couple of things to get through
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to finish a large amount of something
A couple of things to ______
downtime
Enjoy downtime what do you have in mind
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time out of actions
Enjoy _____ what do you have in mind
Present from my admirer
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a person who is an enthusiast of someone
Present from my _____
Impeccable instinct
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when someone predicts sth well
_____ instinct
I might drop by
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to visit by the way
I might _____
mercy
There is no mercy
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show compassion
There is no ____
I rang a distant bell
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idea was vaguely familiar or reminiscent of something you’ve encountered before, but it may not be immediately clear or distinct in your mind.
I rang a _____ bell
Don’t be long
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make it quickly
Don’t _______
Hold that thought
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remember my idea
_____ that thought
What do I owe you great pleasure?
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Welcome and ask about the appearing reason
What do I _____ you great pleasure?
Grew coincidence
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make the occasion
Grew _____
compete
Who can compete all of this
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rival (v)
Who can _____ all of this
on the line
Carrier is on the line
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very risk
Carrier is ______
Besides the point
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sth is irrelevant
_____ the point
We are all excited we already meet you
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express enthusiasm about the meeting
We are all _____ we already meet you
It’s all matter of perspective
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it depends of
It’s all _____ of perspective
That’s touching
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tell me that you feel sympathy
That’s _____
interfere
You may call or have friends over anytime you wish - as long as they don't interfere with your work.
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come into collision
You may call or have friends over anytime you wish - as long as they don't ______ with your work.
comprehend
To comprehend a crucial fact
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to grasp or understand
To _____ a crucial fact
He will find the way, always does
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assure you have good support
He will _____, always does
Get trace back
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find the origin
Get _____ back
No bloody sleeping here
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there is no option
No _____ sleeping here
put it mildly
the proposals were, to put it mildly, unpopular
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politely
the proposals were, to _____, unpopular
I Hit it off with Artur, he is a really good dev
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treat a new person like a friend
I _____ with Artur, he is a really good dev
See the obvious
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easy to see
See the _____
Fair enough
The work you have done is fair enough
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accetable
The work you have done is _____ enough
turn up
If he turns up he is yours
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appear unexpectedly
If he _____ he is yours
The inevitability of time
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it is certain to happen
The _____ of time
PHP? We don’t go in for that anymore
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don’t use it anymore
PHP? We don’t _____ that anymore
Would you mind if I ask a question
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ask politely about sth sensitive
_____ if I ask a question
I am correct in assessing people
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point out good instincts regarding people
I am _____ people
put on
You put on a good show
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organize an event
You _____ a good show
Cast off from harbor in an hour
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inform that boat rejecting for 1 hour
_____ from harbor in an hour
It is a circle of life
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sum up the efforts of baby
embroil
Don’t embroil me
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involve
Don’t _____ me
boast of
Nothing to boast of
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inform that there is nothing spectacular happening
Nothing to _____ of
The bar was infested with rats
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a large number of rats came up to the bar
The bar was _____ rats
get rid of
Get rid of rats from the island
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take action so as to be free
_____ rats from the island
What is it if not betrayal?
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ask rhetorical questions about being betrayed
What is it if not _____?
So dull
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so boring staff
So _____
Just to be sporting
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let your friend be first
Just to be _____
apprehend
we enter a field of vision we could not otherwise apprehend
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understand
we enter a field of vision we could not otherwise _____
overlook
Difficult to overlook
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miss something
Difficult to _____
Nights get cold here
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care about someone cold
Nights _____ here
pride
Only my pride hurts
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feeling of deep pleasure
Only my _____ hurts
taking a desk job
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working on a side
taking a _____ job
It’s like rearranging deckchairs on the Titanic
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making small changes that will do nothing
It’s like ___________ on the Titanic
Could go along
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let’s continue
Could _____
Tightening belt and reduce spending
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stop spending so much money
_____ belt and reduce _____
When I got a bonus I felt like I could burn money
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spending much more money than before
When I got a bonus I felt like I could _____ money
DS is a pretty penny of her
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priceless/expensive
DS is a _____ of her
Penny pincher
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Polish Janusz, a person who is unwilling to spend money
Penny _____
Mailing took up so much time
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fill a large amount of space
Mailing _____ so much time
take up
I take up swimming on the weekends
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occupied time
I _____ swimming on the weekends
kick off
Let me kick off an interesting story
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begin story
Let me _____ with an interesting story
He scrambled into his clothes
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struggle or hurry
He _____ into his clothes
head over to
Let's head over to the mall
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go to
Let's _____ the mall
Being on this point we need
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to spend a while here during the presentation
_____ we need
entreat
his friends entreated him not to go
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ask politely
his friends _____ him not to go
turnover
During Covid people dealt with turnovers
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firing people from jobs
During Covid people dealt with ______
There is no need to reinvent the wheel
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don’t waste time on casual cases
There is no need to _____
Spell out more detailed
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explain sth in detailed
_____ more detailed
break something down
Break activities down in more clearly way
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divide
_____ in more clearly way
Much appreciated
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thank you
Much _____
get me a look in
Make sure you get me a look-in all your projects
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Chance to take part in something
Make sure you get me a _____
Things have changed
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it was different
Things have _____
Motivated by my duty
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what do you motivate?
_____ by my duty
Trumped up
Trumped up evidence
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made up a false accusation
_____ evidence
mutual
Tom is our mutual friend
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in common
Tom is our _____ friend

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