ENGLa Vocabulary

Companies & Industries / Marketing / International Marketing / Job satisfaction / Management styles / Managing across cultures / Communication

Companies & Industries / Marketing / International Marketing / Job satisfaction / Management styles / Managing across cultures / Communication


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ruthless

hard and cruel; noun: ruthlessness

self-motivated

able to motivate oneself

(un)sociable

(not) friendly, enjoying the company of other people

(un)supportive

(not) helpful and sympathetic

volatile

likely to change suddenly, e.g. “the markets are very volatile at the moment”; noun: volatility

problem-solver

someone who solves problems

decision-maker

someone who takes decisions

to encourage staff

to put forward their ideas to offer (an idea, proposal etc.]

to set time limits/deadlines

[setzen]

to take sth up with sb

to speak or write to sb about sth they maybe able to help you with: “They decided to take the matter up with their team leader.”

to do without

to manage without: “She can’t do without a secretary.”

to fall through

not be completed or not happen: “Our plans fell through.”

to step down

to resign: “After the scandal broke the CEO stepped down.”

comprise

consist of; made up of; e.g. This team comprises the best thinkers in our company. Passive: The team is comprised of the best thinker.

delve

(into) research intensely into sth

relocate

move to a new place and establish one’s home or business there

strike

cause to have a particular impression, e.g. She strikes me as being very confident.

Thrive

have growing success, prosper, flourish,

posting

an appointment to a job, especially one abroad

smattering

a small amount of sth; a slight knowledge of a language or subject

insight

an ability to gain a deep understanding of sth; adj: insightful;

mindset

a way of thinking originating from habit or learnt thought processes

sacrifice

giving up sth valuable in order to give value to something more important adj: sacrificial, verb: to sacrifice

stagnation

a process or state that becomes inferior due to a lack of movement; verb: stagnate

uniformity

the quality of being the same in all cases and at all times

anglophile

a person who is fond of or greatly admires England or Britain

inevitable

certain to happen, unavoidable; noun: inevitability, adv: inevitably

profound

showing great knowledge or insight

relentless

not stopping, not getting less strong; noun: relentlessness; adv: relentlessly

rooted

sth or sb with a particular source or origin

simultaneously

occurring, operating or being done at the same time; noun: simultaneous

unconsciously

when sb does sth without realizing; adj unconsciousness

coin

a phrase to create a new phrase

go beyond the surface

to go deeper into a subject to understand the finer details

thrust of an argument

the driving force behind a person’s opinion or belief

what makes them tick

the inner force of what motivates sb to do sth

long for

to have a desire for, e.g. I long for another chance to see my friends in Canada

trans-border

reaching across to the other side of, or existing either side of a border

trans-regional

reaching across to the other side of, or existing between regions

transnational

reaching across to the other side of, or existing between nations