Business Partner B2+ Unit 2 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

Communication is always a ___________, especially in marriage. (sytuacja działająca w obie strony / obustronna)

two-way street

Would you like to ____________ with us on this concert? (współpracować)

collaborate

The company is building a new research centre in ___________ with the Institute of Engineering. (współpraca)

collaboration

What's your _________ on this? (opinia)

take

We are able to __________ a great number of problems. (rozwiązać)

resolve

The government announced a new initiative to __________ unemployment. (stawić czoło / uporać się)

tackle

They say that __________ changes over time. (punkt widzenia / perspektywa)

perspective

Do you think he's going to _________ my proposal as unrealistic? (odrzucić)

dismiss

There is a great deal of __________ between management and trade unions on this issue. (wspólny język / płaszczyzna porozumienia)

common ground

You will be __________ of any changes in the system. (powiadomiony)

notified

Try to ___________ the questions on the test. (przewidywać)

anticipate

We have to be prepared for every ___________. (ewentualność)

eventuality

The way contracts are awarded must be completely ____________. (jawny / przejrzysty)

transparent

We should _________ a fundraising campaign to get money for our trip to Europe. (opracować / wymyślić)

devise

The production process was ____________. (uproszczony / sprawniejszy)

streamlined

The procedure is quick, easy to use and ___________. (opłacalny / oszczędny)

cost-effective

There must be trust between a mentor and ___________. (podopieczny mentora)

mentee

Some people find that certain foods _________ their headaches. (wywoływać / wyzwalać)

trigger

You have to be ________ to be successful in politics. (twardy / silny)

tough

I want to bring __________ to a very important issue. (jasność / przejrzystość)

clarity

In spite of his ____________, Henry had been looked upon as a great king. (bezwzględność)

ruthlessness

Our team leader is kind of a __________. (dyktator)

dictator

_____________ occurs when the mentee employee teaches the mentor on a particular subject, for example social media. (mentoring odwrócony)

Reverse mentoring

It combined schoolwork with job experience, and it promised each student a summer _______ in the financial world. (staż / praktyka) (

internship

You will receive _________ training. (w czasie pracy)

on-the-job

The rise in population is going to ________the growth in house building. (napędzać)

drive

Sometimes very small disagreements can cause __________ within a team. (konflikt)

conflict

I felt like his comments were an ___________ way of blaming me. (pośredni / zawoalowany / wymijający)

indirect

Now, let me ask you a _________ question, and I expect a _________ answer. (jasny / bezpośredni / niewymijający)

direct

Our products _________ the needs of disabled customers. (rozwiązywać / zajmować się / odnosić się do)

address

The ____________ of the deal was not going well. (renegocjacja)

renegotiation

We will have to ___________ the contract, since it does not cover this situation. (renegocjować)

renegotiate

People are waiting for the bank to _________ and admit it has made a mistake. (przyznać się)

come clean

A compromise must be found which will allow both sides in the dispute to ____________. (zachować twarz / ocalić swoje dobre imię)

save face

He accused the government of a serious foreign policy ___________. (zły osąd)

misjudgement / misjudgment

President’s election defeat was the result of his own ____________. (błędna ocena / przeliczenie się)

miscalculation / miscalculations

Employees are much happier in a _______________. (atmosfera współpracy)

cooperative atmosphere

People here have developed a deep __________ of the police. (nieufność)

mistrust

His moral beliefs _________ with the orders he is given. (pozostawać w sprzeczności / nie pasować do siebie)

clash

As one of the directors, you cannot ______________ the decisions that were made. (dystansować się od)

distance yourself from

The author has the skill to make you feel great _________ with the characters. (głębokie zrozumienie / empatia)

empathy

They are going to ___________ much of the manufacturing process. (przenieść za granicę, gdzie koszty są mniejsze)

offshore

He learns how to _________ his emotions. (łagodzić / powściągać)

moderate

Academic achievement and time to have fun are not ______________. (wzajemnie wykluczające się)

mutually exclusive

A strike would ___________ the country into chaos. (pogrążyć / wpaść)

plunge

Buying a flat is an enormous _______ for young people. (wydatek)

expense

The snow had a __________ effect on traffic. (przewidywalny)

predictable

His energy and decency are ___________. (godny podziwu)

admirable

He’s great to talk to, very ___________. (empatyczny / pełen zrozumienia)

empathetic

The recession left the company close to __________. (bankructwo)

bankruptcy

The leave must be authorized by the ___________.(bezpośredni przełożony)

line manager

Having an eco-friendly office as well as green products is an important ____________. (wartość korporacyjna / biznesowa)

corporate value

If he had had any ___________ he would have talked to her first about what was going to happen. (przyzwoitość)

decency

The bank showed no __________ when the small business owner got behind on his repayments. (współczucie / litość)

compassion

I need someone who can ____________ under extreme pressure. (podejmować trudne decyzje)

make hard/tough calls

Do you really think he can ___________? (być wystarczająco dobrym / nadawać się)

cut the mustard

The rise and fall of this company is a _____________ for anyone investing in the property market. (opowieść ku przestrodze)

cautionary tale

Instead of returning the insult, you might try to ____________. (zamęczyć ją nadmiarem uprzejmości / zagłaskać ją na śmierć)

kill her with/by kindness

He said $25,000 or $26,000 but they are just _____________. (wartości / liczby przybliżone)

ballpark figures

A vaccine will be a __________ for international travel. (przełom / rewolucyjny element zmieniający zasady)

game-changer

In order not to ___________ China or India, we need immediate change. (pozostawać w tyle)

fall behind

Defending people with whom you see ___________ is not difficult.(zgadzać się)

eye to eye

I put _______________ and sent an application to one company only. (stawiać wszystko na jedną kartę)

all my eggs in one basket

That last test question was a _______ -________. (łatwizna)

no-brainer

Everyone has lost their job. We’re all ______________ (jechać na jednym wózku / być w tej samej trudnej sytuacji).

in the same boat

Environmentalists and businesses need to be _____________ to slow down climate change. (mieć takie samo zdanie / zgadzać się ze sobą))

on the same page

He was born with _________, that's why he succeeded.(zdolności przywódcze)

leadership

Our team leader is kind of a _________. (dyktator)

dictator

He knows that _________ is a key element of any scientist's training.(bycie mentorem)

mentoring

Home-workers can feel __________. (odizolowani / samotni)

isolated

The rapid _______ of change creates a lot of uncertainty in the workplace. (tempo)

pace

I always feel like it's a _________ when I'm dealing with large firms.(sytuacja jednostronna / nieodwzajemniona)

one-way street

There’s a real _________ at work. (poczucie wspólnoty)

sense of community

Companies should have __________ between customers and themselves, between employees, and between different departments. (sprzężenia zwrotne)

feedback loops

Tom is such a __________ and caring man.(myślący o innych)

thoughtful

Staff members are trained by their ________. (osoby równe rangą)

peers

It is important to give employees regular _______ on their performance. (opinia / informacja zwrotna)

feedback

The manager was quite ________ about the difficulties the company is having. (szczery)

candid

Open communication between the people involved is _________. (obopólnie korzystny)

mutually beneficial

She always had the __________ of the agency __________. (najlepsze dobro / najlepszy interes ... na względzie)

best interests... at heart

The discovery of oil brought many __________ to the town. (korzyści)

benefits

Humanity will always find a way to ___________. (rozwijać się / ewoluować)

evolve

The new CEO is seen as more __________. (współczujący / litościwy)

compassionate

Both men and women quickly developed _________ skills when taking care of small children. (pielęgnujący/opiekuńczy)

nurturing

The company’s policy on ________ says what they will do to help employees with disabilities. (integracja / przyłączenie))

inclusion

You are the boss here - you get to _______ . (dyktować warunki)

call the shots