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| appreciation | n. recognition, understanding; thanks |
| be made of | v. to consist of; what you can achieve and what you are really like |
| bring in | v. to hire, to recruit; to cause to appear |
| casually | adv. informally |
| code | n. rules of behavior |
| expose | v. to make aware; to give experience |
| glimpse | n. a quick look |
| out of | adj. no longer having, missing |
| outdated | adj. obsolete; not currently in use |
| practice | n. method of doing something // to repeat in order to learn |
| reinforce | v. to strengthen, to support |
| verbally | adv. in spoken form |
| executive | n. person or group having administrative or managerial authority in an organization (The senior executives in the company are the CEO, the COO and the CFO.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_title // adj. having, characterized by, or relating to administrative or managerial authority (The executive director has called a meeting. The executive branch of our company is the HQ in New York. I have made an executive decision to reorganize this department.) |
| intense | adj. very strong; deep; passionate; serious; powerful (The colors in that painting are intense - They are very strong and bright. She had intense feelings for her boss. It was an intense meeting - Everyone was very serious and sometimes angry. The storm was intense - The wind and rain were very strong.) |
| uncomfortable | adj. experiencing physical discomfort; awkward; uneasy; unpleasant (This chair is very uncomfortable - It hurts my back. There was an uncomfortable silence in the meeting - It was awkward as nobody was saying anything. I feel a little uncomfortable talking to my boss about my personal problems.) |
| drawer | n. a boxlike compartment in furniture that can be pulled out and pushed in. (The top drawer in my desk holds all my pens, paperclips and other small office supplies. The dresser in my bedroom has 5 drawers, so it can hold a lot of clothes. The kitchen drawers are useful for keeping the cutlery (knives, forks, spoons) and the tea towels.) |
| training | n. education; instruction; schooling; course(s) on a particular skill (The employees are participating in software training. We need to plan some training on the new procedures.) |
| reinforcement | n. support; approval; strengthening (The employees respond to verbal reinforcement - They do a better job when you give your approval. I am going to bring in some extra workers as reinforcement on this job as it's so big.) |
| confidentiality | n. the state of being secret (You must respect the confidentiality of our clients; There is a confidentiality clause in your contract which states that you must not discuss our procedures and practices with anyone.) // adj. confidential (The papers are highly confidential. The material is private and classified (secret).) |
| filing | n. using a file for storage (I need to put these papers in the filing cabinet. Our filing system needs to be updated - All the papers are out of order. Can you do the filing before you leave today? ) |
