5 UNIT - Economic resources

mesmerize

to have your attention completely captured by something (užburia, hipnotizuoja)

fatality

the number of deaths (mirtingumas)

physician

a medical doctor, one who is not a surgeon (gydytojas)

life-changing pursuits

activities or goals that have some impact for a person’s life (gyvenimą keičiantys užsiėmimai)

productive pursuits

activities or goals that lead to meaningful progress (produktyvūs užsiėmimai)

scrutiny

very close and critical examination (tikrinimas)

to scrutinize

to examine something very carefully in order to discover information (tikrinti)

comprehensible

able to be understood (suprantamas)

deviation

a difference from what is usual or expected (nukrypimas)

emerging economy

economies which are becoming larger and stronger (kylanti ekonomika)

hardcore

most commited (labiausiai atsidavęs)

imply

to communicate an idea or feeling without saying it directly (teikti)

penetrate

gone through or into (prasiskverbti)

remote destination

difficult to get to (sunkiai pasiekiama vieta)

fellow human beings

other people, seen as equals sharing a common humanity

time-consuming labour

work that requires a large amount of time to complete (daug laiko reikalaujantis darbas)

environmentally-concerned

being aware of and caring about environmental issues, often leading to actions that protect or preserve the environmentenergy-efficient energy-efficient

energy-efficient

using less energy to perform the same task (energija taupanti)

fall back on (something or somebody)

to use something for help because no other choise is available

set about (doing something)

to start to do or deal with something

take (somebody) through (something)

1. to explain something to someone OR to give someone information about something

disparity

a lack of equality or similarity, especially in a way that is not fair (skirtumai)

legislate

it makes a new law (leisti įstatymus)

ozone-depleting substances

chemicals that destroy the earth’s protective ozone layer (ozono sluoksnį ardančios medžiagos)

make an attempt

to do something, accomplish

make a decision

make an announcement

make an assessment

make a complaint

make an allowance

make progress

make a compromise

make a conclusion

reach an agreement

reach a compromise

reach a decision

reach a conclusion

give consideration (to)

give priority (to)

give preference (to)

give thought (to)

give information

give an order

give an answer

amenity

something, such as a swimming pool or shopping centre, that is intended to make life more pleasant or comfortable for the people in town, hotel, or other place (patogumas)

bail sth out

to stop doing or being involved with something.

commodity

a substance or product that can be traded, bought, or solddiligence

diligence

the quality of working carefully and with a lot of effort (darbštumas)

diligent

careful and using a lot of effort (darbštus)

idle

not working or being used (tingus, nenaudingas)

inherent

existing as a natural or basic part of something (neatsiejamas)

levy

(of a government or organization) to demand an amount of money, such as a tax, from a person or organization (rinkliava)

to be levied on smth

to demand an amount of money, such as a tax, from a person or organization (būti kažkuo apmokestintas)

make a dash for the exit

to run quickly

precipitate

to make something happen suddenly or sooner than expected (pagreitinti)

stifle (economic) recovery

to prevent the process of economic recovery, which may involve limiting growth opportunities (slopinti (ekonominį) atsigavimą)