english unit 6

to let off steam

to let off steam

argue/complain openly, that lets you to get rid of anger

lose one's temper

to suddenly become angry

a good row

a serious argument with a positive outcome

to clear the air

to remove misunderstandings between people

impact

an effect or result, shortly

the first step towards sth

the beginning of sth

in-laws

the parents and family of your spouse

silly annoyances

little things that bother you

chores

things to do around the house, but not enjoyable

Try to see it from my point of view

try to understand me

you're twisting my words

you're trying to say I said something different that I said

we got our wires crossed

we have different understanding of the same situation

there's no need to raise your voice

you don't have to shout

can we move on now?

can we just talk about sth else/forget about it

that came out all wrong

i didn't mean it that way

it's not the end of the world

the situation is not very bad

there's no point crying over spilt milk

there's no use to regret something that has already happened

we're going round in circles

we aren't making any progress

agree to disagree

accept other person's views even if they are vastly different from yours

i take your point

i see what you mean

to lose business

to lose part of the enterprise/a client

to pass on a message

tell someone sth and make sure it was received

deliberately

on purpose

petulent

peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset

rivalries

competition for the same objective

annual

happening once a year

notable

striking, remarkable

campaigners

those who hold some kind of campaign

an ironic inversion of the world off the pitch

the opposite of the things that happen in reality

in decline

going down, decrease

domains

main areas, fields

to credit

to list

reason

the ability to make good decisions

a fringe area

not the main part, the outer edge

prone to lazing around

have the tendency to not do work

bring about

to cause

diverse

having a lot of variety

group dynamics

the way people behave in a group

complexity

how complicated sth is

notion

and idea, belief

legitimate

lawful, real, trustworthy

to strive

try very hard

striving

having a strong desire to achieve sth

former

something that used to be sth, but is not it anymore

aggressive

powerful & using power

lasting

long term

join forces

to collaborate, come together to achieve sth

a ceasefire

an agreement to stop fighting, indefinitely or for a set amount of time

to rage

to continue with a lot of force, violence

be under siege

a mitary operation in which an armed force surrounds a place and stops the supply of food

a prisoner of war

a person captured in war, especially a member of the military

seize

take hold of suddenly and forcibly

a coup

a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government

troops

a group of soldiers

to defend

to protect

lay siege to

to surround and try to capture; besiege

to surrender

to give up

to launch

to start

hostile

unfriendly; antagonistic

to combat

to fight against

to attack

use violence to harm

to battle

to fight with

witness

someone who sees an event and reports what happened

to target

to try to achieve sth

to destroy

to damage something so badly that it does not exist or cannot be used

to march

to walk with steady, regular steps together with others

under attack

being attacked

engaged in a fierce price war

companies battling on who will have better prices

recruit a huge army of

find people willing to volunteer

bombard with messages

to send a lot of messages

to seek support

to try and find someone to help

to gain ground

to make progress

to capture

to take by force

sales force

group of employees involved in the selling process

to target one's efforts

to try really hard

an invasion of privacy

getting information about someone's private life in a way they don't like

big guns

important and powerful people

a tight battle

a hard fight where the chances of winning are equal

battle of wills

conflict between two different, strong desires or intentions

to challenge sb's position

to be a threat to someone

defences against

forces designed to defend

to pursue

to chase

to back someone up

to support

to find a way into

come to appear in

to overlay

to place something trannsparent over sth else

to get a feel

to feel sth, touch it; to get to know what something's like

to manoeuvre

to move skillfully and carefully

to provide a window on sth

to provide an insight into sth

civilians

ordinary people in a war situation, not soldiers

casualty rate

the number of people who died in a war

reconciliation

making peace

retribution

punishment

compromise

an agreement between two groups, with both sides getting part of what they wanted

to overcome

to defeat