Word 28 (1175-1200)

~를 주시하다, 살피다

Good analysts keep tabs on competitor trends and market shifts.

대충 훑어보다, 슬쩍 보다

(깊이 살펴보지 않고 겉핥기식으로 보는 것)

대충, 형식적으로

The manager gave only a cursory glance at the proposal.

Even a cursory glance at the data reveals serious problems.

She gave the contract only a cursory glance and signed it.

억누르다, 숨기다

He tends to suppress disagreement during meetings.

~라고 확신하다

She's convinced that ~

강조하다

The report underscores the importance of long-term planning.

계속 참견하다

He keeps poking his nose into things that aren’t his responsibility.

She always pokes her nose into other people's affairs.

(둘을 대비·대조할 때) ~와는 반대로, ~대신에, ~와 비교해서

We decided to focus on customer retention as opposed to rapid expansion.

I prefer studying in the morning as opposed to late at night.

(물리적) 붙잡다

(추상적) 유지하다, 잃지 않다.

"손잡이(철봉)/기둥/손잡이끈 잡아"

Hold onto the (handrail / pole / strap)

She’s still holding onto hope.

It’s hard to hold onto good employees.

Hold onto your values

기회, 돈, 문제점 등을 잘 찾아내는 감각·촉이 있다

Good reporters have a nose for stories.

He has a nose for good investments.

~을 희생해서, ~를 대가로

Economic growth usually comes at the cost/expense of the environment.

(공식. 비즈니스/뉴스/법률) 부정적인, 불리한, 악영향의

The drug may cause adverse effects.

The company faced adverse market conditions.

전년 대비, 전년 동기 대비

전월 대비, 전분기 대비

Sales increased 12% year-over-year.

We saw strong year-over-year growth.

MoM = month-over-month.

QoQ = quarter-over-quarter

있는 힘껏 노력하다, 분투하다

영향력을 (적극적으로) 행사하다

The US exerts influence everywhere.

She learned to exert (an) influence through empathy, not authority.

대체 불가능한

To succeed in any team, you need to make yourself indispensable.

~를 미루다

We had to put off the meeting until next week.

상호 보완적인

Their skills are complementary, which makes them a strong team.

최근에, 요즘

Of late, she’s been more focused on long-term goals.

이해하다, 의미를 파악하다

It took me a while to make sense of the instructions.

기대했지만 실망, 낙담 (꽤 강한 감정)

"정말 정말 유감스럽게도"

To my dismay, the project was canceled.

Much to my dismay, I didn’t get the offer.

~에 온 신경이 다 가 있다

(머릿속이 어떤 생각으로 꽉 찬 상태)

He was preoccupied with the upcoming deadline.

She seemed preoccupied with something during the meeting.

성장이나 변화 없이 정체된

변화가 없어서 활력을 잃거나 악화되는 상태. (부정적)

The economy has been stagnant for years.

stagnant water

글을 읽고 쓸 줄 아는, 특정 분야에 대한 이해가 있는

문맹인, 무지

문해력 / 문맹률

Not everyone in the region is fully literate.

You need to be data literate to work in this field.

(financially / politically / scientifically) illiterate

literacy / illiteracy rate

위기나 문제가 절정에 달하다, 터지다

The tension finally came to a head during the meeting.

(권력 / 영향력) 남용하다, 거만하게 휘두르다

The new manager threw his weight around and nobody liked him for it.

Just because you're the manager doesn't mean you can throw your weight around.

약간만 바꾸다, 살짝 조정하다, 미세하게 고치다

We just need to tweak the budget numbers.

Can you tweak the design a little? It's almost perfect.

작고 허름하지만 의외로 맛있거나 매력 있는 가게

It's a total hole-in-the-wall, but they make the best taco in the city.