Gold Experience C1 - Unit 9 (EN-definitions)

allegiance

loyalty to someone or something

allocate tasks

to assign work to particular people, especially after an official decision has been made

assume responsibility

to start to have responsibility or to start in a particular position or job

away match

a game that is played on the ground of the opponents

bounce ideas off each other

to talk about your ideas with someone in order to get their opinion

brainstorm

to have a discussion or meeting with other people at work in order to suggest a lot of ideas for an activity or for solving a problem

build up a rapport

to gradually develop mutual agreement and understanding

by default

if you win a game, competition, etc. by default, you win it because your opponent did not play or because there were no other competitors

by the same token

for the same reasons - used when you want to say that something else is also true, especially something very different or surprising

camaraderie

a feeling of friendship that a group of people have, especially when they work together

chant

a regularly repeated tune, often with many words sung on one note, especially used for religious prayers

clan

a large group of families who often share the same name

collaborate

to work together with a person or group in order to achieve something, especially in science or art

collaboratively

involving two or more people working together to achieve something

conflict resolution

finding a peaceful way to end a conflict

coordination

the organisation of people or things so that they work together well

criteria

a standard that you use to judge something or make a decision about something

delegate tasks

to give part of your work to someone in a lower position than you

earn respect

to do something or have qualities that make you deserve respect

enable

to make it possible for someone to do something, or for something to happen

enact

to make a proposal into a law

endanger

to put someone or something in danger of being hurt, damaged or destroyed

enlarge

if you enlarge something, or if it enlarges, it increases in size or scale

enlighten

to explain something to someone

enrich

to improve the quality of something, especially by adding things to it

ensure

to make certain that something will happen properly

entail

to involve something as a necessary part or result

entrap

to trap someone or something, or make it impossible for them to escape from a situation, especially by tricking them

entrust

to make someone responsible for doing something important, or for taking care of someone

fall to sb

if a duty or job falls to someone, they are responsible for doing it, especially when this is difficult or unpleasant

fingers crossed

used to wish somebody luck

for the most part

mostly, or in most places

foster creativity

to encourage creativity to develop

freshen

to make something look or feel clean, new, attractive, cool, etc.

gap in the market

a product or service that does not exist, so that there is an opportunity to develop that product or service and sell it

get your head round sth

to understand something

give sb an edge

to give someone a small advantage

go the extra mile for sb

to try a little harder in order to achieve something, after you have already used a lot of effort

have the upper hand

to have more power than someone else, so that you are able to control a situation

head up

to be in charge of an organisation, part of an organisation or a group

home game

a game that is played on the team's home ground

hone a skill

to improve your skill at doing something, especially when you are already very good at it

implicitly

suggested or understood without being stated directly

in a row

happening a number of times, one after the other

in light of this

if you do or decide something in the light of something else, you do it after considering that thing

irrespective (of)

used when saying that a particular fact has no effect on a situation and is not important

lay down the law

to tell other people what to do or how they should think in a very strong or impolite way

lead by example

to show the people you are in charge of what you want them to do by doing it yourself

make a good impression

to cause someone to notice you in a good way

mentor

an experienced person who advises and helps a less experienced person

misalign

to place something incorrectly

miscommunication

a breakdown in communication

mishear

to not hear properly what someone says, so that you think they said something different

misjudge

to form a wrong or unfair opinion about a person or a situation

mispronounce

to pronounce a word or name wrongly

misread

to read something incorrectly

misunderstand

to fail to understand someone or something correctly

mutual trust

trust that two or more people have for each other

nurture

to feed and take care of a child or a plant while it is growing

off-putting

if someone's behaviour or the appearance of something is off-putting, you do not like it or you think it is unattractive

overact

to act in a play with too much emotion or movement

overbook

to sell more tickets for a theatre, plane, etc. than there are seats available

overdo

to do something more than is suitable or natural

overhear

to accidentally hear what other people are saying, when they do not know that you have heard

overlook

to not notice something, or not see how important it is

overrun

if a place is overrun by unwanted things or people, they spread over it in great numbers

overwind

to turn part of a machine around beyond the proper stopping point when trying to make it start working

pile on the pressure

to increase the pressure

plug a gap

to solve a problem by providing something that is needed

potential

the possibility that something will develop in a particular way, or have a particular effect

put sb in their place

to show someone that they are not as clever or important as they think they are

put your heads together

to discuss a difficult problem together

quantify

to calculate the value of something and express it as a number or an amount

react

to behave in a particular way or show a particular emotion because of something that has happened or been said

realign

to change the way in which something is organised

reconcile

if you reconcile two ideas, situations or facts, you find a way in which they can both be true or acceptable

redo

to do something again

refresh

to change something slightly in order to give it new energy

relight

to light something again

repetitive

done many times in the same way, and boring

reread

to read something again

rerun

a film or television programme that is being shown again on television

resolution

a formal decision or statement agreed on by a group of people

revisit

to consider or discuss something again

rewind

to go backwards to something in order to hear it and analyse it again

sadden

to make someone feel sad

seek out

to try to find someone or something, especially when this is difficult

settle (on)

to end an argument or solve a disagreement

sharpen

to improve something so that it is up to the necessary standard, quality, etc.

showcase

to show the good qualities of a person, organization, product, etc.

sizeable

fairly large

squabble

a petty argument about something unimportant

stand guard

to watch someone or something so that they do not do anything wrong or so that nothing bad happens to them

stifle creativity

to stop creativity from developing

straighten

make something tidy

take the initiative

if you have or take the initiative, you are in a position to control a situation and decide what to do next

take up (time)

used when something requires a lot of time to do it

team player

someone who works well as a member of a team, especially in business

team spirit

willingness to work as part of a team

tell the tale of sth

to successfully deal with or continue to live despite a difficult situation or experience