Kolokwium 1 cz.2

disengage

to stop paying attention to something

complacency

a feeling of calm or security that causes you not to worry about possible problems or dangers

wander

what your mind does when you think about other things and not about what you should be focusing on

background

something that is happening but that you are not focusing on

encounter

to experience something, usually problems or difficulties

zone out

stop paying attention or noticing things around you

halfway-house

something that combines features of two other things

bully

to use your power to force someone to do something

leapfrog

to pass the middle stages to get from a beginning stage to an end stage very quickly

gaze

a long, continuous look at something

sector

an area of business or of the economy

follow-up interviews

Interviews conducted after an initial event, survey, or experiment to gather further information or check progress

worth noting

important or interesting enough to be mentioned

prove troublesome

to turn out to be difficult

edge back

to move backwards or retreat very slowly

manufacturing processes

the systematic series of steps or operations used to produce goods on a large scale

run studies

to conduct research experiments or investigations

embrace a concept

to accept a new idea enthusiastically

safety bodies

Official organizations, agencies, or groups responsible for setting and enforcing safety standards and regulations