Word 34 (1325-1350)

(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

(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.

위기나 문제가 절정에 달하다, 터지다

The tension finally came to a head during the meeting.

눈에 띄게, 중요한 위치에, 상위에

MSC would normally be expected to feature prominently in any ranking of major shipping lines.

NIW: National Interest Waiver

The NIW (National Interest Waiver) lets you get a green card without a job offer if your work is considered to be in the national interest.

비온 뒤 흙냄새

I like the petrichor, the smell of the earth after it's rained,

대서양 / 태평양

the Atlantic (Ocean) / the Pacific (Ocean)

호르무즈 해협

Iran and the US have agreed to a ceasefire on the condition that "safe passage" through the Strait of Hormuz is guaranteed.

자위하다 (공식)

My daughter felt comfortable telling me she had started to masturbate

교도소 내부 방 / 동료 수감자 / 수감자

Cell / cellmates / inmates

샅샅이 뒤지다, 수색하다, 찾다

Police are combing the area.

I combed through my emails.

They combed the database.

n. 심한 스트레스, 고통, 불안

v. 괴롭게 하다

She was in distress

The news distressed me.

일부러 낡게 만들다, 빈티지 처리하다

글자를 새기다, 각인하다

We can distress the leather to give it a vintage look.

Distressed furniture is popular

It's totally custom, we can distress it, brand it. (engrave/inscribe)

좋은 학군

Paretns move here because it’s in a good school district

This neighborhood is expensive because of the school district.

스포츠 기술

Her strongest element is the triple axel. / I need to improve my spin elements.

규제 약물을 소지한 혐의로 체포되다 (불법이랑 다름)

He was arrested for possessing a controlled substance.

This medication is a controlled substance.

포주, 성매매를 관리하는 사람

He now extended his criminal earning potential by becoming a pimp.

타격, 충격, 강타 (원래 주먹으로 치는 표현)

a blow to the economy

Q3 was a major blow for the retail sector

WK 29 appears to be the real blow

~에 걸쳐 미치다, ~까지 뻗어나가다, ~을 아우르다

(reach across) The impact is reaching across all relations.

The effects reach across multiple industries

the impact spans all relations

매출 측면에서 추가로 얻을 수 있는 기회/잠재력

There's significant revenue upside in the Central America market

미묘하게, 은근히, 많이 티나지 않게

Can you subtly bring this up in the meeting?

힘든 고비/구간을 넘기다, 어려운 부분을 극복하다

수요일

I finally got over the hump on this project.

This coffee is getting me over the hump today.

Happy hump day!

남성성

He's been a great example of healthy masculinity for me

난 완전 중도주의야 (정치).

정치 성향 없고,

나한테 도움되는 공략 내세우는 후보를 지지해

I'm very much a centrist,

I honestly don't have a fixed political stance.

Every election, I just support whichever candidate has policies that actually benefit me.