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declare

оголошувати — The company was forced to ___ bankruptcy.

be on the brink of

бути на межі — The business is ___ collapse.

bankruptcy

банкрутство — The firm went into ___ last year.

competitiveness

конкурентоспроможність — We need to improve our ___ in the market.

make cutbacks

робити скорочення — They had to ___ to survive the crisis.

budget cutbacks

скорочення бюджету — Severe ___ affected the project.

cutback

скорочення / зниження — The recent ___ in funding slowed down our work.

efficiency

ефективність — The new system greatly improved our ___.

initiative

ініціатива — Employees are encouraged to show ___.

productivity

продуктивність — Regular breaks can help increase ___.

profitability

прибутковість — The new strategy boosted the company's ___.

turnover

обіг / плинність кадрів — The retail industry often has a high staff ___.

job perks

робочі привілеї / бонуси — Free gym membership is one of the ___ here.

health insurance

медичне страхування — The employer provides comprehensive ___.

equal pay

рівна оплата праці — They are striking to demand ___.

pension scheme

пенсійна програма — Joining the ___ is a smart decision for the future.

maternity/paternity leave

декретна відпустка (для матері/батька) — She will be on ___ for six months.

on-site childcare

догляд за дітьми на робочому місці — Having ___ helps working parents a lot.

financial incentives

фінансові стимули — The company offers ___ for top performers.

bonus scheme

система бонусів — We introduced a new ___ to reward hard work.

tuition assistance

допомога в оплаті навчання — The firm offers ___ for employees' further education.

mentor programme

менторська програма — New employees participate in our ___.

There is a fine line between ... and ...

існує тонка грань між ... і ... — People say that ____ genius and madness.

science-oriented

науково орієнтований — The new school offers a highly ____ curriculum for its students.

laugh it off

перевести на жарт / віджартуватися — When he tripped in front of everyone, he just tried to ____.

hit rock bottom / hit the lowest point

досягти дна / опуститися на саме дно — Before changing his lifestyle, he had to ____.

to be made redundant

потрапити під скорочення / бути звільненим — Due to the company's financial crisis, fifty workers are going ____.

be left on the sidelines of life

залишитися на узбіччі життя — If you don't keep up with modern technology, you might ____.

Isolated cases

поодинокі випадки — The police assured the public that these crimes were just ____.

The difference is slight / subtle / marginal / barely noticeable

різниця мінімальна — You can choose any of these two versions, ____.