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17 Cards in this Set
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squeeze
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unabated
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without losing any original force or violence; undiminished
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dreary
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sad or dull; boring
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malaise
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A vague feeling of bodily discomfort, as at the beginning of an illness. A general sense of depression or unease.
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to flatline
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to remain at a continuous low level. To be in an unchanging condition.
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whopping
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Exceptionally large. Used as an intensive: a (...) good joke.
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sickening
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ripped off
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estafado
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takes its toll
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tiene consecuencias, pasa factura. "Unless you're one of those Panamanian-based one-percenters, feeling (...) becomes a basic attitude and that (...) on workforce morale".
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witchcraft
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wreckage
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stretch
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shareholder
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dire
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mastery
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"Human beings thrive on (...) and self-development."
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stuck in a rut
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atrapado, bored en la rutina
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enhance
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"these environments can actually (...) a sense of disempowerment because there are no formal channels for promotion".
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