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Sheer |
هائل او كبير The sheer weight/size etc. Used to emphasize that something is very heavy, large etc. |
The sheer size of the country makes communication difficult. |
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Grease the wheels |
Make things run more smoothly. |
Here are a few things that can grease the wheels. |
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Constructive |
مثمرة او بناءة |
The meeting was very constructive. I welcome any constructive criticism. |
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Conducive |
ملائمة او مشجعة |
If your place is not conducive to work, you are apt to become scatter-brain. |
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Apt to |
Tend to |
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Tendency |
ميول للقيام بشيئ ما |
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Scatter-brain |
مشوش العقل Distracted, thinking about many different things. |
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Cluttered |
مبعثرة |
Piles of books and papers cluttered his disk. |
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Clutter |
To fill your mind with a lot of different things. |
The everyday tasks that clutter our lives. |
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Decorations |
زينة او ديكورات |
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Larvae |
يرقات |
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Cocoon |
شرنقة Enclosed space. |
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Making your workspace a cocoon of productivity will help you get down to business. |
A cocoon of something means surrounded by them. And here surrounded by productivity. |
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Burnt out |
Completely exhausted by too much work. |
Ask yourself: do you feel burnt out? Perhaps you are in a rut, and that's what is slowing you down. |
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In a rut |
Stuck in the same routine. |
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A breath of fresh air |
Someone or something and makes everything seem more exciting. |
He is so cheerful and lively- he is like a breath of fresh air when he visits. Maybe working at a different time of day, or from a different location, will be a breath of fresh air. |
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Vary |
Change or do differently |
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Change of pace |
A shift in your normal routine. |
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Time-honred |
عريق Respected because it has been useful for a long time. |
This is a time-honred trick to approaching multiple tasks. |
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Slew |
A large number |
A slew of chores rattling around in your head always seems less daunting and more manageable when outlined on paper. |
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Chores |
واجبات منزلية او اعمال روتينية |
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Daunt |
مرعب او رهيب |
Daunting challenges تحديدات رهيبة |
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Outlined |
مبينة يعني مثل مبينة في تقرير Outlined on a report |
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Cross off |
شطب |
The best part of making a list is the satisfaction when you can cross off an item. |
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Agenda |
جدول اعمال |
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Exclude |
يستثني او يستبعد |
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Apprehension |
تخوف او هوس |
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For instance |
For example |
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Intimidate |
ترويع او تخويف شخص ما للقيام بشيئ تريده |
The whole ideas of going to Oxford intimidate me. |
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Dive |
يغطس |
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Dive in |
Start enthusiastically |
Because that task is more achievable, you are more likely to dive in and finish. |
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Leisure |
رفاهية |
Setting a limit to your leisure makes you less likely to binge on it. |
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Acuity |
The ability to think , see, hear clearly. |
Which improves your mental acuity and helps you feel on top of your game. |
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On top of your game |
Performing at your best |
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