Core beliefs – crezuri de bază, principii

To hinder – a împiedica, a trage in spate pe cineva

To regale- a dărui
At a pinch – deodată/all of a sudden
Relief – ușurare
To give sm chapter and verse – a da toate detaliile, to go into details
in vain= degeaba, în zadar
Full spectrum – toată imaginea de ansamblu, toate lucrurile
Stranded – isolated
To enrich – a îmbogăți
Full stop – punct
To underestimate – a subestima
To overestimate – a supraestima/aprecia
Status quo – stare de fapt
To nod – a da din cap
Robustly – într-un mod robust, cu forța
Kin links – family ties, legături de rudenie
Peers – amici
Strands – ramuri, ramificații
Pattern – model
Screened off – isolated
Hollow – empty
Tormenting – chinuitor
To cope with – to deal with
Astonished – amazed
Tremendous effort – efort imens
Shunted – azvârlit
Dragged – târât
To dig out – a scoate la iveală
Humdrum – the noise, busyness
Daily grind – everyday struggle
the batery is on the blink – baterie aproape descărcată
to lose out to sm else – să pierzi în fața cuiva
To reverberate – a se răsfrânge asupra...
to exert control – a exercita control
paramount – major, colosal
paramount importance – de o importanță majoră
to rest on your laurels – a te baza pe un moment memorabil, reușită anterioară( Just because you’ve got your
degree doesn’t mean you can rest on your laurels).
To undertake – a întreprinde, a face ceva
Smth puts too much strain on you – ceva ce pune presiune pe tine
Woefully ill-equipped – terribly unprepared
Closed vs open - ended question/ problem
To nudge – to ask for attention
Whereas – while
To encounter sm – to meet sm
To encounter a situation – to face a situation
To merge – to combine, a unifica
Undoubtedly – without doubt/ fără îndoială
Assumption – presupunere
To throw a party – a da o petrecere
By leaps and bounds – significantly
Depth of despair – culmile disperării
To bang your head against a brick wall – you’re trying in vain
Got me thinking – m-a pus pe gânduri
To keep up – a continua
Sewn – cusut
To bury – a îngropa
To bring up children – to raise children
To fly the nest – a pleca de acasă
High achiever – very ambitious