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perseverance

 noun

 

/ˌpɜːsəˈvɪərəns/

 

/ˌpɜːrsəˈvɪrəns/

[uncountable] (approving)

1. ​the quality of continuing to try to achieve a particular aim despite difficulties
   • They showed great perseverance in the face of difficulty.
   • The only way to improve is through hard work and dogged perseverance.

Extra Examples

• Does she have the perseverance to finish the work?
• He showed great perseverance by staying on the job.
• Her perseverance was ultimately rewarded.
• His perseverance with the new technique paid off.
• It may take some perseverance to find the right people.
• his courage and perseverance in the face of serious illness

handy

 adjective

 

 

/ˈhændi/

 

/ˈhændi/

(comparative handier, superlative handiest)

(informal)Idioms

1. ​
    
   easy to use or to do synonym useful
   • a handy little tool
   • handy hints/tips for removing stains
   • a handy-sized dictionary

• The wire brush is very handy for cleaning up old iron and steel.
• The arrangement was handy for both of us.

[not before noun] able to use your hands or tools to make or repair things well

• to be handy around the house
• to be handy with a sewing machine
• Lucy is quite handy with a drill!

If Introductions are over, let's get down to businees.
Let's have a show of hands for how many want the meeting on Friday?
I'll touch base with him after the meeting about the memo.

transition

 noun

 OPAL W

 

/trænˈzɪʃn/

 

/trænˈzɪʃn/

[uncountable, countable]

1.  the process or a period of changing from one state or condition to another
   •  transition from something to something the transition from school to full-time work
   •  transition to something He will remain head of state during the period of transition to democracy.
   •  transition from something Only after he stepped down could a genuine transition from dictatorship begin.
   • a three-year transition period
   • He has not met with the transition team members.
   • The company was slow to make the transition from paper to computer.
   •  transition between A and B We need to ensure a smooth transition between the old system and the new one.
   •  in transition This course is useful for students who are in transition from one training programme to another.

• Her transition from child star to movie mogul was complete.
• The country is in transition from an agricultural to an industrial society.

2. the process of starting to live your life as a person of a different sex, to match your gender identity

• She wrote to co-workers announcing her transition and asking them to refer to her with female pronouns.

to get down to business

If introductions are over, let's get down to business
-> to start working ; to start doing what needs to be done ; making a transition to a business discussion or serious talk

show of hands

Let's have a show of hands for how many want the meeting on Firday?
an informal vote in which people raise one of their hands to show that they support a suggestion.

to touch base

I'll touch base with him later about the memo.
to contact someone to update them or receive an update from them

agenda, colleague, decision, feedback, proposal, task, brief, to collaborate

assume

assumption

defy

Civil Rights Movement

pre-civil rights America

He wasn't the only man who suffered in pre-civil rights America, and he certainly wasn't the only great orator of the day.

orator
  public speaker who is eloquent or skilled