CONFESSION
OF A TWENTY-YEAR OLD ENTREPRENEUR
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This boy is 20 (years old) = he is a 20 year old boy an entrepreneur is someone who has launched/created his own firm. to specialize in /to be specialized in >>> a specialist freelance (adj) : independant, not working for a particular company or someone else The capital of a company is divided into shares (UK) or stocks (US) which are bought and owned by shareholders (UK) or stockholders (US). fashion (noun) >>> fashionable (adj) <> out of fashion, old-fashioned ethos : spirit book-keeping [U] : accountancy <<< an accountant <<< to count irrelevant : not adapted to the problem ( <> relevant), not related to the topic to assume : to suppose, to consider, to think, to guess (US) >>> an assumption, a thought a lecturer : a university teacher fringe benefits : non-wage income such as :
sweat : perspiration <<< to sweat : to perspire >>> a sweat shirt
"Risk is the spice of life" is a proverb or a motto. to thumb through a book / a dictionary / a (phone) directory PR : Public Relations to twist someone's arm = to force someone to do something an answer phone : a phone answering machine letterhead : paper with the name of the firm printed on it. commitment : obligation <>to be committed to to possess [z] : to have, to own >>> possession >>> a possessor The main factor that weighs against him is his inexperience.
to feel uneasy / ill at ease / uncomfortable <> to feel at ease worth (adj or noun) expresses a notion of value
solely : merely : only : just to emphasize : to stress : to insist on to aim at (a target) the aim : the purpose, the goal, the point ex : Advertising [U] is a commercial activity which aims at inducing consumers to buy more by emphasizing the merits of the products whereas publicity [U] is the state of being/getting known. an asset : an advantage <> a drawback, a liability Did you weigh the pros and cons of the problem ?
a whizz kid : a wonder boy/girl |