| Lesson 1 "Headhunter's Call" |
| Words & Phrases | Paraphrasing |
| an executive recruiter | a headhunter |
| *at one's convenience | when or where it suits one cf. at one's earliest convenience=as soon as one can without difficulty |
| colleague | co-worker, associate |
| qualified | certificated, competent |
| *high-caliber | best, top-notch caliber =1.quality of charater or level of ability 2.the internal diameter of a gun barrel |
| a tall order | something that is a challenge or difficult cf. a tall tale = an unbelievable story |
| cross my mind | come to my mind |
| *mixed feelings | both negative and positive feelings |
| I must admit | to be honest with you, I feel I need to tell you, I must confess |
| NY | Gotham City, Big Apple |
| *cast a pall over | cast a shadow, change the atmosphere to something that is sad or gloomy |
| bounce back | recover well after a setback or problem |
| at an all-time low | at its lowest point |
| downsize | make smaller, (of a company) shed staff |
| ghastly | causing great horror or fear |
| credentials | qualification, achievement, etc., especially when used to indicate suitability |
| *typo | a typographical error, literal |
| for starters | to begin with, ( starters = appetizer ) |
| header | a line or block of text appearing at the top of each page of a book or document |
| *proofread | read and mark any errors |
| do something up | fasten, wrap, or arrange something |
| fall into place | begin to make sense |
| nutritionist | dietician [ dietitian ] |
| boldface | a typeface with thick strokes |
| equivocal | unclear in meaning or intention, ambiguous |
| tentative | 1. provisional, experimental 2. hesitant, cautious |
| beverage | a drink other than water ( coffee, tea, beer, milk, etc. ) |
| *spell something out | explain something simply and in detail |
| commitment | a pledge or undertaking |
| mull over | think about at length |