Lesson2 Multitasking
make a laughingstock
snarling	to speak or say something in a nasty angry way
milk (v.)	to get all the money or advantages that you can from a situation, person, or thing
hiring freeze
inherent in
multitasking	the practice of doing different types of work at your job at the same time
ambidextrous	able to use either hand with eual skill for writing, playing sports cf. ambi（両方）＋dextrous（右利きの）＝両方の手を右利きであるように使える→器用な
incompetence
inadvertently	without intending to do something
pitfall	a problem or difficulty that is likely to happen in a particular job, course of action, or activity
fiasco	イタリア語で瓶（びん）と言う意味。ヴェニスのガラス職人が失敗作を日用品としてとっておいたことから、瓶が「大失敗」という意味を表すようになったと言われている。ちなみに、化学の実験などで使われているフラスコ(flask)もこの単語で言える。
embrace	to eagerly accept new ideas, opinions, religions
buy into
dissection
home in on	to aim exactly at something and move directly toward it
single-track
ghastly	extremely bad, shocking, or uspsetting
neuro-	relating to the nerves
neuron	a type of cell that makes up the nervous system and that sends messages to muscles and other parts of the body, and sends messages in the brain about feelings, sights, smells
have 人 on a leash	to be able to control someone
synapse	the space between two nerve cells in you body, across which information travels to make muscles, glands(リンパ腺) work
ill-advised	not sensible or not wise and likely to cause problems in the futrure
contend with	to have to deal with something difficult or bad
train of thought	a related series of thoughts developing in your mind
out of whack	not working together correctly
tout	to praise something or someone in order to persuade people that they are important or valuable to try to persuade people to buy goods or services you are offering
in the know	having more information about something than most people