He’s no longer a managing director

40. be respected in/by phrase

41. stuffy adj /ˈstʌfi/ 1. close; poorly ventilated: a stuffy room. 2. oppressive from lack of freshness: stuffy air; a stuffy odor. 3. lacking in interest, as writing or discourse. 4. affected with a sensation of obstruction in the respiratory passages: a stuffy nose. 5. dull or tedious; boring.

42. junior manager phrase

▪senior manager phrase

43. encourage v /ɛnˈkʌrɪdʒ/ 1. to inspire with courage, spirit, or confidence: His coach encouraged him throughout the marathon race to keep on running. 2. to stimulate by assistance, approval, etc.: One of the chief duties of a teacher is to encourage students. 3. to promote, advance, or foster: Poverty often encourages crime.

▪encouraging adj (ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒɪŋ) ▪inspiring

44. be/arrive on time for (meeting) phrase

▪on time ▪a. at the expected or scheduled time b. (US) payable in instalments ▪in time ▪a. early enough: to come in time for dinner. b. in the future; eventually: In time he'll see what is right. c. in the correct rhythm or tempo: There would always be at least one child who couldn't play in time with the music.

45. turn off phrasal verb ( PhV ) /ˈteɪkˌɔf/ a. to remove: Take off your coat. b. to lead away: The child was taken off by kidnappers. c. Informal. to depart; leave: They took off yesterday for California. d. to leave the ground, as an airplane. e. to move onward or forward with a sudden or intense burst of speed: The police car took off after the drunken driver. f. to withdraw or remove from: She was taken off the night shift. g. to remove by death; kill: Millions were taken off by the Black Plague. h. to make a likeness or copy of; reproduce. i. to subtract, as a discount; deduct: Shop early and we'll take off 20 percent. j. Informal. to imitate; mimic; burlesque. k. Informal. to achieve sudden, marked growth, success, etc.: Sales took off just before Christmas. The actor's career took off after his role in that movie.

46. avoid v /əˈvɔɪd/ 1. to keep away from; keep clear of; shun: to avoid a person; to avoid taxes; to avoid danger. 2. to prevent from happening: to avoid falling.

▪avoiding gerund; participle I; verbal noun

47. impact (on) v; n

▪ impact n / im -pakt/ 1. the striking of one thing against another; forceful contact; collision: The impact of the colliding cars broke the windshield. 2. an impinging: the impact of light on the eye. 3. influence; effect: the impact of Einstein on modern physics.

▪ impact v /im- pakt / 6. to drive or press closely or firmly into something; pack in. 7. to fill up; congest; throng: A vast crowd impacted St. Peter's Square. 8. To collide with; strike forcefully: a rocket designed to impact the planet Mars. 9. to have an impact or effect on; influence; alter: The decision may impact your whole career. The auto industry will be impacted by the new labor agreements.

48. working environment phrase

49. is such a simple thing to do phrase ▪ так просто сделать (осуществить)

50. improve n /ɪmˈpruv/ 1. to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health. 2. to make (land) more useful, profitable, or valuable by enclosure, cultivation, etc. 3. to increase in value, excellence, etc.; become better: The military situation is improving. 4. to make improvements, as by revision, addition, or change: None of the younger violinists have been able to improve on his interpretation of that work.

▪improving gerund; participle I; verbal noun

▪improvement n /ɪmˈpruvmənt/ 1. an act of improving or the state of being improved. 2. a change or addition by which a thing is improved. 3. a person or thing that represents an advance on another in excellence or achievement: The new landlord is a great improvement over his greedy predecessor.

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