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retail therapy

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shopping with the primary purpose of improving the buyer's mood or disposition. E.g. We've become a nation measuring out our lives in shopping bags and nursing our psychic ills through _ __ (2 words).

Back

ethical

Front

relating to beliefs about what is morally right and wrong.

Back

psychiatrist

Front

a doctor who studies and treats mental illness example: I'm seeing a ___________ tomorrow, due to my traumatizing experience

Back

indiscriminately

Front

in a random manner; unsystematically. Example: his armies slaughtered men, women, and children ___________ .

Back

addiction

Front

the condition of not being able to stop taking drugs / doing something as a habit Icelandic: fíkn Example: He is now fighting his ___________ to alcohol.

Back

coping strategy

Front

conscious, rational ways for dealing with the situations or problems in our life. Example: a therapist can possibly help you with some __ _ (2 words).

Back

associate

Front

to connect someone or something in your mind with someone or something else: Example: Most people ___________ this brand with good quality.

Back

inherent

Front

existing as a natural or basic part of something.

Back

possession

Front

the state of having or owning something. Example: The manuscript is in his _ . Example: The _ of large amounts of money does not ensure happiness.

Back

malpractice

Front

failure to act correctly or legally when doing your job, often causing injury or loss: Example: They are accused of medical/ financial/ electoral ___________ .

Back

susceptible

Front

to be easily influenced or harmed by something E.g. She isn't very _ to flattery. describes someone who is easily emotionally influenced: E.g. They persuade _ teenagers to part with their money.

Back

futile

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(of actions) having no effect or achieving nothing: Example: It's quite _ trying to reason with him - he just won't listen. Example: All my attempts to cheer her up proved _ .

Back

shopping addiction

Front

the compelling desire to purchase things - characterized by an obsession with shopping and buying behaviour that causes adverse consequences. Example: Her __ _ (2 words) has resulted in her moving back in with her parents.

Back

ultimately

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finally, after a series of things have happened: E.g. Everything will _ depend on what is said at the meeting with the directors next week. used to emphasize the most important fact in a situation: E.g. _ , he'll have to decide.

Back

acquire

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to get something Example: He _ the firm in 2008. Example: During this period he _ a reputation for being a womaniser.

Back

till

Front

the drawer in a cash register (= a machine which records sales in a shop, and in which money is kept) or the cash register itself Icelandic: peningaskúffa, kassi (þar sem þú borgar í verslun) Example: Next time you have the _ open, could you give me some change? Example: You pay at the _ .

Back

pursuit

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the act of trying to achieve a plan, activity, or situation, usually over a long period of time: E.g. the _ of happiness E.g. The company is ruthless in its _ of profit.

Back

lobbying

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v. the activity of trying to persuade someone in authority, usually an elected member of a government, to support laws or rules that give your organization or industry an advantage.

Back

possession-defined success

Front

refers to materialists' evaluation that success is measured by the kind of "things" one owns. The products owned by materialists are not only chosen and acquired for their utility value, but also for their status value.

Back

addict

Front

a person who cannot stop doing or using something, especially something harmful: Example: a drug/ heroin ________.

Back

retail

Front

the activity of selling goods to the public, usually in shops. Example: The job is open to applicants with over two years' experience in ___________ .

Back

rationing

Front

a system of limiting the amount of something that each person is allowed to have.

Back

sinister

Front

making you feel that something bad or evil might happen: E.g. A ___________ -looking man sat in the corner of the room.

Back

lavish

Front

Giving or using a large amount of something. Example: This _ consumption of our natural resources simply cannot continue! Example: Our grandmother used to _ us with gifts every Christmas.

Back

propose

Front

to offer or suggest a possible plan or action for other people to consider: E.g. I ___________ that we wait until the budget has been announced before committing ourselves to any expenditure.

Back

alluring

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powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating; seductive. Example: the town offers ___________ shops and restaurants

Back

conscientious

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putting a lot of effort into your work.

Back

materialism

Front

the belief that having money and possessions is the most important thing in life: Example:So have we become a self-centred society, preoccupied with ___________ ?

Back

multinational

Front

involving several different countries, or (of a business) producing and selling goods in several different countries.

Back

affluence

Front

Wealth; having a lot of money or owning a lot of things Example: What we are seeing increasingly is a society of private ___________ and public squalor.

Back

vicious cycle/pernicious cycle

Front

when one problem causes another problem which then makes the first problem worse,so there is no solution to be had. E.g. Many people get stuck in the __ _ (2 words) of poverty. Icelandic translation: vítahringur

Back

consumer

Front

A person who uses goods or services Example: our business has to take care of our _ s, because they buy our things. Commercials try to catch the _ 's eye, to make him buy more. Icelandic transl.: neytandi

Back

leisure pursuit

Front

occupations or activities that are freely chosen Example: Everyone should have the right to a _ __ (2 words).

Back

evaluate

Front

to judge or calculate the quality, importance, amount, or value of something E.g. It's impossible to ___________ these results without knowing more about the research methods employed.

Back

niche

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a job or position that is very suitable for someone, especially one that they like: E. g. Lloyd has carved/made a _ for himself as a professional tennis player. an area or position that is exactly suitable for a small group of the same type: E. g. an ecological _ .

Back

hinder

Front

to limit the ability of someone to do something, or to limit the development of something.

Back

epidemic

Front

a large number of cases of a particular disease happening at the same time in a particular community Example: the outbreak of a flu ___________ .

Back

bidirectional relationship

Front

A relationship functioning in two directions. E.g. There is a __ _ (2 words) between buyers and sellers.

Back

medical condition

Front

An illness or abnormality in the body that interferes with a person's usual activities or feeling of well-being. Example: His rare __ _ (2 words) doesn't allow him to drive a car.

Back

sub-type

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A group forming a type within a larger type. E.g. The type "bird" has countless _-_ , such as "duck", "goose" and "eagle" etc..

Back

convergence

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coming closer together.

Back

decrease

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to become less, or to make something become less: E.g.Our share of the market has _ sharply this year. E.g.We have _ our involvement in children's books.

Back

segment

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any of the parts into which something can be divided or into which it is naturally divided: E. g. The salad was decorated with _ s of orange. E. g. People over the age of 85 make up the fastest-growing population _ .

Back

spate

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adj. a larger number of events than usual, especially unpleasant ones, happening at about the same time.

Back

aspiration

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something that you hope to achieve Example: It's a story about the lives and ___________ of poor Irish immigrants.

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retail therapy

shopping with the primary purpose of improving the buyer's mood or disposition. E.g. We've become a nation measuring out our lives in shopping bags and nursing our psychic ills through _____ ______ (2 words).

ethical

relating to ​beliefs about what is ​morally ​right and ​wrong.

psychiatrist

a doctor who studies and treats mental illness example: I'm seeing a ___________ tomorrow, due to my traumatizing experience

indiscriminately

in a random manner; unsystematically. Example: his armies slaughtered men, women, and children ___________ .

addiction

the condition of not being able to stop taking drugs / doing something as a habit Icelandic: fíkn Example: He is now fighting his ___________ to alcohol.

coping strategy

conscious, rational ways for dealing with the situations or problems in our life. Example: a therapist can possibly help you with some ______ _____ (2 words).

associate

to connect someone or something in your mind with someone or something else: Example: Most people ___________ this brand with good quality.

inherent

existing as a ​natural or ​basic ​part of something.

possession

the state of having or owning something. Example: The manuscript is in his ___________ . Example: The ___________ of large amounts of money does not ensure happiness.

malpractice

failure to act correctly or legally when doing your job, often causing injury or loss: Example: They are accused of medical/ financial/ electoral ___________ .

susceptible

to be easily influenced or harmed by something E.g. She isn't very ___________ to flattery. describes someone who is easily emotionally influenced: E.g. They persuade ___________ teenagers to part with their money.

futile

(of actions) having no effect or achieving nothing: Example: It's quite ___________ trying to reason with him - he just won't listen. Example: All my attempts to cheer her up proved ___________ .

shopping addiction

the compelling desire to purchase things - characterized by an obsession with shopping and buying behaviour that causes adverse consequences. Example: Her ______ _____ (2 words) has resulted in her moving back in with her parents.

ultimately

finally, after a series of things have happened: E.g. Everything will ___________ depend on what is said at the meeting with the directors next week. used to emphasize the most important fact in a situation: E.g. ___________ , he'll have to decide.

acquire

to get something Example: He ___________ the firm in 2008. Example: During this period he ___________ a reputation for being a womaniser.

till

pursuit

the act of trying to achieve a plan, activity, or situation, usually over a long period of time: E.g. the ___________ of happiness E.g. The company is ruthless in its ___________ of profit.

lobbying

v. the ​activity of ​trying to persuade someone in ​authority, usually an ​elected ​member of a ​government, to ​support ​laws or ​rules that give your ​organization or ​industry an ​advantage.

possession-defined success

refers to materialists' evaluation that success is measured by the kind of "things" one owns. The products owned by materialists are not only chosen and acquired for their utility value, but also for their status value.

addict

a person who cannot stop doing or using something, especially something harmful: Example: a drug/ heroin ________.

retail

the activity of selling goods to the public, usually in shops. Example: The job is open to applicants with over two years' experience in ___________ .

rationing

a ​system of ​limiting the ​amount of something that each ​person is ​allowed to have.

sinister

making you feel that something bad or evil might happen: E.g. A ___________ -looking man sat in the corner of the room.

lavish

Giving or using a large amount of something. Example: This ___________ consumption of our natural resources simply cannot continue! Example: Our grandmother used to ___________ us with gifts every Christmas.

propose

to offer or suggest a possible plan or action for other people to consider: E.g. I ___________ that we wait until the budget has been announced before committing ourselves to any expenditure.

alluring

powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating; seductive. Example: the town offers ___________ shops and restaurants

conscientious

putting a lot of ​effort into ​your ​work.

materialism

the belief that having money and possessions is the most important thing in life: Example:So have we become a self-centred society, preoccupied with ___________ ?

multinational

involving several different ​countries, or (of a ​business) ​producing and ​selling ​goods in several different ​countries.

affluence

Wealth; having a lot of money or owning a lot of things Example: What we are seeing increasingly is a society of private ___________ and public squalor.

vicious cycle/pernicious cycle

when one problem causes another problem which then makes the first problem worse,so there is no solution to be had. E.g. Many people get stuck in the ______ _____ (2 words) of poverty. Icelandic translation: vítahringur

consumer

A person who uses goods or services Example: our business has to take care of our ___________ s, because they buy our things. Commercials try to catch the ___________ 's eye, to make him buy more. Icelandic transl.: neytandi

leisure pursuit

occupations or activities that are freely chosen Example: Everyone should have the right to a _____ ______ (2 words).

evaluate

to judge or calculate the quality, importance, amount, or value of something E.g. It's impossible to ___________ these results without knowing more about the research methods employed.

niche

a job or position that is very suitable for someone, especially one that they like: E. g. Lloyd has carved/made a ___________ for himself as a professional tennis player. an area or position that is exactly suitable for a small group of the same type: E. g. an ecological ___________ .

hinder

to ​limit the ​ability of someone to do something, or to ​limit the ​development of something.

epidemic

a large number of cases of a particular disease happening at the same time in a particular community Example: the outbreak of a flu ___________ .

bidirectional relationship

A relationship functioning in two directions. E.g. There is a ______ _____ (2 words) between buyers and sellers.

shopping with the primary purpose of improving the buyer's mood or disposition. E.g. We've become a nation measuring out our lives in shopping bags and nursing our psychic ills through _ __ (2 words).

relating to beliefs about what is morally right and wrong.

conscious, rational ways for dealing with the situations or problems in our life. Example: a therapist can possibly help you with some __ _ (2 words).

existing as a natural or basic part of something.

the state of having or owning something. Example: The manuscript is in his _ . Example: The _ of large amounts of money does not ensure happiness.

to be easily influenced or harmed by something E.g. She isn't very _ to flattery. describes someone who is easily emotionally influenced: E.g. They persuade _ teenagers to part with their money.

(of actions) having no effect or achieving nothing: Example: It's quite _ trying to reason with him - he just won't listen. Example: All my attempts to cheer her up proved _ .

the compelling desire to purchase things - characterized by an obsession with shopping and buying behaviour that causes adverse consequences. Example: Her __ _ (2 words) has resulted in her moving back in with her parents.

finally, after a series of things have happened: E.g. Everything will _ depend on what is said at the meeting with the directors next week. used to emphasize the most important fact in a situation: E.g. _ , he'll have to decide.

to get something Example: He _ the firm in 2008. Example: During this period he _ a reputation for being a womaniser.

the act of trying to achieve a plan, activity, or situation, usually over a long period of time: E.g. the _ of happiness E.g. The company is ruthless in its _ of profit.

v. the activity of trying to persuade someone in authority, usually an elected member of a government, to support laws or rules that give your organization or industry an advantage.

a system of limiting the amount of something that each person is allowed to have.

Giving or using a large amount of something. Example: This _ consumption of our natural resources simply cannot continue! Example: Our grandmother used to _ us with gifts every Christmas.

putting a lot of effort into your work.

involving several different countries, or (of a business) producing and selling goods in several different countries.

when one problem causes another problem which then makes the first problem worse,so there is no solution to be had. E.g. Many people get stuck in the __ _ (2 words) of poverty. Icelandic translation: vítahringur

A person who uses goods or services Example: our business has to take care of our _ s, because they buy our things. Commercials try to catch the _ 's eye, to make him buy more. Icelandic transl.: neytandi

occupations or activities that are freely chosen Example: Everyone should have the right to a _ __ (2 words).

a job or position that is very suitable for someone, especially one that they like: E. g. Lloyd has carved/made a _ for himself as a professional tennis player. an area or position that is exactly suitable for a small group of the same type: E. g. an ecological _ .

to limit the ability of someone to do something, or to limit the development of something.

A relationship functioning in two directions. E.g. There is a __ _ (2 words) between buyers and sellers.

An illness or abnormality in the body that interferes with a person's usual activities or feeling of well-being. Example: His rare __ _ (2 words) doesn't allow him to drive a car.

A group forming a type within a larger type. E.g. The type "bird" has countless _-_ , such as "duck", "goose" and "eagle" etc..

coming closer together.

to become less, or to make something become less: E.g.Our share of the market has _ sharply this year. E.g.We have _ our involvement in children's books.

any of the parts into which something can be divided or into which it is naturally divided: E. g. The salad was decorated with _ s of orange. E. g. People over the age of 85 make up the fastest-growing population _ .

adj. a larger number of events than usual, especially unpleasant ones, happening at about the same time.