Business Vocabulary

1- to smile on = to feel positive about something or someone, or to treat them in a very positive way:
* The government began to smile on small businesses when it realized that they were the key to economic growth.
* Anderson went to the interview smiling on the possibility to be employed in that big company.
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2- to wing it = improvisar = to perform or speak without having prepared what you are going to do or say:
* I hadn't had time to prepare for the talk, so I just had to wing it.
* Anderson wasn't prepared for the interview , that's why he needed to wing it.
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3 - to ramble on something = longa e confusa dissertação =
to talk or write in a confused way, often for a long time:
* When the police officer asked me about the accident I rambled on many things and he took me to the district.
* When I asked you to talk about yourself I really didn't mean it .
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4- easy-going = adjetivo para pessoa tranquila , que não se irrita facilmente e é fácil de lidar.= relaxed and not easily upset or worried:
* When I saw Anderson and Michely at first glance I realised that they got an easy-going attitude ,easy-going type of guys.
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5- razor-sharp = afiado,afiada = adjective, extremely sharp:
* When she asked me if I loved her I offered a razor -sharp answer that convinced her .
* Sometimes a razor-sharp sentence is much better than a ten minutes dissertation.
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6 - to shift in/into = mudar de posição,rumo,foco = a change in position or direction:
* We were talking about her promotion but she prefered to shift into her travel to USA.
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7 - seasoned = ter conhecimentos elevados em determinada área,ser experiente = having a lot of experience of doing something and therefore knowing how to do it well:
* He is a seasoned expert in human rights.
* a seasoned traveller.
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8 - to be laid off = to get the sack = ser demitido
*I was laid-off from my job because the company was on the verge of bankruptcy.