ESL Podcast 320 – Micromanaging the Staff

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01:32 - Slow dialog

03:39 - Explanations

03:55 - checking up on
An examination or inspection
Example: I checked up: no one by that name lives at that address.

04:41 - task
a piece of work that somebody is given to do, usually short in duration or with a deadline

05:00 - micromanaging
to control a person or a situation by paying extreme attention to small details

05:52 - to observe
to see or notice something, especially while watching carefully
Example: You were observed entering the building.

06:23 - looking over (their) shoulders
watch someone very closely

07:10 - trust
rely on somebody or something

08:00 - meticulous
extremely careful and precise

08:29 - monitoring
to check something at regular intervals in order to find out how it is progressing or developing

09:00 - resentful
annoyed about having been badly treated, or characterized by such a feeling of annoyance

09:24 - have more faith in
to trust in something, to believe

09:45 - incompetent
unable or incapable, bad at doing something

10:27 - control freak
One who has an obsessive need to exert control over people and situations.

11:18 - tactic
Short-term method for resolving a particular problem.
Example, a tactic for quickly increasing a product market share may be a television advertising blitz.

11:42 - disgruntled
irritate or dissatisfy somebody / to make somebody feel dissatisfied and irritated

12:43 - to butt in
Interfere, interrupt, intrude.
Example: Mom is always butting in on our conversations

13:30 - Fine by me
all right, I don´t have any objections

14:08 -  Fast dialog