Vocabulary

• Owe, verb (=essere debitore)         /əʊ/

Definition: to owe si defined as to have a debt or to feel the need to do
Structure it takes: to owe someone for something
Use case: "he owes me 5$"
Synonyms: to be in debt, ought to, to be indebted to someone

• Understatement, noun (=eufemismo)      /ˌʌndəˈsteɪtmənt/

Definition: it's a sentence which is far less than what is true
Use case: "understatement is a form of irony"
Synonyms: modest statement, restraint
Antonyms: exaggeration

• Conceal, verb (=nascondere)     /kənˈsiːl/

Definition: to conceal means to keep something hidden or secret
Structure it takes: to conceal from ..., to conceal behind...
Use case: "it is concealed by trees"
Synonyms: hide, keep from another's knowledge, keep secret
Antonyms: show
Related forms: concelment, concealer, concealable

• Takeover, noun (=acquisizione del controllo)     /teɪkəʊvə/

Definition: the act of assuming control or management or responsibility for something

Structure it takes: takeover of ...a company/a club

Use case:" takeover is the purchase of one company by another called bidder"

Synonyms: acquisition

• merger, noun (=fusione)    /ˈmɜːdʒə/

Definition: it's the union of two different elements (companies), it's something produced by mixing

Use case: merger proposals weren't enough realistic

Synonyms: union, combination, alliance, mix, fusion

Antonyms: separation, division

• firm, noun (=azienda, impresa, ditta)     /fɜːm/

Definition: it's a business company or a partnership of two or more persons

Use case: "small/ medium-sized firms"

Synonyms: business, company, corporation, enterprise

• morbid, adjective (=morboso, malato)   /ˈmɔːbɪd/

 Definition: it means "caused by desease" or "psychologically unhealthy"

Structure it takes: to be morbid for

Use case: "morbid curiosity"," morbid religious feelings", "morbid obsession"

Synonyms: macabre, grim, pathological

Antonyms: happy. cheerful

Prefixes-suffixes: morbidly (adv), morbidness (n)

• ingenuity, noun (=ingegnosità, abilità)     /ˌɪndʒɪˈnjuːɪtɪ/

Definition: ingenuity is the quality of being clever, creative

Use case: "never understimate the ingenuity of man"

Synonyms: imagination, inventiveness, ability to invent

Related forms: ingenious (adj)