outsize=outsized= exceptionally large
The circumstances of our birth play an outsize role in our lives.
selective可以替代prestigious
Not all students want to get into selective colleges.
hit on someone= make sexual advances toward someone，向某人打性招呼
Joe couldn’t help hitting on one of his classmates when he was in senior secondary school.
values-aligned teammates 价值观（被使）一致的队友
To succeed at scale one must find a bunch of values-aligned teammates.
a seal of approval= an official statement or indication that sth is accepted or regarded favorably，同意
My boss has given her seal of approval to my proposal.
cookie-cutter= denoting sth mass-produced or lacking any distinguishing characteristics，稀松平常的
This morning I read a cookie-cutter novel with neither surprising twists nor special meanings conveyed.
注意overlap作vi时后常跟with
Joe’s wife’s hobbies don’t overlap with Joe’s at all.
pedigree= the background or history of a person or thing, especially as conferring distinction（卓越）or quality（优质），出身，可数
People’s intelligence and abilities are much more important than their pedigrees.
scar作vt有“给…留下伤疤”的意思
Being scolded by his headteacher in front of all his classmates in his Junior Secondary School was a humiliating and scarring experience for Joe.
注意sewer（下水道，可数），sewerage（排水系统，不可数），sewage（污水，不可数） 的区别；另外下水道还可以用drain 表示，可数；drainage 可以表示排水系统；drain可以用作vt表示“排…的水；排”。
take leave from work= take a day off（days off）from work；take time off from work
Joe says he needs to take several days off from work as he is suffering from burnout.
Ream=500 sheets of paper，令（500张纸），可数
The poor have to deal with reams of paperwork in order to apply for social welfare（福利，不可数）.
Coffers，作复数讲是“金库”的意思，作单数讲是“保险柜”
The coffers of the state(国库）now are almost empty.
repay=pay back，偿还，vt
Joe lent one of his friends 50 dollars 5 years ago and hasn't yet got repaid.
yardstick=standard衡量标准，可数
The IELTS exam serves as a yardstick to measure examinees’ English levels.
pitch deck= a brief presentation that gives potential investors or clients an overview of your business plan, products, services, and growth traction（traction这里指势能），为吸引投资而做的展示，可数
Joe includes a lot of positive social impacts in his pitch deck but most investors only focus on making money.
custom作adj的时候和customized的意思一样，“（被）定做的”；snare= catch or trap someone，引…入圈套，vt
This custom sneaker startup even snared Russell Westbrook as a customer.
rigor= the quality of being extremely thorough, exhaustive, or accurate,缜密，不可数
Joe will keep his rigor when it comes to learning English but will not be too serious in other aspects of his life.
