Daily Vocabulary(2008/12/27)

6831.stay cool(平静を保つ）
When things go wrong,you have to stay cool.
6832.take it on the chin(〔苦痛を〕我慢［辛抱］する、大打撃［痛撃・苦痛・苦難・苦境・逆境・屈辱］にじっと［断固として］耐える）
Take it on the chin and decide on your next move.
6833.counterproductive(逆効果の、逆効果を招く)
That can be counterproductive.
6834.be aggressive with(～に攻撃的態度をとる）
It's just counterproductive to be aggressive with the counter employees.
6835.misfortune(不運、逆境、災難）
They are not personally　responsible for your misfortune.
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