| assertiveness training | a method of psychotherapy that reinforces you for stating negative and positive feelings directly |
autogenic therapy
autogenic training
autogenics | training patients in self-induced relaxation |
| athletic training | the course of practice and exercise and diet undertaken by an athlete |
training
preparation
grooming | activity leading to skilled behavior |
| military training | training soldiers in military procedures |
| basic training | the initial period of training for new military personnel, involves intense physical activity and behavioral discipline |
| toilet training | training a young child to use the toilet |
| approach attack plan of attack | ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation, his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons, an attack on inflation, his plan of attack was misguided |
initial public offering
IPO
initial offering | a corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public |
| floor plan | scale drawing of a horizontal section through a building at a given level, contrasts with elevation |
| ground plan | a floor plan for the ground level of a building |
plan
architectural plan | scale drawing of a structure, the plans for City Hall were on file |
reformatory
reform school
training school | correctional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offenders |
school ship
training ship | a ship used to train students as sailors |
education training
breeding | the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior), a woman of breeding and refinement |
| design plan | an arrangement scheme, the awkward design of the keyboard made operation difficult, it was an excellent design for living, a plan for seating guests |
transfer transfer of training
carry-over | application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation |
vocational training
vocational education | training for a specific vocation in industry or agriculture or trade |
plan
program
programme | a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished, they drew up a six-step plan, they discussed plans for a new bond issue |
| master plan | a long-term outline of a project or government function, the zoning board adopted a master plan for the new development |
| plan of action | a plan for actively doing something |
| battle plan | plan for conducting a battle |
travel plan
itinerary | a proposed route of travel |
| game plan | (sports) a plan for achieving an objective in some sport |
| game plan | (figurative) a carefully thought out strategy for achieving an objective in war or politics or business or personal affairs, newscasters speculated about the President's game plan for an invasion |
plot
secret plan
game | a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal), they concocted a plot to discredit the governor, I saw through his little game from the start |
| training program | a program designed for training in specific skills |
| preemployment training program | a training program to prepare you for employment |
pension plan
pension account
retirement plan
retirement savings plan
retirement savings account
retirement account
retirement program | a plan for setting aside money to be spent after retirement |
| Keogh plan | a tax-deferred pension plan for employees of unincorporated businesses or for self-employed persons |
| employee savings plan | a plan that allows employees to contribute to an investment pool managed the employer |
| stock purchase plan | an organized plan for employees of a company to buy shares of its stock |
employee stock ownership plan
ESOP | a program under which employees regularly accumulate shares and may ultimately assume control of the company |
| initial | the first letter of a word (especially a person's name), he refused to put the initials FRS after his name |
alliteration
initial rhyme
beginning rhyme
head rhyme | use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse, around the rock the ragged rascal ran |
| training table | planned meals for athletes in training (usually served in a mess hall) |
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
FLETC | a center in the Department of that trains law enforcement professionals for more than seventy federal agencies |
Reserve Officers Training Corps
ROTC | a training program to prepare college students to be commissioned officers |
| commission plan | a municipal government that combines legislative and executive authority in the members of a commission |
| training college | a school providing training for a special field or profession |
| training school | a school providing practical vocational and technical training |
Marshall Plan
European Recovery Program | a United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (-), named after George Marshall |
installment plan
installment buying
time plan | a system for paying for goods by installments |
hotel plan
meal plan | a plan and a room rate for providing a room and meals to guests at a hotel |
| American plan | a hotel plan that includes three meals daily |
| modified American plan | a hotel plan that includes breakfast and dinner (but not lunch) |
| Bermuda plan | a hotel plan that provides a full breakfast daily |
European plan
continental plan | a hotel plan that provides a continental breakfast daily |
| spring training | preseason training during the spring |
| plan | make plans for something, He is planning a trip with his family |