Notes

@_Dating_@
to have a good rapport - взаимопонимание
you are on the same page - на одной волне
to have a fling - He thinks you had a fling with his mother. - роман/увлечение
dutch - split - Who should pay on a date? What do you think about going dutch? - We're going Dutch, by the way.
hook up with you - подцепить
a big turn-off

to click with smb or We clicked!
a one-night stand
to get on well with smb
to fall out with smb over smth
We fell out. We fell out over money. I fell out with my brother over money.
to take to/against smb: I took to my colleague since he was very helpful. I took against my colleague since he was rude.
to hit it off
to start going out/seeing each other (continuous tense) = to start dating
to go though difficulties/a bad patch
to drift apart/to split up/to break up

@_The age of innovations_@
state-of-the-art - ультрасовмеренный - This will need state-of-the-art data warehouse systems to consolidate data from various sources.
advanced - передовые
scientific advances - достижения
brand-new - совершенно новый - My next song is my brand-new single.
the forthcoming - предстоящий - We have just received the information about the forthcoming conference.
epoch-making innovation - 'эпохальный - As our late Chairman Mao Zedong pointed out, it was "a wonder in the history of war, a her'oic undertaking (предприятие) of the Chinese people and an epoch-making triumph (traimph)".
disruptive innovation -революционные инновации
beneficial - выгодный
to have clear benefits
outdated - устаревший
obsole'te - Gas lamps became obsolete when electric lighting was invented.
a breakthrough
to harness technology - освоение технологий/ harness technology to improve - использовать
to extend the limits - расширить
to be renowned for its innovative technology
to implement innovations - внедрять
to be dependent on smth
to entail serious consequences - повлечь/сопряжены
a techie - технарь

Computers
a computer buff - поклонник - The museum is a mecca for auto buffs, but even those who don't live and breathe classic cars find it a fun place to visit.
a gadget
to boot up - Just-just take a second to boot up - загрузка - The numbers represent an error message that high-tech systems encounter... when they can't boot up.
to reboot
a high-spec computer - высокопроизводительный компьютер
bulky - громоздкий
compact - компактный
to hang up
to have a glitch - глюк - The system has been plagued with glitches ever since its launch.
to be slow to load
to surf the web

Lu(у)ddi(ai)te = technophobe
the Luddite movement