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Question		Answer
bribery start learning		the crime of giving money
forefront start learning		leading or important position
fraudster start learning		someone who commits the crime of fraud
litigation start learning		use of legal system to settle a dissagreement
makeover start learning		set of changes that make a person or thing look better
net worth start learning		the value of all your property and money after you remove what you owe
notorious start learning		famous for something bad
pivotal start learning		extremely important and affecting how something develops
policy-maker start learning		a person responsible for deciding on a set of plans or action for a goverment or bsiness
protection racket start learning		illegal system in whitch criminals threaten to harm you or your property if you don`t give them money
scam start learning		dishonest plan, especially for getting money
tax evasion start learning		use of illegal methods to pay less tax or no tax at all
undercover start learning		working or done secretly in order to catch criminals
white-collar-crime start learning		crimes in whitch people who work in offices steal money from the comapny they work for
depreciation start learning		the process of becoming less valuable
pellet start learning		a small round piece of a substance
snapshot start learning		shor explanation or description that tells you information
admin start learning		the administration of a company
knock-of start learning		indeirect result of something
misery start learning		extremly unhappy or uncomfortable
notably start learning		good example
raw materials start learning		substance such as coal or iron that ar in natural state before being changed by chemical processes
spiralling start learning		continuously becoming worse
stem from start learning		to be caused by something
in good shape start learning		good condition
iron out start learning		something to deal successfully with a disagreement or problem
starving start learning		very hungryvery hungry
take stock start learning		to review your positions
tweak start learning		make small changes
chair start learning		person who is in charge of a meeting
open-plan office start learning		office with few walls and a lot of space
partition start learning		wall or glass used to separate one from another in room
venue start learning		place where activity or event happens
bodyshop start learning		place where cars are repaired
dent start learning		place where a surface has been pushed or knocked inwards
embezzle start learning		to steal money that people trust you look after as a part of your work
evasive start learning		not talking or not answering in an honest way
petty cash start learning		a samall amount of money in coins or notes that an organisation or company keeps avaliable to pay for small things
reprimand start learning		to tell someone officially and in a serious way that something thay have done is wrong
scratch start learning		a thin mark on surface
sickie start learning		a day when you are ill because you don`t want go to work
suspension start learning		punishment in which someone is removed from a team, job or shool for short time
affluent start learning		rich enough to buy things for pleasure
altruism start learning		a way of thinking and behaving that shows you care more about other people than yourself
command start learning		to have a particular price or value, especially a high one
crop start learning		a plant grown for food, usually on a farm
deprive start learning		if you deprive someone of something, you take it away from them or prevent them from having it
distort start learning		to change something such as information so that it is no longer true or accurate
ignore start learning		to not consider something or not let it influence you
illiteracy start learning		the state of not being able to read or write
magic wand start learning		a short thin stick used for performing magic or magic tricks
wave a magic wand start learning		find an easy and immediate solution to a problem
misguided start learning		a misguided idea or action is based on judgments or opinions that are wrong
naive start learning		a naive person lacks experience of life and tends to believe things to easily
pursue start learning		to follow a course of activity
relieve start learning		to make pain or another feeling less unpleasant
threaten start learning		to be likely to harm or destroy something
toil start learning		to work very hard doing something difficult and tiring, especially physical work
advocate start learning		to publicly support a particular policy or way of doing something
amend start learning		to make changes to a document, law... especially in order to improve it
bend the rules start learning		to do something to allow someone to do something that is not usually allowed, especially in order to make thing easier for one occasion
beyond approach start learning		impossible to criticise because of being so good
bribery start learning		the crime of giving money or presents to someone so that they will help you by doing something illegal
conspiracy start learning		the legal offence of planning a serious crime
corruption start learning		dishonest or illegal behaviour by officials or people in positions of power
deem start learning		to consider that someone or something has a particular quality
embezzelment start learning		the theft of money that people trust you to look after as a part of your work
fraud start learning		the crime of obtaining money from someone by tricking them
insider trading start learning		the crime of buying or selling shares in a company using information that is available to people woeking within that company
irrevocable start learning		impossible to change or stop
lapse start learning		if an official document, decision or right lapses it is no longer effective
litigation start learning		use of the legal system to settle a disagreement
money-laundering start learning		to hide the orgin of money obtained from illegal activities by putting in into legal business
nepotism start learning		the practice of using your power to give jobs to people in your family instead of people who deserve to have them
offshore start learning		an offshore bank or company is not in your own country but in a country where the law is different
part and parcel start learning		an aspect of something that has to be accepted
renege start learning		to decide not to do something that you promised to
warranty start learning		a companys written promise to replace a product if it does not work, usually for a specific period of time
wash your hands of sth start learning		to say or show that you do not want to be involved with someone or something and that you are not resposible for them
at a stretch start learning		continuously during a period of time
disclose start learning		to give information to people, especially information that was secret
landlord start learning		a man who owns a house flat or room that people can rent
notice start learning		the period between the time that you tell somone you are going to do something and the time you do it
occupancy start learning		the use, or the period of use, of a place
outsourcing start learning		an arrangement in which work is done by people from outside your company
premises start learning		the buildings and land that a business or organisation uses
refurbished start learning		a refurbished room or a building has been improved by cleaning and painting it, adding new furniture...
sewer start learning		an undeground pipe or passage that carries waste substances, especially waste removed from other buildings
tenant start learning		someone who rents a flat
thriving start learning		very successful
wear and tear start learning		the changes or damage that normally happen to something that has been used
worn start learning		something that is worn looks old and damaged
compromise start learning		a way of solving a problem or ending an argument in witch both people accept that they cannot have everything they want
premium start learning		an amount of money paid in addition to the normal amount
shade tree start learning		a tree which grows above other plants protecting them from the sun and providing natural habitat for birds
annoying habits start learning		making you feel angry/impatient
assertibe start learning		behaving a confident way in which you are quick to express your opinions and feelings
avasive start learning		not talking or answering questions in an honest way
submissive start learning		willing to do what other people tell you without arguing
sue start learning		to make a legal claim against someone
binding start learning		if an agreement or contract is binding you must do what it says
breach start learning		a failure to follow law or a rule
be in breach of something start learning		the company was found to be in breach of enviromental regulations
gentelmeans agreement start learning		a businesss agreement in which people trust each other without a written contract
jeopardize start learning		damaging or destroying something important
practice start learning		a way of doing something, especially as a result of habit
turn a blind eye start learning		to pretend you do not notice something, because you should do something about it but you dont want to

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