UNIT7/8

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command
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to have particular price or value especially high one
crop
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a plant frown for food, usually on farm
affluent
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rich enough to buy things for pleasure
altruism
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a way of thinking and behaving that shows you care more about other people and theirs intrests than about yourself
deprive
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if you deprive somone of something you take it away from them or preven them from having it
distort
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to change smoething such as information so that it is no longer true or accurate
illiteracy
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the state of not being able to read or write
misguided
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based on judgment not opinons
pursue
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fallow a course of activity
relieve
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make pain or another feeling less unpleasant
threaten
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to be likely to harm or destroy something
toil
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work very hard doing sth difficult
advocate
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public support a particulart policy
amend
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to make changes in document, law etc.
bend the rules
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to allow someone to do something that is not usually allowed
beyond reproach
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impossible to criticize
conspiracy
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the legal offence of planning a a serious crime
corruption
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accepting money in exchenge for doing things for somone
deem
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consider that somoeone or something has a particular quality
embezzlement
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the theft of money that people trust you to look after as a part of your work
fraud
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taking someones money by tricking him
insider trading
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the crime of buying or selling shares in a company using information that is available only to workers
irrevocable
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impossible to change or stop
lapse
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decision or right lapses it is no longer effective
litigation
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use of the legal system to settle disagreement
offshore
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company which is not in your own country but in a country where the law is diffrent
renege
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decide not to do sth that you promised to do
wash you hands of
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to say or show that you do not want to be involved with someone or something
disclose
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give secret information to people
notice
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period between the time that you tell somoeone you are going to do sth and the time you do it
premises
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buildings and land that a business or organization uses
tenant
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somone who rents a flat etc
sewer
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underground pipe that carries waste substances
thriving
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very sucessful
piecemeal
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fragmentaryczny
rigid
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tense and wary attitude
rat out
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wydać kogoś
medicore
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przeciętny
retaliation
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revenge
vanguard
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forefront
accusations
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oskarżenia
extortions
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wymuszenia
tax avoidance
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avoiding tax in legal way
tax eveasion
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avoding tax in illegal way
Liabailities
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zobowiązania
red tape
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bureaucracy

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