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Domanda		Risposta
thinking in the same or similar way as somebody else inizia ad imparare		on the same wavelength
develop a close relationship with somebody usually because of common hobby inizia ad imparare		bond over something
a friend in common inizia ad imparare		mutual friend
share your feelings and secrets with somebody inizia ad imparare		confide in
spend time with sb inizia ad imparare		socialize with
like and understand sb inizia ad imparare		click with
immediately like somebody inizia ad imparare		hit it off with somebody
meet sb by accident inizia ad imparare		bump into sb
make a short visit inizia ad imparare		stop by
have an argument with sb inizia ad imparare		fall out
forgive sb and be friendly again inizia ad imparare		make up
spoil the relationship between two it more people inizia ad imparare		come between
gradually stop being friends inizia ad imparare		drift apart
start to like sb inizia ad imparare		take to / warm to
destroy a building inizia ad imparare		demolish
combine, join (e. g city with the countryside) inizia ad imparare		merge
improve the appearance by adding decorations inizia ad imparare		spruce up
repair and improve a building inizia ad imparare		refurbish
build or create sth that has been destroyed inizia ad imparare		reconstruct
return sth to its earlier good condition inizia ad imparare		restore
factory area inizia ad imparare		industrial estate
‘living’ area inizia ad imparare		residential area
part of a city with a lot of buildings - very little green space inizia ad imparare		built-up
area close to the city centre inizia ad imparare		inner-city
poor area of the city with buildings in a very bad condition inizia ad imparare		slums
forget what time it is inizia ad imparare		lose track of time
intense excitement (adrenaline) inizia ad imparare		adrenaline rush
enjoy an activity so much that you want more inizia ad imparare		can’t get enough of something
Pay too much attention into sth that you do not notice anything else inizia ad imparare		lose oneself in
do something enthusiastically / with determination inizia ad imparare		get stuck in
enjoy sth very much, be impressed by sth inizia ad imparare		be blown away by
be unwilling to do something inizia ad imparare		run a mile
accept sth with excitement inizia ad imparare		jump at the chance
avoid doing something inizia ad imparare		give something a miss
you would like to do sth very much inizia ad imparare		I’d give my right arm for
cheat, deceive, trick inizia ad imparare		con
not the right thing to do, not socially acceptable inizia ad imparare		Not the done thing
proud of something you’ve achieved inizia ad imparare		Hold your head up
ignore rules or change them to suit your own convenience inizia ad imparare		Bent the rules
The weakest and the least likely to win inizia ad imparare		The underdog
do anything in order to win inizia ad imparare		Win at all costs
somebody expected to win most likely to win inizia ad imparare		The favorite
win inizia ad imparare		Come out on top
give up, admin that you can no longer win inizia ad imparare		Concede
shameful, unacceptable inizia ad imparare		Disgraceful
try to make something happen more slowly because you want more time inizia ad imparare		Play for time
pretended fall by a player intended to deceive sb inizia ad imparare		Dive
pretend injury inizia ad imparare		Fake injury
not to be punished for doing something bad inizia ad imparare		Get away with it
destruct somebody’s attention in order to achieve something inizia ad imparare		Put somebody off
somebody who hasn’t been defeated for a long time inizia ad imparare		unbeaten
an enemy, a competitor inizia ad imparare		foe
competitive rivals, enemies inizia ad imparare		Bitter rivals adversaries
do your best inizia ad imparare		Fulfill your potential
do your best inizia ad imparare		Push beyond limits
be better than others inizia ad imparare		Gain a competitive edge
be better than others inizia ad imparare		outdo
develop a partnership inizia ad imparare		Forge a partnership
form a partnership inizia ad imparare		Form and alliance
two companies working together to achieve the same thing inizia ad imparare		Corporation collaboration
“working with your enemy” coorporation + competing inizia ad imparare		coopetition
brave statement inizia ad imparare		Bold statement
on the same side inizia ad imparare		On the same page
be more successful than your competitor inizia ad imparare		Be ahead of the pack
it’s obvious an easy decision inizia ad imparare		a no-brainer
strong / cruel / unfair / “bloody” competition inizia ad imparare		Cut-throat
launch / start and be successful inizia ad imparare		Get something out of the ground
being unable to pay your debts inizia ad imparare		Bankruptcy
reduction (in the number of employees, working hours) inizia ad imparare		Cutback
A value of goods a company sells inizia ad imparare		Turnover
ability to compete with others inizia ad imparare		Competitiveness
good quality and little effort inizia ad imparare		Efficiency
ability to make a profit inizia ad imparare		Profitability
benefits from your work e. g a company car inizia ad imparare		Job perks
pension plan (saving money for your retirement) inizia ad imparare		Pension scheme
childcare provided at the place where people work inizia ad imparare		On-site childcare
help with payment for studies or qualifications inizia ad imparare		Tuition assistance
Time a mother spends away from work when she has a baby inizia ad imparare		Maternity leave
everyone who does the same job is paid the same inizia ad imparare		Equal pay
Programme: experienced worker + new worker inizia ad imparare		Mentor programme
extra money (offered as motivation or encouragement) inizia ad imparare		Financial incentives

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