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Domanda		Risposta
bribery inizia ad imparare		the crime of giving money or presents to someone so that they will help you by doing something dishonest or illegal.
(the) forefront inizia ad imparare		a leading or important position
fraudster obtaining money from someone by tricking them) inizia ad imparare		someone who commits the crime of fraud (
litigation inizia ad imparare		use of the legal system to settle a disagreement
makeover inizia ad imparare		count a set of changes that make a person or thing look better
net worth inizia ad imparare		the value of all your property, possessions and money after you remove what you owe
notorious inizia ad imparare		famous for something bad
pivotal inizia ad imparare		extremely important and affecting how something develops
policy-maker inizia ad imparare		a person responsible for deciding on a set of plans or actions for a government, political party, business or other group
protection racket inizia ad imparare		an illegal system in which criminals threaten to harm you or your property if you do not give them money
scam inizia ad imparare		a dishonest plan, especially for getting money
tax evasion inizia ad imparare		the use of illegal methods to pay less tax or no tax at all
undercover inizia ad imparare		working or secretly in order to catch criminals, get secret information etc.
white-collar crime inizia ad imparare		crimes in which people who work in offices steal money from the company they work for
depreciation inizia ad imparare		the process of becoming less valuable
pellet inizia ad imparare		a small round piece of a substance
snapshot inizia ad imparare		a short explanation or description that tells you what a particular situation or place is like
admin inizia ad imparare		the administration of a company, organization, etc.
knock-on inizia ad imparare		a knock-on effect is the indirect result of something
misery inizia ad imparare		the state of being extremely unhappy or uncomfortable
notably inizia ad imparare		used for introducing a good example of something
raw materials inizia ad imparare		substances such as coal or iron that are in their natural state before being changed by chemical processes
spiralling inizia ad imparare		continuously becoming worse, more or less
stem from inizia ad imparare		to be caused by something
in good shape inizia ad imparare		in good condition
iron out inizia ad imparare		to deal successfully with a disagreement or problem, especially by removing the last remaining difficulties
starving inizia ad imparare		Very hungry
take stock inizia ad imparare		to review your position
tweak inizia ad imparare		to make small changes to improve something
chair inizia ad imparare		the person who is in charge of a meeting, committee or company
open-plan office inizia ad imparare		an office with few walls and a lot of space
partition inizia ad imparare		a wall, screen or piece of glass used to separate one from another in room or vehicle
venue inizia ad imparare		the place where an activity or event happens
bodyshop inizia ad imparare		a place where cars are repaired, especially after an accident
chasing letter inizia ad imparare		a reminder to pay an outstanding invoice
dent inizia ad imparare		a place where a surface has been pushed or knocked inwards
embezzle inizia ad imparare		to steal money that people trust you to look after as part of your work
evasive inizia ad imparare		not talking or answering questions in an honest way
petty cash inizia ad imparare		a small amount of money in coins or notes that an organization or company keeps available to pay for small things
reprimand inizia ad imparare		to tell someone officially and in serious way that something they have done is wrong
scratch inizia ad imparare		a thin mark on a surface: There were some nasty scratches on the paintwork.
sickie inizia ad imparare		a day when you say you are ill because you do not want to go to work
suspension inizia ad imparare		a punishment in which someone is removed from a team, job or school, fora short time
affluent inizia ad imparare		rich enough to buy things for pleasure
altruism inizia ad imparare		a way of thinking and behaving that shows you care more about other people and their interests than about yourself
command inizia ad imparare		to have a particular price or value, especially a high one
crop inizia ad imparare		a plant grown for food, usually on a farm: They're all out planting the crops today
deprive inizia ad imparare		if you deprive someone of something, you take it away from them or prevent them from having it
distort inizia ad imparare		to change something such as information so that it is no longer true or accurate
ignore inizia ad imparare		to not consider something or not let it influence you: This ignores the complexity of modern busines.
Illiteracy inizia ad imparare		the state of not being able to read or write
magic wand inizia ad imparare		a short thin stick used for performing magic or magic tricks; wave a magic wand: find an easy and immediate solution to a problem
misguided inizia ad imparare		a misguided idea or action is based on judgments or opinions that are wrong
naive inizia ad imparare		e a naive person lacks experience of life and tends to believe things too easily
pursue inizia ad imparare		to follow a course of activity: They have continued to pursue a policy or repression.
relieve inizia ad imparare		to make pain or another feeling less unpleasant
threaten inizia ad imparare		to be likely to harm or destroy something: Their actions threaten the stability and security of the region.
toil inizia ad imparare		to work very hard doing something difficult and tiring, especially physical work
advocate inizia ad imparare		to publicly support a particular policy or way of doing things
amend inizia ad imparare		to make changes to a document, law, agreement, etc, especially in order to improve it: A law amending the Chilean constitution was approved on 22nd January
bend the rules (for someone) inizia ad imparare		to do something or allow someone to do something that is not usually allowed, especially in order to make things easier on one occasion
beyond reproach inizia ad imparare		impossible to criticise because of being so good
conspiracy inizia ad imparare		the legal1 offence of planning a serious crime
corruption inizia ad imparare		dishonest or illegal behaviour by officials or people in positions of power, especially when they accept money in exchange for doing things for someone
deem inizia ad imparare		to consider that someone or something has a particular quality
embezzlement inizia ad imparare		the theft of money that people trust you to look after as part of your work
fraud inizia ad imparare		the crime of obtaining money from someone by tricking them
insider trading inizia ad imparare		the crime of buying or selling shares in a company using information that is available only to people working within that company
irrevocable inizia ad imparare		impossible to change or stop
lapse inizia ad imparare		if an official document, decision or right lapses it is no longer effective
litigation inizia ad imparare		use of the legal system to settle a disagreement
money-laundering inizia ad imparare		to hide the origin of money obtained from illegal activities by putting it into legal businesses
nepotism inizia ad imparare		the practice of using your power and influence to give jobs to people in your family instead of to people who deserve to have them
offshore inizia ad imparare		an offshore bank or company is not in your own country but in a country where the law is different
part and parcel inizia ad imparare		an aspect of something that has to be accepteed
renege inizia ad imparare		renege On: to decide not to do something that you promised to do
warranty inizia ad imparare		a company's written promise to repair or replace a product if it does not work usually for a specific period of time
wash your hands of inizia ad imparare		to say or show that you do not want to be involved with someone or something and that you are not responsible for them
at a stretch inizia ad imparare		continuously during a period of time
disclose inizia ad imparare		to give information to people, especially information that was secret
landlord inizia ad imparare		a man who owns a house, flat or room that people can rent
notice inizia ad imparare		the period between the time that you tell someone you are going to do something and the time you do it
occupancy inizia ad imparare		the use, or the period of use, of a place
outsourcing inizia ad imparare		an arrangement in which work is done by people from outside your company, usually by a company that is expert in that type of work
premises inizia ad imparare		the buildings and land that a business or organization uses
refurbished inizia ad imparare		a refurbished room or a building has been improved by cleaning and painting it, adding new furniture or equipment, etc.
sewer inizia ad imparare		an underground pipe or passage that carries waste substances, especially waste removed from houses and other buildings
tenant inizia ad imparare		someone who rents a flat, house, office, piece of land, etc. from the person who owns it
thriving inizia ad imparare		very successful
wear and tear inizia ad imparare		the changes or damage that normally happen to something that has been used, causing it to be less useful or less valuable
worn inizia ad imparare		something that is worn looks old and damaged because it has been used a lot

KOLOS 08.05

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