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

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