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cap
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verb] to set a limit on the amount of money that someone can spend or charge
earnings
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noun [plural] business the amount of money that you earn
exacerbate
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verb, formal to make a problem become worse
extracurricular
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adjective extracurricular activities are things that you do at school or college that are not part of your course
faculty
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noun, American all the teachers in a school, college or university: a meeting for students, faculty and administrators
fee
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money that you pay to a professional person or institution for their work: Tuition fees at Stanford have now reached £9,000 a year.
hike
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informal a sudden large increase in the amount or level of something
placement
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noun, a temporary job that is part of a course of study and that gives you experience of the work you hope to do at the end of the course
resources
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noun, something such as money, workers or equipment that can be used to help an institution or a business
spark / spark off
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verb, mainly journalism to make something happen, especially something involving violence or angry feelings
spiralling
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adjective a situation that is continuously becoming worse, more, or less
subsidy
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noun [count] economics an amount of money that the government or another organization pays to help to reduce the cost of a product or service
trend
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a gradual change or development that produces a particular result
willing
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adjective if you are willing to do something, you do it when someone asks you, sometimes when you do not want to
bind /baind/ (past participle bound /baund/)
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verb, to limit what someone is allowed to do by making them obey a rule or agreement
boost
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to help something to increase, improve or become more successful
deep pockets
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a lot of available money
drop out
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phrasal verb [intransitive] to leave something such as an activity, school or competition before you have finished what you intended to do
enhance
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verb, to improve something, or to make it more attractive or more valuable
lay off
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phrasal verb, to end someone’s employment, especially temporarily, because there is not enough work for them
miss out
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phrasal verb, to lose an opportunity to do or to have something
redundant
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adjective if someone is redundant, they have been told they must leave their job because they are no longer needed
start over
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phrasal verb, American to begin doing something again from the beginning
thoroughly
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adverb very carefully, so that nothing is missed: The case will be studied thoroughly before any decision is made.
working party
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noun [count] british a group of people who examine a problem or situation and suggest a way of dealing with it
come along
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phrasal verb, to arrive or become available
downsize
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verb, to make a company or organization smaller by reducing the number of workers
fancy
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expression spoken used when you are very surprised about something: Fancy you knowing my sister!
put on weight
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phrasal verb [transitive] to become fatter
sabbatical
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noun [count/uncount] a period away from work when people such as college or university teachers can study, rest or travel
streamline
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verb [transitive] to improve a business, organization, process, etc. by making it more modern or simple
tutoring
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noun [uncount] the act of teaching someone in a particular subject
benchmark
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noun [count] an amount, level, standard, etc. that you can use for judging how good or bad other things are
feedback
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noun [uncount] comments about how well or how badly someone is doing something, which are intended to help them do it better
personality clash
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a situation in which two people are very different from each other so that they cannot work together
accomplishment
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noun [count/uncount] something difficult that you succeed in doing, especially after working hard over a period of time
bartending
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noun [uncount] work serving drinks in a bar
brokering
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noun [uncount] American (uk brokerage) the activity of organizing business deals for other people
debating society
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noun [count] a group of people who debate a subject by discussing it formally before making a decision, usually by voting
embark on
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phrasal verb [transitive] to start a new project or activity, usually one that will be difficult and will take time
lead
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noun [count] a piece of information or a contact that may bring new business
outgoing
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adjective someone who is outgoing is friendly and enjoys meeting and talking to people
tender
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noun [count/uncount] a formal written offer to provide goods or services for a particular price
venue
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noun [count] the place where an activity or event happens: a popular venue for corporate events
campus
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noun [count/uncount] an area of land containing all the main buildings of a school or university: We have rooms for 2,000 students on campus
draw up
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phrasal verb [transitive] to prepare and write something such as a document or a plan
heritage
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noun [count/uncount usually singular] the art, buildings, traditions and beliefs that a society considers important to its history and culture: Ireland’s rich musical heritage
metropolis
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noun [count] a big, exciting city
pour millions into (research)
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phrase spend or invest a lot of money in something
procurement
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noun [uncount] the process of buying supplies or equipment for a government department or company
sit back
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phrasal verb [intransitive] to relax and stop making the effort to do something
tailor
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verb [transitive] tailor something to/for: to make or change something especially for a particular person or purpose

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