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

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