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questão		resposta
bribery começar a aprender		the crime of giving money
forefront começar a aprender		leading or important position
fraudster começar a aprender		someone who commits the crime of fraud
litigation começar a aprender		use of legal system to settle a dissagreement
makeover começar a aprender		set of changes that make a person or thing look better
net worth começar a aprender		the value of all your property 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 action for a goverment or bsiness
protection racket começar a aprender		illegal system in whitch criminals threaten to harm you or your property if you don`t give them money
scam começar a aprender		dishonest plan, especially for getting money
tax evasion começar a aprender		use of illegal methods to pay less tax or no tax at all
undercover começar a aprender		working or done secretly in order to catch criminals
white-collar-crime começar a aprender		crimes in whitch people who work in offices steal money from the comapny 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		shor explanation or description that tells you information
admin começar a aprender		the administration of a company
knock-of começar a aprender		indeirect result of something
misery começar a aprender		extremly unhappy or uncomfortable
notably começar a aprender		good example
raw materials começar a aprender		substance such as coal or iron that ar in natural state before being changed by chemical processes
spiralling começar a aprender		continuously becoming worse
stem from começar a aprender		to be caused by something
in good shape começar a aprender		good condition
iron out começar a aprender		something to deal successfully with a disagreement or problem
starving começar a aprender		very hungryvery hungry
take stock começar a aprender		to review your positions
tweak começar a aprender		make small changes
chair começar a aprender		person who is in charge of a meeting
open-plan office começar a aprender		office with few walls and a lot of space
partition começar a aprender		wall or glass used to separate one from another in room
venue começar a aprender		place where activity or event happens
bodyshop começar a aprender		place where cars are repaired
dent começar a aprender		place where a surface has been pushed or knocked inwards
embezzle começar a aprender		to steal money that people trust you look after as a part of your work
evasive começar a aprender		not talking or not answering in an honest way
petty cash começar a aprender		a samall amount of money in coins or notes that an organisation or company keeps avaliable to pay for small things
reprimand começar a aprender		to tell someone officially and in a serious way that something thay have done is wrong
scratch começar a aprender		a thin mark on surface
sickie começar a aprender		a day when you are ill because you don`t want go to work
suspension começar a aprender		punishment in which someone is removed from a team, job or shool for 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 than 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
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
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 começar a aprender		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		a naive person lacks experience of life and tends to believe things to easily
pursue começar a aprender		to follow a course of activity
relieve começar a aprender		to make pain or another feeling less unpleasant
threaten começar a aprender		to be likely to harm or destroy something
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 something
amend começar a aprender		to make changes to a document, law... especially in order to improve it
bend the rules começar a aprender		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 começar a aprender		impossible to criticise because of being so good
bribery começar a aprender		the crime of giving money or presents to someone so that they will help you by doing something illegal
conspiracy começar a aprender		the legal offence of planning a serious crime
corruption começar a aprender		dishonest or illegal behaviour by officials or people in positions of power
deem começar a aprender		to consider that someone or something has a particular quality
embezzelment começar a aprender		the theft of money that people trust you to look after as a 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 to people woeking 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 orgin of money obtained from illegal activities by putting in into legal business
nepotism começar a aprender		the practice of using your power to give jobs to people in your family instead of 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 accepted
renege começar a aprender		to decide not to do something that you promised to
warranty começar a aprender		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 começar a aprender		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 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 somone 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
premises começar a aprender		the buildings and land that a business or organisation uses
refurbished começar a aprender		a refurbished room or a building has been improved by cleaning and painting it, adding new furniture...
sewer começar a aprender		an undeground pipe or passage that carries waste substances, especially waste removed from other buildings
tenant começar a aprender		someone who rents a flat
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
worn começar a aprender		something that is worn looks old and damaged
compromise começar a aprender		a way of solving a problem or ending an argument in witch both people accept that they cannot have everything they want
premium começar a aprender		an amount of money paid in addition to the normal amount
shade tree começar a aprender		a tree which grows above other plants protecting them from the sun and providing natural habitat for birds
annoying habits começar a aprender		making you feel angry/impatient
assertibe começar a aprender		behaving a confident way in which you are quick to express your opinions and feelings
avasive começar a aprender		not talking or answering questions in an honest way
submissive começar a aprender		willing to do what other people tell you without arguing
sue começar a aprender		to make a legal claim against someone
binding começar a aprender		if an agreement or contract is binding you must do what it says
breach começar a aprender		a failure to follow law or a rule
be in breach of something começar a aprender		the company was found to be in breach of enviromental regulations
gentelmeans agreement começar a aprender		a businesss agreement in which people trust each other without a written contract
jeopardize começar a aprender		damaging or destroying something important
practice começar a aprender		a way of doing something, especially as a result of habit
turn a blind eye começar a aprender		to pretend you do not notice something, because you should do something about it but you dont want to

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