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

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