Kolokwium 1

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cap
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to set a limit on the amount of money that someone can spend or charge
earnings
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the amount of money that you earn
exacerbate
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to make a problem become worse
extracurricular
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extracurricular activities are things that you do at school or college that are not part of your course
faculty
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all the teachers in school college or University
fee
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money that you pay to a professional person or institution for their work
hike
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a sudden large increase in the amount of level or something
placement
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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 curse
resources
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something such as money, workers or equipment that can be used to help an institution or a business
spark or spark off
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how to make something happen, especially something involving violence or angry feelings
spiralling
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a situation that is continuously becoming, worse, more or less
subsidy
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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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gradual change or development that produces a particular result
willing
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if you are willing to do something, you do it when someone asks you, sometimes when you do not want to
bind
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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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to live something such as an activity, school or competition before you have finished what you intended to do
enhnce
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to improve something, or to make it more attractive or more valuable
lay off
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to end someone's employment, especially temporarily, because there is not enough work for them
miss out
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to lose an opportunity to do or to have something
redundant
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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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to begin doing something again from the beginning
thorougly
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very carefully so that nothing is missed
working party
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a group of people who examine a problem or situation and suggest a way of dealing with it
come along
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to arrive or become available
downize
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to make a company or organization smaller by reducing the number of workers
fancy
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used when you are very surprised about something
put on weight
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to become fatter
sabbatical
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a period away from work when people such as college or university teachers can study, rest or travel
streamline
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to improve a business organization, process, etc. by making it tomorrow morning or simple
tutoring
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the act of teaching someone in a particular subject
benchmark
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an amount, level, standard that you can use for judging how good or bad other things are
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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something difficult that you succeed in doing, especially after working hard over a period of time
bartending
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work serving drinks in a bar
brokering
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the activity of organizing business deals for other people
debating society
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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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to start a new project or activity usually, one that will be difficult and will take time
lead
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a piece of information or a contact that may bring new business
outgoing
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someone who is outgoing is friendly and enjoys meeting and talking to people
tender
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A formal written offer to provide goods or services for a particular price
venue
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that place where an activity or event happen
campus
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an area of land containing all the main buildings of a school of University
draw up
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to prepare and write something such as a document or a plan
heritage
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the art, buildings, traditions and beliefs that a society considers important to its history and culture
pour millions into (research)
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spend or invest a lot of money in something
procurement
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the process of buying supplies or equipment for a government department or company
sit back
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to relax and stop making the effort to do something
tailor something to/for
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to make or change something especially for a particular person or purpose
to be resting/take a sabbatical
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Currently enjoying having no work
to be laid off/ made redundant
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lost their jobs due to poor company performance
to be promoted/join a company
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making positive career moves
to quit; to give in your notice
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leaving a job someone is unhappy with
to be transferred; to be on assignment
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making a geographical change
to be suspended; to be dismissed
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lost their job due to disciplinary problems

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