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

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