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objectives
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sth you are trying to achieve
to underpin
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to support or form the basis of an argument
to conform
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to behave and think in the same way as most other people in a group or society; to obey a rule, law
to mourn
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to feel and show sadness because sb has died
mantelpiece
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a shelf above a fireplace
tranquillity
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calmness and quietness
preconception
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an idea or opinion that is formed before you have enough information or experience
impartial
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not supporting one person or a group more than another
to live up sb's expectations
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to be as good as expected
disillusioned
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disappointed because the person you admired or idea you believed to be good and true now seems without value
anticipation
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the state of expecting sth to happen and being preparing for it
to tread on sb's toe
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to offend sb
fair-minded
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looking at and judging things in a fair and open way
hesitant
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slow to speak or act because you feel uncertain, embarassed or unwilling
hurtful
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making sb feel upset and offended
thin-skinned
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easily upset by criticism or insults
superstitious
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believeing that particular events cannot be explained by reason or science
rivalry
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a state in which 2 people companies are competing for the same thing
trivial
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not important or serious, not worth considering
to overlap
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when 2 things overlap, part of one covers part of the other
to feel crushed
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to feel emotionally devastated
disbelief
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the feeling of not being able to believe sth
the publicity
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the things that are done to attract attention
press coverage
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reports about sth in newspapers and other media
setback
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a difficulty or a problem that delays or prevents sth
to falter
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to become weaker or less effective
angst
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a feelinf of anxiety and worry about a situation or about your life
to plead with sb
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to beg sb
rejection
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refusal of acceptance of sb/sth
freelance work
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earning money by selling your services or work to different organisations rather than being employed by a single company
to retract
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to say that sth you have said earlier is not true or correct ar that you didn't mean it
a notion
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an idea, a belief or an understanding of sth
to stand in for sb
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to take sb's place for a short time
unfazed
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not worried or surprised by sth unexpected that happens
frantic
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done quickly but in a way that is not very well organised
to clock off
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to record the time at which you leave work
to stomach
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to approve of sth and be able to accept it or enjoy it
to re-structure
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to organise sth such as a system or a company in a new and different way
to be reluctant to do sth
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unwilling to do sth
disorientation
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loss of one's sense of direction; mental confusion or impaired awareness
mental and physical fatigue
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exhaustion that can be triggered by stress, overwork or disease
insufficient
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not large, strong or important enough for a particular purpose
mild
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not severe or strong
dehydration
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the process of removing water from a substance or compound
to delude sb/sth into doing sth
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to fool someone into thinking sth
mounting evidence
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a growing body of evidence
retail
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the selling of goods to the public
wholesale
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goods that are bought and sold in a large quantities, especially to make a profit
rigid working hours
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not flexible working hours
to take its toll
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to cause harm or suffering
readily
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quickly and without difficulty
to extend
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to make sth larger or longer
at short notice
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in a brief time; promptly
to stifle
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to prevent sth from happening
to handle sth
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to deal with sth
to ram sth home
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to emphasize the importance of what you are saying in order to make certain people understand it
commitment
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a promise to do sth or to behave in a particular way
to prompt
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to cause sth to happen
to brave
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to have to deal with sth difficult or unpleasant in order to achieve sth
to abolish sth
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to end officially
adamant
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determined not to change your mind or to be persuated
morale
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the degree of mental or moral confidence of a person or a group
to sympathise with sb
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to feel sorry for sb
staff turnover
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a rate at which an employer gains and loses employees
to devise sth
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to invent sth new or a new way of doing sth
productivity
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the rate at which a worker/company/country produces goods, ant the amount produced, compared with how much time, work and money is needed to produce them
to make sth up
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to form sth
backhanded
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having a meaning that is not directly or clearly expressed, or that is not intended
incentive
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sth that encourages you to do sth
ploy
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words or actions that are carefully planned to get the advantage of sth
to be on the verge of doing sth
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to be at the very beginning of doing sth
cynics
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a person who doesn't believe that sth good will happen or that is important; a person who believes that other people olny do thing for themselves, rather than for good or sincere reasons
targets
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a result that you try to achieve
roster
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a list of people's names ant the jobs they have to do at a particular time
workload
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the amount of work that has to be done
backlog
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a quantity of work that should have been done but has not been done yet
to empower
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to give sb the power or authority to do sth

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