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

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