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spørsmålet		svaret
bribery begynn å lære		the crime of giving money or presents to someone so that they will help you by doing something dishonest or illegal.
(the) forefront begynn å lære		a leading or important position
fraudster obtaining money from someone by tricking them) begynn å lære		someone who commits the crime of fraud (
litigation begynn å lære		use of the legal system to settle a disagreement
makeover begynn å lære		count a set of changes that make a person or thing look better
net worth begynn å lære		the value of all your property, possessions and money after you remove what you owe
notorious begynn å lære		famous for something bad
pivotal begynn å lære		extremely important and affecting how something develops
policy-maker begynn å lære		a person responsible for deciding on a set of plans or actions for a government, political party, business or other group
protection racket begynn å lære		an illegal system in which criminals threaten to harm you or your property if you do not give them money
scam begynn å lære		a dishonest plan, especially for getting money
tax evasion begynn å lære		the use of illegal methods to pay less tax or no tax at all
undercover begynn å lære		working or secretly in order to catch criminals, get secret information etc.
white-collar crime begynn å lære		crimes in which people who work in offices steal money from the company they work for
depreciation begynn å lære		the process of becoming less valuable
pellet begynn å lære		a small round piece of a substance
snapshot begynn å lære		a short explanation or description that tells you what a particular situation or place is like
admin begynn å lære		the administration of a company, organization, etc.
knock-on begynn å lære		a knock-on effect is the indirect result of something
misery begynn å lære		the state of being extremely unhappy or uncomfortable
notably begynn å lære		used for introducing a good example of something
raw materials begynn å lære		substances such as coal or iron that are in their natural state before being changed by chemical processes
spiralling begynn å lære		continuously becoming worse, more or less
stem from begynn å lære		to be caused by something
in good shape begynn å lære		in good condition
iron out begynn å lære		to deal successfully with a disagreement or problem, especially by removing the last remaining difficulties
starving begynn å lære		Very hungry
take stock begynn å lære		to review your position
tweak begynn å lære		to make small changes to improve something
chair begynn å lære		the person who is in charge of a meeting, committee or company
open-plan office begynn å lære		an office with few walls and a lot of space
partition begynn å lære		a wall, screen or piece of glass used to separate one from another in room or vehicle
venue begynn å lære		the place where an activity or event happens
bodyshop begynn å lære		a place where cars are repaired, especially after an accident
chasing letter begynn å lære		a reminder to pay an outstanding invoice
dent begynn å lære		a place where a surface has been pushed or knocked inwards
embezzle begynn å lære		to steal money that people trust you to look after as part of your work
evasive begynn å lære		not talking or answering questions in an honest way
petty cash begynn å lære		a small amount of money in coins or notes that an organization or company keeps available to pay for small things
reprimand begynn å lære		to tell someone officially and in serious way that something they have done is wrong
scratch begynn å lære		a thin mark on a surface: There were some nasty scratches on the paintwork.
sickie begynn å lære		a day when you say you are ill because you do not want to go to work
suspension begynn å lære		a punishment in which someone is removed from a team, job or school, fora short time
affluent begynn å lære		rich enough to buy things for pleasure
altruism begynn å lære		a way of thinking and behaving that shows you care more about other people and their interests than about yourself
command begynn å lære		to have a particular price or value, especially a high one
crop begynn å lære		a plant grown for food, usually on a farm: They're all out planting the crops today
deprive begynn å lære		if you deprive someone of something, you take it away from them or prevent them from having it
distort begynn å lære		to change something such as information so that it is no longer true or accurate
ignore begynn å lære		to not consider something or not let it influence you: This ignores the complexity of modern busines.
Illiteracy begynn å lære		the state of not being able to read or write
magic wand begynn å lære		a short thin stick used for performing magic or magic tricks; wave a magic wand: find an easy and immediate solution to a problem
misguided begynn å lære		a misguided idea or action is based on judgments or opinions that are wrong
naive begynn å lære		e a naive person lacks experience of life and tends to believe things too easily
pursue begynn å lære		to follow a course of activity: They have continued to pursue a policy or repression.
relieve begynn å lære		to make pain or another feeling less unpleasant
threaten begynn å lære		to be likely to harm or destroy something: Their actions threaten the stability and security of the region.
toil begynn å lære		to work very hard doing something difficult and tiring, especially physical work
advocate begynn å lære		to publicly support a particular policy or way of doing things
amend begynn å lære		to make changes to a document, law, agreement, etc, especially in order to improve it: A law amending the Chilean constitution was approved on 22nd January
bend the rules (for someone) begynn å lære		to do something or allow someone to do something that is not usually allowed, especially in order to make things easier on one occasion
beyond reproach begynn å lære		impossible to criticise because of being so good
conspiracy begynn å lære		the legal1 offence of planning a serious crime
corruption begynn å lære		dishonest or illegal behaviour by officials or people in positions of power, especially when they accept money in exchange for doing things for someone
deem begynn å lære		to consider that someone or something has a particular quality
embezzlement begynn å lære		the theft of money that people trust you to look after as part of your work
fraud begynn å lære		the crime of obtaining money from someone by tricking them
insider trading begynn å lære		the crime of buying or selling shares in a company using information that is available only to people working within that company
irrevocable begynn å lære		impossible to change or stop
lapse begynn å lære		if an official document, decision or right lapses it is no longer effective
litigation begynn å lære		use of the legal system to settle a disagreement
money-laundering begynn å lære		to hide the origin of money obtained from illegal activities by putting it into legal businesses
nepotism begynn å lære		the practice of using your power and influence to give jobs to people in your family instead of to people who deserve to have them
offshore begynn å lære		an offshore bank or company is not in your own country but in a country where the law is different
part and parcel begynn å lære		an aspect of something that has to be accepteed
renege begynn å lære		renege On: to decide not to do something that you promised to do
warranty begynn å lære		a company's written promise to repair or replace a product if it does not work usually for a specific period of time
wash your hands of begynn å lære		to say or show that you do not want to be involved with someone or something and that you are not responsible for them
at a stretch begynn å lære		continuously during a period of time
disclose begynn å lære		to give information to people, especially information that was secret
landlord begynn å lære		a man who owns a house, flat or room that people can rent
notice begynn å lære		the period between the time that you tell someone you are going to do something and the time you do it
occupancy begynn å lære		the use, or the period of use, of a place
outsourcing begynn å lære		an arrangement in which work is done by people from outside your company, usually by a company that is expert in that type of work
premises begynn å lære		the buildings and land that a business or organization uses
refurbished begynn å lære		a refurbished room or a building has been improved by cleaning and painting it, adding new furniture or equipment, etc.
sewer begynn å lære		an underground pipe or passage that carries waste substances, especially waste removed from houses and other buildings
tenant begynn å lære		someone who rents a flat, house, office, piece of land, etc. from the person who owns it
thriving begynn å lære		very successful
wear and tear begynn å lære		the changes or damage that normally happen to something that has been used, causing it to be less useful or less valuable
worn begynn å lære		something that is worn looks old and damaged because it has been used a lot

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