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spørsmålet		svaret
bribery begynn å lære		the crime of giving money
forefront begynn å lære		leading or important position
fraudster begynn å lære		someone who commits the crime of fraud
litigation begynn å lære		use of legal system to settle a dissagreement
makeover begynn å lære		set of changes that make a person or thing look better
net worth begynn å lære		the value of all your property 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 action for a goverment or bsiness
protection racket begynn å lære		illegal system in whitch criminals threaten to harm you or your property if you don`t give them money
scam begynn å lære		dishonest plan, especially for getting money
tax evasion begynn å lære		use of illegal methods to pay less tax or no tax at all
undercover begynn å lære		working or done secretly in order to catch criminals
white-collar-crime begynn å lære		crimes in whitch people who work in offices steal money from the comapny 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		shor explanation or description that tells you information
admin begynn å lære		the administration of a company
knock-of begynn å lære		indeirect result of something
misery begynn å lære		extremly unhappy or uncomfortable
notably begynn å lære		good example
raw materials begynn å lære		substance such as coal or iron that ar in natural state before being changed by chemical processes
spiralling begynn å lære		continuously becoming worse
stem from begynn å lære		to be caused by something
in good shape begynn å lære		good condition
iron out begynn å lære		something to deal successfully with a disagreement or problem
starving begynn å lære		very hungryvery hungry
take stock begynn å lære		to review your positions
tweak begynn å lære		make small changes
chair begynn å lære		person who is in charge of a meeting
open-plan office begynn å lære		office with few walls and a lot of space
partition begynn å lære		wall or glass used to separate one from another in room
venue begynn å lære		place where activity or event happens
bodyshop begynn å lære		place where cars are repaired
dent begynn å lære		place where a surface has been pushed or knocked inwards
embezzle begynn å lære		to steal money that people trust you look after as a part of your work
evasive begynn å lære		not talking or not answering in an honest way
petty cash begynn å lære		a samall amount of money in coins or notes that an organisation or company keeps avaliable to pay for small things
reprimand begynn å lære		to tell someone officially and in a serious way that something thay have done is wrong
scratch begynn å lære		a thin mark on surface
sickie begynn å lære		a day when you are ill because you don`t want go to work
suspension begynn å lære		punishment in which someone is removed from a team, job or shool for 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 than 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
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
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 begynn å lære		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		a naive person lacks experience of life and tends to believe things to easily
pursue begynn å lære		to follow a course of activity
relieve begynn å lære		to make pain or another feeling less unpleasant
threaten begynn å lære		to be likely to harm or destroy something
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 something
amend begynn å lære		to make changes to a document, law... especially in order to improve it
bend the rules begynn å lære		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 begynn å lære		impossible to criticise because of being so good
bribery begynn å lære		the crime of giving money or presents to someone so that they will help you by doing something illegal
conspiracy begynn å lære		the legal offence of planning a serious crime
corruption begynn å lære		dishonest or illegal behaviour by officials or people in positions of power
deem begynn å lære		to consider that someone or something has a particular quality
embezzelment begynn å lære		the theft of money that people trust you to look after as a 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 to people woeking 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 orgin of money obtained from illegal activities by putting in into legal business
nepotism begynn å lære		the practice of using your power to give jobs to people in your family instead of 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 accepted
renege begynn å lære		to decide not to do something that you promised to
warranty begynn å lære		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 begynn å lære		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 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 somone 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
premises begynn å lære		the buildings and land that a business or organisation uses
refurbished begynn å lære		a refurbished room or a building has been improved by cleaning and painting it, adding new furniture...
sewer begynn å lære		an undeground pipe or passage that carries waste substances, especially waste removed from other buildings
tenant begynn å lære		someone who rents a flat
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
worn begynn å lære		something that is worn looks old and damaged
compromise begynn å lære		a way of solving a problem or ending an argument in witch both people accept that they cannot have everything they want
premium begynn å lære		an amount of money paid in addition to the normal amount
shade tree begynn å lære		a tree which grows above other plants protecting them from the sun and providing natural habitat for birds
annoying habits begynn å lære		making you feel angry/impatient
assertibe begynn å lære		behaving a confident way in which you are quick to express your opinions and feelings
avasive begynn å lære		not talking or answering questions in an honest way
submissive begynn å lære		willing to do what other people tell you without arguing
sue begynn å lære		to make a legal claim against someone
binding begynn å lære		if an agreement or contract is binding you must do what it says
breach begynn å lære		a failure to follow law or a rule
be in breach of something begynn å lære		the company was found to be in breach of enviromental regulations
gentelmeans agreement begynn å lære		a businesss agreement in which people trust each other without a written contract
jeopardize begynn å lære		damaging or destroying something important
practice begynn å lære		a way of doing something, especially as a result of habit
turn a blind eye begynn å lære		to pretend you do not notice something, because you should do something about it but you dont want to

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