14A

Question 1

job, occupation

Answer 1

line of work

Question 2

a young child

Answer 2

little one

Question 3

an argument or disagreement, especially an official one between, for example, workers and employers or two countries with a common border

Answer 3

dispute

Question 4

continuing to exist or develop, or happening at the present moment

Answer 4

ongoing

Question 5

an event to celebrate or introduce something new ex. a prototype

Answer 5

launch a prototype

Question 6

a situation in which one company offers to buy another company whose owners do not want to sell it

Answer 6

hostile bid

Question 7

certainly

Answer 7

beyond (all) dispute

Question 8

a situation in which a company gets control of another company by buying enough of its shares

Answer 8

takeover

Question 9

to be greater than a number or amount, or to go past an allowed limit

Answer 9

exceed

Question 10

to make an agreement more certain or to approve it formally (ex. a deal)

Answer 10

seal

Question 11

to visit someone or to come to see someone, sometimes at a stated place, usually briefly and without a specific invitation

Answer 11

drop by/in

Question 12

the act of admitting defeat or something that is allowed or given up, often in order to end a disagreement, or the act of allowing or giving this

Answer 12

concession

Question 13

1-to discover or describe the exact facts about something

2-to find out or say the exact position in space or time of something

Answer 13

pinpoint

Question 14

a style, activity, or interest that is very popular for a short period of time

Answer 14

fad

Question 15

to become weaker in strength or influence

Answer 15

wane

Question 16

1-to look carefully or with difficulty

2-a person who is the same age or has the same social position or the same abilities as other people in a group

Answer 16

peer

Question 17

to start an activity with a particular aim

Answer 17

set out

Question 18

a disadvantage or the negative part of a situation

Answer 18

drawback

Question 19

not having enough money, people, equipment, etc

Answer 19

overstretched

Question 20

likely to change suddenly and unexpectedly, especially by getting worse (especially about emotional state -> likely to change very suddenly, especially by becoming angry)

Answer 20

volatile

Question 21

used after an order or suggestion to show what the result will be if you do not follow that order or suggestion

Answer 21

otherwise

Question 22

to organize and perform a particular activity + expressions used with

Answer 22

conduct
an experiment
a decision
a survey
research
focus group

Question 23

start with very limited resourses

Answer 23

start from a very low base

Question 24

having too much to do (ex. work)

Answer 24

be snowed under (at work)

be bombarded with (work, complains)

Question 25

1-in the middle of or surrounded by

2-because of

Answer 25

amid

Question 26

a situation in which someone starts to deal with bad or illegal behaviour in a more severe way

Answer 26

crackdown on

Question 27

to have only enough money to pay for the basic things you need

Answer 27

scrape by

Question 28

from the beginning

Answer 28

from the outset

Question 29

1-to go past something by being a greater amount or degree

2-to come from behind another vehicle or a person and move in front of them

Answer 29

overtake

Question 30

to gradually stop or become less

Answer 30

ease up/off

Question 31

something that happens that delays or prevents a process from developing

Answer 31

setback

Question 32

the number of people who are present at an event, especially the number who go to vote at an election

Answer 32

turnout

Question 33

to change the usual or expected state or order of something, especially in a way that stops it from happening or working

Answer 33

upset

Question 34

causing harm or damage

Answer 34

detrimental

Question 35

every day

Answer 35

on a daily basis

Question 36

for a long, medium, or short period of time in the future

Answer 36

in the long/medium/short term

Question 37

considering something, taking about concrete part

Answer 37

in regard of

Question 38

made or done using your hands rather than a machine

Answer 38

by hand

Question 39

when everything about a situation is considered together

Answer 39

by and large