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Question 1

a failure to reach an egreement or settle an argument

Answer 1

deadlock

Question 2

voting system

Answer 2

ballot

Question 3

a disagreement, often official

Answer 3

dispute

Question 4

prevent sth from continuing

Answer 4

halt

Question 5

a situation in which a school, factory is permanently shut

Answer 5

closure

Question 6

the process of selling an industry so it is no longer owned by yhe government

Answer 6

privatization

Question 7

sum you will lose if action is not successful

Answer 7

at stake

Question 8

a thing happened in the past which is seen as a rule or example

Answer 8

precedent

Question 9

likely to do

Answer 9

inclined to do

Question 10

increase the amount of an activity in order to achieve sth.

Answer 10

step sth up

Question 11

get involved in a situation in order to help

Answer 11

intervene

Question 12

find an acceptable solution to a problem

Answer 12

resolve

Question 13

creating or controlling a situation by making things happen, rather than waiting for things to happen

Answer 13

proactive

Question 14

do sth to solve a problem

Answer 14

tackle a problem

Question 15

make sth more serious than it is

Answer 15

blow sth out of proportion

Question 16

deal with a problem successfully

Answer 16

sort sth out

Question 17

make sb else deal with sth that you should deal with

Answer 17

pass the buck

Question 18

get involved in a situation in a way that annoys others

Answer 18

interfere

Question 19

showing good judgement (SYN)

Answer 19

wise (prudent)

Question 20

delay doing sth until later, often because you don’t want to do it

Answer 20

procrastinate

Question 21

pretend a difficult situation doesn’t exist

Answer 21

bury your head in the sand