Business

Question 1

counterpart

Answer 1

a person or thing that has the same purpose as another one in a different place or organization

Question 2

tailor

Answer 2

one whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes.

garment maker, clothier, tailoress, dressmaker, seamstress, habit-maker, modiste, pants-presser, needle-pusher, nip-and-tucker, costumier, outfitter

Question 3

severance

Answer 3

money paid by an employer to an employee ordered to give up a job:

The company offered severance to everyone who was let go.
I hope that I could get severance from my company before going army because I I have desire to work as a volunteer abroad

Question 4

haulage

Answer 4

the business of transporting goods by road or railway:

There is room this year - as in the past - for more traditional industries, such as engineering and vehicle manufacture as well as transport and haulage.
Haulage costs are being cut and delivery times speeded up because of easier customs regulations.
In that way, the transport of goods by train can clearly never compete with road haulage.