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SLOWKA 05.06.2019 Flashcards

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commitment

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a strong belief that something is good and you should support it

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craze

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something that suddenly becomes very popular, but only for short time

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elusive

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an elusive person or animal is difficult to catch or find

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enchanting

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very interesting and attractive

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end

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the reason for a particular action or the result you want to achieve

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fad

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something that is popular or fashionable for only a short time

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fake

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to pretend to have a feeling that you do not have

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intrinsically

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relating to the essential qualities or features of something or someone

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planned/built-in obsolescence

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the practice of making products that will quickly become old-fashioned, or will not last long, so that people will need to replace them

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rattle

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if something rattles, it makes short sharp knocking sounds as it moves or shakes

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roughly

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approximately

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sake

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the purpose of doing something

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sour

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if a situation sours, it stops being successful or satisfactory

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stream

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a continuous flow of people or things

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struggle

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to try hard to do smth

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take for granted

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to expect something always to exist or happen in a particular way

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trap

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a mistake or problem that you should try to avoid

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white goods

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large pieces of electrical equipment used in people’s homes

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cost-effective

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giving the most profit in exchange for the amount of money that is spent

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exacting

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needing a lot fo skill and care

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fit for purpose

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good enough standard for a particular use

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flawed

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spoiled by something such as a fault or mark, or lacking something

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flimsy

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badly built or made, and so likely for break easily

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heavy-duty

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strong and not easily damaged

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in the eye of beholder

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phrase used for saying that different people perceive things differently

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lean

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a lean business spends as little money and employs as few workers as possible so that it will make a good profit

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machine

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to give metal, wood or plastic a particular shape by cutting it on machine

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shoddy

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shoddy work, services or products are of a very low standard

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stakeholder

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somebody who is affected by or who has an interest in the success or activities of a company

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tolerance

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the amount by which the size of part of a machine can be different from the standard size before it prevents the machine from operating correctly

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admit

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to agree that something is true, especially when you are unhappy, sorry, or surprised about it

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faded

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if something fades, it gradually become less clear or noticable until it finally dissapears

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fitting

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a small part that you connect to something

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forklift

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a vehicle that uses two long metal bars at the front for llifting and moving heavy objects

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heap

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a large pile of something especially an untidy pile

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loading bay

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an area from which goods can be leaded on and off trucks,trains,etc

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logistics

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the activity of transporting goods to customers or to places where they are bought or sold

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mislay

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to lose something for a time, especially because you cannot remeber where you put it

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night shift

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a period when some people work during the night

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overflow

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to flow over the top of a container because it is to full

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rack

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object used for storing things that consists of a row of small shelves, spacer or hoos

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round-the-clock

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happening or done all day or all night

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skip

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a very large metal conatiner used in the builiding industry for waste it is carried away by truck when it is full.

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spot

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to notice someone or something

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stack

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to arrange things so that they are placed on top of each other

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tactful

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someone who is tactful is very careful in the way that they speak and behave so that they do not upset other people

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take the blame

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to accept that you are responsible for an accident, problem or bad situation

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underlying

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underlying causes, facts, ideas etc are that real or basic ones, although they are not obvious or directly stated

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acronym

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and abbreviation consisting of letters that from a word

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disgress

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if you disgress form a subject, you start to talk or write about something else

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jargon

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special words and phrases that are only understood by people who do the same kind of work

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make or break

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phrase to help someone or something to be very successful or to cause them to fail completly

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signposting

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clear or noticeable indicators that give structures to speech of writing

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batch

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a number of things or people that arrive or are dealt with at the same time

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bin liner

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a plastic bag that you put in a bin to hold the rubbish

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dashboard

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a visual display with business information presented on a single screen

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ERP

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ENTERPISE RESOURCE PLANNING; the management of a companys information and resources by means of and integrated computer system

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flaw

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a mistake or fault in something that makes it useless or less effective

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lab-ware

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objects that are used in a laboratory

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leak

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if a container leaks, liquid or gas comes out of it

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pallet

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a flat wooden or metal used for moving sor storing heavy goods

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scratch

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a thin mark on a surface

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stain

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to leave a mark on something accidentally

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teething problems

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minor problems that a new company, project, product may have in the beggining

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vial

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a small bottle

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bruise

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to damage a piece of fruit

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bulk

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the bulk of something

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decay

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to be gradually destroyed as a result of a natural process of change

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harvest

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the activity of collecting a crop

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outlet

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the shop or place where a particular products are sold

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punnet

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a small container like basket, in which fruit such as strawberries are sold

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ripe

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ripe fruits or crops have grown to their full size and are ready to eat or use

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shallow

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with only a short distance from the top surface to the bottom

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shed

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a building,usally made of wood,in which you store things

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shelf life

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the amount of time that food,medicine,or similar product can be kept in a shop before is it too old to sell

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shrivelled

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if something such as a plant shrivels it becomes smaller and thinner than ususal and it does not look fresh and healthy

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sound

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healthy or in good condition

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squash

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to damage something by pressing or crushing it and making it lose normal shape

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stack

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to arrange something so it stand one on top of antoher

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straw

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the yellow stems of dried crops such as wheat

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tray

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a flat open container with raised edges used for holding or carrying things

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tray

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a flat open container with raised edges used for holding or carrying things

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wastage

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the amount of something that is wasted

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accomplish

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to succeed in doing something

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bang on

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exactly right

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better off

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in a better situation

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buy into

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to believe something that a lot of other people believe

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feasibility

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a feasibility study the chances that smth has of happening or being successful

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prevail

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to exist at a particular time or in particular situation

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scope

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the things that a particular activity, organization deals with

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touchy-feely

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to express emotions and feeling in a honest way and physical

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appraisal interview

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an interview between a manager and an employee designed to evaluate how well the employee is doing their job

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hectic

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full of busy activity

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loner

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someone who likes to be alone

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maverick

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independent person who has ideas and behaviour that are very different from other peoples

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pass the buck

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to make someone else deal with something that you should take responsibility for

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pull your weight

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to do your share of work

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downshft

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to change to a different job or way of life, so that you have less money and responsibility but more satisfaction and happiness

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turn smth down

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to not accept an offer or request

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elicit

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to obtain information by encouraging someone to talk

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engage

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to start to employ someone or use their services

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foster

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to help smth to develop over a period of time

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touch on

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to mention something when you are talking or writing

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could do with sth

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used for saying that you want or need something

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forecourt

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an open area in front of a large building or service station

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handle sm1 with kid gloves

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treat someone in a very carefull way

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mess

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difficult situation

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put up with

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to accept something or someone unpleasant in a patient way

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sort out

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to solve problem

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top up

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to completly fill a container that is already partly full

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work your fingers to the bone

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work very hard

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