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the skill you need to do sth, capability

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ability

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to take in sth, to become part of sth larger

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absorb

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facilities

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amenities

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to pu sb in position of work

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appoint

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extra money paid to employees who perform well in their jobs

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bonus

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to cause sth to happen

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bring about

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to move a meeting or event (its earlier)

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bring forward

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the act of working together with other people to produce a piece of work, cooperation

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collaboration

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a sum of money paid to a salesperson for every sale that they make

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commission

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10
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the daily travelling from home to work/school and back

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commute

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a business organisation, a firm

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company

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never-ending

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constant

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13
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relating or belonging to a business, a company

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corporate

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14
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thinking up original ideas

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creative spirit

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15
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the ability to analyse and evaluate an issue in order to form a judgement

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critical thinking

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16
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to make sth last longer than usual

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draw out

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17
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to prepare a document

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draw up

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the state of being a manager with the ability to act in an effective and motivating way

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dynamic leadership

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mysterious, strange and frightening

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eerie

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20
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the ability ro recognise and understand other peoples emotions/feeling

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emotional intelligence

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21
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completely, fully

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entirely

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psysical or mental abilities, (what you are able to do)

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faculties

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23
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to gradually decrease in number amount, slope downwards, have less options

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fall away

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to fail to happen (a plan), it doesnt happen

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fall through

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25
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to move around quietly and smoothly without effort

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glide about

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26
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integration, assimilation

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incorporation

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27
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the condition of being far away from others

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isolation

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28
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learning lasting thoughout your life

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lifelong learning

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29
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the ability to do many things at the same time

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multi-tasking

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30
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initialy, at first

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originally

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31
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the practise of two or more people, companies working together to achieve sth

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partnership

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32
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sth you receive from your job, such as money or goods, in addition to your salary (car, lunches…)

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perk

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33
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the ability to find silutions for difficult problems

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problem solving

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34
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to move away from sb/sth

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pull away

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35
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to not be part of a project anymore, to withdraw from an agreement

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pull out of

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36
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degrees, diplomas…

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qualifications

37
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to get sth, to obtain sth

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receive

38
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well-known, famous

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renowned

39
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employ people to work in an organisation, company

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recruit sb

40
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an increase in the amount od money one earns in their job

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rise

41
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to inform sb about your ideas in order to get their opinion

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run sth by sb

42
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to go over sth quickly

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go through sth

43
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a computer program that uses AI to perform automated tasks relating to sales (phone calls….)

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sales bot

44
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to fasten sth to your body (with a narrow piece of leather)

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strap sth on

45
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to formally hand sth in, or email sth to sb, předložit

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submit

46
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working from home using a computer to communicate

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telecommuting

47
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the ability to control your time effectively and productively

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time managment

48
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not using cords to send and receive electronic signals

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wireless

49
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to be very likely to do sth

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to bound to do sth

50
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to be expected to do sth

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bu due to do sth

51
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a time period

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era

51
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to be about to do sth

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be on the verge of (doing sth)

52
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to have to deal with a difficult situation

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face a challenge

53
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to work sth out, to understand

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figure sth out

54
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to change from one formor type to another

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transition

55
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done or seen using a computer, without you actually being there

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virtual

56
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extra money paid every year to employees who perform well in their jobs

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annual bonus

57
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a number of things, that an employee gets in addition to their salary (health insurance)

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benefits package

58
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to work very hard from morning to night exhausting yourself

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burn the candle at both ends

59
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a journey made for business purposes

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business trip

60
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an amount of money given to sb on a regular basis for travelling expenses to and from their job

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commuting allowance

61
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a car used by an employee for their work and it belongs to the company they work for

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company car

62
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a very high salary

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fat pay cheque

63
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the headquarters of an organisation, business…, main office

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head office

64
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to learn all the things you need to know in order to do the job, learn the basics

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learn the ropes

65
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small sums of money that an employee pays for their job and which their employer gices them back (hotel/lunch on business trip)

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out-of-pocket expenses

66
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a savings plan that gives sb an income when they retire (in USA)

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pension scheme

66
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a piece of paper that a worker gets every month and it shows their salary and how much taxes has been paid

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pay slip

67
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a long-lasting job, a job that is not temporary

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permanent position

68
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accurate, exact, specific

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precise

69
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an accomplishment relating to sbs job

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professional achievement

70
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to use the influence of an important person to achieve sth (you have to know the right people)

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pull a few strings
pull some strings

71
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to begin making an effort to improve your work (you work very hard)

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pull your socks up

72
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to evaluate, to assess, hodnotit, zdanit

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rate

73
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to judge sbs feelings or opinions before taking further action

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test the water

74
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adj, not afraid to do things involving danger or risk

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bold

75
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flourisching, very successful

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booming

76
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a concurrence, an accidental happening, a twist of fate

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coincidence

77
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having made a firm decision to do sth

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determined

78
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a large powerful group of companies owned or controlled by one person

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empire

79
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to imitate sth, to cope sth

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emulate sth

80
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a businessperson

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entrepreneur

81
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to do sth better than anybody else

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excel

82
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to advance sth, to cause sth to progress

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further sth

83
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innovative, new and different from other things

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ground-breaking

84
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to motivate sb, to fill sb with a desire to do sth

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inspire sb

85
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from being very poor to becoming very rich (for relatively short time period)

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rags-to-riches

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a business selling goods to the public, a small business

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retailer

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