Vocab 2.

Question 1

abdication

Answer 1

failure to fulfil one’s responsibility

Question 2

abdicatorial

Answer 2

staff have to handle everything

Question 3

accounts department

Answer 3

issuing and settling invoices, paying salaries

Question 4

administration

Answer 4

paperwork in company

Question 5

allege

Answer 5

claim sg has not been proved yet

Question 6

applicant

Answer 6

jelentkező

Question 7

appoint

Answer 7

hire

Question 8

attrition rate

Answer 8

hanyatló érték → the percentage rate at which sg is lost or reduced over a period

Question 9

attrition

Answer 9

hanyatlás, nincs érdeklődés

Question 10

attune

Answer 10

become familiar w/ sg

Question 11

bid

Answer 11

attempt to achieve sg

Question 12

breach

Answer 12

when sy breaks conditions of an agreement

Question 13

brewing crisis

Answer 13

potentially bad situation

Question 14

broadcasting

Answer 14

sending out message

Question 15

build a report

Answer 15

have good relationship

Question 16

chief financial controller

Answer 16

variety of jobs, monthly management accounts, monitoring cash flow etc.

Question 17

chief operating officer

Answer 17

overall responsibility, day-to-day running

Question 18

chief technical officer

Answer 18

specialist in a particular area – hardware

Question 19

claimant

Answer 19

person bringing court actions against sy

Question 20

cloud

Answer 20

makes a subject more difficult to understand, esp. by introducing unnecessary ideas

Question 21

common gambit

Answer 21

sg that we are used to

Question 22

compromise

Answer 22

agreement reached with consessions

Question 23

confer

Answer 23

bring/offer

Question 24

concession

Answer 24

sg that is granted ; allowance given by organiz

Question 25

consultative

Answer 25

concerned about personal relationships

Question 26

defendant

Answer 26

person accused in legal case

Question 27

defuse

Answer 27

improve a difficult situation

Question 28

divorced from practice

Answer 28

too theoretical

Question 29

fare

Answer 29

money paid on public transport

Question 30

fine-tuning

Answer 30

making small changes to sg so it works the best

Question 31

fringe benefits

Answer 31

advantages coming with a job

Question 32

gig

Answer 32

short job

Question 33

grafting

Answer 33

working hard

Question 34

hone

Answer 34

improve/refine

Question 35

human resources manager

Answer 35

looks after the staff, interviewing, training, motivation

Question 36

in contention

Answer 36

under discussion

Question 37

infringe

Answer 37

unfairly invading sy’s legal rights to do sg

Question 38

intellectual property

Answer 38

ideas and designs created by sy

Question 39

job security

Answer 39

the knowledge your job is permanent

Question 40

juggling

Answer 40

trying to fit 2 or more jobs into life

Question 41

libel damages

Answer 41

false statement damaging one’s rep.

Question 42

lucrative

Answer 42

jövedelmező

Question 43

marketing manager

Answer 43

advertise, sell company’s products

Question 44

monitor and influence

Answer 44

become involved with sg to understand it

Question 45

over-assigning

Answer 45

giving sy too much work or responsibility

Question 46

overdue

Answer 46

not happened yet, missing payment

Question 47

per annum

Answer 47

pa. = per year

Question 48

perishables

Answer 48

goods going bad quickly

Question 49

preside

Answer 49

in the position of authority

Question 50

recreational facilities

Answer 50

spa, sauna, bath all additional stuff

Question 51

research and development

Answer 51

finding new and improved products and manufacturing processes

Question 52

scope

Answer 52

range an activity, subject deals with

Question 53

stalemate

Answer 53

not reaching an agreement

Question 54

trawling

Answer 54

searching through documents

Question 55

turnover

Answer 55

employees leaving or being fired

Question 56

VAT

Answer 56

value added taxes

Question 57

wages

Answer 57

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