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the first letter of a name, especially when used to represent the whole name

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inital

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to make someone do or believe something by giving them a good reason to do it or by talking to that person and making them believe it

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persuade

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to prepare something, usually something official, in writing

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draw up

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to speak to people in other organizations, etc. in order to work with them or exchange information with them

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liaise

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he activity of putting documents, electronic information, etc. into files

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filing

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involving long and difficult dealings with officials

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bureaucratic

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exchange of information between people so that they work well together

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liaison

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mathematical work performed by people or computers that involves large amounts of information or numbers

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number-crunching

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extremely interesting

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fascinating (adj)

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giving a reward, especially by making you feel satisfied that you have done something important or useful, or done something well

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rewarding (adj)

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If something is stimulating, it encourages new ideas

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stimulating (adj)

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not interesting or exciting in any way

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dull (adj)

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involving doing or saying the same thing several times, especially in a way that is boring

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repetitive

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full of activity, or very busy and fast

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hectic

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strong; not easily broken or made weaker

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tough

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

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counterpart

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to try to deal with something or someone

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tackle

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a piece of work to be done, especially one done regularly, unwillingly, or with difficulty

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task

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to choose not to be in a position of responsibility in an organization or activity

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take a back seat