business result advanced 4

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To stop getting lower or worse
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bottom out
taking unnecessary risk
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foolhardy
To see what might happen and take auctions to prepare for it
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anticipate
based on facts and specific, practical ideas
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concrete
to understand that you have to deal with sth, because you cannot change it
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accept
good at doing sth that is quite difficult
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adept
immediately, with only a quick look
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at a glance
to decide or say officially that sth is not allowed
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ban
brave and not afraid to take risks
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bold
careful and unwilling to take risks
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cautious
a wide and very deep crack in the ground
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chasm
to discover or calculate exactly what sth is
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determine
to form an opinion of the amount, value or quality of sth
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evaluate
things that may possibly happen
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eventualities
to put sb/sth in a situation where they are not protected from sth harmful or unpleasant
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expose sth to
to make a judgement or approximate calculation about sth
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gauge
done as regular habit
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habitual
a dish of chopped potatoes and onions, fried until they are brown
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hash browns
making it difficult for sth to happen or to be achieved
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hostile
to recognize sth and be able to say what it is
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identify
not wise or sensible
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imprudent
easy to understand and to use
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intuitive
done for a good reason, and therefore acceptable
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justifiable
progressing from one thing to another in a single series of stages that are clearly linked
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linear
a group of people who try to influence public opinion or politicians on a particular issue
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lobby
to make sth as small as possible
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minimize
not talking much about your own abilities or achievements
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modest
known about or understood by very few people
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obscure
a shop/store or an organization that sells goods made by a particular company or of a particular type
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outlet
too careful and unwilling to take risks, in a way that is not reasonable
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over-cautious
a hope or plan that is not practical or not likely to be achieved
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pipe-dream
to be dangerous for sth/sb
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pose risks to
to say that sth will happen in the future
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predict
sensible and careful in making judgements and decisions; avoiding unnecessary risks
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prudent
a friendly relationship in which people understand each other very well
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rapport
doing sth that may not be sensible without first thinking about the possible results
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rash
showing a lack of care about danger and the possible results of your actions
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reckless
to know what sth is, or be aware that it exists
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recognize
very unwilling to take risks
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risk-averse
to be or put yourself in a situation in which sth bad could happen to you
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run the risk of
a type of fat found, for example, in butter, fried food and many types of meat, which encourages the harmful development of cholesterol
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saturated fat
reasonable and using good judgement rather than emotion
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sensible
the degree to which sth is serious or bad
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severity
one of the groups int which animals, plants, etc. are divided
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species
a pile of earth, plants and wood that is built by a group of termites as their home
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termite mound
likely to change suddenly in a way that is not easy to predict
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volatile
a piece of potato cut into a wedge shape
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wedges
to consider sth carefully before making a decision
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to consider sth carefully before making  in English
weigh up

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