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Question		Answer
commitment start learning		a strong belief that something is good and that you should support it
craze start learning		something that suddenly becomes very popular, but only for a short time
elusive start learning		difficult or impossible to find or catch
enchanting start learning		very interesting and attractive
end start learning		the reason for a particular action or the result you want to achieve
fad start learning		something that is popular or fashionable for only a short time
fake start learning		to pretend to have a feeling that you do not have
intrinsically start learning		relating to the essential qualities or features of something or someone
planned/built-in obsolescene start learning		the practice of making products that will quickly become old-fashioned or will not last long
rattle start learning		making short sharp knocking sound while moving or shaking
roughly start learning		approximately
rumble start learning		to make a continuous deep sound
sake start learning		the purpose of doing something
sour start learning		situation that stopped being successful
stream start learning		a continuous flow
struggle start learning		to try hard to do something that you find very difficult
take for granted start learning		to expect something always to exist or happen in a particular way
trap start learning		a mistake or problem that you should try to avoid
white goods start learning		large pieces of electrical equipment used in people's homes
cost-effective start learning		giving the most profit in exchange for the amount of money that is spent
exacting start learning		needing a lot of skill and care
fir for purpose start learning		of a good enough standard for a particular use
flawed start learning		spoiled by something such as a fault or mark
flimsy start learning		badly built or made, likely to break easily
heavy-duty start learning		strong and not easily damaged
In the eye of the beholder start learning		phrase used for saying that different people perceive things differently
lean start learning		a lean business spends as little money as possible so that it will make a good profit
machine start learning		to give metal, woods or plastic a particular shape by cutting it on a machine
shoddy start learning		shoddy products are of a very low standard
stakeholder start learning		somebody affected by or who has an interest in the success of company
tolerance start learning		the amount by which the side of a part of a machine can be different from the standard size before it prevents the machine from operating correctly
admit start learning		to agree that something is true
faded start learning		if something fades, it gradually becomes less clear or noticeable until it finally disappears
fitting start learning		a small part that you connect to something
forklift start learning		a vehicle that uses two long metal bars for lifting and moving heavy objects
heap start learning		a large pole of something especially an untidy pile
loading bay start learning		an area form which goods can be loaded in and off vehicles
logistics start learning		the activity of transporting goods to customers
mislay start learning		to lose something for a time
night shift start learning		a period when some people work during the night in a workplace
overflow start learning		to flow over the top of the container because it is too full
rack start learning		an object used for storing things that consists of a row of small shelves, spaces or hooks
round-the-clock start learning		happening or done all day or all night
skip start learning		a very large metal container used in the building industry for waste
spot start learning		to notice someone or something
stack start learning		to arrange thins so that they are place one on too of another
tactful start learning		someone very careful in the way that they speak or behave so that they do not upset other people
take the blame start learning		to accept that you are responsible for accident
underlying start learning		underlying causes, facts, ideas are the real or basic ones, although they are not obvious or directly stated
acronym start learning		an abbreviation consisting of letters that form a word
digress start learning		if you digress from a subject, you start to talk or write about something else
jargon start learning		special words and phrases that are only understood by people who do the same kind of work
make or break start learning		to help someone to be very successful or to cause them to fail completely
signposting start learning		clear or noticeable indicators that give structure to speech of writing
batch start learning		a number of things or people that arrive or are dealt with at the same time
bin liner start learning		a plastic bag that you put in a bin
ERP (enterprise resource planning) start learning		the management of a company's information and resources by means of an integrated computer system
flaw start learning		a mistake or fault in something that makes it useless or less effective
lab-ware start learning		objects that are used in a laboratory
leak start learning		if a container leaks, liquid or has comes out of it through a hole or crack
pallet start learning		a flat wooden or metal surface used for moving or storing heavy goods
scratch start learning		a thin mark on a surface
stain start learning		to leave a mark in something accidently
teething problems start learning		minor problems that a new company may have in the beginning
vial start learning		a small bottle used especially for storing liquid medicines
bruise start learning		to damage a piece of fruit and cause a soft brown area to appear in its surface
bulk start learning		the bulk of something is the majority of largest part of something
decay start learning		to be gradually drstroyed as a result of a natural process or change
harvest start learning		the activity of collecting a crop
outlet start learning		a shop or place where particular product is sold
punnet start learning		a small container like a basket, in which fruit are sold
ripe start learning		ripe fruit or crops have grown to their full size and are ready to eat or use
shallow start learning		with only a short distance from the top to the bottom
shed start learning		a building, usually made of wood, in which you store things
shelf life start learning		the amount of time that a food can be kept in a shop before it is too old to sell
shrivelled start learning		if something such as a plant shrivels, it becomes smaller and thinner than usual and dies not look fresh
sound start learning		healthy or in good condition
squash start learning		to damage something by pressing or crushing it and making it lose its normal shape
straw start learning		the yellow stems of dried crops such as wheat
tray start learning		a flat open container with raised edges used for holding things
wastage start learning		the amount of something that is wasted
statutory start learning		decided or controlled by law
assurance start learning		confidence
conform to/with something start learning		to obey a rule or reach the necessary stated standard, or to do things in a traditional way

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