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Question		Answer
buzzword start learning		a word that has become very popular, especially a word relating to a particular activity or subject
clout start learning		power / influence
hard-liner He’s a hardliner opposed to any political settlement. start learning		someone who is uncompromising to his/her beliefs
pitfall start learning		a trap
asset The business has assets totalling £5.1 million. start learning		a major befenit
catch-22 situation start learning		a set of problems that is impossible to escape from because each problem must be solved first before you can solve any of the others
jettison We may have to jettison some parts of the business. start learning		to get rid of something that is not useful or successful
mainstream start learning		dominant trend
stalemate Management and the unions have reached stalemate in their negotiations. start learning		deadlock (punto muerto)
think-tank start learning		a group of people who work together to produce new ideas on a particular subject
breakthrough start learning		important discovery
burden Men say they are willing to share the burden of domestic work. When an elderly relative falls ill, you should not have to shoulder the burden alone. start learning		a serious or difficult responsibility that you have to deal with
fully-fledged start learning		completely develop/ well-establish
moot point start learning		question or issue which people disagree
quandary start learning		a difficult situation/ inability to decide (crossroad)
scapegoat start learning		someone who is blamed for something that is not their fault (fall guy = cabeza de turco)
backfire His plan backfired when Sue discovered the hidden presents. start learning		has the opposite effect to the one that you wanted
cogent start learning		reasonable and sensible argument (convincing)
crackdown Police are launching a new crackdown on drug users. start learning		strong action that someone in authority takes to stop a particular activity
hackneyed start learning		words or ideas have been used so often that they no longer seem interesting or original / clichéd
snag start learning		a samll difficulty / obstacle
streamline start learning		to improve something/ to make more efficient

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