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impose (a tax, fee, or fine).
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levy
a new tax could be levied on industry to pay for cleaning up contaminated land
provide money to pay (a cost or expense).
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Defray
The preceeds from the raffle help to defray the expenses of the evening
to find out or determine something for certain
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ascertain
an attempt to ascertain the cause of the accident
cause (something) to change direction by interposing something; turn aside from a straight course.
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deflect
they are trying to deflect further legislation by introducing their own programs
playing with new ideas with no restraints
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blue - sky thinking
thinking outside normal boundaries
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thinking outside the box /divergent thinking
the capacity to reatructure ideas and see connections between things
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cognitive flexibility
a group of experts brought together to develop ideas on a particular subject
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think tank
a diagram visually organizing information and showing relationships between ideas
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mind map
flexible adaptable internal organisation or structure
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fluid set-up
the conditions or features that make certain business more successful than others in the same or similar market
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competetive advantage
the capacity to restructure ideas ans see connections between things
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pursue new ideas
wydajnosć/uwydajnić
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yield
silver bullet
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simple, quick and highly effective solution to a difficult or complex problem
ripple effect
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efekt domina
company was started
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founded
liquidated
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shut down
made redundant
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laid off
have a look at
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go over
hire/employ
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take on
begin something
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take up
started to grow
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take off
postpone
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bring forward
lasted
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caught on
face value and par value
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Face value: The value printed on a financial instrument (like a bond or share); used mainly for identification and calculations (e.g., interest). Par value: The nominal value at which a security is issued or redeemed
overdraft
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An overdraft is when a bank allows you to withdraw or spend more money than you have in your account, up to an agreed limit. You usually pay interest and/or fees on the overdrawn amount.
be in the black
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financially profitable
falling into arrears
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means that you are temporarily behind on payment
falling into default
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meana that you have failed to pay entirely or breached the contract
zgromadzić
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amass
discretionary bonus
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its a bonus based on manager's judgement
dismiss and lay off
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dismiss - because of bad behaviour lay off because of economic reasons
reduncancy and sacking
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redundancy is laying someone off because job dissapeared, sacking is firing someone because of their fault
subordinate
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guy who reports to you, lower rank
salary and wage
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salary-fixed amount that you receive each month, wage - hourly or daily payment for usually manual job
white collar and open collar
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white collar - traditionak office professionals in suits, open collar modern workes who maynwork remotely without strict dresscode
prohibitive
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excessively high
top notch down market
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top notch high quality down market cheap shit
retail wholesale
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retail - sells to general public wholesale sells in bulk to other businessess who then sell to the public
subsidiary and branch
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subsidiary selarate legal company owned by a parent company
making ones hands dirty and tinkering with things
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first one to work hard second one to do small things
layman
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a person without professional or special knowledge
also-ran
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person who takes part but doesnt win or seriously contend in a competition
landmark judgement
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court decision that sets and important legal precedent
meet the expectations
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live up to the expectations
bite the bullet
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to face a difficult situation
do as you see fit
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use your own discretion
take responsibility
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step up to plate
prevail prevalent
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panować rozpowszechniony
number of people who are at a meeting or event
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turnout/attendance
attendee attendant
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attendee - person attending attendant - service worker
bona fide
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it means that something is genuine, brought in good faith
concession
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a benefit/discount / to make consessikns iść na ustępstwa
the boss conceited to giving promotions off licence
hail
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to greet or praise enthusiastically
MY AREA OF EXPERTISE
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compromises of ... for example my responsibilities itp
overzealous
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showing too much energy or enthiusiasm in pursuit of a cause or objective

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