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Question		Answer
something bad which happens that is not expected or intended, and which often damages something or injures someone start learning		accident
to succeed in reaching a particular goal start learning		(to) achieve a target
not completely accurate but close start learning		approximate
an estimate of a number or an amount that is almost correct, but not exact start learning		approximation
a long, usually hard, seat for two or more people, often found in public places start learning		bench
the total amount that can be contained or produced start learning		capacity
to fall down suddenly because of pressure or having no strength or support start learning		(to) collapse
to become less start learning		(to) decrease
not having one or more of the physical or mental abilities that most people have start learning		(the) disabled
not as good, successful as you hoped start learning		disappointing
to find information, a place or an object, especially for the first time start learning		(to) discover
the quality of including a range of many people or things start learning		diversity
similarities and differences among employees in terms of age, cultural background, physical abilities and disabilities, race, religion, sex, and sexual orientation. start learning		diversity of workforce
moving towards a lower/higherposition or value start learning		Downward / upward
to a very great and surprising degree start learning		dramatically
to move to a lower level, or cause something to move to a lower level start learning		(to) drop
attributable to or caused by start learning		due to
likely to last for a long time without breaking or getting weaker start learning		durable
giving support, courage or hope start learning		encouraging
how well a business performs in terms of carrying out its activities without harming the environment start learning		environmental performance
of a national or racial group of people start learning		ethnic
to judge the quality, importance of something start learning		(to) evaluate
extremely good start learning		excellent
a building or set of buildings where large amounts of goods are made using machines start learning		factory
things such as chairs, tables, beds, etc. which are put into a house or other building to make it suitable and comfortable for living or working in start learning		furniture
a picture which shows how two sets of information or variable amounts are related, usually by lines or curves start learning		graph
as well (as) start learning		in addition
used to describe which particular area of a subject you are discussing start learning		in terms of
to contain something as a part of something else, or to make something part of something else start learning		(to) include
in or related to industry, or having a lot of industry and factories, etc start learning		industrial
a general, continuous increase in prices start learning		inflation
to hurt or cause physical harm to a person or animal start learning		(to) injure
a person who puts money into something in order to make a profit start learning		investor
to fasten a label to start learning		(to) label
to continue being good or suitable start learning		(to) last
to stop employing someone, because there is no work for them to do start learning		(to) lay off
the group of people elected to govern a particular area, town orcity, and organize services for it start learning		local council
to be in a particular place start learning		(to) locate
to take care of or be in charge of someone or something start learning		(to) look after
cheap start learning		low-cost
to use money, time, etc. in a sensible way so that it does not cost too much to do something start learning		(to) manage costs
the amount of sales of a product that a company has, compared with total sales of that product start learning		market share
to evaluate the quality of organization’s activity, services start learning		(to) measure performance
a social group that consists of well-educated people, such as doctors, lawyers, and teachers, who have good jobs and are neither very rich nor very poor start learning		middle-class
a smaller number or part start learning		minority
at the present time, in comparison to the past start learning		nowadays
something which you plan to do or achieve start learning		objective
the black oil obtained from under the Earth's surface from which petrol comes start learning		oil
a road vehicle with an engine, four wheels, and seats for a small number of people start learning		passenger car
to work or function well or badly start learning		(to) perform
how well a person, company, etc. does a piece of work or an activity start learning		performance
the type of person you are, which is shown by the way you behave, feel and think start learning		personality
to make an area or substance, usually air, water or earth, dirty by adding harmful chemicals start learning		(to) pollute
not good, being of a very low quality start learning		poor
to keep something as it is, especially in order to prevent it from decaying or being damaged or destroyed start learning		(to) preserve
all ordinary people start learning		public
any area which is free and open to general public all the time start learning		public area
to make something smaller in size, amount, degree, importance start learning		(to) reduce
to stay in the same condition, not likely to change start learning		(to) remain stable
to change something that is old, damaged, etc, for a similar thing that in newer or better start learning		(to) replace
the opinion that people have about what someone/something is like, base on what has happened in the past start learning		reputation
the money that an organization receives from its business start learning		revenues
to increase start learning		(to) rise
not in danger or likely to be harmed start learning		safe
the facts about how an organization performs in relation to its products and activities being safe start learning		safety record
the amount of money needed to pay salaries to the employees start learning		salary cost
the number of products sold start learning		sales result
a specified amount of sales that a management sets for achieving or exceeding within a specified timeframe start learning		sales target
good or good enough for a particular need or purpose start learning		satisfactory
a thin pointed piece of metal which is used to join things together start learning		screw
managers at the highest level of a company or organization, considered as a group start learning		senior management
one of the equal parts into which the ownership of a company is divided and which can be bought by members of the public start learning		share
doing things in a way that shows concern for society and people in general start learning		socially responsible
the business of buying and selling shares in companies and the place where this happens start learning		stock market
an examination of opinions, behaviour, etc., made by asking people questions start learning		survey
to behave towards someone or deal with something in a particular way start learning		(to) treat
a general development or change in a situation or in the way that people are behaving start learning		trend
the number of people who do not have a job which provides money start learning		unemployment
machine usually with wheels and an engine, which is used for transporting people or goods start learning		vehicle
a hard substance which forms the branches and trunks of trees and which can be used as a building material start learning		wood

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