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Question		Answer
something that is different from something else, especially from what is usual, and offering the possibility of choice start learning		alternative
a car start learning		automobile
feeling tired and unhappy because something is not interesting or because you have nothing to do start learning		bored
a period of time when you choose not to have a job, for example because you want to travel, or look after your children start learning		career break
the person with the most important position in a company start learning		CEO(chief executive officer)
any basic substance which is used in or produced by a reaction involving changes to atoms ormolecules start learning		chemical
the way the world's weather is changing start learning		climate change
clothes, especially of a type made to protect the wearer against heat, water or machinery start learning		clothing
one of several parts of which something is made start learning		component
when you feel worried or nervous about something, or something that makes you feel worried start learning		concern
set of classes or a plan of study on a particular subject, usually resulting in an examination or qualification start learning		course
without taking any notice of or being influenced by start learning		despite
to become worse start learning		(to) deteriorate
suddenly or obviously start learning		dramatically
The growth of the economy in a place so that it becomes bigger, more successful, etc. start learning		economic development
the power from something such aselectricity or oil, which can do work, such as providing light and heat start learning		energy
A bad situation in which it’s difficult or very expensive to get enough fuel to provide the power that homes and industries need start learning		energy crisis
an idea of the cost, size, value etc, of something but without calculating exactly start learning		estimate
the set of necessary tools, clothing, etc. for a particular purpose start learning		equipment
to be greater than a number or amount, or to go past an allowed limit start learning		(to) exceed
the ability to change easily according to the situation start learning		flexibility
a system of working in which people can change the time they start or finish work start learning		flexitime
to say what you think will happen in the future based on information that you have now start learning		(to) forecast
a substance which is used to provide heat or power, usually by being burned start learning		fuel
to wake and rise from one's bed or cause to wake and rise from bed start learning		(to) get up
relating to the whole world start learning		global
the desire or need of customers across the world for particular goods or services start learning		global demand
to leave a room or building, especially in order to do something for entertainment start learning		(to) go out
to buy or bring in products from another country start learning		(to) import
Impractical arrangements, ideas or methods cannot be done or used easily or effectively start learning		impractical
to make something better than before start learning		(to) improve
coloured liquid used for writing, printing and drawing start learning		ink
the time when you are not working or doing other duties start learning		leisure
to not have an advantage that other people have start learning		(to) lose out
a group of large machines or the parts of a machine which make itwork start learning		machinery
a substance, especially in the form of a liquid or a pill, which is a treatment for illness or injury start learning		medicine
to satisfy customers’ needs start learning		(to) meet demands
an occasion when people come together intentionally start learning		meeting
a type of oven that cooks or heats food very quickly suing electromagnetic waves start learning		microwave oven
to feel sad that a person or thing is not present start learning		(to) miss
the ability to move freely or be easily moved start learning		mobility
to make something more modern start learning		(to) modernize
a situation when there’s not enough oil start learning		oil shortage
old-fashioned and therefore not as good as something modern start learning		outdated
a factory in which machines are used start learning		plant
an increase in the size of the population (number of people living an a place) start learning		population growth
the condition of being extremely poor start learning		poverty
to say that something will happen in the future start learning		(to) predict
when you say what will happen in the future start learning		prediction
a machine that is connected to a computer and prints onto paper using ink start learning		printer
the rate at which a worker or a country produces goods, compared with how much time, work and money is needed to produce them start learning		productivity
the belief that the members of other races are not as good as the members of your own, or the resulting unfair treatment of members of other races start learning		racism
fast or sudden start learning		rapid
on the subject of start learning		regarding
types of energy that are replaces naturally so can be used without the risk of using them all up start learning		renewable energy
someone who speaks or does something officially for another person or group of people start learning		representative
to refuse to accept or be changed by something start learning		(to) resist
to organize a company, business or system in a new way to make it operate more effectively start learning		(to) restructure
to use up or finish a supply of something start learning		(to) run out
a plan or system for doing or organizing something start learning		scheme
a situation in which men and women are treated in the same way start learning		sex equality
when there is not enough of something start learning		shortage
the place something comes from or starts at start learning		source
to use something or someone instead of another thing or person start learning		(to) substitute
the light that comes from the sun start learning		sunlight
an amount of something that is available for use start learning		supply
to continue to live or exist, especially after being in a difficult or threatening situation start learning		(to) survive
to get control of a company by buying most of its shares (= the equal parts into which the ownership of the company is divided) start learning		(to) take over
the practice of working from home, while communicating with your office by telephone, fax or computer start learning		teleworking
of or relating to fabrics or the making of fabrics start learning		textile
list of the times when events are planned to happen start learning		timetable
a general direction in which a situation is changing or developing start learning		trend
the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers start learning		Turnover (of staff)
the quality or condition of being urgent, needing attention start learning		urgency
the state, quality, or sensation of being warm start learning		warmth
all the people who work for a particular company, organization, etc. start learning		workforce
the amount of time you spend doing your job compared with the amount of time you spend with your family and doing things you enjoy start learning		work-life balance
the amount of something that is available across the world start learning		world supply

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