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Question		Answer
to be sb's opposite number start learning		to have the same position/do the same job in other company
working relationship start learning		communication and work together
rapport (n) start learning		communication/relationship
workmate (n) start learning		(informal) colleague
talk shop (v) start learning		(informal) talk about work
hierarchical (adj) start learning		having a structure with powrful and less powerful people
pecking-order (n) start learning		system where some people have the right to get promotions before others
do a job share start learning		having a 50% contract with someone for the same job
clock in and clock out start learning		use and electronic card to record the time spent in the office
nine-to-five job start learning		job with fixed hours
be on flexi-time/work flexi-time start learning		have flexible working hours
teleworker (n) start learning		person working at home using computer
do shift work/be a shift worker start learning		works different times, with shifts
be self-employed start learning		have one's company
be freelance/work freelance start learning		change jobs very often
meet a deadline start learning		have sth finished by a fixed day or time
heavy workload (n) start learning		amount of work to do
knock off (v) start learning		(informal) finish work
be stuck behind the desk start learning		(informal) sit in and office all day
be stuck in a rut start learning		stuck in a job someone can't escape from
dead-end job start learning		job without prospects of promotion
manual work start learning		hard and physical work
vocational work start learning		work which helps people
achiever (n) start learning		sb determined to succeed and achieve great things
basic (n) start learning		guaranteed minimum salary without overtime and bonuses
drive (n) start learning		strong motivation
close-knit (adj) start learning		working in a close relationship
maternity/paternity leave (n) start learning		time away from work to have a new baby
perks start learning		(informal) extra things apart from salary
holiday entitlement (n) start learning		number of days you have the right to take as holiday
salary increament (n) start learning		salary increase, rise
reach/hit a glass celling (v) start learning		reach a level where you cannot get fruther promotion
cold-calling (n) start learning		phoning people who have not requested a call in order to try to sell them sth
hard sell (n) start learning		attempt to sell sth being very forceful
inertia selling (n) start learning		when a company behaves as if you agreed to buy sth because you did not actually refuse it
confusion marketing (n) start learning		selling services and products in a package, in a way that it is very difficult to work out which company is the cheapest
loss leader (n) start learning		the item sold very cheaply to attract a lot of people into the shop
niche market (n) start learning		specialised, small goup of customers interested in sth
brand loyalty (n) start learning		tendency always to choose one brand
shop around (v) start learning		try different companies to see which offers the best value
buy on approval (v) start learning		have a right to return bought thing if it is not satisfactory
come/go under the hammer (v) start learning		be sold at an auction
red tape (n) start learning		bureaucracy
merging (adj) start learning		joining together to form one new company
hammer out a deal (v) start learning		talk seriously an in detail until a agreement is made
swallowed up (adj) start learning		(about a company) taken over by a larger company
enterpreneurship (n) start learning		involvement in business and taking financial risks
capital assets (n) start learning		buildings and machines owned by a company
put in/submit a tender (v) start learning		supply a written offer to do a job for an agreed price
win a tender (v) start learning		be given a job, after submitting a tender
meet/miss a deadline (v) start learning		supply/fail to supply sth by the agreed time
penalty clause (n) start learning		part of a cotract specifying what will happen if an agreement is broken
outstanding account (n) start learning		an account that has not yet beed paid
default on a payment (v) start learning		fail to pay sth that had beed agreed
acknowledge receipt (v) start learning		inform the sender when sth is received
ship an order (v) start learning		send out goods (shipment) that have beed ordered
expire (v) start learning		end sth that was agreed for a fixed period
chief executive (n) start learning		the person with the post important position in a company
square deal (n) start learning		fair agreement
survival of the fittest (n) start learning		'przetrwają najlepsi'
human factor (n) start learning		ludzki czynnik
amass a fortune (v) start learning		zgromadzić fortunę
conduct business (v) start learning		prowadzić biznes

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