Noun. a very difficult or unfavourable situation ex: He showed courage in ..............
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B
phrasal noun. a division of something into smaller parts: We asked for a ................. of the accident figures into day time and night time.
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C
phrasal noun. An attempt to become famous, powerful, or important again after a period of being much less famous, etc.: She's trying to make a ..................... with her first album for 20 years.
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D
a loss of power, prosperity, or status. In the end, it was the continual drinking that was his .......................
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E
verb infinitive. to build a building, wall, or other structure. The war memorial was ............... in 1950.
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F
verb. infinitive. To be sold for a particular amount of money: The paintings ................ over a million dollars.
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G
permission to proceed. We're ready to start but we're still waiting to get the ........-......... from our head office.
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adjective. grateful because of help given or owing money. Ex: The company is heavily ............... after the crisis.
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K
adjective. causing other events or situations to happen, although not directly: High petrol prices could be having a ................ effect among manufacturers.
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L
an occasion when a company stops employing someone, sometimes temporarily, because the company does not have enough money or enough work: The recent economic crisis has led to a massive ...............
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M
a complete failure, especially in financial matters: The last few months have seen the progressive ..................... of the country's political system.
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N
not done or seen before. We’ve entered an age of ............................. prosperity.
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O
a result or effect of an action, situation, etc.: It's too early to predict the ....................... of the meeting.
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P
(two words) the difference between the total cost of making and selling something and the price it is sold for: Many small companies operate on very narrow .................. ................
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R
a rehearsal. We've got time for one more ..........- ............... before the concert.
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S
something that happens that delays or prevents a process from developing: There has been a slight/temporary ........................ in our plans.
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T
a situation in which a company gets control of another company by buying enough of its shares: They were involved in a ....................... last year.
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W
the act of leaving a place to show that you are unhappy. The airline barely averted a ........................ by flight attendants this past June.
