If a company outsources, it pays to have part of its work done by another company

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to make a company or organization smaller by reducing the number of people working for it, or to become smaller in this way

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the act of examining someone or something in order to judge their qualities, success, or needs

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the possibility of being successful, especially at work

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to organize a company, business, or system in a new way to make it operate more effectively

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the ability, especially of a medicine or a method of achieving something, to produce the intended result

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an advantage or something extra, such as money or goods, that you are given because of your job

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a regular increase in the amount that someone is paid

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to do something that is expected, hoped for, or promised, or to cause it to happen

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the act of trying to achieve a plan, activity, or situation, usually over a long period of time

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an amount of something produced by a person, machine, factory, country, etc.

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to pay part of the cost of something

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the rate at which a company or country makes goods, usually judged in connection with the number of people and the amount of materials necessary to produce the goods

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deserving praise

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to frighten or threaten someone, usually in order to persuade them to do something that you want them to do

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(of actions) having no effect or achieving nothing

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a situation in which two or more people finish at the same time or score the same number of points

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the friendly feelings that people have for other people, or special connections with places

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going to

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to get lower in value, amount, or number

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a short description of a book, film, etc., written by the people who have produced it, and intended to make people want to buy it or see it

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to make an unpleasantly loud noise

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feeling so satisfied with your own abilities or situation that you feel you do not need to try any harder

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a question, often expressing doubt about something or looking for an answer from an authority

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disappointed or unhappy, and quiet

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friendly and easy to talk to

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If someone is moody, their moods change suddenly and they become angry or unhappy easily

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angry and unwilling to smile or be pleasant to people

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unhappy and without hope

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with clouds in the sky and therefore not bright and sunny

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very well known and important

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to formally praise someone or something

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a long, thin piece of material, especially leather, that helps you to control and direct a horse

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to be the king or queen of a country

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honest, sincere, and trusting, sometimes in a way that seems silly

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coming or likely to happen very soon

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famous, respected, or important

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plants in general, or plants that are found in a particular area

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growing thickly, strongly, and well

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to limit something to a particular area

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dead

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able to change easily from one activity to another or able to be used for many different purposes

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not known to many people

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friendly, but formal and polite

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unable to read and write

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(of a person) very intelligent and skilful, or (of a thing) skilfully made or planned and involving new ideas and methods

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not tight; loose

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something that makes it more difficult for you to do something or for something to develop

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to hold the attention of someone by being extremely interesting, exciting, pleasant, or attractive

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to refuse to obey a person, decision, law, situation, etc.

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if something happens

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famous, well respected, and admired

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not frightened of danger

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unfriendly and not liking something

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(something that causes) difficult or unpleasant conditions of life, or an example of this

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to hate someone or something

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to like or enjoy something

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