to help someone voluntarily

to get involved in a situation that does not concern you, often causing annoyance

to give advice politely

to observe without acting

official support

peaceful negotiation

unwanted involvement that tries to influence a situation

strict law enforcement

to ignore a problem

to become involved to improve or help a situation

to criticize someone

to follow someone secretly

cooperation between countries

a country involving itself in another country’s affairs without being asked

domestic policy changes

cultural exchange

sign a peace treaty

provide financial aid

apply economic penalties to a country

reduce import taxes

cancelling restrictions

increasing military spending

the act of introducing economic penalties

expanding trade agreements

a military attack

an international mission to maintain peace and prevent conflict

a political debate

a national election

oppose military actions

support the use of military force to solve a conflict

demand economic sanctions

encourage political negotiation only

protect public safety

strengthen the military

put a nation’s safety at risk

improve defense systems

support reconciliation

encourage dialogue

weaken or disrupt efforts to maintain peace

protect civilians

repair their relationship

create serious disagreement or division

strengthen their alliance

expand cooperation

fix the division and improve relations

intensify tensions

avoid negotiation

blame each other

promote unity

encourage peace

make the political situation more strained

reduce conflict

ignore political issues

hold a public celebration

take action to influence or resolve a political situation

provide military training

countries giving support

countries receiving assistance or benefits

countries declaring war

countries refusing aid

nations staying neutral

nations suffering from conflict

nations that interfere or take action in another country’s affairs

nations withdrawing troops

countries helping peacefully

countries entering a situation they are not invited to

countries signing agreements

countries giving cultural aid

build trust

negotiate fairly

disturb or stop efforts toward peace

support both sides equally

strong mutual trust

economic cooperation

strained and hostile political relations

rapid development

firm – business – enterprise – corporation

shop – market – firm – stall

enterprise – supermarket – firm – vendor

corporation – bazaar – enterprise – shop

a street shop

a very large corporation consisting of many companies

an online store

stock market exchanges

small and medium-sized enterprises

state-managed enterprises

student management entities

entrepreneur

merchant

tradesman

accountant

money a company donates to charity

marketing where a company pays to be associated with a project

internal company financing

government funding

destroy

manufacture

design

purchase

a line of customers

machinery and workers producing goods step-by-step

business partners standing in line

a queue in the factory

advertisement

competition

need

investment

create more tasks

increase costs

satisfy someone’s need

reduce production

a business owned by the government

a business operated by a family

a business with many branches

a failing business

habits of employees in a company

culture in rural areas

culture of shopping malls

national customs

business technology

polite behavior in business

business investment

customer data

avoid paying

incur debts

reject payments

invest in property

borrow more money

increase debt

clear one’s debts

ignore debts

owe a small amount

owe a large amount

have no debt

invest wisely

fall into debts

win money

lend money

deposit savings

tiny debts

huge debts

temporary debts

shared debts

a large company

an informal group

a charity club

a home business

a person who starts and runs a business

an ordinary employee

a factory worker

a customer

ignores customers

satisfies customer needs

fires staff

increases prices

people selling online

industries producing goods

food delivery

banking

group of students

group of companies under one management

group of workers striking

group of researchers

produces goods

sells goods

writes books

designs machines

ignore customers

reduce supply

provide enough goods

shut the business

selling products

making products

delivering products

buying products

medium-sized shop

giant multi-business corporation

government office

family store

very profitable

in serious financial trouble

expanding fast

hiring more workers

satisfy needs

reduce needs

replace needs

ignore needs

repay debts

borrow more

hide debts

increase debts

working for the government

managing their family-owned company

quitting their job

studying business

enterprise

conglomerate

corporation

customer

become wealthy

get into debts

reduce spending

lend money

polite business behavior

marketing strategies

manufacturing growth

financial risk

design

produce

sell

deliver

too few customers

supply is higher than demand

demand is higher than supply

nobody buys the product

traditions of a country

behavior inside a company

international conflicts

customer discounts

spends more than they earn

saves money

wins a lottery

deposits money

the act of starting and managing businesses

farming

international politics

customer service

corporation = small family shop

conglomerate = multi-industry giant

entrepreneur = government officer

merchant = producer

still heavily in debt

removing its debt

borrowing more

expanding debt