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question		réponse
thinking in the same or similar way as somebody else commencer à apprendre		on the same wavelength
develop a close relationship with somebody usually because of common hobby commencer à apprendre		bond over something
a friend in common commencer à apprendre		mutual friend
share your feelings and secrets with somebody commencer à apprendre		confide in
spend time with sb commencer à apprendre		socialize with
like and understand sb commencer à apprendre		click with
immediately like somebody commencer à apprendre		hit it off with somebody
meet sb by accident commencer à apprendre		bump into sb
make a short visit commencer à apprendre		stop by
have an argument with sb commencer à apprendre		fall out
forgive sb and be friendly again commencer à apprendre		make up
spoil the relationship between two it more people commencer à apprendre		come between
gradually stop being friends commencer à apprendre		drift apart
start to like sb commencer à apprendre		take to / warm to
destroy a building commencer à apprendre		demolish
combine, join (e. g city with the countryside) commencer à apprendre		merge
improve the appearance by adding decorations commencer à apprendre		spruce up
repair and improve a building commencer à apprendre		refurbish
build or create sth that has been destroyed commencer à apprendre		reconstruct
return sth to its earlier good condition commencer à apprendre		restore
factory area commencer à apprendre		industrial estate
‘living’ area commencer à apprendre		residential area
part of a city with a lot of buildings - very little green space commencer à apprendre		built-up
area close to the city centre commencer à apprendre		inner-city
poor area of the city with buildings in a very bad condition commencer à apprendre		slums
forget what time it is commencer à apprendre		lose track of time
intense excitement (adrenaline) commencer à apprendre		adrenaline rush
enjoy an activity so much that you want more commencer à apprendre		can’t get enough of something
Pay too much attention into sth that you do not notice anything else commencer à apprendre		lose oneself in
do something enthusiastically / with determination commencer à apprendre		get stuck in
enjoy sth very much, be impressed by sth commencer à apprendre		be blown away by
be unwilling to do something commencer à apprendre		run a mile
accept sth with excitement commencer à apprendre		jump at the chance
avoid doing something commencer à apprendre		give something a miss
you would like to do sth very much commencer à apprendre		I’d give my right arm for
cheat, deceive, trick commencer à apprendre		con
not the right thing to do, not socially acceptable commencer à apprendre		Not the done thing
proud of something you’ve achieved commencer à apprendre		Hold your head up
ignore rules or change them to suit your own convenience commencer à apprendre		Bent the rules
The weakest and the least likely to win commencer à apprendre		The underdog
do anything in order to win commencer à apprendre		Win at all costs
somebody expected to win most likely to win commencer à apprendre		The favorite
win commencer à apprendre		Come out on top
give up, admin that you can no longer win commencer à apprendre		Concede
shameful, unacceptable commencer à apprendre		Disgraceful
try to make something happen more slowly because you want more time commencer à apprendre		Play for time
pretended fall by a player intended to deceive sb commencer à apprendre		Dive
pretend injury commencer à apprendre		Fake injury
not to be punished for doing something bad commencer à apprendre		Get away with it
destruct somebody’s attention in order to achieve something commencer à apprendre		Put somebody off
somebody who hasn’t been defeated for a long time commencer à apprendre		unbeaten
an enemy, a competitor commencer à apprendre		foe
competitive rivals, enemies commencer à apprendre		Bitter rivals adversaries
do your best commencer à apprendre		Fulfill your potential
do your best commencer à apprendre		Push beyond limits
be better than others commencer à apprendre		Gain a competitive edge
be better than others commencer à apprendre		outdo
develop a partnership commencer à apprendre		Forge a partnership
form a partnership commencer à apprendre		Form and alliance
two companies working together to achieve the same thing commencer à apprendre		Corporation collaboration
“working with your enemy” coorporation + competing commencer à apprendre		coopetition
brave statement commencer à apprendre		Bold statement
on the same side commencer à apprendre		On the same page
be more successful than your competitor commencer à apprendre		Be ahead of the pack
it’s obvious an easy decision commencer à apprendre		a no-brainer
strong / cruel / unfair / “bloody” competition commencer à apprendre		Cut-throat
launch / start and be successful commencer à apprendre		Get something out of the ground
being unable to pay your debts commencer à apprendre		Bankruptcy
reduction (in the number of employees, working hours) commencer à apprendre		Cutback
A value of goods a company sells commencer à apprendre		Turnover
ability to compete with others commencer à apprendre		Competitiveness
good quality and little effort commencer à apprendre		Efficiency
ability to make a profit commencer à apprendre		Profitability
benefits from your work e. g a company car commencer à apprendre		Job perks
pension plan (saving money for your retirement) commencer à apprendre		Pension scheme
childcare provided at the place where people work commencer à apprendre		On-site childcare
help with payment for studies or qualifications commencer à apprendre		Tuition assistance
Time a mother spends away from work when she has a baby commencer à apprendre		Maternity leave
everyone who does the same job is paid the same commencer à apprendre		Equal pay
Programme: experienced worker + new worker commencer à apprendre		Mentor programme
extra money (offered as motivation or encouragement) commencer à apprendre		Financial incentives

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