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commitment
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a strong belief that something is good and that you should support it
craze
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something that suddenly becomes very popular, but only for a short time
elusive
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difficult or impossible to find or catch
enchanting
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very interesting and attractive
end
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the reason for a particular action or the result you want to achieve
fad
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something that is popular or fashionable for only a short time
fake
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to pretend to have a feeling that you do not have
intrinsically
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relating to the essential qualities or features of something or someone
planned/built-in obsolescene
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the practice of making products that will quickly become old-fashioned or will not last long
rattle
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making short sharp knocking sound while moving or shaking
roughly
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approximately
rumble
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to make a continuous deep sound
sake
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the purpose of doing something
sour
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situation that stopped being successful
stream
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a continuous flow
struggle
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to try hard to do something that you find very difficult
take for granted
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to expect something always to exist or happen in a particular way
trap
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a mistake or problem that you should try to avoid
white goods
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large pieces of electrical equipment used in people's homes
cost-effective
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giving the most profit in exchange for the amount of money that is spent
exacting
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needing a lot of skill and care
fir for purpose
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of a good enough standard for a particular use
flawed
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spoiled by something such as a fault or mark
flimsy
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badly built or made, likely to break easily
heavy-duty
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strong and not easily damaged
In the eye of the beholder
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phrase used for saying that different people perceive things differently
lean
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a lean business spends as little money as possible so that it will make a good profit
machine
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to give metal, woods or plastic a particular shape by cutting it on a machine
shoddy
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shoddy products are of a very low standard
stakeholder
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somebody affected by or who has an interest in the success of company
tolerance
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the amount by which the side of a part of a machine can be different from the standard size before it prevents the machine from operating correctly
admit
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to agree that something is true
faded
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if something fades, it gradually becomes less clear or noticeable until it finally disappears
fitting
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a small part that you connect to something
forklift
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a vehicle that uses two long metal bars for lifting and moving heavy objects
heap
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a large pole of something especially an untidy pile
loading bay
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an area form which goods can be loaded in and off vehicles
logistics
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the activity of transporting goods to customers
mislay
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to lose something for a time
night shift
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a period when some people work during the night in a workplace
overflow
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to flow over the top of the container because it is too full
rack
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an object used for storing things that consists of a row of small shelves, spaces or hooks
round-the-clock
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happening or done all day or all night
skip
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a very large metal container used in the building industry for waste
spot
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to notice someone or something
stack
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to arrange thins so that they are place one on too of another
tactful
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someone very careful in the way that they speak or behave so that they do not upset other people
take the blame
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to accept that you are responsible for accident
underlying
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underlying causes, facts, ideas are the real or basic ones, although they are not obvious or directly stated
acronym
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an abbreviation consisting of letters that form a word
digress
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if you digress from a subject, you start to talk or write about something else
jargon
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special words and phrases that are only understood by people who do the same kind of work
make or break
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to help someone to be very successful or to cause them to fail completely
signposting
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clear or noticeable indicators that give structure to speech of writing
batch
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a number of things or people that arrive or are dealt with at the same time
bin liner
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a plastic bag that you put in a bin
ERP (enterprise resource planning)
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the management of a company's information and resources by means of an integrated computer system
flaw
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a mistake or fault in something that makes it useless or less effective
lab-ware
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objects that are used in a laboratory
leak
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if a container leaks, liquid or has comes out of it through a hole or crack
pallet
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a flat wooden or metal surface used for moving or storing heavy goods
scratch
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a thin mark on a surface
stain
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to leave a mark in something accidently
teething problems
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minor problems that a new company may have in the beginning
vial
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a small bottle used especially for storing liquid medicines
bruise
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to damage a piece of fruit and cause a soft brown area to appear in its surface
bulk
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the bulk of something is the majority of largest part of something
decay
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to be gradually drstroyed as a result of a natural process or change
harvest
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the activity of collecting a crop
outlet
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a shop or place where particular product is sold
punnet
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a small container like a basket, in which fruit are sold
ripe
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ripe fruit or crops have grown to their full size and are ready to eat or use
shallow
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with only a short distance from the top to the bottom
shed
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a building, usually made of wood, in which you store things
shelf life
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the amount of time that a food can be kept in a shop before it is too old to sell
shrivelled
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if something such as a plant shrivels, it becomes smaller and thinner than usual and dies not look fresh
sound
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healthy or in good condition
squash
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to damage something by pressing or crushing it and making it lose its normal shape
straw
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the yellow stems of dried crops such as wheat
tray
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a flat open container with raised edges used for holding things
wastage
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the amount of something that is wasted
statutory
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decided or controlled by law
assurance
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confidence
conform to/with something
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to obey a rule or reach the necessary stated standard, or to do things in a traditional way

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