Vocabulary list englsih

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Vocabulary list englsih

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• Publié par: porthos
• Nombre de lectures: 272
• Langue: Français

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Vocabulary from the K.D. Nickel case study

(to be learnt by students as preparation for session 1, Tuesday 31

st

March 2009 – they

should be able to explain meaning through synonyms and phrases)

department store

up-market

entry-level sales personnel

to leave the store in a huff

management set-up

120,000 square feet

(equivalent in sq. metres)

to be sought after

headquarters

to throw in the towel

to chew the fat

to suit someone

to run a business

to cost an arm and a leg

to take someone to the cleaners

an affair with an old flame

perks

embezzlement

cash register

a ledger

to tally

virtually all

to keep a lid on something

a lawyer

to arouse suspicion

printouts

to be shattered

to skim cash

to be prosecuted

randomly

to be fired

it all mounted up

to be made redundant

to confront someone

to be turned over to the police

he was driven to it by….

shoplifting

turnover