BEC higher

improve the quality, amount or strength of something, verbesern

person who takes part in a competition or an examination, Teilnehmer

form a mental picture of something, typically something that may occur or be possible in the future, sich etw. ausmalen, vorstellen, vergegenwärtigen

sales transaction performed digitally, usually over the Internet

gues the cost, size, value, etc. of something, schätzen

a system of accepted beliefs which control behaviour, especially such a system basen on morals, Moral, Ethik

force someone to leave somewhere, zwangsräumen

ability of a factory to produce more than it actually does, "freie" Produktionskapazität

overview of the main points of a business plan or proposal, Kurzfassung

high level of knowledge or skill, Kompetenz, Fachkenntnis

experience of something

lengthen the period of time before you have to pay back the money you have overdrawn

fact or situation which influences the result of something

system of buying debts (Schulden) for less than they are worth and then obtaining (erhalten) payment for them from the debtors

fail to reach a target, etw. nicht erreichen

not perfectly made or not working correctly, fehlerhaft

whether something can be done, made or achieved, Machbarkeit

amount of money paid for a particular piece of work, Gebühr, Entgelt

remarks passed back to the person responsible, so that changes can be made if necessary

area of activity or interest

dimiss, jdn. entlassen

building, equipment or land owned by a company, Anlagegegenstand

working without strict times for starting and finishing

small bet

rises and falls in the currencies (Währungen) of other countries, Fremdwährungsschwankungen

worker who does particular pieces of work for different organisations, rather than working all the time for a single organisation, freier Mitarbeiter

employees with direct contact with customers

small device or machine with a particular purpose, Gerät

make progress at the expense (kosten) of, an Boden gutmachen

receive criticism from the media, schlechte Rezensionen bekommen

start talking about the subject to be discussed, zur Sache kommen

start to direct your efforts and attention towards work, mit der Arbeit anfangen, sich ans Werk machen

if a plan or activity gets ....., it startts or suceeds, etw. auf den Weg bringen, 

make (someone) part of a group or team, or become part of a group or team

understand correctly, or make something clear, etw. klarstellen

finish all your work

small problem or fault that prevents something from working well, Panne

if a company has a ....... , it sells its products all over the world

become unable to pay what you owe, and have control of your financial matters given, by a court of law (Gerichtshof), to a person who sells your property to pay your debts, Bankrott gehen, in Konkurs geraten

if a company goes ... , it is forced to close because it is financially unseccessful, Pleite gehen