Business English 1, ZHAW, Ethical business (Unit 6)

(v) to stop sth unpleasant or harmful from happening or from getting worse

to obey the official rules about how sth should be done

(n) something that helps to cause sth

(adj) damaged by the gradual action of chemicals

(n) dishonest or illegal behaviour, especially of people in authority

(v) to do sth to reduce or prevent the bad or harmful effects of sth

(n) the quality that sb/sth has that makes people believe or trust them

(n) the act of deliberately making sb believe sth that is not true

(adj) careful in what you say or do, in order to keep sth secret or to avoid causing embarrassment or difficulty for sb

(n) the practice of treating sb or a particular group in society less fairly than others

to spend some of your free time helping other people or helping an organization such as a charity

(v) to change the colour of sth, especially by using a special liquid or substance

(n) moral principles that control or influence a person's behaviour

(n) moral ideas and attitudes that belong to a particular group or society

(adj) exciting and unusual because it is connected with foreign countries, especially tropical countries

(v) to treat sb unfairly by making them work and not giving them much in return

(n) the quality of treating people equally or in a way that is reasonable

(n) a special article or programme about sb/sth in a newspaper, on television, etc.

(n) the fact of being generous (= willing to give sb money, gifts, time, or kindness freely)

(n) a strong desire for more wealth, possessions, power, etc. than a person needs

(n) a new plan for dealing with a particular problem or for achieving a particular purpose

(n) a plan of a journey, including the route and the places that you visit

(n) a means of earning money in order to live

(n) a gas without colour or smell, that burns easily and is used as fuel

(adj) (of food, farming methods, etc.) produced or practised without using artificial chemicals

(n) moving in a small boat or canoe through water using a paddle (= a short pole with a flat wide part)

(n) a chemical used for killing pests, especially insects

(n) the state of being poor

(n) an unreasonable dislike of or preference for a person, group, custom, etc., especially when it is based on their race, religion, sex, etc.

(v) to try to make people believe sth that is not true

(adj) not done, seen, happening, etc. very often

to make sth have a less powerful effect on sb/sth, especially a bad effect

(n) the act of planting new trees in an area where there used to be a forest

(n) the feeling that you have a duty to deal with or take care of sb/sth