Voodoo expense

voodoo - magical beliefs and practices used as a form of religion, especially by people in Haiti

to bash smb - to criticize someone or something very strongly

to calm smb’s behaviour

to face smb’s approval

miscellaneous - a miscellaneous set of things or people includes many different things or people who do not seem to be connected with each other

supplies, to supply smb with smth

the deadline for smth

to submit entries, entry - something that you write, make, do etc in order to try and win a competition

to gain an advantage over smb/smth

to reimburse smb for smth - formal to pay money back to someone when their money has been spent or lost, reimbursement

expenses - money that you spend on things such as travel and food while you are doing your job, and which your employer then pays to you (on expenses, e.g. Can you claim this meal on expenses?)

to cheat on one’s expense report, to cheat - to behave in a dishonest way in order to win or to get an advantage, especially in a competition, game, or examination

a bend of smth - a mixture of different things that combine together well

Unit 9. Trade

trade barrier, to impose trade barriers on certain goods ≠ to lift them from sth

tariff on sth, to impose a tariff on sth

restrictions on sth

quotas on sth, to assign / establish / fix / set a quota

customs, clear customs, to take sth through customs

regulation ≠ deregulation, to comply with all regulations

to dump goods, dumpinger

to liberalise, liberalization

laisser-faire

to subside smth, subsidy, provide a subsidy for = grant a subsidy to

strategic industries, developing industries

to arrange a market a

market survey

to quote a price for sth, quotation

to meet the delivery dates

to place an order with a company

to carry out an insurance cover on/for smth against sth (theft)

to break into the market

to phase sth out

to tackle poverty

to observe high standards in sth

to boom, boom, booming

to ban = to prohibit = forbid, to lift/impose a ban on sth

to dispatch goods / a consignment = lot = parcel

price / delivery terms are negotiable

to offer a 30 days’ credit

to order at a peak time

to go straight to one’s point

hassle-free, a hassle

to build rapport with sb

to state your opening position

prepare your objectives, concessions and strategies

signal that you are ready to move from your original position

to probe with proposals

to close a deal

to tie up loose ends

to explore each other’s needs