Fiszki: Market Leader Upper Intermediate Unit 11 | Quizlet

action plan

steps to be taken to achieve particular goals

admission of liability

acceptance of legal liability for something

consumer confidence

how assured a consumer feels about a business' product, honesty and/or service

contingency plan

a plan designed to take account of a possible future event or circumstance

damage limitation

action taken to limit the damaging effects of an accident or error

flow of information

the facts, ideas, data and opinions that are discussed throughout the company

legal action

a formal proceeding brought by one party against another in court

press conference

a meeting of members of the media being spoken to by someone newsworthy

press release

an official statement issued to the press giving information on a particular matter

speed of response

how quickly something is reacted to by somebody

to analyse

to evaluate information to determine its importance

to control

to determine the behaviour or supervise the running of

to cope

to struggle or deal, especially on fairly even terms or with some degree of success

to disclose

to make known; reveal

to face

to encounter a difficult situation which must be dealt with

to handle

to manage a situation or problem

to implement

to put a decision, plan, agreement into effect

to inform

to give facts or information; tell

to issue

to give something to someone in an official way, to give or supply something to someone

to practice

to perform an activity, exercise or skill regularly in order to improve

to predict

to say or estimate that a specified thing will happen in the future

to reassure

to say or do something to remove the doubts and fears of someone

to set up

to establish or initiate something

to suffer

to feel pain or distress; sustain injury or harm

quarry

a place from which stone, rock,
sand are extracted.

to occur

to happen

persistent

refusing to give up

hostile

unfriendly; unfavorable; warlike, aggressive

formidable

arousing fear or awe

to curtail

to cut short, bring to a halt or end sooner than expected; to reduce

to concede

to admit, often unwillingly, that something is true

pushchair

a folding chair on wheels, in which a baby or young child can be pushed along

hinge

a movable joint on a door that allows it to open and close

overwhelm

bury or drown beneath a huge amount of something

product recall

request to return a product after finding safety issues or product defects

dispatch

send off to a destination

outrage

an extremely strong reaction of anger

ensue

to happen immediately after something else

amputate

to cut off all or part of a limb

grasp

understand something

regulator

a person or body that supervises a particular industry or business activity

conclude

arrive at a judgement or opinion by reasoning

therein

in that particular way or respect

accelerate

go or happen faster

leak

private information that has been made public without prior permission

flounder

be in serious difficulty

empathise

understand and share the feelings of another

discriminate

to treat people in an unfair manner, usually due to race, sex or religion

precious

of great value

inevitable

certain to happen; unavoidable

robust

strong and healthy; vigorous

fallible

capable of making mistakes or being wrong

foresee

be aware of beforehand; predict

semiconductor

small electronic chips used in computer circuit boards

emerge

to appear or become known

proportion

an amount that is a part of a whole

preparedness

the quality or state of being prepared

swift

happening quickly or promptly

faulty

having defects in material or in thinking

series

a number of related things coming one after another