Student A

1. corner cutting = doing things badly or cheaply

2. beauty contest = a competition for women in which judges decide who are the most beautiful

3. spin-off business = a new company that emerges from a larger enterprise

4. allocate resources = to officially give something to someone, or to decide that something can be
used for a specific purpose;  something that you can use to help you to achieve something,
especially in your work or study

5. delays = situation when sth get behind schedule

6. negligence = failure to give care or attention especially if this cause harm or damage

7. risk = a possibility that sth unpleasant or dangerous can happen

8. to expire = if an agreement, offer, or official document ------, the period of time during which
it exists or can be used comes to an end

9. incentive = something that makes you want to do something or to work harder, because you know
that you will benefit by doing this

10. budget = an amount of money and a plan how to spend it

11. excavations  = the process of digging in the ground to find things from the past

12. time-consuming (adj) = sth that takes long to do

13. tender = a formal written offer to provide goods or services for a particular price (soutěžní
nabídka)

14. culprit = sb who is responsible for doing sth bad or illegal

15. evaluate = to think carefully about something before making a judgment about its value,
importance, or quality

16. crane = a very tall machine used for lifting or moving heavy objects and building tall
buildings



Student B

1. beauty parade = a situation in which someone chooses to use the services of a particular company
without basing their decision on important facts

2. outsourcing = an arrangement in which work is done by people from outside your company, usually
by a company that is expert in that type of work

3. bump-up costs = to increase, an amount of money which is needed to do sth, pay for sth,et.

4. domestic appliance = machine or piece of equipment that you have in your home, for example a
washing machine or refrigerator

5. glitches = minor technical problems

6. sophisticated (technology) = complicated  and advance in design

7. precautionary (adj)= done or used for protection against possible harm or trouble

8. overdue  (adj) = sth that should have been done or arrived before now

9. constraint = sth that limits your freedom to do what you want to do

10. runway = a long road used by planes when they land and take off, usually at an airport

11. to oversee (a project) = to watch sth in order in order to check if it happens or works the way
it should

12. exceed the budget = to be greater than a number or amount, the amount of money and a plan how
to spend it

13. entry = the right or ability to go into a place

14. contingency = sth that is done to prepare for a possible bad event

15. plague = 1. any serious disease that spreads quickly to a lot of people and usually ends in
death,  2. sth that is very common and harmful

16. excavator = a large machine for digging holes in the ground