| A | B |
|---|
| to abandon (st./so.) | to leave something or someone, especially something or someone you are responsible for |
| (st.) contrasts with (st. else) | to be extremely different from something else; the difference between them is very easy to see and is sometimes surprising |
| the output of (a work group) | the amount of goods or work produced by a person, machine, factory, etc. |
| (st. is cheap), albeit (good quality) | used to add information that reduces the force or importance of what you have just said; although |
| a top-grade (product) | of the best quality |
| the economy (of a nation) | the system by which a country's money and goods are produced and used, or a country considered in this way |
| to acknowledge (that…) | to admit or accept that something is true or that a situation exists |
| (st.) is complemented by (st. else) | to make a good combination or match with someone or something else |
| a contemporary of (some person/group) | someone who lived or was in a particular place at the same time as someone else |
| to reject (an idea, etc.) | to throw away something that has just been made, because its quality is not good enough; to not accept, believe in, or agree with something |
| (st. and st. else) overlap | part of one thing covers part of another thing (for objects); a second action starts before the first action has finished (for time) |
| to fulfill (a dream) | to achieve the thing or goal that you hoped for, wished for, etc. |
| (this place) dates back to (1867, etc.) | to show the age of something; to show to be old-fashioned; to belong to an earlier time or belong to a particular period |
| to line (the streets) with (st.) | to form rows along the sides of something |
| a retail chain | a number of shops, hotels, cinemas, stores, etc. which are owned or managed by the same company or person |
| a franchise | the right or license granted by a company to an individual or group to market its products or services in a specific territory; a store, restaurant, or other business operating under such a license. |
| to follow the regulations | to do something in the way that someone has told or advised you to do it; to obey an official rule or order |
| uniformity | the condition of being or looking the same as all other members of a group; overall sameness, homogeneity, or regularity |
| employee training | the process of teaching or being taught the skills for a particular job or activity |
| (this place) bears the name of (so.) | to have a particular name or title |
