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Risk vocabulary

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believe in your feeling ( trust your g i)

Trust your gut instincts

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= disinclined or reluctant to take risks (r a)

To be risk averse

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to avoid risk (p it s)

To play it safe

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bravely say or do something that might be criticized or might turn out to be wrong (to s your n out)

to stick your neck out

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to reduce the risk (m the risk)

To mitigate the risk

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A risky action that has been carefully considered beforehand, (take a c r)

To take a calculated risk

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= I knew nobody (didn't k a s)

I didn’t know a soul

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= to begin again with nothing (s from s)

To start from scratch….

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= to go wrong (often financially) (go b u )

To go belly up

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= to be sure or very low-risk (s b)

To be a safe bet

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= to finish well / have a good result (t o w)

To turn out well

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= a lot - bit informal

Loads

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= It was worth doing (it p o)

It paid oﬀ for me

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Giving an opinion (b and l)

I am not sure… By and large I think…

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A way of giving a reason (m b)

Mainly because…

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= no responsibilities or cares (f and f)

Footloose and fancy-free

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