Vocabulary 1

• employee a person who is paid to work for someone else →Shoes Co. recently hired 100 new employees.

• provide to give something that is needed or wanted to someone →That restaurant provides excellent service for guests.

• conference a large meeting at which there are groups of talks on a

particular subject →Michel Inc. will hold its annual technology conference

in September.

• due owed as a debt or as a right →The next payment is due on May 20.

• refer to send someone or something to a different place or

person for help →First see your pediatrician, who may refer you to a

pediatric allergist.

• attend to be at an event or go to a place →Only four people attended this meeting.

• account money kept in a bank that you can add to or take back →Mr. Black opened an account with Soft Bank.

• purchase to buy something →There is a discount on a quantity purchase. • purpose an intention or aim →The delay really served no good purpose and may

have harmed the negotiation.

• research a detailed study of a subject in order to discover

information →The marketing team conducted extensive market

research. • increase to make something larger →They’ve increased the price of gas by two cents a gallon.

• supply to provide something that is needed or wanted →We supply pork to local shops and restaurants.

• submit to give or offer something for a decision to be

made by others →Please submit your proposal by Tuesday.

• announce to state officially or make known publicly →She announced her resignation last Monday. • facility an ability or skill at doing something →Phantom hotel has its own leisure facilities.

• notice to become aware of →Ms. Chen will post the notice about the conference. • manager someone whose job is to control or organize someone

or something →He is manager of the New York City Ballet. • recent having happened a short time ago →He sent me a copy of his most recent article.

• available able to be obtained, used, or reached →The government is trying to make more jobs available. • request an act of asking for something, or the thing asked for →The library gets a lot of requests for books about new

babies. • contact communication with someone →The pilot was always in contact with an air traffic

controller.

• representative a person who represents another person or a group →Our sales representative in the branch office will

welcome you. • corporation an organization →Mr. John works for a large multinational corporation. • charge to ask for a price for something →You need to pay $500 for the service charge to wash

your car.

• process a series of actions to achieve a particular result →Our company has adopted a new work-flow

process. • position the place where something or someone is →I've switched the positions of the sofa and the chair. • improve to get better →The financial situation of the store will not improve.

• prefer to choose one thing rather than another →Students usually prefer public transportation. • inquire to ask for information →I’m calling to inquire about an ad for an apartment. • apply to request something →Ms. Clementine applied for a job with the

publishing company.

• client a person who receives services →He’s a sports agent and has a lot of basketball players as

clients. • management the control and organization of something/ the people in

charge of a business organization →All employees should respect management’s decision. • equipment the set of tools, clothing →The equipment of the photographic studio was

expensive.

• supervisor a person who supervises something →You should receive approval from your direct

supervisor. • director a person in charge of an organization →The director of a government organization shares

confidences with nine advisers. • deliver to take goods, letters, or packages to people’s houses →The product will be delivered within 24 hours.

• arrange to plan or make preparations for something →Mr. Thomason arranged a meeting with the sales

director. • budget the money that is available to a person →The budget for advertising has been cut. • performance the act of doing something →Any employees can be fired for poor performance.

• hire to start to employ someone →You ought to hire a lawyer to handle your taxes. • consider to think about something →We have to consider what to do next. • require to need something →This condition requires urgent treatment.

• recommend to tell somebody that something is good or useful →She was recommended for the post by a colleague. • annual a period of one year →Our annual costs have risen steadily. • policy a set of ideas or a plan for action followed by a business →The White House said there will be no change in

policy.

• committee a group of people chosen from a larger group

to act on or consider matters of a particular kind

→She sits on the city’s finance committee.

Vocabulary 2

• session a formal meeting of an organization →She has a weekly session at the health club on

Saturdays. • manufacture to produce goods in large numbers →He works for a company that manufactures toys. • public connected with ordinary people in society in general →The campaign is designed to increase public

awareness of the issues.

• accept to agree to take something →It was pouring with rain so I accepted his offer of a lift. • construction the act or result of putting different things together →A new hotel is now under construction. • project a planned piece of work that is designed to find

information about something →The party attempted to assemble its aims into a

focused political project.

• concern worry →The loss didn’t bother him, but his team’s confidence

concerns him. • president the leader of the government →Several people are considering running for president, but

none have announced their candidacy yet. • result something that happens or exists because of something else →The mayor says crime is lower as a result of good police

work.

• conduct to organize and/or do a particular activity →The negotiations have been conducted in a positive

manner. • resource a supply of something →We must make the most efficient use of the available

financial resources. • document a paper or set of papers with written or printed information →Do you have all your documents in order to apply for a

passport?

• access a way of entering or reaching a place →The police gained access through a broken window. • candidate a person who is competing to get a job or elected to a

position →There are three candidates running for sheriff. • interest the extra money that you pay back when you borrow

money or that you receive when you invest money →The money was repaid with interest.

• advance to go or move something forward →Research has advanced our understanding of the

virus. • profit benefit →He could see little profit in arguing with them. • mention to speak about someone or something →I promised never to mention her again.

• opposite completely different →People often believe the exact opposite of what

you tell them. • retirement the point at which someone stops working →He announced his retirement in September. • statement a piece of paper that lists financial details →he directors are responsible for preparing the

company's financial statements.

• executive a person who has an important job as a manager of a

company or an organization →In the US, the president is the head of the executive

branch of government. • locate to find or discover the exact position of something →Archeologists have located the remains of an ancient

temple. • delivery the act of taking goods, letters →Please pay for goods on delivery.

• participant a person who takes part in or becomes involved in a particular

activity →Participants in the experiment also keep track of what they

eat and drink over three days so their eating habits can be evaluated.

• payment an amount of money paid →Usually we ask for payment when the order is placed. • reserve to keep something for a particular purpose or time →Hotel guests should reserve rooms at least three weeks in

advance.

• expense an amount of money needed or used to do or buy something →The house was redecorated at great expense. • opportunity a time when a particular situation makes it possible to do or

achieve something →You'll have the opportunity to ask any questions at the

end. • transfer to move from one place, person, or position to another →She studied for two years at Smith College, then

transferred to the University of Chicago.

• refund to pay back money received or spent →The theater refunded our money when the performance

was canceled. • expand to increase something in size, number, or importance →They expanded their number of stores significantly in the

1990s. • prepare to make or get something or someone ready for something

that will happen in the future →The Southeast prepared for the worst as the hurricane

turned toward the Atlantic coast.

• production the process of growing or making food, goods or materials →The new model will be in production by the end of the

year. • security the activities involved in protecting a country, building or

person against attack, danger →They carried out security checks at the airport. • technology the methods for using scientific discoveries for practical

purposes →Dairy producers are experimenting with new technologies

to reduce the cholesterol in milk.

• register to record someone’s name or ownership of property on

an official list →Students are currently registering for summer courses. • proposal a suggestion for a possible plan or action →The president’s proposal was to tax a percentage of

Social Security benefits for high-income people. • benefit a helpful or good effect →It was a giveaway to the rich, he said, and not

something that’s a benefit to most Americans.

• receipt a piece of paper which proves that money or goods

have been received →Ask the taxi driver for a receipt. • financial connected with money and finance →Tokyo and New York are major financial centres. • organization a group of people who form a business →He's the president of a large international

organization.

• government the group of people who are responsible for controlling a

country or a state →She has resigned from the Government. • colleague one of a group of people who work together →He always got along well with his colleagues in the

university. • replace to take the place of something or put in the place of

something or someone else →We replaced our old air conditioners.

• quality the standard of something when it is compared to

other things like it →When costs are cut product quality suffers. • despite without being influenced or prevented by →Despite her illness, she came to work. • vehicle something used to transport people or goods →The snow stranded hundreds of vehicles on an

interstate highway.

• clear free from things that are blocking the way or

covering the surface of something →The traveler cleared airport customs with little

trouble. • forward directed toward the front or in the direction you

are facing, or directed toward the future →I will forward your complaint to my supervisor

tomorrow.