vocabulary 2. session a formal meeting of an organization →she has a weekly session at the health...
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• 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.
• 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.