Business Vocabulary
"The two candidates are vying for the top position."
What is vie?
COMPETE
She cried when I walked in.
She was crying when I walked in.
What's the difference?
1 - she started crying because I walked in
2 - she was in the process of crying at the time when I walked in
A feeling of nervousness is tension
What you install for your browser is an __tension
EXTENSION
This word comes from the Latin word meaning shade/shadow. It's something that helps you if you need to go out when it's raining.
UMBRELLA
The English-speaking people call it "at". The Dutch call it "little monkey tail", the Italians - "snail", the Norwegians and Danes - elephant's trunk A. What is it?
@
When a company or a businessperson does a serious or a lengthy task, they _______ it
UNDERTAKE
(They're undertaking major renovations to the building.
The company will undertake a full review of its safety procedures )
Which of these sentences is grammatically correct?
1) Have you decided which jumper to buy? Yes, I think I'll take the blue.
2) Have you decided which jumper to buy? Yes, I think I'll take the cheap.
3) Have you decided which jumper to buy? Yes, I think I'll take the small.
1
If something is in your hand, you hold it.
If you don't reveal some information, you ____hold it.
WITHHOLD
This word comes from the Latin word meaning easily broken. You will often see this word on packages.
FRAGILE
Male seahorses are the only males in the animal kingdom that can do what?
GET PREGNANT
If smb or sth is absolutely essential, it is / they are (in)dispensable.
If smb or sth is not essential, it is / they are (in)dispensable.
Where should we use 'in'?
If smb or sth is absolutely essential, it is / they are indispensable.
Change this sentence into the active voice:
He was made to return the money.
(start your sentence with they)
They made him return the money.
If you direct your eyes somewhere, you look.
If you don't notice something, you ____look.
This word comes from the Proto-Germanic word meaning protection or cover. It's something you use in your work.
SCREEN
Which fruit contains radioactive potassium, meaning that if you eat too much of this fruit in one sitting, you will die of radiation?
BANANA
"She's a tenacious negotiator".
What is tenacious?
NEVER GIVES UP
It was midday. Even ___, I put on the light.
SO
If you are fully in a vertical position, you stand.
If you resist something, you ____stand it.
WITHSTAND
This verb comes from the Latin word meaning to make something flat or to smooth or spread something. It's something teachers often do.
EXPLAIN
What is a parliament of owls?
A GROUP OF OWLS
"They signed a lucrative contract".
What is lucrative?
IT PAYS VERY WELL
If you're waiting at a bus stop and the bus is moving towards you, you might say: "Here comes the bus".
Which inverted sentence you might say if you're approaching the bus stop and see that the bus is driving away, so you're late? (_____ _____ the bus!)
THERE GOES THE BUS
If smb speaks a language well, they are fluent.
If smb has a lot of money, they are __fluent
AFFLUENT
This word comes from the Old French word meaning friendship or familiarity. You use this word about people (e.g. he's my _________)
ACQUAINTANCE
What is the only independent country in the world where no one has ever been born in all the country's history?
VATICAN CITY