UNIT 1
to get new knowledge or a new skill by learning it
acquire
someone who strongly and publicly supports someone or something
advocate
money in the form of notes and coins
cash
someone who works well with other people as part of a group
TEAM PLAYER
to go and meet someone or something that you have arranged to take somewhere in a vehicle
pick up
an enthusiastic attitude towards working or playing together with other people as a team
team spirit
to say that you are not satisfied with something
complain
someone who belongs by law to another person as their property and has to obey them and work for them
slave
used for asking someone to wait for a short period of time, especially someone who you are talking to on the telephone
HANG ON
the section of a company that deals with buying stock, raw materials, equipment, etc
purchasing department
in or to a foreign country
abroad
to become larger in amount or number
increase
a shaped container into which you pour a liquid that then becomes solid in the shape of the container
mould
not available now
out of stock
an area from which goods can be loaded on and off trucks, trains, etc.
loading bay
a bus, train or plane that makes frequent short journeys between two places
shuttle
to wait in order to speak to someone on the telephone
hold (the line)
to choose someone or something from a group
pick
to depend completely on just one idea, plan or person so that you have no other possibilities if things go wrong:
put all your eggs in one basket
to provide something good, so that something bad seems less important:
make up for
an amount of money that someone receives regularly, in order to pay for the things they need
allowance
an annoying problem or situation, especially one that forces you to make an extra effort to do something
inconvenience
a set of plans or actions agreed on by a government, political party, business or other group
policy
a paper or electronic list of things to be collected from a warehouse for packing and distribution to customers
picking list
a vehicle that uses two long metal bars at the front for lifting and moving heavy objects
forklift truck