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A note from the author/ FAQ - | ||
working with Business words | ||
in context | 6 | |
Part I: Business situations | ||
1. | Meeting people | 12 |
2. | Talking about your workplace | 18 |
3. | Telephoning | 26 |
4. | Meetings | 30 |
5. | Presenting | 36 |
6. | Getting a job | 44 |
Part II: Business topics | ||
7. | Market research | 62 |
8. | Running a project | 68 |
9. | Marketing | 72 |
10. | Sales | 78 |
11. | Costs | 84 |
12. | Ethics | 90 |
Part III: Study points | ||
Collocations | 96 | |
Easily confused words | 100 | |
Similar words | 110 | |
Idioms | 116 | |
Euphemisms | 122 | |
Register | 126 | |
Spoken English | 132 | |
Solutions | 138 | |
Index | 141 | |
A
abuse sth 91
academic 100
accept 17,110
access: have ~ to 37
account (Kunde) 83
account(s) (Konto) 87
accountant 19
accounting
department/
Accounting Department 21, 87
achievement 57
action point 35
active member 53
ad, advert, advertisement 47, 100,128
adapt to new
situations 45
adaptable 51
additional subject 55
administrative assistant 122
advantage over sb or
sth 73
Advertising
(department) 21
advertising 75
advertising agency 100
advertising
campaign 100
advertising costs 85
advice:
~ on/about sth;
some
a piece of ~ 110
advise:
~ sb (on/about sth);
~ sb to do sth;
~ doing sth 53,110
affect: have an ~ 110
After that... 39
after-sales service 79
agency 67
agenda 31
agree: I couldn't ~
more! 33
agreed timescale 71
aim 69
aim: The-of this short
talk is ... 39
aimed: be - at sth 47
air a commercial 77
All the best in your new job/for the New Year! 134
allocate 69
analyse sth 45, 63
analytical skills 45, 59
annual/annual
report 87
annum: per ~ 47
applicant 45, 57, 59
application form 47
apply (for a job) 45
appointment 23, 57,100
approach 73
aptitude test 59
arise 69
armed forces 59
arrange sth 23,53,79
assess sb/sth 59,93
assessment 59
assets 87
assist sb 53
at all costs 106
at short notice 31
attached 31
attend school/
university 23, 55
attendee 37
attitude (towards sth) 65
attract customers 75
audience 37
available in printed
form 63
available on request 53
available: be ~ 49
average day 59
axis 41
B
B2B 47,77,79
B2C 77,79
badly organized 81
balance (verb) 87
balance sheet 87
bank account 19, 89
bank holiday 25
bank loan 87
bankrupt: go - 19
bar chart 65
basic right 93
basic salary 25
bathroom 124
be able to accept
criticism 45
be allergic to sth 17
be beside the point 120
be breathing down my
neck 116
be computer literate 47
be familiar with
sth 37,53
be headhunted 118
be in charge
(of sth) 21, 23, 53
be on the road 83
be on track 69
be rushed off your
feet 119
be snowed under 119
be taken (= to die) 124
be up to your ears 119
be up to your neck
(in) 119
been: Have you been
to ... before? 15
bend the rules 122
benefit 37,73
benefits 85
benefits package 25, 59
between jobs 122
biggest weakness 57
board of directors 21
bonus 25
borrow 102
boss 57
brand 77
breakeven 85,89,119
break the ice 15
breakfast cereal 77
brief sb (about sth) 77
bring a product to
market 73
budget/within
budget 49, 69,71
business 15,73,91
business angel 89
business needs 69
business plan 89
C
calculate sth
(e.g. costs) 69,85
call sb back 29
call: Could you askxx
to ~ me back? 27
call: Please ~ me xx. 13
call: return a/sb's ~ 29, 81
call: Who shall I say is
calling? 27
Can't complain! 13
cancel 31
candidate 45,47,71
capital (money) 19, 85, 89
carbon footprint 91,93
career aims 55
careful planning 69
carpool 25
carry sth out 63
carry sth through
efficiently 45
cash cow 119
cash reserve 87
cashflow forecast 87
cashflow statement 87
catch: I'm sorry. I
didn't quite-that/
your name/what you said. 13, 29, 43,132
celebrity 75
CEO (= Chief Executive
Officer) 21
CFO (= Chief Financial
Officer) 21
chain store 75
chairperson 31
challenge 122
challenging 83
changeable: It's
quite -. 15
charge a lower price 75
charitable work 91
charity 91
chilly 15
chocolate bar 67
Christmas bonus 25
circulate sth in
advance 31
civil service 59
clean driving licence 53
client 71
climb the career
ladder 118
close a deal 79
closing date 47
closure 69
clothes label 93
code of ethics 91
come and go as you
please 25
come up with sth 77
commercial (on TVorradio) 75
commission (Provision)
(on sth) 25,79
commission sth 63, 67
commitment (to
sth) 51,93
committed: be - to
doing sth 93
communication skills 45,47,83
community 93
commute (by bus/
train) 25
company car 25
company pension
scheme 25
compensation package 25
competition 67,75,
81,89
competitor 67,73
complain about sth/
sb 57
concrete example 41
condense an
argument 45
conduct an
interview 65
conduct business 91
conduct market research 63,77
conference call 83
confident 81
confidential 43
Congratulations! 134
connect with sb 83
conscientious 81
conserve water 91
consideration: for
your - 49
consist 65
consume sth 93
consumer 67,73,77,91
consumer feedback 67
consumer panel 67
consumer test 77
consumption 93
contact details 55
contingency plan 89
contravene 55
convenience foods 67, 77
convince sb 77
COO = Chief Operating
Officer 21
cooperative 93
coordinate sth
(with sb) 53,69
core brand 77
corporate social responsibility 91
corporation 19
corporation tax 87
Could you give me your phone number, please? 27
Could you say that
again, please? 132
Could you spell your surname for me, please? 27
country code 27
cover (the) costs 75, 85
cover: I think we've now covered everything. 33
covering letter 49
co-worker 57
create sth (e.g. a bad impression) 53, 83
creative 51
credit card 89
crucial 83
current 53, 57
customer 63,73,77,
79, 81
customer loyalty 73
customer
retention 73,79
customer
satisfaction 73
Customer Service 21
customer services 23
customize sth 63
cut costs 87
cut sth short 57
CV 47, 49, 51
D
damage sales 77
damaging to the environment 93
data 63
date of birth 51,55
date: have a go on
a - 100
day-to-day business 5:
dead (= sehr) 128
deadline (tight ~) 23,
45 47, 49, 69,100
deal with sb/sth 23,
35,79, 81, 83
debt(s) 19, 87
decade 91
decent wage 93
deduct sth 85
defuse a situation 35
delicious 17,132
delighted: I'm ~
(to hear that)! 134
deliver sth (to sb) 63,
71, 83
deliverable 69,71
department store 75
design 73
detailed view 65
develop sth 73
devise sth 53,67,79
dial: I must have dialled the wrong number. 29
digress 35
dip 41
direct line 29
direct mail 75
discount 75
discussion guide 65
dishwasher 104
dissertation 51
distribution 75,79,85
divided into three
sections 39
do market research 23
do work
experience 67,77
domestic assistant 122
donate sth (to sth) 91, 93
downsizing 122
dramatically 41
draw sth up (draw up
sth) 69,79,83 89
drive (noun) 102
drive sth (antreiben) 73
driving license 53
E
Earlier I mentioned
... 41
ecological 93
economic 91,102
economical with the
truth 122
economical(ly) 93,102
Economics/
economics 102
economy 102
education 71
effect 110
effective 73,77
efficient 51
elementary 55
eligible: be-forsth 85
employee 85,110
employer 110
employment record 91
empower sb 93
enable sb to do sth 63
Enc. (= enclosure) 49
enclose sth 49
encrypted 89
endorse sth 75
Enjoy your meal! 17
Enjoy your
retirement! 134
entrepreneur 19, 85
environmental 91, 93
environmental cause 93
environmentally
friendly 93
equal employment
rights 55
equal opportunities
employer 122
equipment 37
equity 89
equivalent of 55
ethical record 91
evaluate sth 69
examine sth 67, 69
exceed sales targets 25
exceed the scope 69
except 110
Excuse me? 132
execute 47
execution 69
exhausted 104
expand 41, 67
expectation 37
expenses 47,85
expensive 63
experience 71
experienced 47, 65
exploit sb 25,91
express oneself 45
extend the life cycle
(ofsth) 77
extension number 27
eye-catching 77
F
face-to-face 65,83
facilities 37
fail 85
fair-trade certified 93
family status 55
feature 37,73
field telephone calls 23
fierce competition 67
fill in a
questionnaire 65
fill out 47, 59
finance director 21
finance sth 89
financial advisor 89
financially viable 85
fine-tune sth 89
finished 104
fire sb 122
first impression 57
First, ... 39
fix a date 35
fixed costs 85
fixed period of
training 59
flagship brand 67
fiat(ly) 112
flexibility 45
fluent in (a language) 47, 55
focus group 65
follow sth through 81
forecast sales 79
found a company 39
foundation 93
franchise 19
freelancer 19
full-time 47
fundraising 47
G
gain work
experience 47
gap year 53
gather data on sth 63
gather information 45
gender 55
generate a lot of
buzz 118
generate money/
revenue 79,85,87
gesture 37
get a toehold in the
market 75
get an idea of sth 63
get back to sb 29
get down to business 15
Get well soon! 134
get/be paid
overtime 25
give sb/sth the green light 69
go (a)round in
circles 120
go (according) to
plan 69
Go ahead. 134
go back to sb 67
go beyond sth 91
goal 57
Good afternoon. 13
Good morning, xx
speaking. 27
good: be ~ at sth 45
goods 73,87
government agency 63
gr8 128
graduate (verb) 49
grant (noun) 85
graph 41,65
greatest strength 57
green energy 91
greenhouse
emissions 91
gross profit 85
group exercise 59
grow a brand 77
growth potential 63
guide 65
H
handout 39
hands-on approach 71
hangup 29
Flappy Holidays/New Year/retirement! 134
hard/hardly 112
have direct contact
with sb 83
have second thoughts
about 120
have: I'll ~ the ...
[food]. 17
head of a company 21
head of department 21
health and safety
record 91
health care
professional 122
health service 23
hear: I've heard a lot
about you from .... 13
Hello, I'm ... from
.... 13
help: ... if that would
be of 43
high: ~ hopes 112
high-calibre 47
high-end 75
highly 112
highly motivated 51
hiresb 57
hiring decision 59
hold (the line) 27
hold a meeting 31
holiday entitlement 25
honest 81
hot (= spicy) 17
How's things? 13
Human Resources
(Department) 21,114
human rights 91
I
I'm afraid I must be
going now! 15
I'm so sorry/happy for
you! 134
ideal candidate 45
identify an
opportunity 45
ill: fall be taken
mentally/seriously/
gravely/dangerously ~ 104,122
impact 91
impression 57
in advance 37
in the field of 47
in the interests of sb 91
in touch: Let's
keep - 13
in xx years'time 57
income tax 87
increase 41
incur 85
indisposed 122
individual (noun) 73
individual in-depth
interview 65
industry 47
inflow 87
information 45
in-house 67,71
initial primary research 67
initiate sth 53
initiation 69
initiative: on one's own ~ 51
insight: (to gain an) ~
into sth 43,49
insolvent 87
insurance 23,73, 85
integrity 81
interact with sb 81
interest (Zinsen) 87
Interesting...
(= boring) 124
interest rate 89
interests: to have sb's
best ~ at heart 81
intern 21
internship 47
interpersonal skills 47
interview 57, 65
interviewer 57
introduce: May I ~ you to my colleague? 13
invalid (ungültig) 55
invaluable 89
invest money
(in sth) 19, 87, 89
investment 87
investor 85
invoice 87
involve: My job involves ... 23
involved: be ~ 23, 67,73
issue 93
IT (= Information Technology) 21
item on the agenda 31
J
jargon 45
job
advert(isement) 47, 100
job applicant 45
job in sales 79
jobseeker 122
journey: do a ~ 102
journey: How was
your-? 15
jump off the shelves 118
K
K (= one thousand) 47
keep accurate
records 87
keep in touch with
sb 79
keep sth under
wraps 118
keep to sth 31,49
key account
manager 83
key player 67
key position 77
key responsibility/
responsibilities 47,71
knowledge: (to have) a good (working) knowledge of sth 53, 55, 57, 83
knowledgeable 81
L
labour costs 85
late/lately 112
launch 67,77
lawyer 19
lead sb (through
sth) 65,81
lead: This leads me to my next point ... 39
leadership skills 45,59
learn a lesson
(from sth) 69
legal, Legal (Department) 19, 21,85
legally required 91
legislation 91
lend 102
let go 83
Let's get started. 33
Let's move on to the
next point. 33
Let's stop there for a
minute. 33
leverage sth 75
liabilities 87
liable: be-for sth 19
liaise with sb 51,53,71
licence 19
lie (verb) 81
life assurance 25
limited (liability)
company 19
line chart 65
line: have a bad - 29
line: The - is busy. 27
listen closely to sb 81
literacy skills 45
loan 87,102
local 91,93
location 47
logical reasoning 59
LOL 128
loner 45
loo 124
look for sth 57
look forward to (hearing from you shortly) 49
Look, ... 33
look: It looks to me as
if ... 33
loss (of money) 85,122
lost for words 120
love (null) 136
loyalty 25
lucrative 25
lump sum 89
M
machine 104
machine-made 104
machinery 104
main subject 55
major insurance
company 23
make (new) contacts 23
make a loss 85
make a mountain out
of a molehill 118
make a point 35
make a point of (doing sth) 35
make a profit 75, 85, 89
make a proposal 79
make a sale 81
make a substantial
contribution 49
make an
appointment 23,100
make an informed
decision 63
make eye contact 37, 57
make initial contact 79
make love 124
manage one's time
effectively 45
manage sth 71
Management 21
managing director 21, 23
manufacturer 79
manufacturing company 59
marital status 51
market research 23, 63
market researcher 65
market share 67
market: in/on the - 67, 83
marketing department 21, 67, 73, 77
marketing director 21
marketing
manager 67,77
marketing mix 73
marketing strategy 73
market-oriented 63
maternity leave 25
mean business
(verb) 119
mechanical
engineering 104
medical insurance 25
meet a deadline 47,69
meet a target 47
meet one's end 124
meet sb's expectations 67
meet sb's needs 23
meet: Have you met
... from ... ? 13
meeting: internal - 83
Let's keep the - brief. 33
The purpose of today's - is ... 33
to arrange a - 23,79
to attend a - 31
to bring forward a - 31
to cancel a - 31
to hold a - 31
to organize a - 31
to push back a - 31
to reschedule a - 31
to run a - 35
to set up a - 31
menu: Would you like
the dessert-? 17
Merry Christmas! 134
message: Can I take
a ~? 27
mild 17
milestone 69
Mind you ... 128
mind: Would you - if
I ... ? 134
minimize a risk 63
minimum wage
(legislation) 25
minutes (Protokoll) 31, 35
misleading 65
miss the point 120
mobile (phone) 27, 57
moderator 65
monitoring 69
motivate sb 71
motivated 51
move on to ... 39
Ms 13, 27, 49
multiple 71
N
national insurance contribution 87
native tongue 55
near-native command
of (language) 55
needs 23,63,69,81
negative cash flow 122
negotiate a deal/price/
sale with sb 23,79
net profit 85
neutral 65
Nice to see you
again! 13
nice: It's been ~ talking
to you. 13,15
nil 136
non-renewable 93
Not at all! 134
notice (verb) 106
notice: at short ~ 31
nought, nought point
five 136
numeracy skills 45
numerical reasoning 59 0
objective 31, 55
observation 65
obsolete 63
off the cuff 43
offer (sb)sth 57,75,89
oh (null) 136
on the market 67
on time 31,33,35,69,87
one-on-one
interview 57
open up (new)
markets 77
open-ended
question 65
opening statement 37
operations 21
opportunity 77
order: Are you ready
to 17
organic 93
organizational skills 45
organize sth 53
outflow 87
out-of-date 63
outsource sth 63
Over to you. 33,41
overall grade 55
overall sales 67
overcast 15
overheads 87
overrun 35
overtime 25
overview (of) 37, 67
owe money to sb 87
P
PA (= personal
assistant) 21,23
packaging 77, 93
packaging design 67
paid holiday 25
panel interview 57
Pardon? 132
participant 65
partnership 19
pass away (= to die) 124
pass on (= to die) 124
pass on: I'll - the
message. 27
paternity leave 25
pay rise 25,114
peer group 57
penetrate the
market 75
people management 71
per annum 47
percentage 91
performance 87
performance-related
bonus 25
perk 25
permanent contract 47
persistent 81
personal details 57
personal experience 59
personal statement 51
personal: - life,- -
matter,- ~ problem,-
for/due to ~
reasons 114
personality
questionnaire 59
personnel: ~
department 114
phase 69
physically
challenged 122
pie chart 65
pipeline: be in the - 116,118
placement 49
plan sth 53
Please do. 134
Pleased to meet you! 13
pleasure: It's a - to finally meet you in person! 13
pledge to do sth 93
plumbing 19
policy (on/
regarding) 25,106
politics: enter ~ 106
position (Stelle) 57,59
position sth in the
market 73
potential (noun) 63
potential buyer 79
potential customer 77
PR (= Public
Relations) 21,75
practice (noun): best -
(in) 114
practise (verb): -
doing sth 114
preceding year 87
predict (sth) 63,85
prepared: be - to do
sth 65,75
present position 57
present sth 45, 67, 85
presentation: to give
a ~ 37,79
press conference 37
press: the - 75
pretty (ziemlich) 128
price (of sth) 75, 89
price (verb) 77
price: high low half full - 106
pricing 73
pricing strategy 75,89
primary market
research 63, 67
prime time 77
prioritize tasks 45
prize: win/award a
~ winner 106
pro bono work 91
problem 122
produce sth 85,93
product 73
Product Development
(Department) 21
product launches 37
product portfolio 67
production costs 85
production
department 83
productive 35
product-oriented 63
professional 19
profit 19, 75, 85, 89
profit and loss statement 87
project manager 69
project plan 69
project sth 89
projector 37
promote staff loyalty 25
promotion 73,77
promotional activity 77
property 19
proposal 83
protect the
environment 93
proven 47,71, 83
proven experience 71
proven sales record 83
public company 87
public limited company 19
public relations
(PR) 21,75
publishing house 23
punctual 83
punctuation 55
purchase sth 87
push sb 83
put sb through 27
put sth back into the
community 91
put sth forward 45
Q
qualitative 65
quality assurance 71
quantitative 65
quarter 83
quarterly 87
question: That's a very
interesting- 43
question: That's completely out of the-! 33
R
raise (noun, verb) 114
raise capital 87
raise morale 91
ramble on 35
range: a (wide) -
(of) 69,71
rapidly 41
rationalizing 122
raw material(s) 85,
89,93
Re: (= regarding) 49
reach a target 23
read sb 83
ready (for) 104
realize 106
Really? 15
reasoning skills 59
Reception is poor. 29
recognize 106
recommend: What can
you -? 17
record: have a
clean - 91
recover a debt 87
recruit sb 91
recruitment process 59
recycled materials 93
red: be in the - 119
redesign sth 53
Ref (= reference) 47
references
(Zeugnisse) 53
rehearse 37
reimburse expenses 47
reinforce a point 37
rejection 81
relationship
(with sb) 73
reliable 59,83
remember: - doing/to do sth; - sth; - sb to sb 108
remind: - sb
(to do sth);
-sb about sth 108
renew interest in sth 77
rent (verb, noun) 85
repackaging 77
repay a loan 87
report (noun) 63
report: - on; - to sb (on sth) 47,71, 83
reporting structure 69
represent sb's interests 83
reputation 35
required by law 25
requirement 63, 69
resources 69, 91, 93
responsibility (responsibilities) 23, 69
responsible: be - for
doing sth 49
responsible: be - for sb/sth 19, 21, 53,71,79
responsible: be ~ to
sb 21
restroom 124
restructuring 122
résumé 55
retail outlet 75
retail price 89
retail space 85
retailer 77,79,93
return a/sb's call 29,81
ride 102
rights manager 23
ring a bell 120
rise 114
risk 19
risk management 71
road: - safety;
~ accident 108
roadworks 108
room for expansion 77
ropes: show sb
the ~ 118
round trip 102
run a business 91
run a competition 77
run a meeting 35
run smoothly 23
rural community 93
S
sack: get sacked/get
the ~ 118
salary 25, 47, 85
sale 75
sales 37,47,75,77,79,
81, 83, 85, 89
Sales (Department) 21
sales figures 37,47, 83
sales force 79, 83
sales promotion 75
sales representative
(sales rep) 79, 81
sales target 79
sales team 77
sales territory 79
sales volume 89
salesperson 79
sampling technique 63
saturated 67
schedule: on - 69
scholar 100
scholarly 100
scientific 100
scientist 100
scope: to go beyond
the ~ of 43
screening interview 57
search engine 104
secondary market
research 63
secretary 53
secure 89
security 89
segment 79
selection test 59
self-driven 45
self-employment 19
self-motivated 45
send sth via e-mail 65
senior executive 21
serve food 17
service 87
services 23,73,79,81,87
session 65
set an agenda 31
set sth out 69
set up a business 19,
85, 89, 93
set up a focus group 67
settle 19
share (Aktie) 19
share option 25
shareholder 19, 87
shelf 77
short: at ~ notice 31
show sb a
presentation 33
show sb the ropes 118
sick: be ~ 104
sick: the ~ 104
side dish/side 17
sidetracked: get ~ 81
sign a contract 79
sign sth 53
simply: To put it ... 39
sincerely: Yours ~, 49
sit a test 59
size of the market 63
skill 45,51
skill set 45
sleep with someone 124
slip of the tongue 120
slogan 77
social impact 93
socially responsible 91
software engineer 23
sole proprietorship 19
sole trader 19
solve a problem 23, 69
sorry: I am (so) ~ for your loss/- to hear that xxx has passed on/away. 124,134
speak face-to-face 83
speak freely 37
speak in a monotone 37
speak your mind 120
speak: I'd like to - to
xx, please. 27
special offer 75
specialized 67
spelling 55
spend money on sth 87
spend the night with
sb 124
spicy 17
spoken and written (language skills) 53, 55
sponsorsth 77
sponsorship 75
staff 25
stakeholder 71
starter 17
starting salary 25
starvation wage 93
statement 37
statistical
information 65
statistics 63
statutory sick pay 25
steadily (steady) 41
step 69
step in 35
sticky situation 35
stock sth 77
street: ~ corner,- ~ light; high ~ 108
strength 57
stretch the truth 122
study 63
subcontractor 71
submit 47
subsidiary 93
subsidized gym
membership 25
successful 81
successful candidate 71
suitability (for sth) 59
sum: a five figure ~ 43
supermarket 75
support sb 93
survey 65
sustainability 91,93
sweatshop 93
sympathy:
My deepest/
heartfelt - ! 134
T
table 65
tailored: be ~ to sth 63
Take good care of
yourself! 134
take off time
(from work) 25
take on responsibility
(for sth) 45
take out a loan 85, 89
take part (in sth) 59, 65
talk shop (verb) 119
Talking of ... 15
target 47
target group 73
target market 63,77
task 69
taste 67
tax 87
tax relief 91
team player 45
technique 71
terms: in ~ of 93
test sth on animals 93
Thank you all for
coming! 33
That's all, thank you! 17
That's interesting. 15
The ... for me,
please. 17
the ability to
(do sth) 45, 59
think out of the box 57
tight deadline 23,49
time frame 31
time: 3 o' clock/half
three 136
time: Well I'm afraid
that's all we've got ~
for today. 43
time-consuming 63
timeframe 71
timeline 69
tip: on the ~ of my
tongue 120
to high standards 71
to the point 65
today's specials 17
tone 29
tongue: on the tip of
my - 120
tool 65,71
touch: Let's keep
in 13
tough financially 85
towards the cost
(of sth) 25
toxic 93
track sth 71
trade fair 33
trade name 19
trade shares on the
stock exchange 19
trade union 91
train of thought 120
trainee 21
training programme 59
travel requirement 59
trial period 25
trip: do a go on a
business - 102
try: Have you tried this cheese? It's delicious! 132
try: I'll - the ...
please. 17
turn around the
business 119
turn one's back on
sb 37
turn sth off 57
turnover 85
typical career path 59
U
ultimately 73
under pressure: feel -,
work - 45,49,81
underestimate sth 85, 89
unlimited liability 19
up-to-the-minute 63
USP 37,73
utilize 51
V
vacancy database 49
variable costs 85
VAT (= Value Added
Tax) 87,89
venture capital company 85
venture capitalist 89
venue 37
verbal communication
skills 45
verbal reasoning 59
vertical/horizontal
axis 41
viable 69,85,89
Vice President 21
visual aids 37
visually challenged 122
voicemail 29,83
voluntary (work) placement 47
volunteer project 91
W
wage(s) 87,93
washing machine 104
waste 91,93
waste: a - of time 35
wealthy 89
weather: What do
you think of this
beautiful/awful ~ ?
132
Welcome to ... 15
welcome: I'd like to ~
you all on behalf of ... 39
welcome: You're 134
well ... ok ... er 128
well-organized 51,81
What are your thoughts? 33
What do you think? 33
What was that (again)? 132
whatshername 132
whatshisname 132
whereas 41
wholesaler 75,79
work
(funktionieren) 37,132
work as a [Beruf] 23
work experience 47,
67,77
work for 23
work in (e.g. an area/
field) 19,23
work on sth 23, 83
work placement 53
work to a deadline 45
work towards a
common goal 45
work with sb 23
working conditions 91
working knowledge of 55
write sth out in full 37
written communication skills 45
Y
year: nineteen fifty/
twenty thirteen/two
thousand and nine/
two thousand and three 136
Yours sincerely, 49
Z
zero 136
zero point five 136