Glossary

(abb) = abbreviation (adj) = adjective (adv) = adverb (n) = noun (phr) = phrase (phr v) = phrasal verb

(plu) = plural (pref) = prefix (prep) = preposition (pro) = pronoun (suf) = suffix (v) = verb

Unit 1
addition (n)
background (n)
belief (n)
campaign (n)
cheek (n)
comfortable (adj)
engineer (n)
factory (n)
fit in (phr v)
formal (adj)
furniture (n)
Hindu (n)
hire (v)
informal (adj)
introduce (v)
kiss (v)
major (n)
make the first move (phr)
management (n)
marketing (n)
mechanical engineer (n)
online (adv)
originally (adv)
outgoing (adj)
pleased (adj)
political (adj)
rare (adj)
religion (n)
religious (adj)
shy (adj)
situation (n)
trainee (n)
vendor (n) / Unit 2
automatic (adj)
benefit (n)
(data) protection (n)
economy (n)
efficient (adj)
energy (n)
environment (n)
formal (adj)
fuel (n)
generalization (n)
hard-working (adj)
high tech (adj)
image (n)
improve (v)
install (v)
manual (adj)
polite (adj)
punctual (adj)
recycle (v)
reduce (v)
save (v)
security (n)
slide (n)
stereotype (n)
traditional (adj)
vision (n)
waste (n)
work (n) / Unit 3
afford (v)
agenda (n)
argue (v)
brochure (n)
cancel (v)
choice (n)
compromise (v)
consensus (n)
convenient (adj)
database (n)
decision (n)
equal (adj)
examine (v)
experienced (adj)
factor (n)
focus on (v)
(have) trouble (n)
issue (n)
promote (v)
reason (n)
rent (v)
roommate (n)
summarize (v)
useful (adj)
vote (v)
Unit 4
advantage (n)
brainstorming (n)
break (n)
ceremony (n)
charity (n)
commercial (n)
disadvantage (n)
employee (n)
face-to-face (adj)
font (n)
lose (weight) (v)
material (n)
off the top of my (your) head
(phr)
organize (v)
out of time (phr)
overtime (n)
problem-solving (n)
punctuality (n)
recruit (v)
respect (n)
run (v)
schedule (v)
small talk (n)
suitable (adj)
take (v)
website (n) / Unit 5
automated (adj)
beep (n)
cheaper (adj)
confidential (adj)
confirm (v)
domestic (adj)
effective (adj)
extension (n)
figure (n)
finance (n)
free (adj)
give someone a ring (phr)
globally (adv)
guidelines (n)
instant messaging (n)
international (adj)
overseas (adj)
popular (adj)
publishing (n)
request (v)
reservation (n)
sale (n)
technical (adj)
teleconference (n)
(the) bottom line (n)
tone (n)
urgent (adj)
vacation (n)
voicemail (n) / Unit 6
accidentally (adv)
acquaintance (n)
across from (prep)
apologize (v)
around the corner (phr)
body language (n)
bow (v)
bump (v)
cultural (adj)
deluxe (adj)
distance (n)
dormitory (n)
expressive (adj)
gesture (n)
in public (phr)
inter (pref)
intersection (n)
near(est) (adj)
non-smoking (adj)
non-verbal (adj)
on foot (phr)
recommend (v)
rude (adj)
shrug (v)
sightseeing (n)
single room (n)
suite (n)
touch (v)
walking (adj)
Unit 7
abbreviation (n)
announcement (n)
appreciate (v)
attach (v)
attachment (n)
bcc (abb)
BTW (abb)
Cc (abb)
close (n)
consultant (n)
convenient (adj)
copy (n)
crazy (adj)
dash (n)
delay (v)
delete (v)
difference (n)
emoticon (n)
exclamation (n)
forward (adv)
forward (v)
inbox (n)
jet lag (n)
list (n)
misunderstand (n)
parenthesis (n)
password (n)
personal (adj)
pretty (adv)
price (n)
productive (adj)
reception (n)
regards (plu)
related (adj)
relevant (adj)
reset (v)
response (n)
server (n)
show (up) (v)
sincerely (adv)
status (n)
stress (n)
stressful (adj)
successful (adj)
terrible (adj)
throw away (phr v)
time (n)
unimportant (adj)
username (n) / waste (n)
Unit 8
analyze (v)
B.A. (abb)
bullet point (n)
colleague (n)
combine (v)
confident (adj)
delivery (n)
eye contact (n)
feedback (n)
findings (n)
flexible (adj)
focus (v)
(get) used to (doing something)
(adj)
handout (n)
in conclusion (phr)
key (adj)
management (n)
memorize (v)
on-the-job (adj)
organization (n)
part-time (adj)
pointer (n)
professional (adj)
relax (v)
slide (n)
visual aid (n)
wave (v) / Unit 9
ability (n)
accurate (adj)
applicant (n)
cash register (n)
characteristic (n)
concentrated (adj)
confuse (v)
conversational (adj)
coordinate (v)
correspondence (n)
curriculum vitae (n)
elegant (adj)
energetic (adj)
enough (adv)
exaggerate (v)
exclude (v)
familiar with (something) (phr)
fancy (adj)
field (n)
fluent (adj)
format (v)
gender (n)
good (adj)
grade (n)
graduate (n)
graphic designer (n)
handwritten (adj)
intern (n)
intern (v)
inventory (n)
marital status (n)
multicultural (adj)
organizational (adj)
patient (adj)
perfect (adj)
personality (n)
qualified (adj)
relevant (adj)
select (v)
translate (v)
Unit 10
achievement (n)
architect (n)
attention (n)
attentive (adj)
biochemistry (n)
candidate (n)
communication (n)
conservative (adj)
conservatively (adv)
construction (n)
creative (adj)
detail (n)
flexibility (n)
industry (n)
leadership (n)
manufacturing (n)
mathematics (n)
medical (adj)
NGO (n)
passion (n)
reliability (n)
research (n)
skill (n)
speak out (phr v)
supervisor (n)
teamwork (n) / Unit 11
afraid (adj)
alcohol (n)
appropriate (adj)
associate (v)
attractive (adj)
basket (n)
celebrate (v)
compliment (n)
cute (adj)
embarrassed (adj)
evaluate (v)
even (adj)
exchange (v)
fiancée (n)
fragile (adj)
funeral (n)
greedy (adj)
homestay (n)
host (n)
jewelry (n)
Jewish (adj)
Muslim (n)
odd (adj)
ordinary (adj)
plenty of (pro)
relationship (n)
romantic (adj)
semester (n)
uncomfortable (adj)
wrap (v) / Unit 12
annual (adj)
attitude (n)
behaviour (n)
centered (suf)
concept (n)
context (n)
criticize (v)
deadline (n)
direct (adj)
expectation (n)
harmony (n)
high (adj)
iceberg (n)
indirect (adj)
individualistic (adj)
interpersonal (adj)
low (adj)
motivation (n)
objective (n)
outstanding (adj)
pay attention to (phr)
praise (v)
review (n)
task (n)
(the) big picture (phr)
value (n)

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