Phrasal Verbs
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 497.
to run into sb / to come across sb / sth
to come across to sb as being friendly / calm / etc.
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| achieve, v | to achieve success/ one's goal / objective/ aim/ ambition |
| achievement, n | to make achievements in smth |
| acquire, v | to acquire skills |
| activity, n | business activities |
| advertise, v | to advertise for smb / smth to advertise smth on TV/ in a newspaper |
| advertisement, n | inf. advert/ ad to put an advertisement in a paper |
| advertising, adj | advertising campaign |
| apply, v | to apply to smb for smth (a job/ vacancy/ post/ passport/ visa, etc.) |
| applicant, n | |
| application, n | a letter of application – syn. covering letter to fill in (Am. fill out) an application form to send in ~ to accept ~ to turn down ~ |
| atmosphere, n | |
| attract, v | |
| attraction, n | to feel an attraction to smb / smth |
| attractive, adj | |
| background, n | |
| benefit, n | fringe benefits – syn. perks unemployment benefit to be on benefit |
| bore, v/n | to get bored by smth |
| boring, adj | syn. dull, monotonous, routine |
| boss, v/n | syn. head, chief, (Am) president, CEO |
| bossy, adj | |
| browse, v | |
| business, n | |
| business associate, n | syn. partner |
| capable, adj | |
| capability, n | |
| career, n/adj | to take up / follow smth as a career |
| chairman, n | syn. chairperson, chair |
| challenging, adj | |
| charge, n | to be in charge of smth to take charge of smth to put / place smb in charge of smth |
| choice, n | to make/ take choice to regret one's choice |
| committed, adj | |
| compete, v | |
| competitive, adj | |
| competence, n | competence for/ as/ in smth |
| competent, adj | ant. incompetent to be competent in / as/ at smth |
| computer literate, adj | |
| confidential, adj | |
| curriculum vitae (CV), n | syn. résumé |
| deadline, n | to set / meet / miss deadlines |
| deal, v | to deal with smb/ smth |
| decide, v | syn. to make up one's mind to decide on/ against smth/ smb |
| decision, n | to arrive at ~ to come to ~ to make ~ to reach ~ |
| degree, n | to have a degree in smth to be degree qualified |
| department, n | syn. division |
| develop, v | |
| development, n | |
| director, n | managing director (MD), executive director, non-executive director, Board of Directors |
| dismiss, v | syn. to fire, to sack to dismiss smb from a job/ post/ position |
| distribute, v | |
| distribution, n | |
| dole, n | syn. unemployment benefit to be/ go on the dole |
| downturn, n | |
| earn, v | to earn one's living |
| earned, adj | ant. unearned |
| earnings, n | |
| efficient, adj | ant. inefficient |
| efficiency, n | syn. capability, effectiveness, competence |
| employ, v | syn. to take on |
| employed, adj | ant. unemployed, jobless |
| employee, n | |
| employer, n | |
| employment, n | ant. unemployment |
| executive, n/adj | executive officer, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) |
| experience, n | to have some experience for / of doing smth |
| experienced, adj | ant. inexperienced to be experienced in smth |
| expert, n/adj | to be an expert at/ in/ on smth expert advice |
| fair, adj | ant. unfair fair share/ price/ wage |
| flexible, adj | |
| freelance, v/n/adj | |
| headquarters, n | |
| income, n | to live within/ beyond one's income annual/ monthly/ fixed/ earned/ unearned ~ |
| industrious, adj | |
| interview, v/n | to hold/ conduct / sit an interview |
| interviewer, n | |
| interviewee, n | |
| involve, v | |
| job, n | syn. work, labour demanding/ boring/ nine-to-five/ part-time/ full-time/ menial ~ to hunt for/ look for a job job center job description job-hopper job satisfaction |
| lead, v | |
| leading, adj | syn. forefront, premiere |
| leadership qualities, n | |
| limited liability company (Ltd), n | public ~ (Plc) private ~ |
| living, n | to do smth for a living |
| legal, adj | |
| legal person, n | ant. individual/ physical person |
| logo, n | |
| manage, v | |
| manager, n | senior manager, junior manager general/ accounts/ finance/ sales/ purchasing/ personnel/ planning/ training/ marketing/ advertising/ R&D manager |
| management, n | |
| market, v/n | |
| moonlighter, n | |
| motive, n | |
| motivate, v | |
| notice, n | to hand in one's notice |
| operate, v | |
| overtime, adj | to work overtime |
| ownership, n | a legal form of ownership |
| partnership, n | |
| position, v/n | |
| post, n | |
| prestigious, adj | |
| produce, v | syn. manufacture |
| profit(s), n | to gain/ make profits |
| profitable, adj | |
| promising, adj | |
| promote, v | |
| promotion, n | |
| qualifications, n | |
| rate, n | interest rate at a rate |
| reception, n | |
| recruit, v | |
| recruitment, n | |
| redundant, adj | syn. laid off |
| redundancy, n | |
| reference, n | syn. a letter of recommendation |
| referee, n | |
| relevant, adj | ant. irrelevant |
| report, v/n | to report to smb |
| representative (rep), n | |
| require, v | |
| requirement, n | job requirements |
| resign, v | syn. to hand in one's notice, to quit |
| resignation, n | |
| responsible, adj | syn. liable |
| responsibility, n | syn. liability to undertake/ assume responsibilities |
| rise, n | Am. raise to give smb a rise |
| salary, n | syn. pay, wage(s), remuneration |
| salaried, adj | |
| sales, n | |
| share, n | |
| shareholder, n | Am. stockholder |
| shortlist, v | |
| skill, n | |
| skilled, adj | ant. unskilled |
| slogan, n | |
| sole trader, n | |
| supervise, v | syn. to oversee, to overlook, to keep track of smth, to keep an eye on smth |
| supply, v/n | to supply smb with smth |
| total, adj | |
| tough, adj | |
| turnover, n | |
| upturn, n | |
| vacant, adj | |
| vacancy, n | syn. opening |
| vary, v | |
| varied, adj | |
| various, adj | |
| vocation, n | |
| wage-earner, n | syn. breadwinner |
| welfare, n |
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