Business English1

hesitant

expatriate

paving the way

anticipating

used for saying goodbye to someone when you expect to see them soon, or later the same day: A: I’ll be back in the afternoon. B: Okay, catch you later.

(noun [countable]) somethingthat limits your freedom to do what you want: A lot ofbusiness people find that it’s easier to build relationships withclients away from the constraints of the office environment.

(verb [transitive]) to say that theopposite of what someone has said is true: He didn’t agreewith anything I said. Every time I spoke, he contradicted me.

(verb [intransitive]) to have aconversation: The ability to converse with others throughsmall talk can lead to big things.

(adverb) used for addingrelated but less important information to what has justbeen said, or for suddenly introducing a new subject:Oh, right. Thanks for telling me. Incidentally, have you stillgot that CD I lent you?

(phrase) used whensomeone has just said or done something that helps youto remember something: It was a very interesting speech.That reminds me, there’s another conference next month.Do you think you can come?

(phrase) so easily available, or used so often, that youdo not enjoy it any more: A: If I hear that song once more,I think I’ll scream. B: I thought you liked it. A: Yeah, well, youcan have too much of a good thing.

to providea standard that something can be judged by: Theyimproved their performance by benchmarking themselvesagainst their main competitors’ standards.

(adjective) if the economy or an aspect ofthe economy is buoyant, it is successful and seems likelyto remain successful: With the market as buoyant as this,I think we can be optimistic about next year’s sales figures.

(phrase) used for telling someonethat you do not believe them or that what they are sayingis stupid: Oh, come off it! There’s no way that plan will work!

(verb [transitive]) to makethe power, position or achievements you already havestronger or more effective so that they are likely tocontinue: With the economy the way it is, I think that now isthe time to consolidate rather than expand our operations.

(noun [uncountable]) people’s confidence in the economy,making them willing to spend money: I’m not sure that thisis a good time to start thinking about launching a new rangeof products, there isn’t a lot of consumer confidence at themoment.

(phrase) to not reach aparticular level or to fail to achieve something that youwere trying to do: I’m afraid to say that the project has fallenshort of our original expectations – sales have not been asgood as we hoped.

(verb [transitive]) to get rid of somethingthat you do not want by giving or selling it to someoneelse: She’s the kind of boss who always tries to offload thenasty jobs onto her staff.

(verb [intransitive/transitive]) to havea particular opinion about someone or something:Well, I think it’ll work. What do you reckon?

(verb [transitive]) to delay theprogress of something by causing people to waste time onsomething else that is unimportant: We were making goodprogress until we got sidetracked by this new developmentlast week, and nothing has happened since then.

(noun [countable])the most basic fact or issue in a situation: The bottomline is this: unless profits increase soon, we’re going to go outof business.

(adjective) a volatile situation cansuddenly change or become more dangerous: Due to thevolatile nature of the marketplace at the moment, I don’t thinkwe should make any large investments for the time being.

(verb [transitive]) to emphasizesomething or to make it more noticeable: Developing anawareness of how emotions can influence behaviour will allowyou to accentuate similarities between yourself and otherpeople.

(noun [uncountable])something that people can agree about, especially whenthey disagree about other things: We found some commonground; we both come from large families.

(adjective) a husky voice is deep and soundshoarse (as if you have a sore throat), often in an attractiveway: I like listening to him speak, he has a deep husky voicethat is very pleasant to listen to.

(phrasal verb [transitive]) to keep orsave something from a larger amount or supply in orderto use it later for a particular purpose: I know you haveyour differences, but for now you need to set those aside andfocus on completing this task.

talking and acting in a way that showsyou really mean what you say and do: If you want to buildrapport with someone, it’s important to be sincere. People liketo know that you mean what you say.

(phrase) availablefor our use at any time: As a result of this merger, I am surethat together we will be even stronger; with more resourcesand more expertise at our disposal.

(phrase) to behave in an informal way in a situationwhere people might expect you to be formal: There’s noneed to wear a suit and tie, we don’t stand on ceremony here.

(phrase) todelay making a decision about something until you knowmore about it: In order to be culturally sensitive, you shouldsuspend judgement while observing and analyzing othercultures.

(phrase) to copy what someone elsedoes because they are successful at doing it: You shouldtake a leaf out of Simon’s book. He never makes the samemistake twice, and he always gets good results.

(phrase) used for saying that you will be happy if more people come or take part in what you are doing: Why don’t you bring along the rest of your team as well? The more the merrier, I say.

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