Business_Advantage_Intermediate_2

rise (to increase in number, amount, or value)

rise (an increase in number, amount, or value)

soar (to increase quickly in amount, number, value, or level)

buy shares (to get, by paying for them, some of the units that the ownership of a company, fund, etc. is divided into and which can be bought by members of the public)

carry out an investment appraisal (to examine investments in order to judge their potential and assess investment choice)

earn interest (to get an amount of money from keeping your money in an account in a bank or other financial organisation)

invest in a portfolio (to put money into a variety of investments)

receive a dividend (get part of the profit of a company that is paid to shareholders)

analysis (the study of something in detail)

analytical (relating to the careful or scientific examination of facts and information)

method (a particular way of doing something)

methodical (used to describe a person or way of doing things that is very organised and careful)

model (a way of doing something that can be used as an example or can be copied)

strategic (relating to the way in which an organisation, country, etc. decides what it wants to achieve and plans actions and use of resources over time to do this)

strategy (the way in which a business, government, or other organisation carefully plans its actions over a period of time to improve its position and achieve what it wants)

strength (a quality that someone or something has that helps them succeed or make progress)

strong (effective; of a good quality or level and likely to be successful)

weak (too low or not powerful enough to be successful or effective)

weakness (a particular part or quality of someone or something that is not good or effective)

anticipate (to imagine or expect that something will happen)

encourage (to make someone more likely to do something, or to make something more likely to happen)

facilitate (to help people deal with a process or reach an agreement or solution without getting directly involved in the process, discussion, etc. yourself)

lack (to not have enough of something that is necessary)

oversimplify (to describe or explain something in such a simple way that it is no longer right or true)

spot (to see or notice someone or something, usually because you are looking hard)

undertake (to do or begin to do something, especially something that will take a long time or be difficult)

a bit tricky (If a piece of work or problem is a bit tricky, it is a little difficult to deal with and needs some attention or skill.)

closed-door approach (a system of doing something, for example having a meeting or discussion, in a private office rather than in a public space)

come up with (to suggest or think of an idea or plan)

day in day out ((especially of something boring) done or happening every day for a long period of time)

figure out (to understand or solve something)

go wrong (to make a mistake)

mess up (doing something badly or spoiling something)

sit down (a strike in which employees refuse to work or to leave their office, factory, etc. until employers agree to discuss their demands)