TOEIC Essential

to look up to; to admire; to think highly of

Staff members looked up to the director because he had earned their respect over three years.

There are few people in this world that i look up to as much as i look up to you.

on track; on schedule, focused

If we stay on track, the meeting should be finished at 9:30.

You have a lot of work, if you can't stay on track, let me know immediately.

to be aware of; to be conscious of; to be knowledgeable about

The new staff member was not aware of the companys position on working a second job.

Are you aware of the new employees past work history?

delicate adj; sensitive; with sensitivity

Contract negotiations are very delicate and should be conducted by senior management.

The manager delicately asked about the health of his client.

eligible; qualified; to be able to participate in sth.

I dont understand why i am not eglible, i have been with the company for three years.

raise; an increase in salary

to retire; to stop working

She retired at the age of 64, but continued with volunteer  work.

vested adj; absolute, authorized

The company has a vested interest in the happines of its employees.

wage

Hourly wages have increased by 20 percent over the last 2 years.

The intern spends more than half of her wages on rent. 

to achieve; to succeed, to reach a goal

to contribute, to add to, to donate

Make sure your boss is aware of the work you contributed to the project.

dedication n, a commitment to something

The directors dedication to a high-quality product has motivated many of his employees.

We would never be where we are today if it werent for many long hours and so much dedication

look forward to, to be eager for sth to happen

to look to; to depend on; to rely on

The workers always looked to him to settle their disagreements.

The staff is looking to their supervisor for guidance and direction.

merit n; excellence, high quality

The employees are evaluated on their merit and not on seniority

Your work has improved tremendously and is of great merit.

obvious; easy to see or understand

In many companies it is very obvious who will be promoted

recognition n; credit, praise for doing sth well

The presidents personal assistant was finally given the recognition that she deserved for many years.

to negotiate

you must know what you want and what you can accept when you negoiate a salary.

She looked forward to the day that she would be able to negotite her own contracts.

bargain

She compared the sweaters carefully to determine which was the better bargain.

We were thrilled with the bargains we found at the store.

to be thrilled

We were thrilled with the bargains we found at the store.

to bear, to have a tolerance for, to endure

She doesnt like crowds, so she cannot bear to shop during the holiday rush.

If you can bear with me, i'd like to stop in one more store.

mandatory adj; required or commanded, obligatory

There is a mandatory  limit of nine itmes for use of this checkout line.

merchandise noun., itmes available in stores, commodity, goods

diverse adj, dirrent, made up of distinct qualities

The diversity of statt in this office is amazing.

The office supply Warehouse offers a diverse range of office supplies.

supply

to supply, to make available for use, to provide, stock

He supplied the shipping staff with enough labels to last a year.

By making bette use of supplies, we can avoid ordering until next month.

enterprise

The new enterprise quickly estabished an account with the office supply store.

indispensable, essential, necessary

ordinary, common, routine

to obtain, to acquire

I've been trying to obtain a list of supplies from the administrator for three weeks now.

The employee obtained the report from her supervisor.

prerequisite noun

One of the prerequisites for this job os competence in bookkeaping.

Here are the prerequisites that you need to purchase before coming to class.

to purchase

smooth, without difficulties, deliberately polite and agreeable in order to win favor

The tranaction to the new supplier went smoothly without interruption in shipments.

Her smooth manner won her the appreciation of the manager but not her coleagues.

deliberately 

stationery , noun ; writing paper and envelopes

We do not have enough stationey, so please order some more.

The new stationery featured the companys logo in blue ink at the top of the page.

accurate, exact, errorless

integral adj, necessary for completion

Good customer relations is an integral component of any business

inventory noun, goods in stock

on hand adj, available

We had too much stock on hand, so we had a summer sale.

The new emloyee will be on hand if we need more help with shipping orders.

sufficient, as much as neede

The postage on that box is not sufficient to get it to its destination.

He did not order sufficient packing materials, so there was a delay in getting the boxes in the mail.

postage