Business
English Vocabulary Online
PERSON TO PERSON
Unit
1: Pleased to meet you!
bow
(v)
1. to bend your head or body forward in order to show respect or to
thank an audience
subject
(n)
1. what someone is writing or talking about
get
down to (phrasal verb)
delay
(n)
1. when you have to wait longer than expected for something to happen,
or the time that you have to wait
delay
(v)
1. to make something happen at a later time than originally planned
or expected
2. to cause someone or something to be slow or late
directions
(n)
1. instructions that tell you how to get to a place, or how to do
something
all
right (adj,adv)
1. good enough, although not very good
2. safe or
well
host
(n)
1. someone who organizes a party and invites the guests
2. someone
who introduces the guests on a radio or television programme
3. a country
or city that provides the place and equipment for an organized event
host
(v)
1. to be the host of an event
appointment
(n)
1. a time you have arranged to meet someone or go somewhere
2.
when you officially choose someone for an important job, or the job itself
bumpy
(adj)
1. A bumpy road or surface is not smooth but has raised areas on
it.
2. A bumpy journey is uncomfortable because the vehicle moves around a
lot.
3. full of problems or sudden changes
senior
(adj)
development
(n)
publicity
(n)
purchase
(v)
research
(n)
