Business English Vocabulary Online

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Unit 24: Thank you for coming!

foresee (v)
1. to expect a future situation or event

see eye-to-eye (idiom)

dread (v)
1. to feel worried or frightened about something that has not happened yet

tough (adj)

cookie (n)

propose (v)
1. to suggest a plan or action
2. to ask someone to marry you

overrun (v)
1. If something unpleasant overruns a place, it fills it in large numbers.
2. to continue for a longer time than planned

prediction (n)
1. when you say what you think will happen in the future

performance (n)

appraisal (n)

training (n)
1. the process of learning the skills you need to do a particular job or activity
2. preparation for a sport or competition

review (n)

suit (v)
1. to make someone look more attractive
2. to be acceptable or right for someone

visitor (n)
1. someone who visits a person or place

cover (v)
1. to include or deal with a subject or piece of information

counterpart (n)
1. someone or something that has the same job or position as someone or something in a different place or organization

venue (n)
1. a place where a sports game, musical performance, or special event happens

stuff (n)
1. used to refer to a substance or a group of things or ideas, etc without saying exactly what they are

equal (v)
1. to have the same value, size, etc as something else, often shown using a symbol (=)
2. to be as good as someone or something else