Business English Vocabulary Online

PERSON TO PERSON

Unit 3: Around the world

sensitive (adj)
1. able to understand what people are feeling and deal with them in a way that does not upset them
2. easily upset by the things people say or do
3. A sensitive subject or situation needs to be dealt with carefully in order to avoid upsetting people.

informal (adj)
1. relaxed and friendly
2. suitable for normal situations

associate (v)

first name (n)
1. the name that people who know you call you and that comes before your family name

(working) environment (n)

hierarchy (n)
1. a system or organization in which people or things are arranged according to their importance

dress up (phrasal verb)

update (n)
1. new information
2. a new form of something which existed at an earlier time

update (v)
1. to add new information
2. to make something more modern

block (n)

take off (phrasal verb)

socialize (v)
1. to spend time enjoying yourself with other people

behaviour (n)

boardroom (n)
1. a room where the people who control a company or organization have meetings

workplace (n)
1. the place where you work

dress code (n)