TOPIC-BASED

VOCABULARY
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Airport
aisle seat / window seat airfare fasten
airline agent flight attendant
arrivals board cf) departures board final call
baggage (claim) check frequent flyer mileage
baggage allowance first class cf) business class
baggage claim area = conveyor belt = carousel economy class / coach
board frequent flyer
book ground ground crew
boarding gate immigration
boarding ramp immigration office
boarding pass itinerary
baggage cart jet lag
belongings life vest
business trip lavatory
bound for layover (= stopover)
check-in counter leg room
check-in baggage carrier lost and found
carry-on baggage limousine stand
carry-on bag metal detector cf) go through metal detector
carousel / conveyor oxygen mask
concourse overhead compartment (rack)
connecting flight overhead rack
control tower port of entry
complimentary beverage quarantine
cockpit / cabin red-eye
confirm / reconfirm refund
captain / pilot reserve
crash round trip cf) one way
customs office runway
customs clearance security checkpoint
customs declaration form security officer
clear stopover
customs seat belt
customs duties stand by
customs formalities skycap
currency declaration form take off
duty-free shop transfer
declare customs disembarkation card transferable
disembark transit
divert one's flight transit passenger
destination transit without visa
deplane travel advisory
emergency landing travel agency
embarkation card turbulence
excess baggage valid
estimated time of arrival (= ETA) waiting list
estimated time of departure (= ETD)
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Bank/ Insurance
at maturity interest rate
account balance cf) account number individual retirement account(IRA)
AIM (= Automatic Teller Machine) = cash issuance/issue
access number issue share
automatic debit institutional investor
apply for a loan cf) loan application insure * insurance
beneficiary insurance agent
buy (= take out) life insurance insurance company
bond /corporate bond insurance policy
government bond levy
by wire * send $750 by wire levy (= impose) a tax on
bounced check (= bad check, rubber check) losing issue = loser
bear interests listed / unlisted stock
blue chip/preferred stock loan officer
bailout fund loan payment
bankbook make out
balance money order
bill mortgage loan
bounce a check mortgage payment
bank statement minimum balance
bear market outstanding cf) outstanding account
bull market overdraw
cash a check paycheck
cancelled check principal
change a bill promissory note
cash advance premium
credit line (= line of credit) prime rate cf) mortgage rate
credit terms passbook cf) checkbook
credit to PIN (= Personal Identification Number ) =
creditor/debtor confidential
credit rating policyholder
certificate of deposit raise the premium rally
coverage remit * remittance
commercial bank savings account cf) checking account
consumption tax stock exchange
collateral (= security) cf) put up collateral stock price index
checking account securities
down payment securities company
deposit slip / withdrawal slip shareholder = stockholder cf) stockbroker
deposit time deposit / term account
dividend transaction (= trading)
delinquent turnover( = trading volume)
drive-in teller teller
drive-in window transfer
economic indicator take out a loan
endorse tax break / tax benefits cf) tax deduction
exchange rate tax returns
file an insurance claim trust account
fluctuate treasury bill (TB)
futures market value-added tax (VAT)
gaining issue = advancing issue = winner withdraw / draw out (= make a withdrawal)
home equity loan wire address
in active trading wire transfer
in light[heavy] trading
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Cars/ Transportation/ Streets
auto dealer auto part store on-ramp
back-up pick-up (truck)
be [run] out of gas pedestrian crossing
beat the rush hour pull out
car wash pull over
commute pull up
commuter train pull over to the curb
crosswalk compact (car) pull up to the bus station
cement mixer = concrete mixer (truck) pull in
convertible pull off the road
curb parking brake parking lot
derail parking space
dashboard parking attendant
directions parking motor
detour/make a detour parking sticker
dent parking ticket
expressway = freeway part
exit pave the road
exit ramp pedestrian-friendly
fare pedestrian crossing (= crosswalk)
flat tire pull into the station
fuel gauge pull out into traffic
four-wheel drive pull out of the station / the dock
fender / bumper registration number
full-size car ramp
fuel efficiency rear-view mirror
forklift / snowplow side-view mirror
fire truck (= fire engine) sidewalk
get a ticket for breaking speed limit / illegal steer through (= drive through)
parking / jaywalking streetlamp • lamp post
gear shift steering wheel
glove compartment subcompact (car)
gas station service station (= auto repair shop)
garage tow
gas pump tow truck
give a ride test drive
head-on collision tune-up
hood tollbooth
highway the tank is low
I'm out of gas. turnpike
lane cf) 2-lane street traffic signal (= light)
license plate traffic jam (= congestion)
intersection transmission
manual stick shift turn signal (= blinker, ticker)
median strip; median underpass
mechanic utility vehicle
overpass windshield
off-road windshield wiper
overpass • underpass walkway (= walk)
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Hotel/ House/ Restaurant (1)
attic duplex cf) duplex house
additive dwelling (= dwelling house)
atrium eat out
accommodate eatery
accommodation electrical surge / power surge
baked potato furnish an apartment cf) furnished /
broiled unfurnished apartment
barbecued fireplace
bland fare cf) fee
boil garage
banquet garden supplies
bellhop = bellboy get the phone hooked up / connected
brew some coffee gourmet
broth greasy
bake cf) broil handrail
roast house to let
back yard cf) front yard house chores
basement household goods (effects)
bungalow housing shortage
blender hardware
break the lease cf) honor the lease hardware store
chef ingredient
clogged intake
coat hanger insect repellent
cottage information desk
closet lease the real property
cupboard Laundromat
check in / out lease
charger loft
cellar lawn
consumer electronics lawn mower
circuit breaker leak
cater living quarters
citrus lean beef
concierge mobile house
crisp microwave oven
cuisine mover * moving company
culinary mow the lawn
dairy product moving cost
dine in maid service
diner maid
doggie bag mellow
double occupancy nanny
den open house
power point over-cooked
detached house porch
dish-washer patio
drain prefabricated house
dryer pool
dust-pan peel potatoes
domestic appliances pressure cooker
down payment
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Hotel/ House/ Restaurant (2) Personnel
penthouse absenteeism
plan cf) floor plan academic credentials
power failure / blackout / outage application • applicant
pull out the weeds apply for • apply to
prune aptitude test
plumber boost employee morale
patron (= regular customer) call in sick
preservative company health plan
plate cf) platter cover letter demote
rake up the fallen leaves dismiss (= fire, lot sb go)
real estate = realty employment agency
renew the lease CO sublease (= sublet) the fringe benefits
apartment headhunting incentive
real estate agent / realtor job fair
real estate agency job hopping • job hopper
rare / medium / well-done job market
rate job seeker
receptionist recipe labor disputes
red meat cf) white meat land a job (= get a job)
refreshments registration form lay off
roast manpower motivated
reserve / book / make a reservation merit rating (= performance evaluation,
seasoning cf) spice performance rating, performance review)
sift move up in the company
sour (= tart) newcomer (= new hire)
special on-the-job training
stale organize a union
suite payroll
security deposit pension • pink slip
short circuit probationary employee
shed qualification
sprinkler raise • get a raise / ask for a raise
service charge recommendation letter
shut off recruit
senior citizen discount reference
sip coffee cf) devour relocate • relocation
separate checks replace • replacement
server resign • resignation
transplant thermostat résumé (CV = curriculum vitae)
tenant cf) landlord retire • retirement
triplex retirement plan
take out (= put out) the trash salary adjustments
table mat salary history
utilities seasoned (= experienced)
undercooked vacuum cleaner severance pay
washer (= washing machine) sick leave cf) maternity leave
weed slowdown
wake-up call stoppage
strike • go on strike
substitute for (= fill in for)
temp (= temporary employee)
temp agency transcript
transfer to
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Shopping
after-sales service leather goods
asking price lease
a good buy manual
bakery browse mark down
be out of stock mark up
buying spree cf) spending spree mail-order firm
be in stock major credit card
bulk newsstand / ice cream stand
carry taxi stand
cart on sale
charge (= bill) on-site service
cash register offer a full credit
checkout counter open-air market
cashier produce
convenient store place an order
clearance sale cf) take an order/ fill an order
closing down (= closeout) sale personal check
credit terms price range
dairy product poultry
dealership payment by (in) installments
defective product payment in a lump sum
distributor produce
deposit rebate
defect refund
down payment return cf) exchange
reimbursement
double-your-money-back guarantee
retail outlet
durable cf) waterproof retailer
exorbitant rip cf) rip-off
faulty (= defective) stationery
fill an order stock
factory outlet special offer
for sale cf) on sale shopping cart
gift certificate sold out
giveaway stand
gratis (= for free, free of charge, for nothing) take an order
go up for sale tab (= bill, check )
groceries hardware store throw-in
installment plan vendor
lifetime guarantee vending machine
list price (= fixed price, cover price) voucher
wholesaler
cf) regular price / retail price
wholesale price
lost and found office
warranty
lowest price guarantee
wrap up • gift-wrap
liquor
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Tools/ Office
assess pliers cf) flyer (flier)
audit power saw
affiliate photocopier = copier = copy machine
annex = Xerox machine
backhoe pulley
base salary pencil sharpener
benefits paper shredder
bookkeeper paper cutter
break-even point prospect paycheck
business card / name card payroll
bankrupt pending
controller personnel
correspondence pink slip
corporate ladder phase out
compensation profit and loss statement
clock in punch in
close a deal qualification
comply with road construction site
commission ruler
commute rubber band
demote rake
drafting table rake fallen leaves
due resign
expense account retire
expense report reference
excavation site regional office
fringe benefits reimburse
groundbreaking ceremony streamline
glue subsidiary
hammer seniority
hardware / hardware store severance pay
head office stationery cf) stationary
hard hat (= safety helmet) shovel
holding company supplies
in-house supply room
job performance stapler
job opening staple
lay off scotch tape cf) adhesive tape
loading ramp suggestion box
lawnmower tape measure
letterhead time card
liquid eraser (= correction fluid) tenure
leave utility knife
line of business utility room
notice vacuum cleaner
nail wrench
nail (drive / hammer a nail) wheelbarrow
morale work condition
office supplies cf) school supplies workload
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Mail/ Phone
answering machine P.O. Box (Post Office Box)
addressee postage due
area code postmark the letters
answering service postscript (= P.S.)
basic rate postage meter
booth Postage paid
busy phone bill
busy signal [tone] postage
cordless phone postage free
country code postage stamp
conference call (= teleconference) postal cf) postal card /postcard
courier / courier service priority mail
complimentary close pager = beeper
call collect parcel
commercial correspondence pay phone = public phone cf) cellular phone
courtesy telephone put in (=install) a line
coin-release lever package / parcel
dispatch register
direct mail (= DM) registered mail
dial tone return address
directory return postage
directory assistance return one’s call
evening rate reminder
enclose surcharge
extension (= Ext) cf) interoffice call surface mail
fragile sort letters
forward switchboard
freight forwarder seal the envelope
get a roll of stamps self -addressed envelope
get through toll-free number
get a bad connection telephone directory
handle with care telephone bill
handling charge touch-tone phone
junk mail voice mail
long-distance call weekday rates
local call yellow pages cf) white pages
overnight mail zip code
operator ex) overseas operator
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Stocks/ Investment
at maturity insurance company
appreciate insurance policy
bailout issuance /issue
bailout fund insure
balance of payments insurance
beneficiary cf) benefactor issue share
bond long bond
blow listing
buy out a partner listed / unlisted stock
buy (= take out) life insurance
bullish leading economic indicator
bull market manipulate (= rig) the market
bear market over-the-counter trading
broker prospectus
brokerage plummet
consumption tax public offering
coverage policyholder
customs duties portfolio
capital gains tax preferred stock
corporate bond premium
convertible exchange quotation
currency exchange regulate
claim rally
denomination revaluation
devaluation raise the premium
depreciate rate
dividend speculation
deregulation stock exchange
economic indicator stock price index
economic stability stockbroker soar
equities securities
futures securities firm
futures market sell insurance
face value trading floor
file an insurance claim transaction (= trading)
fluctuate turnover (= trading volume)
gaining (= advancing) / losing issue treasury bill / note / bond
government bond go public tax loophole
hot money tax-exempt
in active trading tax break flax benefits • tax deduction
in light trading / heavy trading tax returns
incentive trade surplus
institutional investor value-added tax (VAT)
insurance agent withholding tax
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Marketing
ad campaign multinational corporation[enterprise]
back order market concessions
break-even point market share
be based in mom-and-pop store[business]
breakdown niche market offer
brand name on order
brisk cf) dull / sluggish outdoor advertising
business line outing (= excursion)
capitalize on outlet
clearance sale output
closeout sale cf) garage sale promotional flyer cf) circular (= literature)
consignment pilot project
courier service place an order with cf) fill an order
distribute place[run, put] an ad
distributor product line
dealership purchase order
delivery date product satisfaction survey
depression cf) recession prototype
dispatch projection cf) sales projection
diversify quotation quote
do business with replacement
exclusive retail outlet cf) retailer wholesaler
exposition (= fair) sales call
forwarding company sales personnel [representatives]
findings sales volume [figures]
flea market sales pitch
gift certificate sales territory
get a foothold ship (out)
handle with care shipment
handling charge state-of-the-art
infringement surcharge
insertion take the inventory
instructions (= manual) target population
invoice the best buy (= a good buy)
lead time target one's market
lease up-market
lowest price guarantee use targeted advertising
market climate
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Company/ Organization

accountant • CPA (Certified Public division

Accountant) enterprise entrepreneur
adjourn equity (= stake) cf) performance evaluation
agenda exclusive
alternative amend field office figure out handout
arbitrate • arbitration head office / main office / headquarters
assess holding company (.= parent company)
bid / tender cf) competitive tender joint venture
blue-chip company launch (a missile / a ship)
board of directors multinational corporation[enterprise]
branch negotiate outfit
business associate panel
business contacts panel discussion
CEO (Chief Executive Officer) partner(ship) cf) sole proprietorship
colleague presentation
come to [reach] the conclusion preside over
compromise quorum
conglomerate receptionist
consensus reorganization
consent to representative
consolidate restructuring session
controller / auditor stockholder / shareholder
convene subcontract
convert subcontracting company
corporate bylaws subsidiary. subsidize
corporation / firm cf) incorporated / top priority
incorporation transaction
demonstration
turnout
department diversify
unanimous
director cf) managing director
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Business (1)
address aptitude test deficit cf) surplus distributor
account delivery date
accounts payable deregulation
accounts receivable do business with
assets cf) liabilities debtor
address the board deduct
adjourn a meeting disposable income
annual report due
accountant cf) CPA (Certified Public due date
Accountant) dismiss (= fire sb, let sb go)
agenda demote
alternative draft
amend enterprise
be on sick leave entrepreneur
be based in employment agency (= job referral service)
budget field office file a suit
bring up (= come up with) fill out[in] (= complete)
balance financial statement
balance sheet fiscal year feasibility study
boost employee morale file for bankruptcy cf) declare bankruptcy
bid forwarding company
buyout gift certificate
board of directors get a raise
bookkeeper branch office go bankrupt (= go into bankruptcy)
blue-chip company go insolvent
business contacts go out of business
conference call (= teleconference) head office / main office / headquarters
controller! auditor holding company (= parent company)
corporate bylaws in-basket[in-box] cf) out-basket[out-box}
cover letter in-service job training
call a meeting in the red / in the black
conglomerate infringement
confidential[classified] document instructions (= manual)
conclude the conference invoice
CEO (Chief Executive Officer) job fair
call in sick job market
career cf) build up career job opening
company health plan job seeker
credit rating keep books
credit report keep the minutes
credit terms keynote speech
creditor leaflet (= flyer)
capitalize on lay off
classified ad labor disputes
clearance sale labor[trade] union
closeout sale land a job (= get a job)
courier service lease
dealership
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Business (2)
market share state-of-the-art
mom-and-pop store[business] surcharge
money order take the inventory
M&A (Merger and Acquisition) target population
multinational corporation[enterprise] takeover
move up[forward] a meeting tariff
merit rating (= performance evaluation) tax deduction
make arrangements for transmit
maternity leave temporary employee
meet the deadline temp agency
niche market organize a union transfer to
operating costs[expenses] unemployment benefits
overhead costs output workforce
outlet workload
place an order with cf) take an order Conference
preside over address
payroll adjourn a meeting
pension annual report
quotation approval
place[run, put] an ad approve
product line brief cf) briefing
promotional flyer bring up (= come up with)
pay in installments cf) installment sale quote class discussion
qualification computer readout
quarterly report conclude the conference
representative conference call (= teleconference)
receptionist conference packet
reorganization confidential[classified] document
restructuring debriefing
recommendation letter details cf) in detail draft
reference feedback (from consumers)
reschedule a meeting file
résumé fill out/in = complete
replacement go over
resign cf) resignation in-basket[in-box] cf) out-basket [out-box]
retire job workshop cf) in-service job training
retail outlet cf) retailer/wholesaler keep the minutes
session keynote speech
sales representative leaflet (= flyer)
subsidiary loose end
subsidy ● subsidize make arrangements
subcontract meet the deadline
sales report meeting notice
sales figures memorandum
sign up for (the seminar) move
stoppage motion
substitute for (= fill in for, cover for) move up[forward] a meeting
strike cf) go on strike overhead transparency
salary history overhead [slide] projector paperwork
severance pay reschedule a meeting
sales volume[figures] sign up for (the seminar)
shipment
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Finance Profit • revenue
account records (= books books of account) cf) promissory note
keep books / do bookkeeping takeover
bookkeeper underwrite
accounts payable Environment
accounts receivable agricultural chemicals
afloat avalanche cf) landslide acid rain
assets biodegradable garbage cf) non-biodegradable
conservation
liabilities cf) current assets
carbon monoxide
audit carbon dioxide
balance cf) go out of balance conservationist (= environmentalist)
balance sheet conserve (= preserve) catastrophe
bottom line conserve swamp
budget contaminate /contaminant (= pollutant)
buyout discard (= dump) wastes
dispose of
capital gains
disposable / disposable cup
capital intensive cf) labor-intensive disposable income
cash-strapped dump cf) landfill
cash flow disposable diaper
collateral drought (= dry spell)
collect the receivables ecocide/ecology/ecosystem
cost estimate endangered species
environment protection agency
credit
exhaust gas
credit rating cf) credit report exploit natural resources
credit terms fumes
creditor cf) debtor deduct fallout (= death ash)
deficit fertilizer
disposable income greenhouse effect
due/due date hazardous wastes
home to wildlife
earnings
incinerator
economic indicator insecticide (= pesticide)
feasibility study inundated (= flooded) area
feasible junk yard
file for bankruptcy cf) declare bankruptcy litter
finance company nuclear power plant
financial statement natural resources oil refinery
pollute the environment
fiscal year
pollution (= contamination)
go insolvent preservative
go out of business radioactive wastes
in arrears cf) late payment fee red tide
in the red / in the black recycling
liquidate seismic center = epicenter
seismologist
liquidity
sewage
M&A (Merger and Acquisition) sewage-treatment plant
maturity date synthetic detergent
money order toxic wastes
operating costs[expenses] toxin
overdue loan tidal wave
overhead volcanic eruption
waste disposal
Pay in installments cf) installment sale
water power (= hydropower) cf) thermal power
proceeds / rate of return
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