Industrial relations

public relations

relax (v)

relevant (adj)

reliable (adj)

reliability (n)

relocate (v)

relocation (n)

rely (v)

remain (v)

remember (v)

remind (v)

remove (v)

renew (v)

rent (n & v)

rental (adj & n)

reorganisation (n)

rep (abbrev) representative

repair (n & v)

repay (v)

repeat (n, v & adj)

replace (v)

reply (n & v)

report (n & v)

represent (v)

representative (n)

reputation (n)

request (n & v)

require (v)

research (n & v)

R & D (abbrev) Research and Development

reservation (n)

reserve (v)

resident (n)

residential (adj)

resign (v)

resignation (n)

resources (n)

respect (n & v)

respond (v)

response (n)

responsibility (n)

responsible (adj)

result (n & v)

retail (n & v)

retail outlet (n)

retail price (n)

return (n & v)

review (n & v)

revise (v)

rise (n & v)

risk (n & v)

RSVP (abbrev) please reply

run (v)

run out of (phr v)

We’ve run out of paper for the printer.

S

safe (n & adj)

safety (n )

salary (n)

sale (n )

sales (n)

same (adj & pron)

sample (n)

satisfaction (n)

satisfactory (adj)

satisfied (adj)

save (v)

say (v)

scale (n)

salary scale

large-scale

small-scale

schedule (n & v)

scheme (n)

• training scheme

science (n)

scientific (adj)

seal (v)

search (n & v)

• customs search (n)

• a search on the internet (n)

search for (v)

seasonal (staff, rates) (adj)

seat (n & v)

seatbelt (n)

sec (abbrev) second

secondary (adj)

secret (n & adj)

secretarial (adj)

secretary (n)

section (n)

• section head

sector (n)

• sector of the economy

secure (v & adj)

security (n)

see (v)

seldom (adv)

select (v)

selection (n)

self-employed (adj)

self-service (adj)

sell (v)

selling price (n)

send (v)

send for (v)

send for something

senior (adj)

sensible (adj)

sentence (n)

Can you translate this sentence into German?

separate (adj & v)

Can you separate these for me? (v)

They work in separate offices. (adj)

series (n)

serious (adj)

serve (v )

The bank serves the interests of its customers.

The rail network serves every region of the country.

In my last job, I had to serve customers.

service (n & v)

service station (n)

service agreement (n)

service charge (n)

service industry (n)

services (n pl)

customer services

sex (n)

the male/female sex

share (n & v)

I share an office with the Marketing Director. (v)

Our market share has increased this year. (n)

shareholder (n)

shares (n & pl)

shares in the company

sheet (n)

shelf (n)

short-term/short term (adj & n)

should (v)

sign (n & v)

a traffic sign, a sign on a wall (n)

Sign here, please. (v)

signs of economic recovery (n)

signal (n & v)

signature (n)

significant (adj)

a significant rise

sincerely (adv)

single (n & adj)

Sir (n)

situate (v)

situation (n)

size (n)

skill (n)

skilled (adj)

slow down (phr v)

Sales of the X13 model have slowed down.

smart (adj)

so (adv & conj)

so that (conj)

so-so (adj)

social (adj)

society (n)

software (n)

solution (n)

solve (v)

somebody (n & pron)

someone (n & pron)

something (n & pron)

sometimes (adv)

somewhere (adv)

soon (adv)

sorry (adj)

sort (n & v)

sort out (phr v)

Could you sort out my travel arrangements to Madrid?

sound (n & v)

south (adj, adv & n)

south east (n & adj)

south west (adj, adv & n)

souvenir (n)

space (n)

spare (adj & v)

• spare cash (adj)

• I can’t spare the time to see him. (v)

speak (v)

speaker (n)

• a conference speaker

special (adj)

specialise (v)

specialist (n)

speciality (n)

specifications (n pl)

speech (n)

speed (n)

spend (v & n)

• spend money (v)

• spend time (v)

• Our advertising spend increased this year. (n)

sponsor (n & v)

staff (n)

stage (n)

• the final stage of production

stand (v & n)

• stand outside (v)

• a stand at an exhibition (n)

• standholder (n)

• Production stood still due to a strike. (v)

• We stood (up) to get a better view. (v)

• The factory stands on a new industrial park. (v)

standard (n & adj)

start (n & v)

• the start of the conference (n)

• The meeting started at 2pm. (v)

start-up (adj)

• Start-up costs have increased.

state (n & v)

• Her office was in a very untidy state. (n)

• There are both state and private railways in Japan. (n)

• Please state your order clearly. (v)

station (n)

stationery (n)

statistics (n)

stay (n & v)

stay behind (phr v)

He stayed behind to finish the report.

step (n & v)

• steps 1 – 3 (n)

• take steps to do something (n pl)

• step up the career ladder (v)

Stock Exchange (n)

stocks (n)

• stocks and shares

strategy (n)

• a business strategy

strength (n)

strengthen (v)

strong (adj)

structure (n & v)

• Could you describe the structure of the company? (n)

• The company was re-structured. (v)

studies (n)

• business studies

study (n & v)

• I’m studying Marketing.(v)

• She studied the report. (v)

• The company carried out a study of consumer shopping habits. (n)

subject (n)

• the subject of a discussion

• the subject of a sentence

• a school/college subject

succeed (v)

success (n)

sufficient (adj)

suggest (v)

suggestion (n)

sum (n)

sum up (phr v)

• The Finance Director summed up objections to the new strategy.

supervise (v)

supervision (n)

supplies (n pl)

supply (n & v)

support (n & v)

suppose (v)

surprise (n, v & adj)

survey (n)

switch (n & v)

system (n)

T

target (n & v)

The company’s production target is 1,000 refrigerators each week. (n)

The company was targeted in a takeover bid. (v)

task (n)

tax (n & v)

taxation (n)

taxpayer (n)

team (n)

technical (adj)

technician (n)

technique (n)

technological (adj)

technology (n)

tel (abbrev) telephone number

telecommunications (n)

tell (v)

temperature (n)

temporary (adj)

tenant (n)

terminal (n)

an air/computer terminal

terms (n pl)

What are the terms of the agreement between the two companies?

than (conj)

thank (v)

that (adj, conj & pron)

the (det)

then (adv)

theory (n)

there (adv & pron)

Put it over there, please. (adv)

There are two photocopiers in our office. (pron)

therefore (adv)

think (v)

though (conj)

thought (n)

through (prep)

tick (n & v)

ticket (n)

timetable (n & v)

tired (adj)

title (n)

tool (n)

top (n)

topic (n)

total (n)

tour (n & v)

tourist (n)

track (n)

trade (n & v)

trade fair (n )

trade union (n)

tradesman (n)

traditional (adj)

traffic (n & v)

traffic jam (n)

traffic light(s) (n)

train (n & v)

trainee (n)

trainers (n)

transfer (n & v)

translate (v)

translation (n)

transport (n & v)

transportation (n)

travel (v)

travel agent (n)

travel expenses (n)

traveller’s cheque(s) (n)

trend (n)

trial (n)

trip (n)

trouble (n)

true (adj)

trust (n & v)