1. Can you finish this __________________________ 5:00 PM today? by in
until
2. I don't think he's __________________________ ( = here) today. alone around
along
3. My __________________________ change all the time. ( = what I have to do changes all the time) duty responses duties
4. It's a manager's job to __________________________ duties to an employee. assign assist
assail
5. Could you please __________________________ ( = help) me with this? assail assign assist
6. He is always very __________________________.
helping
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help-giving
7. This has to be done __________________________. as soon as possible as soon as probable
as soon possible
8. I got pregnant and was on __________________________ for six months. live
(maternity) leave
maternal
9. We were unable to come to an __________________________. ( = We were unable to agree) agree agreement
action
10. I don't work full-time. I work __________________________. partly part-schedule part-time Business English Basics 5
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2. It's a lot of work, but I can __________________________ it. hand handle
answer
3. Every meeting has an __________________________. This is a list of things that you have to discuss (go over) during the meeting. agency agenda
agent
4. There is no __________________________ on this = Not everyone agrees about this. consensus census
complaint
5. If something is mandatory, __________________________. it does not have to be done it is has to be done by a manager it has to be done
6. I think I should __________________________ ( = take part) in these discussions. participate part
control
7. I'm sorry, but could you please __________________________ ( = explain) what you mean by that?
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clear out
8. Most meetings are held in the __________________________. lunch room stairwell boardroom
9. You and I make a __________________________! = You and I work really well together! great duo great team
great friends
10. I'd like to hear your __________________________ about this. ( = I'd like to know what you think about this) opinion/ thoughts speech
brainstorming
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1. We had to __________________________ some money to expand our business. burrow borough borrow
2. Victoria is very rich. Her and her husband made a ___________________ ( = a lot of money) in real estate.
fort
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sale
3. I can't invest in your business because I can't ___________________ ( = find/gather) the money to do that. come down with come up with
come to
4. A ___________________ executive is someone with a very high position within a company. top-level top-notch
tip-top
5. Tom is not popular, but he is ___________________ by all the employees. respectfully respect respected
6. My manager almost never ___________________ my work. He's always very happy with way I do things. criticizes criticism
praises
7. Another way of saying \ shown the door
kicked out the door
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