In the heart of the city

the heart of the problem

heat (n & v)

Water retains heat longer than air. (n)

The market is overheated. (v)

heating (n)

heavy (adj

height (n)

helicopter (n)

helpdesk (n)

helpline (n)

here (adv)

hi-fi (n)

hi(gh)-tec(h) (adj)

hidden (adj)

hidden agenda

hidden profits

hide (v)

high (adj, adv & n)

highway (n) (Am Eng)

hill (n)

hire (n & v)

hire a car (v)

for hire (n)

a ‘hire and fire’ approach (n)

hire more staff (v)

history (n)

hit (n & v)

• a hit on a website (n)

• hit sales targets (v)

hold (v)

hold up (n & phr v)

• He was held up in heavy traffic for over two hours. (phr v)

• There was a hold-up at customs. (n)

honest (adj)

hope (n & v)

horrible (adj)

hospitality (n)

host (n)

hot (adj)

hotel (n)

hour (n)

hourly rate (n)

hourly fee (n)

how much (adv)

however (adv)

huge (adj)

human (n & adj)

hundred (n)

hurry (n & v)

hr (abbrev) hour

I

ice (n)

idea (n)

identity (n)

identity card

ID (abbrev) Identity

i.e. (abbrev) that is to say

if (conj)

ill (adj)

illegal (adj)

illness (n)

image (n)

imagination (n)

imagine (v)

immediate (adj)

immigration (n)

import (v)

import duty (n)

importance (n)

important (adj)

impossible (adj)

impress (v)

impression (n)

impressive (adj)

improve (v)

in(s) (abbrev) inch(es)

in a hurry (prep phr)

in advance (prep phr)

in any case (prep phr)

in case of (prep phr)

in case of fire

in case of delays

in charge (of) (prep phr)

in danger (prep phr)

in debt (prep phr)

in difficulties (prep phr)

in fact (prep phr)

in front of (prep phr)

in general (prep phr)

in order to (prep phr)

in pencil (prep phr)

in pieces (prep phr)

in public (prep phr)

in secret (prep phr)

in sight (prep phr)

in stock (prep phr)

in the end (prep phr)

in time (prep phr)

in town (prep phr)

in turn (prep phr)

incentive (n)

inch (n)

include (v)

including (prep)

income (n)

inconvenience (n)

inconvenient (adj)

incorrect (adj)

increase (n & v)

indeed (adv)

independent (adj)

index (n)

index of a book

indicate (v)

indication (n)

individual (adj & n)

indoors (adv)

industrial (adj)

industry (n)

the steel industry

inflation (n)

influence (n & v)

She was a bad influence on the other staff. (n)

Her first boss greatly influenced her. (v)

inform (v)

information (n)

informal (adj)

information technology (IT) (n)

inhabitant (n)

in-house (adj & adv)

injure (v)

injury (n)

ink (n)

innovation (n)

innovative (adj)

inquiry (n)

inside (adv, prep & adj)

insist (v)

inspect (v)

inspection (n)

install (v)

installation (n)

instalment (n)

by instalments

instalment plan

instead of (adv)

instructions (n)

instructor (n)

insurance (n)

insurance policy (n)

insure (v)

intelligent (adj)

intend (v)

interest (n & v)

interest rate (n)

intermediate (adj)

internal (adj)

internal promotion

internal correspondence

international (adj)

internet (n)

interpret (v)

interrupt (v)

interval (n)

interview (v)

introduce (v)

introduction (n)

introductory (adj)

invent (v)

invention (n)

invest (v)

invitation (n)

invite (v)

invoice (n & v)

involve (v)

issue (n & v)

issue of a magazine (n)

issues about pay (n)

to issue a statement (v)

IT (abbrev) Information Technology

item (n)

Several items were damaged during transportation.

The first item will be a discussion of the recent sales figures.

J

job (n)

job description (n)

job satisfaction (n)

job security (n)

join (v)

I joined the company last year.

joint (adj)

joint venture

joke (n)

journal (n)

journalist (n)

journey (n)

judge (n & v)

jump (n & v)

There’s been a big jump in

prices. (n)

Share prices have jumped by 200%. (v)

junction (n)

just (adv)

K

keen (adj)

I’m not keen on the new product.

He’s keen to increase sales.

keep (v)

Costs keep rising.

keep on (phr v)

They kept on advertising even though profits were falling.

keep up (phr v)

Keep up the good work!

He has to keep up with new technological developments.

key (n & adj)

key to a lock (n)

key to success (n)

This is a key post. (adj)

key in (phr v)

• She keyed in the data very quickly.

keyboard (n)

computer keyboard

kg (abbrev) kilogram

kilo/kilogram/kilogramme (n)

km (abbrev) kilometer/kilometre

kilometre (n)

kph (abbrev) kilometres per hour

kind (adj & n)

My boss is a very kind person. (adj)

What kind of work do you do? (n)

knock (n & v)

knock down (phr v)

They knocked down the building to make way for the new road.

know (v)

knowledge (n)

L

label (n & v)

lab (abbrev) laboratory

laboratory (n)

labour (n)

manual labour

the labour market

lack (n & v)

ladder (n)

career ladder

lady (n)

Ladies and Gentlemen…

land (n & v)

landlady (n)

landlord (n)

language (n)

laptop (n)

large (adj)

laser (n)

laser printer (n)

last (adj, adv & v)

late (adj)

later (adv)

laugh (n & v)

launch (v & n)

The company is holding a product launch for the XPL2. (n)

We are launching a new service. (v)

laundry (n)

The hotel has a laundry service.

lavatory (n)

law (n)

lawyer (n)

lay (v)

layout (n)

office layout

page layout

lazy (adj)

lb (abbrev) pound weight

lead (v)

Where does this road lead?

We lead the market in computer games.

leader (n)

J & K Electrics are the market leaders.

leadership (n)

leading (adj)

a leading brand

leaflet (n)

learn (v)

least (adj & adv)

the least amount (adj)

at least (adv)

leave (n & v)

leave out (phr v)

He left out several important facts from his report.

lecture (n & v)

left (n, adj & adv)

legal (adj)

leisure (n)

leisure industry (n)

lend (v)

length (n)

less (adj, adv & pron)

let (v)

Her boss wouldn’t let her attend the conference.