I will be away for the whole period of her visit.

The period before the break has been cancelled.

the beginning/middle/whole/end of the period

permanent (adj)

permission (n)

permit (v & n)

person (n)

personality (n)

personnel (n)

personnel management (n)

persuade (v)

petrol station (n)

phase (n)

phone (n & v)

photocopier (n)

photocopy (n & v)

photograph (n & v)

photography (n)

pick (v)

pick up (phr v)

• I’ll pick you up from the airport.

plane (n)

planning (n)

platform (n)

play (n & v)

plc (abbrev) public limited company pleasant (adj)

plug (n)

electric plug

plug in (phr v)

• The photocopier isn’t plugged in.

point (n & v)

point of view (n)

police (n)

police station (n)

policy (n)

polite (adj)

political (adj)

politician (n)

politics (n)

pollution (n)

poor (adj)

She is very poor and earns hardly any money at all.

He’s rather poor at maths.

popular (adj)

population (n)

portable (adj)

porter (n)

position (n

positive (adj)

possibility (n)

possible (adj)

post (n & v)

post office (n)

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poster (n)

postman (n)

postpone (v)

potential (n & adj)

pound (n)

power (n)

PR (abbrev) Public Relations

practice (n)

The exercises in the book provide plenty of practice.

out of practice

good business practice

practise (v)

praise (n & v)

precious (adj)

predict (v)

prediction (n)

prefer (v)

preference (n)

preliminary (adj)

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preparation (n)

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present (adj, n & v)

presentation (n)

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press (n & v)

pretty (adj & adv)

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price (n & v)

price list (n)

primary (adj)

of primary importance

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principal (n & adj)

college principal (n)

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print (n & v)

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priority (n)

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probable (adj)

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profession (n)

professional (adj & n)

professor (n)

profile (n & v)

profit (n)

profit margin

profit level

profitability (n)

profitable (adj)

programme (n & v)

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promote (v)

promotion (n)

promotional (adj)

prompt (adj)

pronounce (v)

pronunciation (n)

proper (adj)

property (n)

proportion (n)

proposal (n)

We all listened to her proposal.

propose (v)

propose an idea

protect (v)

protection (n)

prove (v)

provide (v)

PS (abbrev) postscript

PTO (abbrev) please turn over

public (adj & n)

public holiday (n)

public limited company (n)

public opinion (n)

publication (n)

publicise (v)

publicity (n)

publish (v)

pull (n & v)

punctual (adj)

punish (v)

purchase (n & v)

purpose (n & adj)

push (n & v)

put (v)

put away (phr v)

Put the file away before you leave.

put back (phr v)

The meeting was put back until Wednesday.

put down (phr v)

She put her name down for the conference.

put off (phr v)

Let’s put the meeting off until next week.

put on (phr v)

Could you put on the light?

put out (phr v)

He put out the light.

put through (phr v)

• Could you put me through to the Finance Director?

put up (phr v)

Petrol companies are putting up their prices next week.

Q

qualification (n)

qualify (v)

qualify as an accountant

qualify for a discount

quality (n)

quality control (n)

quality controller (n)

quantity (n)

quarter (n)

quay (n)

query (n & v)

question (n & v)

questionnaire (n)

queue (n & v)

quick (adj)

quiet (adj)

quite (adv)

quiz (n)

quotation (n)

• The quotation is higher than expected. (n)

quote (n & v)

Could you quote me a price for printing 1,000 brochures? (v)

The quote hasn’t come in yet. (n)

R

race (n & v)

rail (n)

railway (n)

raise (n & v)

range (n & v)

rank (n & v)

a taxi rank (n)

Wavell & Arnold plc ranks in the top 100 companies. (v)

rapid (adj)

rare (adj)

rate (n)

Rd (abbrev) road

reach (v)

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read (v)

ready (adj)

real (adj)

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rearrange (v)

reason (n)

receipt (n)

receive (v)

receiver (n)

telephone receiver

recent (adj)

reception (n)

reception desk in a hotel or an office

a business reception for delegates

receptionist (n)

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recognise (v)

recommend (v)

recommendation (n)

record (n, adj & v)

a record of the meeting (n)

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record your comments (v)

recruit (n & v)

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reduction (n)

redundant (adj)

make someone redundant

reference (n)

a reference to something

references from a previous employer

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refuse (v)

region (n)

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register (v)

register for an MBA

registration (n)

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regular (adj)

regulations (n pl)

reject (v)

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