Identifying People

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...... (to sth) a move to a more
important job or rank in a
company or an organization:
Promotion (to sth) a move to a
more important job or rank in
a company or an organization:
Ex: Her promotion to Sales
Manager took everyone by
surprise.
To ...... (not used in the
progressive tenses) if sb/sth
deserves sth, it is right that
they should have it, because
of the way they have behaved
or because of what they are:
To deserve: (not used in the
progressive tenses) if sb/sth
deserves sth, it is right that they
should have it, because of the
way they have behaved or
because of what they are:
Ex: You deserve a rest after all
that hard work.
(n) something that is not
usually available but is
provided for a particular
purpose or on one
occasion:
Special (n) something that is
not usually available but is
provided for a particular
purpose or on one occasion:
Ex: The menu changes
regularly and there are daily
specials to choose from.
...... (pl. ......) (n) a small
shellfish that can be eaten, like
a prawn but smaller.
Shrimp (pl. shrimps or
shrimp) (n) a small shellfish
that can be eaten, like a
prawn but smaller. Shrimps
turn pink when cooked.
(n) meat that comes from a
cow:
Beef (n) meat that comes from
a cow: roast/minced beef.
(n) a piece of paper that shows
how much you owe sb for
goods or services:
Bill (n) a piece of paper that
shows how much you owe sb
for goods or services:
Ex: the telephone/electricity/
gas bill
to tell sb that sth is good or
useful, or that sb would be
suitable for a particular
job, etc.:
To recommend sb/sth (to sb)
(for / as sth) to tell sb that sth
is good or useful, or that sb
would be suitable for a
particular job, etc.: Can you
recommend a good hotel? I
recommend the book to all my
students.
(n): [U] the study of how a
society organizes its money,
trade and industry:
Economics (n): [U] the study
of how a society organizes its
money, trade and industry:
He studied politics and
economics at Yale.
(n): a person who studies or
writes about economics
Economist (n): a person who
studies or writes about
economics
(n): [C] the relationship
between production, trade
and the supply of money
in a particular country or
region:
Economy (n): (pl. -ies) (often the
economy) [C] the relationship
between production, trade and
the supply of money in a
particular country or region:
Ex: The economy is in recession.
The world economy.
A market economy
to use less money, time, etc.
than you normally use:
To economize (on sth) to use
less money, time, etc. than you
normally use: Old people
often try to economize on
heating, thus endangering
their health.
(n) a person who is trained
and qualified to advise people
about the law and to represent
them in court, and to write
legal documents
Lawyer (n) a person who is
trained and qualified to advise
people about the law and to
represent them in court, and
to write legal documents
(n) (pl. -ies) 1[U] medical
treatment of injuries or
diseases that involves
cutting open a person’s
body and often removing
or replacing some parts
Surgery (n) (pl. -ies) 1[U]
medical treatment of injuries
or diseases that involves
cutting open a person’s body
and often removing or
replacing some parts
Major / Minor surgery
to leave a vehicle that you are
driving in a particular place
for a period of time:
To park to leave a vehicle that
you are driving in a particular
place for a period of time:
[v, vn] You can’t park here.
You can’t park the car here.
(n) an amount of an area or of
a place that is empty or that is
available for use SYN Room:
Space (n) an amount of an
area or of a place that is
empty or that is available for
use SYN Room:
Ex: floor / office / shelf, etc.
space
: [C, U] the money that you
pay to travel by bus, plane,
taxi, etc.:
Fare: [C, U] the money
that you pay to travel by
bus, plane, taxi, etc.:
Ex: bus / taxi fares.
Train / rail fares. Children
travel (at) half fare.
(n) : the act of moving
sb/sth from one place,
group or job to another; an
occasion when this
happens:
Transfer (n) : the act of
moving sb/sth from one place,
group or job to another; an
occasion when this happens:
Ex: electronic data transfer.
The transfer of currency from
one country to another.
(n) a place where a bus or
train stops regularly for
passengers to get on or off:
Stop (n) a place where a bus
or train stops regularly for
passengers to get on or off:
Ex: I get off at the next stop.
Is this your stop?