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A free, playable vocabulary list. · 18 words · CEFR B2

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1make a decisionphraseB2to choose something after thinking carefully
We need to make a decision by Friday.
2take responsibilityphraseB2to accept that something is your duty
She took responsibility for the mistake.
3miss a deadlinephraseB2to finish later than the set time
He missed the deadline for the report.
4meet a deadlinephraseB2to finish a piece of work on time
The team worked late to meet the deadline.
5set a goalphraseB2to decide what you want to achieve
Set a goal for the new quarter.
6achieve a goalphraseB2to succeed in reaching what you aimed for
She achieved her sales goal this month.
7take a breakphraseB2to rest for a short time during work
Let us take a break for coffee.
8make a mistakephraseB2to do something incorrectly
Everyone makes a mistake sometimes.
9give feedbackphraseB2to tell someone how well they did
My boss gives clear feedback after each task.
10gain experiencephraseB2to learn skills by doing real work
Interns gain experience quickly.
11hold a meetingphraseB2to organize and run a meeting
We hold a meeting every Monday morning.
12attend a meetingphraseB2to be present at a meeting
All staff must attend the meeting.
13make progressphraseB2to move forward in your work
She is making good progress on the project.
14accept an offerphraseB2to say yes to a job or business offer
He accepted the offer from the bank.
15get a promotionphraseB2to move up to a higher position at work
She got a promotion to manager.
16run a businessphraseB2to manage and operate a company
Her uncle runs a small business.
17take notesphraseB2to write down important points
She took notes during the call.
18solve a problemphraseB2to find the answer to a difficulty
We solved the problem together.

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