Latin derivations
Legal terms | Business terms |
a payout of
in damages High Court barrister libel lawyer |
entrepreneurs
money-makers conglomerates founder / chairman / owner ran a small mail order record business launched his own record company started a company partnership cost cutting cut-price subsidiaries |
Terms related to competition | Adjectives of personality |
opponent
adversary destroying hammered crush humiliating apology battle taken on campaign rival |
ruthless
aggressive bull-like |
Idioms | Expressions related to appearance |
whiz kid cum high flyer
soft touch dirty tricks |
fuzzy beard
wooly beard does not look the part in Marks and Spencer’s sweaters |
Phrasal verbs | Verbs |
forced into
dropped out of scared off taken on |
emerged from
expected to entered (into) embarked on managed (a weak smile) encompasses initiating |
Expressions related to creativity | Others |
innovatively
creative ingenious |
weak (smile)
success story to look the part adventures hot air ballooning epidemic not to mention genuine social conscience cockpit jargon crackpot hypermarket |
Legal terms | Business terms |
a payout of
in damages High Court barrister libel lawyer |
entrepreneurs
money-makers conglomerates founder / chairman / owner ran a small mail order record business launched his own record company started a company partnership cost cutting cut-price subsidiaries |
Terms related to competition | Adjectives of personality |
opponent
adversary destroying hammered crush humiliating apology battle taken on campaign rival |
ruthless
aggressive bull-like |
Idioms | Expressions related to appearance |
whiz kid cum high flyer
soft touch dirty tricks |
fuzzy beard
wooly beard does not look the part |
Phrasal verbs | Verbs |
forced into
dropped out of scared off taken on |
emerged from
expected to entered (into) embarked on managed (a weak smile) encompasses initiating |
Expressions related to creativity | Others |
innovatively
creative ingenious |
weak (smile)
success story to look the part adventures hot air ballooning epidemic not to mention genuine social conscience cockpit jargon crackpot hypermarket |