1.  image /md/ noun

2.  lux•ury /lkri/ noun (pl. -ies)

3.  aware•ness /wens; AmE wer-/ noun iden•tity /adentti/ noun (pl. -ies)

4.  loy•alty /llti/ noun (pl. -ies)

5.  qual•ity /kwlti; AmE kwl-/ noun,

6.  com•peti•tor /kmpett(r)/ noun [C]

7.  regis•ter /redst(r)/ verb

8.  re•nowned /rnand/ adj.

9.  through•out /ruat/ prep.

10. choose /tuz/ verb (chose /tz; AmE toz/, chosen /tzn; AmE tozn/)

11. cen•ten•ary /sentinri; AmE -tenri/ (pl. -ies) (BrE)

12. sub•sid•iary /sbsdiri; AmE -dieri/ adj., noun adj.

13. fran•chise /fræntaz/ noun, verb

14. in•furi•ate /nfjriet; AmE -fjr-/ verb

15. com•mu•ni•ca•tion /kmjunken/ noun

16.  jour•ney /d3: ni; AmE d3rni/ noun, verb

17.  rail•way /relwe/ (BrE) (AmE rail•road)

18.  queue /kju/ noun, verb

19.  be•hav•iour /bhevj(r)/ noun

20.  crew /kru/ noun, verb

21.  can•cel•la•tion /kænslen/

22.  (AmE also can•cel•ation) noun

23.  sched•ule /edjul; AmE skedul/

24.  ques•tion•naire /kwestne(r);

25.  draw /dr/ verb, noun

26. verb (drew /dru/ drawn /drn/)

27.  com•mer•cial /km3l/

28.  en•dorse•ment /ndsmnt/

29.  cam•paign /kæmpen/

30. breath /bre/ noun

31.  breathe /bri/ verb

32.  ad•ver•tise•ment /dv3tsmnt;/

33.  advertise / ædvrtaz-/

34.  de•sign /dzan/ noun, verb

35.  hire /ha(r)/ verb, noun

36.  un•employ•ment /nmplmnt/ noun [U]

37.  re•cruit /rkrut/ verb, noun

38.  em•ploy•ee /mpli/

39.  un•fair dis•missal /nfe(r) dsmsl/ noun

40.  re•dun•dancy /rdndnsi/ noun (pl. -ies)

41.  flexi•bil•ity /fleksblti/

42.  min•imum wage /mnmm wed/ noun

43.  sal•ary /sælri/ noun (pl. -ies)

44.  WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION

45.  /w3ld tred gnazen/ AmE rgnz-/

46.  Trade barriers /bæri(r)/ noun

47.  sub•sidy /sbsdi/ noun (pl. ies)

48. freight /fret/ noun, verb

49.  de•regu•la•tion /diregjulen/

50.  strategic industry /strtidk ndstri/ noun

51.  dump•ing /dmp/ noun

52.  ware•house /wehas/ noun

53.  in•sur•ance /nrns; -r-; AmE -r-/

54. Research and Development

55.  /ris3t n dvelpmnt/

56.  break•through /brekru/

57.  proto•type /prttap/

58.  pa•tent /pætnt; BrE usually petnt/

59.  in•nov•ation /nven/

60.  innovative /nvetv; BrE also nvtv/

61.  bene•fi•cial /benfl/

62.  in•geni•ous /ndinis/ adj.

63.  de•vise /dvaz/

64.  SME (Small or Medium-Sized Enterprise)

65.  /midim sazd entpraz;/

66.  Shareholder /ehld(r);

67.  Firm /f3m; AmE f3rm/

68.  Board /bd; AmE brd/

69.  Limited company /lmtd kmpni/

70.  Liability /lablti/

71.  Partnership /ptnp; AmE prtnrp/

72.  Mortgage /mgd; AmE mrg-/

73.  Bureaucratic /bjrkrætk/

74.  Hierarchy /harki; AmE -rrki

75.  loan /ln; AmE lon/

76.  bor•row•ing /br; AmE bro; br-/ noun

77.  prof•it•able /prftbl; AmE prf-/ adj

78.  bank•rupt•cy /bækrptsi/ noun

79.  cur•rency mar•ket /krnsi; mkt; / noun

80.  re•ceipt /rsit/ noun

81.  debt /det/ noun

82.  owe /; AmE o/ verb

83.  fluc•tu•ate /flktuet/ verb

84.  im•prove /mpruv/ verb

85.  in•crease /nkris/

86.  de•cline /dklan/ noun, verb

87.  specu•late /spekjulet/ verb

88.  hon•esty /nsti; AmE n-/ noun

89.  dis•hon•esty /dsnst i/

90.  equal /ikwl/ adj., noun, verb

91.  op•por•tun•ity /ptjunti;

92.  dis•crim•in•ation /dskrmnen/ noun

93.  trust•worthy /trstw3i;

94.  brib•ery /brabri/ noun

95.  mer•ger /m3d(r)/ noun

96.  re•locate /rilket/ verb

97.  re•dun•dancy /rdndnsi/ noun

98.  dis•miss /dsms/ verb

99.  bur•eau•cracy /bjrkrsi/ noun

100.  op•por•tun•ity /ptjunti/ noun

101.  threat /ret/ noun

102.  re•sist /rzst/ verb

103.  look for•ward to /lk fwd tu: /

104.  ra•tion•ale /rænl/ noun

105.  rel•ish /rel/ verb, noun

106.  re•source al•lo•ca•tion /rss; -zs ælken/

107.  al•li•ance /lans/ noun

108.  take•over /tekv(r)/

109.  mer•ger /m3d(r)/ noun

110.  ven•ture /vent(r)/ noun, verb

111.  ac•qui•si•tion /ækwzn/ noun

112.  im•ple•ment /mplment/

113.  com•pete /kmpit/ verb

114.  com•pe•ti•tion /kmptn; AmE km-/ noun

115.  com•peti•tive /kmpettv/ adj.

116.  earn /3n; AmE 3rn/ verb

117.  fierce /fs; AmE frs/ adj.

118.  tough /tf/ adj.,

119.  in•tense /ntens/ adj

120.  qual•ity /kwlti; AmE kwl-/

121.  con•trol /kntrl/

122.  ISO (2000; 9000; 9001)

123.  inter•nation•al /ntnænl; AmE -trn-/

124.  stand•ard•iza•tion, -isa•tion

125.  /stænddazen; AmE -drd/

126.  or•gan•iza•tion (BrE also -isa•tion)

127.  ruth•less /ruls/ adj

128.  pas•sion•ate /pænt/ adj.

129.  cha•ris•mat•ic /kærzmætk/ adj., noun

130.  obedi•ent /bidint/

131.  chal•lenge /tælnd/ noun

132.  thought•ful /tfl/ adj.

133.  lu•na•tic /luntk/

134.  power•house /pahas/

135.  re•li•abil•ity /rlablti/

136.  con•sist•ency /knsstnsi/

137.  dur•abil•ity /djrblti/

138.  moni•tor /mnt(r)/

139.  fault /flt/

140.  war•ranty /wrnti/

141.  organization (organisation)

142.  /gnazen; AmE rgnz-/

143.  re•li•abil•ity /rlablti/

144.  dur•abil•ity /djrblti/

145.  moni•tor /mnt(r)/

146.  fault /flt/

147.  war•ranty /wrnti/