| A | B |
| income | the money received for work or from other sources |
| fire | to dismiss |
| promote | to raise to a higher position or office |
| retire | to stop working, usually because one is old |
| appoint | to choose someone to do a job |
| appointment | a time agreed to do a job |
| export | to sell things to another country |
| partner | a person who does somethig with someone else |
| department | a separate part of a business or government |
| personnel | the people who work for a business |
| project | a plan to work on |
| output | how much a person or business produces |
| optimistic | with a positive attitude about the future |
| gradual | happenly slowly |
| ladder | moveable steps |
| criteria | the factors used to make a decision |
| actually | really |