| 1 | action | /ˈækʃn/ | v | |
| 2 | affluent | /ˈæfluənt/ | adj | |
| 3 | alternative | /ɔːlˈtɜːnətɪv/ | n | |
| 4 | anonymous | /əˈnɒnɪməs/ | adj | |
| 5 | a rising tide lifts all boats | /ə ˈraɪzɪŋ taɪd lɪfts ɔːl ˈbəʊts/ | id | |
| 6 | assessment | /əˈsesmənt/ | n | |
| 7 | at a time | /æt ə taɪm/ | id | |
| 8 | attitude | /ˈætɪtjuːd/ | n | |
| 9 | authorize | /ˈɔːθəraɪz/ | v | |
| 10 | average | /ˈævərɪdʒ/ | adj | |
| 11 | avoid | /əˈvɔɪd/ | v | |
| 12 | a win-win situation | /ə wɪn wɪn ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃn/ | id | |
| 13 | beneficiary | /ˌbenɪˈfɪʃəri/ | n | |
| 14 | benefit | /ˈbenɪfɪt/ | v | |
| 15 | be on (somebody’s) radar | /bi ɒn … ˈreɪdɑː(r)/ | id | |
| 16 | best practice | /best ˈpræktɪs/ | n | |
| 17 | boot up | /ˌbuːt ˈʌp/ | phr v | |
| 18 | break down | /ˈbreɪk daʊn/ | phr v | |
| 19 | bring (something) to the table | /brɪŋ … tə ðə ˈteɪbl/ | id | |
| 20 | bring (somebody) up to speed | /brɪŋ … ʌp tə spiːd/ | id | |
| 21 | broadly | /ˈbrɔːdli/ | adv | |
| 22 | charitable foundation | /ˈtʃærətəbl faʊnˈdeɪʃn/ | n | |
| 23 | coin | /kɔɪn/ | n | |
| 24 | collapse | /kəˈlæps/ | v | |
| 25 | cut down | /kʌt daʊn/ | phr v | |
| 26 | debt | /det/ | n | |
| 27 | delusion | /dɪˈluːʒn/ | n | |
| 28 | donate | /dəʊˈneɪt/ | v | |
| 29 | dress down | /dres daʊn/ | phr v | |
| 30 | dress up | /dres ʌp/ | phr v | |
| 31 | drill down | /drɪl daʊn/ | phr v | |
| 32 | dumb down | /dʌm daʊn/ | phr v | |
| 33 | duty-free | /ˈdjuːti fri/ | adj | |
| 34 | eccentric | /ɪkˈsentrɪk/ | adj | |
| 35 | economic growth | /ekəˈnɒmɪk ˈɡrəʊθ/ | n | |
| 36 | efficiently | /ɪˈfɪʃntli/ | adv | |
| 37 | element (of) | /ˈelɪmənt (ɒv)/ | n | |
| 38 | embarrassing | /ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ/ | adj | |
| 39 | establishment | /ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/ | n | |
| 40 | estimate | /ˈestɪmeɪt/ | v | |
| 41 | eternal | /ɪˈtɜːnl/ | adj | |
| 42 | extravagant | /ɪkˈstrævəɡənt/ | adj | |
| 43 | extreme | /ɪkˈstriːm/ | adj | |
| 44 | ayback | /ˈpeɪbæk/ | n | |
| 45 | peak | /piːk/ | n | |
| 46 | philanthropy | /fɪˈlænθrəpi/ | n | |
| 47 | plaque | /plæk/ | n | |
| 48 | plummet | /ˈplʌmɪt/ | v | |
| 49 | plunge | /plʌndʒ/ | v | |
| 50 | poverty | /ˈpɒvəti/ | n | |
| 51 | presumably | /prɪˈzjuːməbli/ | adv | |
| 52 | progress | /ˈprəʊɡres/ | n | |
| 53 | proportion | /prəˈpɔːʃn/ | n | |
| 54 | prosperous | /ˈprɒspərəs/ | adj | public functions |
| 55 | radical | /ˈrædɪkl/ | adj | |
| 56 | rags to riches | /ræɡz tə ˈrɪtʃɪz/ | id | |
| 57 | rate | /reɪt/ | n | |
| 58 | reasonable | /ˈriːznəbl/ | adj | |
| 59 | recall | /rɪˈkɔːl/ | v | |
| 60 | redistribution | /riːdɪstrɪˈbjuːʃn/ | n | |
| 61 | relatively | /ˈrelətɪvli/ | adv | |
| 62 | remain | /rɪˈmeɪn/ | v | |
| 63 | remarkable | /rɪˈmɑːkəbl/ | adj | |
| 64 | rocket | /ˈrɒkɪt/ | v | |
| 65 | set | /set/ | adj | |
| 66 | set out to | /set aʊt tə/ | phr v | share prices |
| 67 | sharp | /ʃɑːp/ | adj | |
| 68 | shelter | /ˈʃeltə(r)/ | v | |
| 69 | shut down | /ˈʃʌt daʊn/ | phr v | |
| 70 | significantly | /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəntli/ | adv | slice of the cake |
| 71 | slightly | /ˈslaɪtli/ | adv | |
| 72 | soar | /sɔː(r)/ | v | |
| 73 | speed up | /ˈspiːd ʌp/ | phr v | |
| 74 | spoilt | /spɔɪlt/ | adj | |
| 75 | stable | /ˈsteɪbl/ | adj | |
| 76 | steady | /ˈstedi/ | adj | |
| 77 | stressful | /ˈstresfl/ | adj | |
| 78 | strict | /strɪkt/ | adj | |
| 79 | strive | /straɪv/ | v | |
| 80 | substantial | /səbˈstænʃl/ | adj | |
| 81 | task (somebody) | /tɑːsk …/ | v | |
| 82 | tax revenue | /tæks ˈrevənjuː/ | n | |
| 83 | think outside the box | /θɪŋk ˈaʊtsaɪd ðə bɒks/ | id | |
| 84 | throw (something) away | /ˈθrəʊ … əweɪ/ | phr v | |
| 85 | touch base | /tʌtʃ beɪs/ | id | |
| 86 | track down | /træk daʊn/ | phr v | |
| 87 | trade-off | /ˈtreɪdɒf/ | n | |
| 88 | trade up | /treɪd ʌp/ | phr v | |
| 89 | tragic | /ˈtrædʒɪk/ | adj | |
| 90 | transform | /trænsˈfɔːm/ | v | |
| 91 | trend | /trend/ | n | |
| 92 | trickle-down effect | /ˈtrɪkl daʊn ɪˈfekt/ | id | |
| 93 | turn (something) up | /ˈtɜːn … ʌp/ | phr v | |
| 94 | use up | /juːs ʌp/ | phr v | |
| 95 | wake up and smell the coffee | /weɪk ʌp ænd smel ðə ˈkɒfi/ | id | |
| 96 | wind up | /ˈwaɪnd ʌp/ | phr v | |