COLLINS SPEAKING FOR BUSINESS_U123

• Hedge funds a type of investment that can make a lot of profit but involves a large risk
• Catch up on/with sth to do something that you did not have time to do earlier
• Mechanical engineer a person who designs or builds machines
• Affair a situation or subject that is being dealt with or considered
• Pediatrician (paediatrician) a doctor who has special training in medical care for children
• Pharmaceutical relating to the production of medicines
• Forensic auditor (forensic accountant)


  someone whose job is examining financial records to help find out whether a crime has been committed, or to help with a legal case
• Interior designer


  a person who plans the decoration of the inside of a building such as a house or office
• Catch up on/with sth


  to do something that you did not have time to do earlier
• Crop up


  to happen or appear, often unexpectedly
• Shareholder


  a person who owns shares in a company and therefore gets part of the company's profits and the right to vote on how the company is controlled
• Oversee


  to watch or organize a job or an activity to make certain that it is being done correctly
• Estate agent


  a person whose job is to arrange the sale, renting or management of homes, land and buildings for the owners
• Executive


  someone in a high position, especially in business, who makes decisions and puts them into action
• Underprivileged


  lacking the money and the basic social advantages that most people have; poor
• Solicitor


  a type of lawyer in Britain and Australia who is trained to prepare cases and give advice on legal subjects and can represent people in lower courts
• Monotonous


  not changing and therefore boring
• Illustrator


  a person who draws pictures, especially for books
• Negotiation


  the process of discussing something with someone in order to reach an agreement with them, or the discussions themselves