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Vocabulary and phrases:

• running a meeting:
• run:
  run a bath
• provide sb with sth:
• provide:
  this booklet provides useful information about local services.
• take part in 
• take part: to be involved in an activity with other people
  she doesn't usually take part in any of the class activities.
• i'm joined by
• join: to get involved in an activity or journey with people
  i don't have time for a drink now, but i'll join you later.
  i'm joined by Rob for support
• give you an update on sth
• there are other times
• whatever:
  we'll go whatever the weather.
  whatever happens, you know that i'll stand by you.
• at the ready: prepared to be used or to act immediately
  he stood by the phone, pencil at the ready. 
• put your points across: 
• put sth across: to express your ideas and opinions clearly so that people understand them easily
  it's and interesting idea and i thought he put it across well.
• let's get down to business:
• get down to business: to start talking about the subject to be discussed
  it the introductions are over o'd like to get down to business
• on the agenda
• executor
• go through them in order
• thanks for coming
• the news on sth
• any other business
• chairperson
• in other words
• focusing everyone's attentions on sth
• focus (sb's attention) on/upon sth/sb:
  when the kitchen is finished i'm going to focus my attention on the garden and get that sorted out.
• be up for sth:
• up for (doing) sth: willing and able to do or take part in an activity
  after a long day at work, i wasn't up for a party.
• up for sth: intended, suggested or being considered for something
  are you really up for promotion?
  that house at  the end of our road is up for sale.
  is any idea up for discussion?
• underway: if something is underway, it is happening now.
• the fairy tales range 
• at the beginning of next month
• get this right
• sorry to hold the meeting up: to interrupt the meeting 
• I thought that ....
• any other thoughts
• comment on
• the next matter under discussion
• embargo: to officially stop trading with another country
  they are planning to embargo oil imports.
• enquiry
• sorry to interrupt but ...
• take off
• it's worth V-ing... 
• be worth sth:
  I think this matter is worth our attention.
• be worth doing/having sth:
  it's worth remembering that prices to up on mother's day.
  it you are a young, inexperienced driver, it is worth having comprehensive insurance. 
• how does everyone else feel?
• on the subject of sth 
• listen out for sth 
• i just wanted to ...
• as you know 
• divisive: describes something that causes great and sometimes unfriendly disagreement within a group of people
• separate sth out from sth
• I'd be much happier if ....
• be keen to
• speaking as sb
• bounce ideas off each other:
• bounce sth off sb: if you bounce sth off someone, you tell someone about an idea or plan in order to find out what they think of it.
  Can i bounce a couple of ideas off you?
• forceful 
• i'm afraid i don't agree
• a little less 
• confrontational
• confront: to face, meet, or deal with a difficult situation or person
  I thought i would remain calm, but when i confronted with the TV camera, i became very nervous. 
• I quite agree
• form someone's perspective
• newcomer
• valid
• move on to 
• extract
• bring a meeting to a close
• put sb on the books
• drawings
• portfolios
• in the next couple of days 
• it would be wise to...
• that's probably about it.
• desperately want to raise before we wrap up 
• wrap (sth) up : to complete something successfully
  that just about wraps it up for today.
• conflicts in the diary 
• in the final stage 
• it's time to wrap up
• chairing a meeting
• let's get started
• put forward their opinions