colleaguen. person with whom one works, esp in a profession or business

commencev. begin (sth); start

commentn.~ written or spoken remark giving an opinion on, explaining or criticizing (an event, a person, a situation, etc)

commissionn.~ action, task or piece of work given to sb to do

commitv.do (sth illegal, wrong or foolish)

commodityn.thing bought in a shop and put to use, esp in the home

communicatev.~ sth make sth known; convey sth

communityn.the community the people living in one place, district or country, considered as a whole

compatibleadj. ~ (of people, ideas, arguments, principles, etc) suited; that can exist together

compensatev. ~ for sth give (sb) sth good to balance or lessen the bad effect of damage, loss, injury,etc;

compilev.~ sth (for/from sth) collect (information) and arrange it in a book, list, report, etc

complementn.~ thing that goes well or suitably with sth else, or makes it complete

complexadj. made up of (usu several) closely connected parts

componentn. any of the parts of which sth is made

compoundn. thing made up of two or more separate things combined together

comprehensiveadj. that includes everything

comprisev. have as parts or members; be made up of

computev. ~ sth calculate sth with a computer

conceivev.become pregnant

concentratev.~ (sth) (on sth/doing sth) focus (one's attention, effort, etc) exclusively and intensely on sth, not thinking about other less important things

conceptn. ~ idea underlying sth; general notion

concludev.~ (with sth) (usu fml ) come or bring (sth) to an end

concurrentadj. ~ existing, happening or done at the same time

conductn.person's behaviour

conferv.~ (with sb) (on/about sth) have discussions (esp in order to exchange opinions or get advice)

confinev.~ sb/sth keep (a person or an animal) in a restricted space