Read the following conversations and see how the new words are used.

[W] That meeting was such a waste of time.

[M] You're right, it was too lengthy and we didn't accomplish anything.

[W] We didn't even talk about the most important matters.

[W] What is on today's agenda?

[M] Well, the first thing is to cover next year's goals.

[W] I'm glad to hear that that is a priority.

[M] We have made a lot of progress in a very short period of time.

[W] If we continue like this, we should get the go ahead for the big project.

[M] Let's make sure we adhere to the schedule and stay on track.

[M] Our supervisors have concluded that we aren't a very efficient department.

[W] Well, maybe we should meet periodically to try to improve things.

[M] And we could bring up different issues that need to be discussed.