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Adamant (adj) = not willing to change your mind or opinion, very sure of your opinion.
Adjoining (adj) = next to or joined to sth
Alert (adj) = ready to react in a situation
Alternate (v) = to happen or exist one after the other repeatedly
A mad rush (phr) = a great hurry
Apprentice (n) = a job trainee who learns skills from a master of the trade
Arduous (adj) = difficult, tiring, involving a lot of effort
As a priority (adj) = urgently, as one of the most important jobs
Assume responsibility (exp) = be in charge of
At short notice (exp) = without a lot of warning
At the wheel (exp) = in the act of driving
Backlog (n) = an accumulation of uncompleted work
Balance (n) = situation in which two different elements are equal
Be an inside job (idm) = be a crime committed by someone inside the organisation that they work for
Bearable (adj) = able to be withstood or accepted
Beaver away at sth (idm) = work hard for a long time
Be inclined to (v) = to be willing to
Be sb's right-hand man (idm) = be a close assistant
Boardroom (n) = a room where the people who control a company or organisation meet
Body clock (n) = natural mechanism which guides bodies to do things at certain times of the day.
Boon (n) = benefit, advantage
Call the shots (idm) = be in a position of power
Canteen (n) = A place that serves food in a school, factory or company
Carbon footprint (phr) = the measure of carbon dioxide emitted into the environment by each person
Careers advisor/counselor (n) = sb who gives advice on which job to choose
Careers fair (n) = special event that gives information about a variety of jobs
Chaos (n) = a state of disorder
Civil servant (n) = sb who works for the government
Clock on (v) = record the time one arrives at work on a special machine
Commitment (n) = strong promise to do sth
Comradeship (n) = the support and friendship of others
Confront (v) = to deal with sth/sb
Core hours (n) = designated periods when employees must be present at their place of employment
Credentials (n) = proof of someone's abilities and experience
Cubicle (n) = a small space that is separate from the rest of a room where you can be private when working
Cut (n) = reduction, decrease
Cynic (n) = a sceptic
Dawn (n) = the period of time when the day begins, sunrise.
Depose (v) = to remove an important person from a powerful position.
Detrimental (adj) = harmful, destructive
Devise (v) = to have an idea for a pan, object, etc.
Dispense (v) = to give out things, especially products, medicine or amounts of money
Division (n) = separate part of a large organisation
Dusk(n) = the period of day just before night falls, sunset
Décor (n) = the decoration and style of a room
Emission (n) = gas or other substances that are released into the atmosphere e.g. Gas
Engage (v) = to get involved in (conversation)
Exhausted (adj) = tired and worn out
Exotic (adj) = unusual and often exciting
Exposure (to) (n) = experience of sth
Facilities (n) = buildings or pieces of equipment provided for a particular service
Feel sth keenly (exp) = experience an emotion intensely
Fine (adj) = delicate, easily broken
Fire(v) = to shoot
Flexi-time (n) = a system of working where people can vary the time they start or finish work
Focus group(n) = a small number of people who are asked for their opinions for the purpose of market research
Foreseeable (adj) = able to be predicted
Frankly(adv) = in an honest way, sincerely
Fulfilling (adj) = satisfying
Gene (n) = part of DNA that determines the physical properties of an organism
General practitioner (n) = doctor that does not specialise in one area but treats all illnesses
Get around(phr v) = to overcome
Get sth off the ground(idm) = start a project, etc
Give the thumbs down (idm) = disapprove
Glamorous (adj) = attractive in a glossy way
Glowing(adj) = enthusiastic
Go on strike(exp) = refuse to work because of a disagreement with the employers
Go on the picket line(exp) = join other employees outside a place of work to protest during a strike Grant(n) = a sum of money given by the government to a person or organisation for a social purpose
Graveyard shift (phr) = late night and early morning period of working
Grease (n) = thick oily substance
Grueling (adj) = exhausting
Have time on one's hands (idm) = have nothing to do
Hazardous (adj) = dangerous
Housing benefit (n) = money paid by the government to help people who are too poor to pay their rent
Human interaction (phr) = meeting and communicating with other people
Implement (v) = to put sth into practice
Incentive (n) = encouragement; stimulus
Incidence (n) = the occurrence of sth
Incredibly (adv) = extremely
Inflexible (adj) = fixed and unable or unwilling to change
Insomnia (n) = finding it difficult to sleep
Intellectual (adj) = involving complex ideas and thinking
Intern (n) = student (esp. Medical) who is being given practical tuition
Intimidated (adj) = frightened and lacking confidence
Jet lag (n) = tiredness that results from the time difference when one flies between two distant countries
Job hunter (n) = sb who is looking for a job
Keep one's mind on the job (idm) = concentrate on what one is doing
Keep one's nose to the grindstone (idm) = work very hard without stopping
Labour(v) = to work hard
Lay off (phr v) = to make redundant Leading (adj) = very important
Level of service (phr) = the standard of service offered
Residency (n) = period of medical training of doctors in a hospital
Resign oneself to (phr) = to accept that sth will happen
Rhythmic (adj) = happening with precise regularity
Rigid (adj) = unchangeable, fixed
Schedule (n) = a loist of planned activities or things to be done within set times or dates
Seek (v) = to try to find or get sth
Self-rostering (n) = the act of someone deciding when they want to work
Severity (n) = intensity, harshness
Shadow (v) = follow sb who is doing a job to learn more about a career
Sleep debt (phr) = lack of good rest at night
Steelworks (n) = a factory where steel is made
Stifle (v) = to suppress, prevent from happening
Stimulating (adj) = inspiring, motivating
Stirrer (n) = sb who makes trouble for other people
Submit (v) = to formally hand sth in
Suit sb down to the ground (idm) = be very appropriate for sb
Support group (n) = people who meet regularly and give each other advice and help
Surveillance (n) = monitoring or spying on sb
Tailored (adj) = made to suit an individual person
Take a toll on (exp) = have a negative effect on
Take its toll (exp) = cause damage
Talent scout (n) = sb who looks for people who have the skills they want, esp. In entertainment or sport
Tear sth apart/to pieces (exp) = render into very small parts
Time zone (n) = a region around the world that operates one hour before or after the region next to it
Toil (v) = to work hard
Trade (n) = a job, especially one which need special skills and involves working with your hands
Trade union (n) = an organisation that represents the people who work in a particular industry, protects their rights and discusses their pray and working conditions with employers
Transfer (v) = to move to a different job or place
Turnover (n) = the rate at which sth is replaced (with new)
Unconsciously (n) = automatically, without thinking about sth
Unsociable hours (phr) = time when most people are unable to meet
Vacant (adj) = empty, not being used
Vampire (n) = fictional creature that drinks blood and can turn into a bat
Victim (n) = casualty, sufferer
Vocation (n) = having a calling for a particular job
Whizz (n) = sb with a very high level of skill or knowledge in a particular subject
Wisdom (n) = intelligence gained through experience
Workbench (n) = a strong table for working on
Workhorse (n) = sb who does a lot of work
Work into (phr v) = to manage to include
Workmate (n) = a person who works in the same place as you
Work off (phr v) = to eliminate
Work to rule (exp) = observe all the rules and regulations at work with the intention of working slowly
Work up (phr v) = to cause to be upset
Zombie (n) = fictional creature that is a dead body that has come back to life
