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19 Cards in this Set
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Manual |
•manual work involves using your hands or your physical strength rather than your mind Ex People in manual occupations have a lower life expectancy. |
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Demanding |
•needing a lot of ability, effort, or skill/difficult Ex a demanding job physically/emotionally/intellectually etc demanding Ex Climbing is physically demanding. |
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Wage |
•salary Ex He earns a good wage. wage increase (wage rise British English) Ex The wage increases will come into effect in June. daily/weekly etc wage Ex a weekly wage of $250 |
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Redundant |
•if you are redundant, your employer no longer has a job for you/unemployed Ex Seventy factory workers were made redundant in the resulting cuts. make a job/position etc redundant Ex As the economy weakens, more and more jobs will be made redundant. |
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Job/occupation/profession |
Occupation:formal word for job Profession: a job which requires specialist knowledge |
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Workforce |
All the people working in a company/industry/country… |
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Wrap |
•to put paper or cloth over something to cover it Ex. The present was beautifully wrapped in gold paper Ex. He wrapped a bandage around my injured wrist |
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Dominate |
to control someone or something or to have more importance than other people or things Ex. The industry is dominated by five multinational companies. |
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Sophisticated |
•advanced/well designed Ex. Sophisticated software •having a lot of knowledge and experience |
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Consequently |
•As a result •Therefore |
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Ethic |
•moral •moral principle |
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Ethic |
•moral •moral principle |
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Clerk |
•secretary •scribe •salesperson |
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Swap |
•exchange Swap sth for sth Swap sth with somebody Ex. He swapped his watch for a box of cigars. Ex. The girls chatted and swapped clothes with each other. Ex. We need to get together to swap ideas and information. |
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Settle |
•to go to live in a new place, and stay there for a long time settle in Ex. Many Jewish people settled in the Lower East Side. •end argument Ex. Rodman met with Kreeger to try and settle the dispute over his contract. •decide Ex. It's settled then. I'll go back to the States in June. |
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Capable |
•able to do sth well |
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Rumour |
•information or a story that is passed from one person to another and which may or may not be true Rumour about/Rumour that |
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Circumstance |
•situation/condition/case In circumstances Under circumstances |
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Prospect |
•chances of future success Ex. Job prospects for graduates don’t look good. |
