Unit 6

Front 1

to get rid of

Back 1

abolish

Front 2

to succeed in doing sth

Back 2

accomplish

Front 3

to get sth

Back 3

acquire

Front 4

determined not to change your mind

Back 4

adamant

Front 5

things that need to be done

Back 5

agenda

Front 6

to give your support to a group

Back 6

align

Front 7

to give sth to someone(officially)

Back 7

allocate

Front 8

to use a particular method, law, etc.

Back 8

apply sth to sth

Front 9

assessment or judgment

Back 9

appraisal

Front 10

natural ability to do sth well

Back 10

aptitude

Front 11

extremely difficult

Back 11

arduous

Front 12

sb hoping to be succesful at one's career

Back 12

aspiring star/starlet

Front 13

behaving in a confident way establishing yourself

Back 13

assertive

Front 14

an expert in a certain field

Back 14

assessor

Front 15

to start to have control, responsibility

Back 15

assume complete responsibility

Front 16

with little advance warning

Back 16

at short notice

Front 17

a twominded remark or compliment

Back 17

backhanded

Front 18

accumulation of things waiting to be done

Back 18

backlog

Front 19

to work very hard at sth

Back 19

beaver away at sth

Front 20

to be having a lot of success

Back 20

be on a roll

Front 21

a hot or cold drink

Back 21

beverage

Front 22

a careless or stupid mistake

Back 22

blunder

Front 23

money added to someone's wages

Back 23

bonus

Front 24

a meeting where instructions are given

Back 24

briefing

Front 25

a strong personal quality that makes others like you

Back 25

charisma

Front 26

to be in a position of control

Back 26

to call the shots/tune

Front 27

sb who works in the government departments that manage the affairs of the country

Back 27

civil servant

Front 28

someone's ability to do sth

Back 28

capacity

Front 29

the hard work and loyalty

Back 29

commitment

Front 30

things that combine well together

Back 30

complementary

Front 31

to tell someone a secret

Back 31

confide

Front 32

most important part

Back 32

core

Front 33

documents that prove who you are

Back 33

credentials

Front 34

a reduction in sth

Back 34

cutback

Front 35

to give someone the responsibility to act on your behalf

Back 35

delegate

Front 36

needing a lot of ability

Back 36

demanding

Front 37

someone who helps the dentist

Back 37

dental hygienist

Front 38

a noticeable difference from normal

Back 38

deviation

Front 39

making you less confident

Back 39

disheartening

Front 40

to remove someone from a job

Back 40

dismiss

Front 41

having a special quality

Back 41

distinctive

Front 42

to completely accept sth

Back 42

embrace

Front 43

to give someone more power to do sth

Back 43

empower

Front 44

sent in an envelope with a letter

Back 44

enclosed

Front 45

to get rid of sth completely

Back 45

eradicate

Front 46

the study of how furniture can be comfortable to use

Back 46

ergonomics

Front 47

workers choose the hours which they work

Back 47

flexitime

Front 48

the good judgment to plan ahead

Back 48

foresight

Front 49

extremely hurried/scared

Back 49

frantic

Front 50

making you feel happy and satisfied

Back 50

fulfilling

Front 51

a doctor who is trained in general medicine

Back 51

general practitioner

Front 52

to find a way of dealing with a problem

Back 52

get around

Front 53

give a reaction that shows that you do not like sth

Back 53

give sb thumbs down

Front 54

an amount of money given to someone(especially by government)

Back 54

grant

Front 55

very difficult

Back 55

gruelling

Front 56

dangerous

Back 56

hazardous

Front 57

not influenced by a particular group

Back 57

impartial

Front 58

to make sth work

Back 58

implement

Front 59

encouragement/motivation

Back 59

incentive

Front 60

always working very hard

Back 60

industrious

Front 61

to show that there is good reason for sth

Back 61

justify

Front 62

work very hard

Back 62

keep sb's nose to the grindstone

Front 63

to have all the information you need about sth

Back 63

keep track of

Front 64

to stop employing someone

Back 64

lay off

Front 65

to have only just enough money to buy the things you need

Back 65

make ends meet

Front 66

boring or dirty work

Back 66

menial work

Front 67

extremely boring

Back 67

mind-numbing

Front 68

ordinary

Back 68

mundane

Front 69

stopping and starting again, intermittently

Back 69

on and off

Front 70

receiving unemployment benefit

Back 70

on the dole

Front 71

old and no longer suitable

Back 71

outdated

Front 72

something that you get legally from your work in addition to your wages

Back 72

perk

Front 73

continuing to do sth in a determined way

Back 73

persistence

Front 74

a group of people standing outside a factory

Back 74

picket line

Front 75

trick

Back 75

ploy

Front 76

organisation that campaigns on behalf of a minority

Back 76

pressure group

Front 77

immediate or quick

Back 77

prompt

Front 78

the buildings and lands that an organisation uses

Back 78

premises

Front 79

to make sure sb understands sth

Back 79

ram sth home

Front 80

inspections performed without warning

Back 80

random spot checks

Front 81

to correct something

Back 81

rectify

Front 82

a situation where someone is told to leave their job

Back 82

redundancy

Front 83

statement from someone who has worked with you

Back 83

reference

Front 84

someone whose job is to collect rubish

Back 84

refuse collector

Front 85

to move to a different place

Back 85

relocate

Front 86

payment for your work

Back 86

remuneration

Front 87

giving you satisfaction

Back 87

rewarding

Front 88

a list that shows when sb must do sth

Back 88

roster

Front 89

redundancy pay

Back 89

severance pay/package

Front 90

a manager who makes inferiors work hard

Back 90

slave driver

Front 91

fixed or controlled by law

Back 91

statutory rights

Front 92

someone who likes to cause trouble

Back 92

stirrer

Front 93

a person who is holding the manager's position temporarily

Back 93

stop-gap manager

Front 94

takes a lot of effort

Back 94

strenuous

Front 95

use all the supplies/money

Back 95

stretch sth to the limit

Front 96

have a bad effect on sth

Back 96

take its toll

Front 97

sb who finds talented young people

Back 97

talent scout

Front 98

sth that is used as a pattern or example

Back 98

template

Front 99

determined and not willing to stop

Back 99

tenacious

Front 100

to suddenly run somewhere

Back 100

to bolt

Front 101

leave a day's work in a factory

Back 101

to clock off/out

Front 102

to seriously intend something

Back 102

to mean business

Front 103

endure

Back 103

to stomach

Front 104

to consider an idea

Back 104

toy with the idea

Front 105

the rate at which people leave a workplace

Back 105

turnover

Front 106

a job that is available for someone to start doing

Back 106

vacancy

Front 107

a job that you do because you feel it's your purpose in life

Back 107

vocation

Front 108

someone who is quick at solving problems

Back 108

whiz

Front 109

work very hard

Back 109

work one's fingers to the bone

Front 110

upset

Back 110

worked up

Front 111

someone who cannot say no to superiors

Back 111

yes-man

Front 112

a smaller "court" to settle arguments between employers and employees

Back 112

industrial tribunal