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Beg
if you beg someone for something, you ask them for it in an anxious or desperate way
Bottom
the bottom of an organisation is the lowest level in it, where the work requires the least amount of experience or skill and the pay is the lowest
cope
if you cope, you manage to do what you have to do. If you can not cope, you find it too difficult to do everything that you need to do
delegate
If you delegate a job, task, or responsibility to someone, you tell them that they have to do the job or task or take the responsibility instead of you
draining
if an activity is draining, it uses all your physical or mental energy and makes you feel tired
hand in
if you hand in something such as homework, you give it to your teacher.
hang
if you get the hang of something that is difficult or complicated, you learn how to do it.
launch
if you launch a new product, book, website, etc, you let a lot of people know that it is starting to exist so that they can buy it or make use of it
live on
If you can live on the money you earn, you have enough money for the most important things you need, although maybe not enough for extra things
management
Management is the group of senior people in an organisation who are responsible for controlling and organising it, and for supervising the more junior people
menial
menial jobs or tasks are not very difficult, do not require any skill, and the people who do them have very low status
notice
your notice is a formal statement telling your employer that you are going to leave your job
overseas
if you live overseas, you live in a foreign country.
promote
if someone is promoted in the organisation they work for, they are given a better and more important job
promotion
promotion within an organisation is an official change in job to a better and more important job
redundant
if you are made redundant, your employer tells you that you can no longer do your job
Responsibility
if you have responsibility for something or someone, it is your job to do what is necessary to deal with them and make sure that everything happens properly.
rewarding
an activity that is rewarding is good because you get pleasure or some benefit from it.
rise
a rise is an increase in the amount of money that you earn from your job
row
if you have a row with someone, you have a very noisy or emotional argument with them
Stimulating
an activity that is stimulating makes you think a lot in an enjoyable or useful way
stretch
if you stretch yourself, or if something stretches you, you have to do things that are too difficult for you, but which help you improve your skills or knowledge so that they are no longer too difficult
touch
if you are in touch with someone, you are able to see them or communicate with them regularly. If you get in touch with someone, you contact them by phone or by writing an email or a letter to them
training
training is the process of being taught the skills that are needed to do a particular job.
work
if you work your way up, you start at the lowest level in an organisation and progress to a higher level by being good at your job
bag
if you bag things, or if you bag them up, you put them into bags
bother
if something bothers you, you you worry about it a lot and you do not like it
break
when you are at work, a break is a time when you stop working and relax for a short while before starting to work again
countless
if you talk about countless things or people, you mean there are a large number of them
dead
someone who is dead is no longer alive. You can also say that someone who is extremely tired feels dead, because they feel as if there is no life or energy in them.
dig up
to dig up vegetables means to pull them out of the ground so that they can be eaten
earnings
someone s earnings are all the money they get fo doing their job
exploit
to exploit someone means to treat them very unfairly so that you get a lot of benefit and they do not
figure
if you figure something, you guess it or come to believe it as a result of thinking about it
fortune
a fortune is a large amount of money
interfere
if you interfere, you become involved in a situation when your help or advice is not wanted. An interfering person interferes a lot
lift
if you get a lift somewhere, someone takes you there in their car
make up
If you make up, for example a story or an excuse, you create a story that is not true in order to make people believe something that you want them to think
market research
market research is the collection of information from ordinary people about what they need and like so that companies can design products that people will want to buy
misunderstand
if you misunderstand something, you form an impression of it that is wrong or mistaken
non-stop
an activity that is non-stop carries on without a pause
novelty
novelty is the quality of being new and still being interesting. If you say that the novelty has worn off, you mean that something has become less interesting because you have become very familiar with it
rank
in some organisations such as the army or the police, your rank is the position or grade that you hold.
restless
someone who is restless does not like staying in the same place for long and is always looking for new things to do and new places to go to
sceptical
someone who is sceptical about something is not sure if it is sure true and wants to check all the facts before they believe it
set foot
if you say that you have never set foot somewhere, you are emphasising that you never went there, even though it is likely that you would have done
settle for
if you settle for something, you accept it, even though it is not as good as you wanted it to be
shift
a shift is a change in the way something happens or is done, or a change in the way people think about something
solidly
if you work solidly throughout a period of time, you work constantly and without stopping
stock
to stock a places means to fill it with things. To re-stock a place means to fill it with things again after it has been emptied
Supplement
if you supplement something you already have, you add to it
tray
a tray is a flat piece of plastic, wood, or metal which you use to carry things on, such as glasses of drink or plates of food
word
a word is something that you say to someone. If you put in a good word for someone, you recommend them to someone who can help them or give them a job
conventional
things or ideas that are conventional are usual and normal, and not new or original
hands up
teachers say hands up when they want students to put their arm up in the air to show that they are ready to answer a question or have done something that was expected
highlight
if you highlight something, you talk or write about it in a way that draws special attention to it because you think it is an important part of what you are saying
in short
you say in short to introduce an explanation that is a shorter or more general version of what you have just said
mass
mass actions, events, or activities involve large number or people at the same time
military
military means relating to the army and other armed forces of a country
move on
if you move on, you change the topic of what you are writing or talking about
outline
if you outline something, you give a short or general explanation of it without providing a lot of details
overview
an overview is a description of the main parts of something
rank
the rank of something or someone is their position on a scale
sum up
to sum up means to say something that is a summary of what you have just been saying, especially at the end of a speech or presentation
terror
terror is the use of extreme violence for political purposes
test
to test someone means to make them answer a set of questions in order to find out how much they know about a subject
awkward
something that is awkward is difficult to deal with it. If somewhere is awkward to get to, it is difficult to find or involves taking several different sorts of transport
booth
a booth is an area in a restaurant, bar, or club which has sides on it so that you can have some privacy from the other people there
break
a break is a short holiday when you go away somewhere
bunch
a bunch of people is a number of them who are all together
do
a do is a special party or other social occasion
end-of-year
end-of-year activities happen at the end of a period of time such as a school year or a financial year
get-together
a get-together is a party you have with friends or family
mad
if you go mad, you behave in a wild and uncontrolled way, doing things you do not normally let yourself do
miles
if you say that somewhere is miles away, you mean it is a very long way away
renew
if you renew an official document such as a driving licence or passport, you extend the time during which it can be used
safe
if you do something to be on the safe side, you do not take any risks because you want to be sure you will not fail or have any problems
treat
if someone treats you, they give you something special or they do something especially nice for you as a present
up
if you are up for something, you are very keen to do it
affection
affection is the feeling you have for someone when you like them very much
attendant
on an aeroplane, the attendants are the people who help the passengers and serve their food
boundary
the boundary of a physical area is the edge, where one area stops and another starts.
burst out
if you burst out laughing or crying, you suddenly start laughing or crying.
casually
if people dress causally, they wear comfortable clothes that are suitable for informal occasions
catch out
if you get caught by something, you get into a difficult situation because you were not able to stop it developing
charity event
a charity event is an occasion such as a dinner where people pay to attend. The purpose of charity events is to raise money for charity
copy in
to copy someone in on an email means to send it to them as well as to the person it is written to
display
a display of something is an occasion when someone publicly shows a particular feeling or emotion
ease
ease is a feeling of being relaxed and comfortable.
fail
wem something such as a machine or an important part of your body fails, it stops working properly
fellow
your fellow students or workers are the people you study with or work with
frown on
to frown on something or to frown upon it means to disapprove of it
harm
harm is the bad affect of an action or damage caused by the action
impact
the impact of an event is the sudden and serious effect it has on a situation
interrupt
if you interrupt someone, you start talking while they are saying something so that they cannot finish what they were saying
meant
if something was meant to happen or meant to be a particular thing, it happened or it was that thing on purpose and not by accident
moan
if you moan about someone or something, you complain about them in a very unhappy way
on air
if someone is on air or on the air, they are being broadcast on radio or television:
outrage
outrage is a feeling of very strong anger
publicise
wem something is publicized, information about it is released so that people get to know about it