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Do some revision

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Повторювати

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Cram

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study in a very concentrated way for a short time

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past papers

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exam papers from previous years

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rote-learning

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learning purely by repetition

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To bury yourself in your books

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spend the maximum time studying

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To know the subject inside out

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know it completely

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assignment

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long essay, often part of a course, usually thousands of words

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thesis

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very long, original, research-based work, perhaps 80–100,000 words, for a higher degree (e.g. PhD)

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composition

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could be just 50–100 words, often used for school work

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plagiarism

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using other people’s work as if it was yours

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submitted

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handed in;

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acknowledge

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give details of

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carry out research

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Do research

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drop out

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leave the course before the end

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equality of opportunity

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when everyone has the same chances

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selective

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pupils are chosen for entry

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comprehensive

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everyone enters without exams and education is free

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inherent in

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existing as a basic part of something

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perpetuate

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make something continue

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perceive

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sees, considers

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well- endowed

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R eceiving a lot of money in grants, gifts from rich people, etc. [= endowments]

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excel

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achieve an excellent standard

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tertiary

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education at university or college level

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tuition fees

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money paid to receive teaching

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Curriculum reform
Реформа навчальних програм
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syllabus
Навчальнтй план
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fast-paced
if an environment is fast-paced, things happen quickly there
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challenging
positive word for something which is exciting and difficult
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openings
available jobs
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competitive salary
as good as, or better than, other salaries for similar jobs
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benefits package
all the extra benefits that a company offers (as well as a salary)
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career prospects
opportunities for promotion and career development
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hands-on experience
practical, direct (not theoretical)
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customer-facing experience
dealing directly with customers
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managerial experience
experience of managing other people
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criteria
requirements you use to make a decision
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To be shortlisted
selected from a larger group
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boost your confidence
improve or increase
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speak up
speak (more) loudly and clearly
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line manager
the person who is directly responsible for your work
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A panel
Group of people
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To talk us through
tell us about in more detail
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professional development
training given to employees to increase their knowledge or skills
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supervisor
the person who checks your work
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Notice period
time you need to work in your job after you have officially told the company you are leaving
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outlining
giving an overview of
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paid leave
time off you are paid for, such as holiday or parental leave
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opposite number
has the same position / does the same job as me
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collaboration
working together to achieve shared goals
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counterpart
more formal equivalent of opposite number
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rapport
/ræˈpɔː/ communication/relationship
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hierarchical
ˌhaɪəˈrɑːkɪkəl/ has a structure with important and less important people
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pecking order
system where some people have the right to get benefits/promotions before others
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job-share
agreement where two people each share the same job
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mundane
ordinary, not interesting
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meet a deadline
have something finished by a fixed day or time
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rewarding
making you feel satisfied that you have done something important or useful, or done something well
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workload
amount of work I have to do
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knock off
finishing work; informal
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repetitive
the same thing is repeated every day
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To stuck behind a desk
sitting at a desk all day; informal
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mind-numbing
extremely boring
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stuck in a rut
stuck/trapped in a job they can’t escape from
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dead-end job
with no prospects of promotion
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To go in with
formed a business partnership with
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run-of- the-mill
ordinary, not special or exciting
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short-term financial reward
money gained
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morale
amount of confidence felt by a person or group
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work–life balance
the amount of time spent working compared to the amount of time spent doing things you enjoy
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looking to work in / seeking a career in
Planing to work
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maternity leave/paternity leave/adoption live
Декрет
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perks / (extra) benefits
extra things apart from salary, e.g. a car, health insurance
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holiday entitlement
number of days you have the right to take as holiday
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increments
increases/rises; formal
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performance-related
depending on how well you do your job
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overworked and underpaid
said together as an informal, humorous fixed expression
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voluntary/ compulsory redundancies
people losing their jobs, by offering to do so / having no choice
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skeleton staff
the minimum number of workers needed to keep operating
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part with their money
spend money
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Hasn’t looked back
has moved forward successfully
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purchasing power
ability they have to buy goods, i.e. the amount of money they have available
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trade something up
buy one that is of higher value than the one you had before. (opp. = trade down)
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loss leader
the item being sold at a low price
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come/go under the hammer
sold at an auction. [sale of goods or property where people make gradually increasing bids and the item is then sold to the highest bidder]
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shop around
try different companies or shops to see which offers best value
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lucrative
producing a lot of money
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red tape
bureaucracy (negative)
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hammer out a deal
talk in detail until a business agreement is made
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takeover
agreement in which one company takes control of another one (compare with merger, in which two companies join together to become one company)
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swallowed up
taken over by a larger company

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