unit 8 - vocabulary Flashcards
to avoid attracting attention to yourself
adopt a low profile
to choose someone officially for a job or responsibility
appoint
to have most importance or value
be what counts
If someone is … with a good quality or thing, they have a lot of it
brim with
to decide what to think about something
come to a conclusion
to gradually decrease
die down
to remove someone from their job, especially because they have done something wrong
dismiss
to put yourself or someone else onto the official list of members of a course, college, or group
enrol
to find someone to do a job
fill a position
to understand the general meaning of what someone is saying
get the drift
to keep doing or talking about the same thing, without achieving anything
go round in circles
to manage to keep a job for a period of time
hold down a job
to stop employing someone, usually because there is no work for them to do
- lay off
- let go
- make redundant
An … activity or situation does not have a planned ending, so it may develop in several ways
open-ended
a student who has already got one degree and is studying at a university for more advanced qualification
postgraduate
