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Question 1

benefits

Answer 1

syn perks (inf)
advantages

Question 2

benefits package

Question 3

relocation

Question 4

allowance

Answer 4

/əˈlaʊəns/ ●●○ noun
1 [countable usually singular] an amount of money that you are given regularly or for a special purpose
a monthly/annual etc allowance
His father gives him a monthly allowance of £200.
allowance for
Do you get an allowance for clothes?
Sales staff get a generous mileage allowance or a company car.
If you are entitled to sickness allowance, you must claim it from your employer.
2 [countable usually singular] an amount of something that is acceptable or safe
the recommended daily allowance of Vitamin C
Passengers’ baggage allowance is 75 pounds per person.
3 [countable] British English an amount of money that you can earn without paying tax on it
a new tax allowance
4 [countable usually singular] especially American English a small amount of money that a parent regularly gives to a child SYN pocket money British English
5 [countable, uncountable] something that you consider when deciding what is likely to happen, what you should expect etc
allowance for
There is always an allowance in insurance premiums for whether someone smokes or not.
make (an) allowance/make allowances (for something)
The budget makes allowances for extra staff when needed.

Question 5

food allowance /fuel allowance

Question 6

performance related

Question 7

bonus

Answer 7

/ˈbəʊnəs $ ˈboʊ-/ ●●○ noun [countable]
1 money added to someone’s wages, especially as a reward for good work
Long-term savers qualify for a cash bonus.
Further additions to your pay may take the form of bonus payments.
a Christmas bonus
Each worker receives an annual bonus.
a £20,000 bonus
2 something good that you did not expect in a situation
bonus for
Britain’s possession of North Sea oil has proved a bonus for British technology.
He promised to take me to the match, with the added bonus of an afternoon off school.

Question 8

scheme

Answer 8

/skiːm/ ●●● S2 W1 AWL noun [countable]
1 British English an official plan that is intended to help people in some way, for example by providing education or training SYN program American English
The money will be used for teacher training schemes.
a pension scheme
scheme for
schemes for two new cross-city lines
scheme to do something
a new scheme to boost exports
pilot scheme (=something that is done on a small scale in order to see if it is successful enough to be done on a larger scale)
The pilot scheme proved to be a great success.

Question 9

company pension scheme

Answer 9

money paid regularly by a company to help sb when they retire

Question 10

government pension

Question 11

personal/ private pension

Answer 11

/ˈpenʃən/ ●●○ S3 W2 noun [countable]
an amount of money paid regularly by the government or company to someone who does not work anymore, for example because they have reached the age when people stop working or because they are ill
At what age can you start drawing your pension?
If you are self-employed, you should think about taking out a private pension.
Many people find it hard to live on a basic state pension.
She pays a quarter of her salary into a pension plan.

Question 12

maternity / paternity leave

Answer 12

/məˈtɜːnəti $ -ɜːr-/
/pəˈtɜːnəti $ -ɜːr-/
a period when a woman/man temporarily leaves her job to have baby

Question 13

expenses

Answer 13

the money sb spends while working that the employer pays back to them later
travel/traveling expenses

Question 14

30 days’ holiday entitlement

Answer 14

/ɪnˈtaɪtlmənt/ ●○○ noun [countable, uncountable]
the official right to have or do something, or the amount that you have a right to receive
entitlement to
Do you need advice on your entitlement to state benefits?
benefit/holiday/pension etc entitlement
The paid holiday entitlement is 25 days.

Question 15

comprehensive healthcare provision

Question 16

comprehensive

Answer 16

/ˌkɒmprɪˈhensɪv◂ $ ˌkɑːm-/ ●●○ W3 AWL adjective
1 including all the necessary facts, details, or problems that need to be dealt with SYN thorough
We offer our customers a comprehensive range of financial products.
a comprehensive guide to British hotels and restaurants
The following guidelines do not aim to be totally comprehensive.
comprehensive review/study/survey/account etc
a thorough and comprehensive review of the case
a comprehensive study of alcoholism
► Do not confuse with comprehensible (=able to be understood) or understanding (=sympathetic about people’s problems): His report was barely comprehensible. | My parents are very understanding.
2 → comprehensive insurance/cover/policy
3 → comprehensive education/system

Question 17

provision

Answer 17

the act of providing sth
/prəˈvɪʒən/ ●●○ noun
1 [countable usually singular, uncountable] when you provide something that someone needs now or in the future
provision of
the provision of childcare facilities
provision for
provision for people with disabilities
He made provisions for his wife and his children in his will.
2 → provisions
3 [countable] a condition in an agreement or law
The agreement includes a provision for each side to check the other side’s weapons.
under the provisions of something
Under the provisions of the Act, employers must supply safety equipment

Question 18

subsidized canteen

Answer 18

(also subsidise British English) /ˈsʌbsədaɪz/ ●○○ AWL verb [transitive]
if a government or organization subsidizes a company, activity etc, it pays part of its costs
Farming is heavily subsidized (=subsidized a lot) by the government.
Grammar
Subsidize is often used in the passive.
—subsidized adjective [only before noun]
heavily subsidized agricultural exports
—subsidization /ˌsʌbsədaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -də-/ noun [uncountable]

Question 19

canteen

Answer 19

/kænˈtiːn/ noun [countable]
1 British English a place in a factory, school etc where meals are provided, usually quite cheaply
2 Image of canteena small container in which water or other drink is carried by soldiers,

Question 20

pros and cons

Answer 20

/ˌprəʊz ən ˈkɒnzˌproʊz ən ˈkɑːnz/ noun
the pros and cons [plural] the advantages and disadvantages /drawbacks of something, which you consider when making a decision about it
When you’re choosing a savings account, it is worthwhile spending some time weighing up the pros and cons (=thinking about them) of the various types of account on offer.

Question 21

accountable

Answer 21

/əˈkaʊntəbəl/ ●○○ adjective [not before noun]
responsible for the effects of your actions and willing to explain or be criticized for them
accountable to
The government should be accountable to all the people of the country.
accountable for
Managers must be accountable for their decisions.
The hospital should be held accountable for the quality of care it gives.
—accountability /əˌkaʊntəˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountable]

Question 22

be your own boss

Answer 22

not accountable to anyone

Question 23

insight into sth

Answer 23

a clear understanding of what sth is like

Question 24

lucrative

Answer 24

/ˈluːkrətɪv/ ●○○ adjective
a job or activity that is lucrative lets you earn a lot of money SYN profitable
lucrative business/market/contract etc
He inherited a lucrative business from his father.

Question 25

solely

Answer 25

to rely solely on one company
/ˈsəʊl-li $ ˈsoʊl-/ ●●○ AWL adverb
not involving anything or anyone else SYN only
Scholarships are given solely on the basis of financial need.
I shall hold you solely responsible for anything that goes wrong.

Question 26

juggle sth

Answer 26

to try to fit two or more jobs, activities etc into your life, especially with difficulty
juggle something (with something)
It’s hard trying to juggle a job with kids and the housework.

Question 27

no guaranteed income

Answer 27

/ˌɡærənˈtiː/ ●●○ S3 W3 AWL verb [transitive]
1
a) to promise to do something or to promise that something will happen
guarantee (that)
guarantee2 ●●○ AWL noun [countable]
1 a formal written promise to repair or replace a product if it breaks within a specific period of time SYN warranty

Question 30

additional

Answer 30

extra
further

Question 31

encounter sth

Answer 31

ɪnˈkaʊntə $ -ər/ ●●○ W3 AWL verb [transitive]
1 to experience something, especially problems or opposition
encounter problems/difficulties
They encountered serious problems when two members of the expedition were injured.
encounter opposition/resistance
The government has encountered strong opposition to its plans to raise income tax.
The doctor had encountered several similar cases in the past.
Register
In everyday English, people usually say come across problems/difficulties rather than encounter problems/difficulties and come up against opposition/resistance rather than encounter opposition/resistance:
Did you come across any problems?
We came up against quite a lot of opposition from local people.

Question 32

a degree of isolation

Answer 32

(also to some degree/to a certain degree) partly
To a degree, it is possible to educate oneself.
We’re all willing to support him to some degree.
to an extent

Question 33

encroach upon sth

Answer 33

/ɪnˈkrəʊtʃ $ -ˈkroʊtʃ/ verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]
1 to gradually take more of someone’s time, possessions, rights etc than you should
encroach on/upon
Bureaucratic power has encroached upon the freedom of the individual.
2 to gradually cover more and more land
encroach into
The fighting encroached further east.
—encroachment noun [countable, uncountable]
foreign encroachment

Question 34

common goal

Answer 34

a goal shared by two or more

Question 35

morale

Answer 35

the level of confidence and positive feelings that people have, especially people who work together, who belong to the same team etc
A win is always good for morale.
low/high morale

Question 36

boost/raise/improve/build morale

Answer 36

There is a need to raise morale in the teaching profession.
the prince’s morale-boosting (=intended to raise morale) mission to the war-torn country
maintain/keep up/restore morale
The media feels pressure to keep the morale of the country up in war time.

Question 37

morale

Answer 37

/məˈrɑːl $ məˈræl/

Question 38

fosters team spirit

Answer 38

[transitive] to help a skill, feeling, idea etc develop over a period of time SYN encourage, promote
The bishop helped foster the sense of a community embracing all classes.
2 [intransitive, transitive] to take someone else’s child into your family for a period of time but without becoming their legal parent → adopt
The couple wanted to adopt a black child they had been fostering.

Question 39

team spirit

Answer 39

noun [uncountable]
willingness to work as part of a team

Question 40

collaboration (with sb)

Answer 40

/kəˌlæbəˈreɪʃən/ ●○○ noun
1 [countable, uncountable] when you work together with another person or group to achieve something, especially in science or art
The company is building the centre in collaboration with the Institute of Offshore Engineering.
collaboration between
a collaboration between the two theatres
collaboration with
The project has involved collaboration with the geography department.
2 [uncountable] when someone gives help to a country that their country is fighting a war with, especially one that has taken control of their country

Question 41

mutual respect/ trust/feedback

Answer 41

/ˈmjuːtʃuəl/
mutual feelings such as respect, trust, or hatred are feelings that two or more people have for each other → reciprocal
mutual respect/trust/understanding etc
Mutual respect is necessary for any partnership to work.

Question 42

fulfilling

Answer 42

rewarding
/fʊlˈfɪlɪŋ/ ●○○ adjective
making you feel happy and satisfied because you are doing interesting, useful, or important things SYN satisfying
Nursing is still one of the most fulfilling careers.

Question 43

value sb/sth

Answer 43

feel valued

Question 44

pool sth

Answer 44

collect money or ideas
pool resources
to combine your money, ideas, skills etc with those of other people so that you can all use them
Investors agreed to pool their resources to develop the property.
The students worked together, pooling their knowledge.

Question 45

fit in (with sb/sth)

Answer 45

phrasal verb
1 if someone fits in, they are accepted by the other people in a group
I never really fitted in at school.
with
I wasn’t sure if she would fit in with my friends.
2 fit something/somebody ↔ in to manage to do something or see someone, even though you have a lot of other things to do SYN squeeze something/somebody ↔ in
The doctor said he can fit me in at 4:30.
I wanted to fit in a swim before breakfast.
3 if something fits in with other things, it is similar to them or goes well with them
I don’t know quite how this new course will fit in.
with
A new building must fit in with its surroundings.
You can’t expect a baby to fit in with your existing routine.

Question 46

disruptive

Answer 46

dɪsˈrʌptɪv/ adjective
causing problems and preventing something from continuing in its usual way
disruptive to
Night work can be very disruptive to home life.
Mike’s parents thought I was a disruptive influence (=a person who causes disruption).
ways to handle disruptive pupils
—disruptively adverb

Question 47

undermine sb/sth

Answer 47

/ˌʌndəˈmaɪn $ -ər-/ ●●○ verb [transitive]
to gradually make someone or something less strong or effective
economic policies that threaten to undermine the health care system
undermine somebody’s confidence/authority/position/credibility etc
The constant criticism was beginning to undermine her confidence.

Question 48

stifle sth

Answer 48

/ˈstaɪfəl/ verb
1 [transitive] to stop something from happening or developing OPP encourage
rules and regulations that stifle innovation
How can this party stifle debate on such a crucial issue?
2 [transitive] to stop a feeling from being expressed
He stifled an urge to hit her.
stifle a yawn/smile/grin etc
I tried to stifle my laughter.
3 [intransitive, transitive] if you are stifled by something, it stops you breathing comfortably → suffocate

Question 49

enterprise

Answer 49

[uncountable] the ability to think of new activities or ideas and make them work
We’re looking for young people with enterprise and creativity.
/ˈentəpraɪz $ -tər-/ ●●○ W3 noun
1 [countable] a company, organization, or business
commercial enterprises such as banks and food manufacturers
state/public enterprise especially British English (=one owned by the government)
2 [uncountable] the activity of starting and running businesses
the management of state enterprise (=done by the government)
→ free enterprise, private enterprise
3 [countable] a large and complicated project, especially one that is done with a group of other people SYN initiative