Work Flashcards
the quality of having a lot of complicated small parts or details
intricacies
continued effort to do or achieve something, even when this is difficult or takes a long time
perseverance
someone who is chosen by a group or organization to speak officially to the public for them
spokesman
to make progress
make headway
an attempt to do something
endeavour
the fact of including many different things, features, subjects, or qualities
breadth
a skill or an ability to do something easily and well
knack
atmosphere
vibe
basic/main;
standard/regular
staple
to employ smdb;
to become involved/have contact with smbd/smth
to engage
to address/handle
to deal with
the fact of including all types of people, things or ideas and treating them all fairly and equally
inclusivity
different, distinct, various
diverse
a person or organisation that employs people
employer
someone who is paid to work for someone else
employee
trying very hard to achieve smth
to go through great lengths
to prepare smth very quickly
to whip up
to spend a lot of money on buying things, especially things that are pleasant to have but that you do not need;
to splurge
to splash out
a system of working in which people work a set number of hours within a fixed period of time, but can change the time they start or finish work
flexitime
time that a parent is allowed to spend away from work to take care of his or her baby
parental leave
a set of ideas or a plan for action followed by a business, a government, a political party, or a group of people
policy
a plan/system that’s effective/efficient
workable
to ask for a job (usually through a letter)
to apply for
to give up a job
to resign
to be removed from a job (usually because you’ve done smth bad)
to be dismissed
to resign
to hand in smbd’s notice
to stop work and take a pension (usually in your late middle age)
to retire
to write in the empty spaces on a form
to fill in
to be given a better job in the organisation you work for
to be promoted
to be questioned by one or more people when you’re applying for a job, so that they can decide if you’re suitable for that job
to attend an interview
to travel from home to work each day (usually from one town to another)
to commute
to be dismissed from your job for a time until more work is available
to lay off
a space or place that is available to be used
a vacancy
a person who is competing to get a job or elected position
a candidate
a mention of smth
a reference
an ability, characteristic, or experience that makes you suitable for a particular job or activity
a qualification
a list of people who have been judged the most suitable for a job or prize (made from a longer list of people originally considered) from which one person will be chosen
a shortlist
someone who has applied for a job/a place on a course
an applicant
a fixed amount of money agreed every year as pay for an employee (usually paid directly into his or her bank account every month)
salary
one of a series of increases
increment
a payment to someone who sells goods that is directly related to the amount sold, or a system that uses such payments
commission
an advantage
perk
an amount of money paid regularly by the government or a private company to a person who does not work any more (usually because of their age or health)
pension
the process or fact of giving someone a higher or more important job
promotion
the idea of something that will or might happen in the future
prospect
fear/anguish
dread
out of breath/exausted
flustered
to provoke;
to cause emotional response
to trigger
to abandon;
to break up
to ditch
to move swiftly and lightly;
to move quickly
to flit
willing/enthusiastic
keen
item sold at discount
a bargain
to negotiate
to bargain
a shared flat with lots of people
cramped flatshare
to guess/think/believe/estimate
to reckon
wealthy leisure traveller
a jetsetter
the fact of not belonging to a place
rootlessness
increase in wages/salary
a pay rise
to promise to do (smth);
impegnarsi a
to pledge to
to beg to obtain (smth)
to plead for
recommendable
advisable
enemy
rival
the act of getting money from people or forcing them to do something by threatening to tell a secret of theirs or to harm them
to blackmail
to dismiss (smbd) = liquidare;
to disregard = ignorare/snobbare
to brush off
to have a great potential/ambition
to be a high-flyer
to ask your boss for more money
to put in for a rise
a manual worker
blue collar worker
an office worker
white collar worker
to make someone work too hard
to be a slave driver
to work in the usual way in spite of difficulties
business as usual
to work at night
to work the night shift
to work too hard
to burn out
to work for a very small amount of money
to work for peanuts
to work more hours to make more money
to work overtime
to refuse to work
to come out on a strike
to make smbd take responsibility for a mistake you made
to carry the can
to be given a large sum of money when you retire
to get a golden handshake
to be dismissed
to get fired
to receive unemployment benefits
to be on the dole
to look for top managers and offer them jobs in other companies
to be a headhunter
to be sent away;
to be asked to leave
to get shown the door
to add on pressure
to put a strain on
smth done as a usual part of the way in which things are done and is not special
as a matter of course
to be suddenly dismissed from your job
to get the sack
