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Vocabulary related to work and jobs

QuestionAnswer
earn a living earn money
employee worker
leave permission for absence
manage organise, control, supervise
overtime extra hours
perk benefit of a job
room for advancement opportunities for promotion within a company
self-employed working for oneself rather than an employer
shift a system in which different groups of workers work somewhere at different times of the day and night
staff personnel; all the people employed by a particular organization
vacancy unoccupied position or work
acknowledge recognise; thank for
as opposed to in contrast to
asset advantage
co-worker colleague, someone you work with
dismiss decide that something or someone is not important and not worth considering; fire (an employee)
excel be very good, skilled
hire employ someone or pay someone to do a particular job
membership the state of belonging to an organization
never-ending going on forever; everlasting
overseas in, from, or to other countries; abroad
resign give up a job or position by telling your employer that you are leaving
rewarding satisfying
roughly approximately; more or less
take over take control, charge of
wage(s) the money earned by an employee; salary
clock in to record the time you arrive at work on a special machine
fall behind to fail to do something fast enough or on time
fill in for substitute for
fill out complete (a form, document)
follow up make further communication
look into try to find, investigate
put off postpone, delay
slack off avoid work; stop working hard or putting effort into something
stress out anxious, tense
take (time) off take leave from work
take on assume, accept a particular job or responsibility
all or nothing do something either completely or not at all
bright and early at an early hour; very early in the morning
by and large in general, on the whole
ins and outs details (of something)
more or less approximately
now or never final chance
on and off intermittently
peace and quiet calm, lack of interruptions
tried and tested proved to work
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