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| University academics (-) research | Carry out |
| Magazines with academic articles in them are called | Academic journals |
| To abandon a course | Drop out |
| All education systems may be judged in terms of... | Equality of opportunity |
| Education paid for by the government without entrance exam | Comprehensive education |
| Education where pupils are chosen for entry usually for academic reasons | Selective education |
| A letter sent with a job application | Cover letter |
| To look better than others | Stand out |
| Practical and direct work experience | Hands-on experience |
| Dealing directly with costumers gives you... | Costumer-facing experience |
| Ordinary / uninteresting | Mundane |
| To finish work for the day | Knock off |
| A place nearby | Purlieus |
| The capacity to cause death | Lethality |
| To avoid work | Shirk |
| Perfect happiness | Bliss |
| Someone who is dull and unadventurous and resists change | Stick-in-the-mud |
| A person who is or has the potential to be very successful, especially academically or in business | Highflier |
| Occurring by chance in a fortunate or beneficial way | Serendipitous |
| Encouraging / uplifting | Heartening |
| Someone boring or old-fashioned | Stick-in-the-mud |
| Cheerfulness and friendliness | Bonhomie |
| Lies (informal) | Porkies |
| Partly paid by a company | Subsidized |
| Selected from a larger group | Shortlisted |
| To improve sth | To boost |
| Time you need to work in your job after you have officially told the company you are leaving | Notice period |
| To talk about work | Talk shop |
| Not interesting | Mundane |
| Boring | Mind-numbing |
| Trapped in a job they can´t scape from | Stuck in a rut |
| A job with no prospects of promotion | A dead-end job |
| A small business | Start-up |
| Ordinary , not special or exciting | Run-of-the-mill |
| The minimum number of workers needed to keep operating | Skeleton staff |
| The group of people interviewing someone for a job | Interview panel |
| Benefits at work | Perks |
| Product sold at a low price. | Loss leader |
| For something to be sold at an auction. | Come / go under the hammer |
| To talk in detail until a business agreement is made | Hammer out a deal |
| Bureaucracy | Red tape |
| Too patriotic | Chauvinistic |
| Ready to help | Obliging |
| Having good judgment | Shrewd |
| Gloomy | Morose |
| Very tall and thin | Lanky |
| To look ill and tired | Haggard |
| Always well dressed | Never a hair out of place |
| Reserved or says very little | Taciturn |