| the business of a bank | banking,_,He works in international banking. |
| the service that is responsible for looking after the health of all the people in a country or an area | health care,_,The government has promised wide-ranging health care for all. |
| business such as hotels, bars, restaurants that offer people drink, food or a place to sleep | hospitality,_,She would like to work in the hospitality industry. |
| law as a subject of study, or the profession of being a lawyer | law,_,She’s studying law in London. |
| the activity of deciding how to advertise a product, what price to charge for it etc, or the type of job in which you do this | marketing,_,He's studying marketing at university. |
| all the organizations, such as television, radio, and newspapers, that provide news and information for the public, or the people who do this work | media,_,They have always been interested in working in media. |
| a job or profession that you have been trained for, and which you do for a long period of your life | career,_,He realized that his acting career was over. |
| the ability to use your imagination to produce new ideas, make things etc | creativity,_,Editors complain about the lack of creativity in the ideas put to them. |
| if you are sacked, you are dismissed from your job | sacked,_,He was sacked for being drunk. |
| not known to you | unfamiliar,_,She stood on deck to gaze at the unfamiliar surroundings. |
| time that you spend working in your job in addition to your normal working hours | overtime,_,They’re working overtime to get the job finished. |
| expecting people to obey rules or to do what you say | stricter,_,This company is very strict about punctuality. |
| to put pressure on someone in order to make them do what you want | bullying,_,The government has made an attempt to tackle the problem of bullying in schools. |
| the bare essentials are the most necessary things | bare essentials,_,We only had the bare essentials. |
| an amount, usually small, of a quality or feeling | element,_,There is an element of truth in your argument. |
| if you benefit from something, or it benefits you, it gives you an advantage, improves your life, or helps you in some way | benefit,_,Many thousands have benefited from the new treatment. |
| a dead end job is one with low wages and no chance of progress | dead-end job,_,If you don’t work harder, you'll end up with a dead-end job. |
| to work very hard, without stopping to rest | keep your nose to the grindstone,_,Jim had decided he was going to keep his nose to the grindstone. |
| to have a lot of work etc | up to your ears in work,_,She can’t join us as she's up to her ears in work at the moment. |
| a way of trying to persuade someone to do something by offering them something good if they do it, and a punishment if they do not: | carrot and stick approach,_,The government is trying a carrot and stick approach in getting young people to find jobs. |
| to get your first opportunity to work in a particular organization or industry | getting your foot in the door,_,I got my foot in the door by taking a job as a cleaner when I left school Now I'm the boss. |
| the journey to work every day | commute,_,My morning commute takes 45 minutes. |
| the things that will happen to someone in the future, especially those that cannot be changed or controlled | destiny,_,Nancy wondered whether it was her destiny to live in England and marry Melvyn. |
| the ability to give a sensible amount of time and effort to your work and to your life outside work, for example to your family or to other interests | work-life balance,_,You can’t have a proper work-life balance if you’re in the office for 12 hours a day. |
| if someone gets on your nerves, they annoy you, especially by doing something all the time | gets on my nerves,_,She’s always moaning. It really gets on my nerves. |
| a tool used for putting staples into paper | stapler,_,She needed to find her stapler so she could staple the sheets of paper together. |
| something that happens as a result of a particular action or set of conditions | consequence,_,Many believe that poverty is a direct consequence of overpopulation. |
| the regular way in which something happens, develops, or is done | pattern,_,Weather patterns have changed in recent years. |
| doing things that are sensible and based on good judgment | wisely,_,He nodded wisely. |
| a member of your family who lived a long time ago | ancestor,_,My ancestors were French. |
| to receive money, property etc from someone after they have died | inherit,_,He inherited a fortune from his grandmother. |
| someone who goes into houses, shops etc to steal things | burglar,_,The burglar had climbed in through a downstairs window. |
| a large amount or mass of something, especially something that has been collected | body of research,_,There is now a considerable body of knowledge of the different stages of childhood. |
| the money that you earn from your work or that you receive from investments, the government etc | income,_,People on higher incomes should pay more tax. |
| something that is intriguing is very interesting because it is strange, mysterious, or unexpected | intriguing,_,The magazine carries an intriguing mixture of high fashion, gossip and racing. |
| a situation that seems strange because it involves two ideas or qualities that are very different | paradox,_,It’s a paradox that in such a rich country there can be so much poverty. |
| to carelessly waste money, time, opportunities etc | squander,_,The home team squandered a number of chances in the first half. |
| to let yourself do or have something that you enjoy, especially something that is considered bad for you | indulge,_,Most of us were too busy to indulge in heavy lunchtime drinking. |
| if something or someone obsesses you, you think or worry about them all the time and you cannot think about anything else | obsess,_,A lot of young girls are obsessed by their weight. |
| dealing with, containing, or being used for only one thing | devoted,_,The local museum is devoted to photography. |
| money added to someone’s wages, especially as a reward for good work | bonus,_,Further additions to your pay may take the form of bonus payments. |
| someone who gives information about their language, social customs etc to someone who is studying them | informant,_,The survey informants were offered a chance to take part in meeting with experts. |
| precisely and with authority | definitively,_,The disaster cannot be definitively linked to climate change. |
| to give something, especially money, to a person or an organization in order to help them | donate,_,Last year he donated $1,000 to cancer research. |
| an organization that gives money, goods, or help to people who are poor, sick etc | charity,_,Several charities sent aid to the flood victims. |
| an idea that is suggested as an explanation for something, but that has not yet been proved to be true | hypothesis,_,One hypothesis is that the victim fell asleep while driving. |
| on two counts means in two ways | on two counts,_,It was important that they secured a large and widespread audience. They failed on both counts. |
| a quality that is inherent in something is a natural part of it and cannot be separated from it | inherent,_,I’m afraid the problems you mention are inherent in the system. |
| the state of being unwilling to believe that people have good, honest, or sincere reasons for doing something | cynicism,_,There is a lot of cynicism today about politicians. |
| to do something or behave in the same way as someone else, especially because you admire them | emulate,_,He hoped to emulate the success of Wilder. |
