| Adept | Skilful |
| Administrative | In which you manage a company |
| An abundance of | A wealth o |
| Apprentice | Sb who works for an expert to learn a job |
| Be inclined to do something | To tend to do sth |
| Be made redundant | To be laid off bc you are no longer needed in the company |
| Be/go on a strike | Not go to work bc you demand better pay, conditions |
| Be on the dole | To receive welfare money |
| Be self employed | To be working for yourself |
| Breathe down sbs neck | To watch sb activities with extra concentration |
| Call it a day | To stop working for the day |
| Call the shots | To be in charge and make decisions |
| Carpentry | The craft of woodwork |
| Civil engineer | Scientist who plans and builds constructions |
| Delegate | To assign a task to sb |
| Enhance | To increase, improve |
| Get my food in the door | To get a chance to work in a company |
| Get the sack | Be fired |
| Get/be promoted | To be given a higher job position |
| Go/be on maternity leave | Be allowed to not work because a mother just had a baby |
| Go/be on sick leave | To take some time of work because of an illness |
| Go/be on the picket line | To join striking workers who protest |
| Gruelling | Hard and exhausting |
| Hazardous | Dangerous |
| Impose | To forcefully make sb do or accept sb |
| Inhibitation | Self-restraint |
| Insurance broker | Sb whose job is to sell insurance |
| Job description | All the things that sb has to do in the job |
| Job market | All the vacant jobs |
| Job prospects | Chances of finding a job |
| Job satisfaction | How pleased sb is with their job |
| Job title | The description of sb job |
| Job vacancy | An unoccupied job |
| Manual | (Job) in which you work with your hands |
| Marketing executive | Manager of the marketing department of a company |
| Mind-numbing | Very boring |
| Occupational therapist | Expert who helps people recover after an illness |
| Perseverance | Persistence |
| Recharge my batteries | To regain strength and energy |
| Refuse collector | An employee who pick up rubbish |
| Show sb the ropes | To explain how to do a job |
| Stimulating | Very exciting |
| Trade | A cratf |
| Tree surgeon | A specialist who treats damaged trees |
| Tuition | Education |
| Unpredictable | So changeable that you don’t know what to expect |
| Work/have flexi-time | Be able to work flexible hours |
| Workload | All the work that one has to do for the company |
| Workmate | A colleague |
| Workplace | The building where your job is |
| Workstation | Your computer and desk in workplace |