UnitoverviewLevel11Unit1

Careerpaths

Vocabulary

Vocabulary Phoneticspelling Partofspeech Translation/definition

ifabusiness,economy,etc.turnsaroundorsb
turnaround/round|turn
turnsitaround,itstartsbeingsuccessfulafterit
stharound/round
hasbeenunsuccessfulforatime
showingsympathyforotherpeople'sproblems
UK[ndstnd]US
understanding adj. andbeingwillingtoforgivethemwhentheydo
[ndrstnd]
sthwrong
UK[kmpl]US tosucceedindoingorcompletingsth
accomplish verb
[kmpl] SYNachieve
UK[kmplt]US verygoodataparticularthinghavingalotof
accomplished adj.
[k:mplt] skills
UK[ketr]US theworkofprovidingfoodanddrinksfor
catering noun
[ketr] meetingsorsocialevents
UK[klev(r)]US
clever adj. quickatlearningandunderstandingthings
[klevr]
UK[kmplmnt]US animpressivethingthatisdoneorachieved
accomplishment noun
[kmplmnt] afteralotofwork
tosucceedinreachingaparticulargoal,status
UK[tiv]US
achieve verb orstandard,especiallybymakinganeffortfora
[tiv]
longtime
UK[tivmnt]US athingthatsbhasdonesuccessfully,especially
achievement noun
[tivmnt] usingtheirowneffortandskill
UK[dvns]US tomoveforwardtowardssb/sth,ofteninorderto
advance verb
[dvns] attackorthreatenthemorit
UK[ftwdz]US atalatertimeafteraneventthathasalready
afterwards adv.
[ftrwrdz] beenmentioned
UK[mbs]US
ambitious adj. determinedtobesuccessful,rich,powerful,etc
[mbs]
UK[prntli]US accordingtowhatyouhaveheardorread
apparently adv.
[prntli] accordingtothewaysthappears
UK[rnt]US behavinginaproud,unpleasantway,showing
arrogant adj.
[rnt] littlethoughtforotherpeople
UK[sstnt]US apersonwhohelpsorsupportssb,usuallyin
assistant noun
[sstnt] theirjob
UK[siet]US ofalowerrankhavingfewerrightsina
associate adj.
[soiet] particularprofessionororganization
UK[siet]US apersonthatyouworkwith,dobusinesswithor
associate noun
[soiet] spendalotoftimewith
UK[bf(r)]US
before adv. atanearliertimeinthepastalready
[bfr]
havingaveryhighopinionofhowimportantand
bigheaded adj.
cleveryouaretooproud
bright UK[brat]US[brat] adj. intelligentquicktolearn
UK[ket(r)]US
cater verb toprovidefoodanddrinksforasocialevent
[ketr]

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 tooconfidentaboutyourselfinawaythatannoys
cocky UK[kki]US[kki] adj.
otherpeople
ifsb/sthdeservessth,itisrightthattheyshould
UK[dzv]US
deserve verb haveit,becauseofthewaytheyhavebehaved
[dzrv]
orbecauseofwhattheyare
ifyouaredeterminedtodosth,youhavemade
UK[dtmnd]US
determined adj. afirmdecisiontodoitandyouwillnotlet
[dtrmnd]
anyonepreventyou
tofindyourselfinaplaceorsituationthatyou
endup
didnotintendorexpecttobein
UK[ekspt]US apersonwithspecialknowledge,skillortraining
expert noun
[eksprt] insth
UK[eksptiz]US expertknowledgeorskillinaparticularsubject,
expertise noun
[eksprtiz] activityorjob
togotosbforsupporttohavesthtousewhen
fallbackonsb/sth
youareindifficulty
notaffectedbyfeelingswhentryingtogetwhat
hardNosed adj.
youwant
thepersoninchargeofagroupofpeopleoran
head UK[hed]US[hed] noun
organization
thepeopleandactivitiesinvolvedinproducinga
UK[ndstri]US
industry noun particularthing,orinprovidingaparticular
[ndstri]
service
UK[nsenstv]US notrealizingorcaringhowotherpeoplefeel,
insensitive adj.
[nsenstv] andthereforelikelytohurtoroffendthem
lookintosth toexaminesth
losesightofsb/sth tostopconsideringsthtoforgetsth
UK[pnt]US havingorshowingstrongfeelingsofenthusiasm
passionate adj.
[pnt] forsthorbeliefinsth
pickup togetbetter,stronger,etctoimprove
UK[plm(r)]US apersonwhosejobistofitandrepairthings
plumber noun
[plmr] suchaswaterpipes,toilets,etc.
UK[pra(r)]US happeningorexistingbeforesthelseorbefore
prior adj.
[prar] aparticulartime
UK[prmt]US
promote verb tomovesbtoahigherrankormoreseniorjob
[prmot]
UK[prmn]US amovetoamoreimportantjoborrankina
promotion noun
[prmon] companyoranorganization
pullsthoff tosucceedindoingsthdifficult
UK[pktul]US happeningordoingsthatthearrangedor
punctual adj.
[pktul] correcttimenotlate
UK[rilstkli]US usedtosaywhatyouthinkcanactuallybe
realistically adv.
[rilstkli] achievedinaparticularsituation
UK[reknn]US publicpraiseandrewardforsb'sworkor
recognition noun
[reknn] actions
UK[reknazbl]US
recognizable adj. easytoknoworidentify
[reknazbl]
UK[reknaz]US tobethoughtofasverygoodorimportantby
recognize verb
[reknaz] peopleingeneral
UK[rzlint]US abletofeelbetterquicklyaftersthunpleasant
resilient adj.
[rzlint] suchasshock,injury,etc

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 UK[senstv]US awareofandabletounderstandotherpeople
sensitive adj.
[senstv] andtheirfeelings
setyoursightson todecidethatyouwantsthandtotryveryhard

sth/ondoingsth togetit
sharp UK[p]US[rp] adj. quicktonoticeorunderstandthingsortoreact
UK[sbskwntli]US
subsequently adv. afterwardslateraftersthelsehashappened
[sbskwntli]
thereisasuddenendtoagoodorlucky
thebubblebursts
situation
thickskinned adj. noteasilyupsetbycriticismorunkindcomments
thinskinned adj. easilyupsetbycriticismorinsults
touchy UK[tti]US[tti] adj. easilyupsetoroffended
tough UK[tf]US[tf] adj. noteasilycut,broken,torn,etc
tomakesbstrongerandmoreabletodealwith
toughen UK[tfn]US[tfn] verb
difficultsituations
usedtoshowthatyouarebeinghonestabout
UK[frkli]US
frankly adv. sth,eventhoughpeoplemightnotlikewhatyou
[frkli]
aresaying
UK[frvls]US
frivolous adj. havingnousefulorseriouspurpose
[frvls]
todeliberatelymakeasituationdifficultand
givesbahardtime
unpleasantforsb

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