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services premises academic employee pressure adept at sth ethics process of trial and error airy expectations promotion ambitious experience property speculator anonymous expertise articulate bad-tempered non-judgemental big-headed observant Verbs / Verb phrases bland off-duty (hours) accept poor working booming industry open-minded conditions bossy open-plan office act on s.o.´s advice brash (dis)organised allow s.o. to shine burning (ambition to do sth) overwhelming anticipate problems challenging (im)patient appeal to s.o. chaotic part-time apply for a job cheerful past experience appreciate s.o. / sth claustrophobic perfectionist attract and retain skilled collaborative permanent job workers committed physically fit attract new clients and (in)considerate (im)polite innovative marketing ideas consistent practical to ban sth creative privileged bargain with s.o. over sth crucial professional be a change for the better daring (un)profitable be a hive of activity daunting 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(job/task) be involved in sth fun strict (policy towards sth) be made redundant generous strong-willed be only natural to do sth hardworking suitable (for the job) be on the fringe of the art haughty superficial world high-rise office block talented / gifted be out in all weathers (dis)honest talkative be out for oneself (un)imaginative temporary be out of work incompetent staff thorough be promoted innovative thoughtful be qualified to work as a key staff thoughtless manager knowledgeable time-consuming be responsible for sth labour-saving (device) underwater (adventures) be retired legal unemployed be surrounded by clutter manual work unrestrained (atmosphere) be tied to a desk all day modest well-liked be tranferred to a new moody well-off department/new city (de)motivating well-organised be up to scratch newly-qualified worthwhile be under threat get your teeth into sth improve productivity become an editor give an accurate and fair instil values of hard work benefit from a more 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try make a living out of sth/doing injuries give s.o. the edge over s.o. sth deserve sth / deserve to be …. give up a job make money …ing sth develop /get into bad habits go into business with s.o. make a profit devise an action-oriented go into politics/teaching make a recommendation strategy to do sth go to incredible lengths to do concerning sth /s.o. dig at an excavation sth make a valuable contribution discuss performance gripe about sth (informal) to society as a whole do (sth) for a living handle changing job roles make the necessary changes do / work overtime have an ability to anticipate to sth do the best you can problems make contacts draw conclusions have an aptitude for sth make decisions draw the line at sth have a career break make money drift into a job have a coffee/lunch break make oneself understood drop whatever you are doing have a fascination with sth make s.o’s blood boil earn a living by …ing / from have a flair for sth make the right choice sth have a good head 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one’s end of the pull sth off against the odds the ground bargain put a lot of pressure on get the chance to do sth hold your own s.o./sth get on badly/ well with s.o. identify a specific goal put in glowing comments get on with the job identify your target market about s.o. get promotion impinge on s.o.’s life put off sth / put off doing sth get things right/wrong impress clients put sth/s.o. to the test put s.o’s life at risk take time off work (for sth/to raise productivity do sth) reach your full potential take sth into consideration read up on sth take s.o. to court receive feedback from clients take up teaching as a career recruit staff take over (someone’s job / a reflect your personality business) relocate to the countryside take risks rely on s.o. to do sth talk over ideas retire there’s a lot at stake resign fom a job think for yourself respect your fellow workers train as a …. and colleagues train high-level staff run around trigger a musical career run for parliament turn a 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