Vocabulary for Careers and Jobs

Study Notes

Desk job: A job where you work at a desk.
Dead-end job: A job with no chance of promotion.
Stable job: A job with a secure long-term position.
Temporary job: A job that is for a limited time only.
Get a raise: To receive a higher salary.
Earn a living: To make enough money to support oneself.
Take turns: To do something one after another.
Work together: To collaborate in an effort to achieve a shared goal.
Hand over: To give something to someone else.
Stable job: A job with a long-term contract, or secure position.
Pursue a career: To work towards a specific long-term goal in a career field.
Hang on: Wait a moment.
Break up: To end a relationship.
Run errands: To do tasks or chores for someone.
Thoughtful gift: A gift given with care.
Compile: To collect items or information and arrange them into a whole.
Draw up: To prepare a document.
Catch up on: To complete something that has been missed or delayed.
Return a favor: To help someone in response to their past help.
Befriend: To become friends with someone.
Persuasive: Able to convince others to agree with you.
Enrich your mind: Improve knowledge and understanding.
Reach my goal: Achieve the target.
Turning point: A time of significant change, typically in a person's development or life.

"A job where you work at a desk" - Matching word: desk job
"to work together" - Matching phrase: join hands
"to make enough money to support oneself" - Synonym: earn a living
"to do something one after another" - Synonym: take turns
"to give something to someone else" - Synonym: hand over
"to collect items or information and arrange them into a whole" - Synonym: compile
"to prepare a document" - Synonym: draw up
"to complete something that has been missed or delayed" - Synonym: catch up on
"to help someone in response to their past help" - Synonym: return a favor
"to become friends with someone" - Synonym: befriend