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profession
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a job that needs a high level of education and training
social-networking
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related to the use of the internet to make information about yourself available to other people, especially people you share an interest or connection with and to send messages to them
counsellor
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someone whose job is to help and support people with problems
vertical farmer
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someone who commercially grows vegetables on shelves in giant greenhouses
robotics
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the study of how robots are made and used
engineer
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someone whose job is to design or build machines, roads, bridges etc.
virtual
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made, done, seen etc. on the internet or on a computer, rather than in the real world
lawyer
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someone whose job is to advise people about laws, write formal agreements, or represent people in court
spaceship
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a vehicle for carrying people through outer space
qualification
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if you have a qualification, you have passed an examination or course to show you have a particular level of skill or knowledge in a subject
demanding
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needing a lot of ability, effort, or skill
cyber-bullying
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the activity of sending internet or text messages that threaten or insult someone
trend
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a general tendency in the way a situation is changing or developing
occur
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to happen
counselling
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advice and support given by a counsellor to someone with problems
online
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connected to other computers through the internet, or available through the internet
pattern
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the regular way in which something happens, develops, or is done
affordable
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inexpensive and reasonably priced
recruit
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to find new people to work in a company, join and organisation, do a job etc.
individual
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a person, considered separately from the rest of the group or society that they live in
hire
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to employ someone for a short time to do a particular job
destination
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the place that someone or something is going to
pollution
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the process of making air, water, soil etc. dangerously dirty and not suitable for people to use
recycle
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to put used objects or material through a special process so that they can be used again
work
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a job or activity that you do regularly, especially in order to earn money
job
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the regular paid work that you do for an employer
satisfaction
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a feeling of happiness or pleasure because you have achieved something or got what you wanted
employment
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the condition of having a paid job
occupation
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a job or profession
employment agency
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a business that makes money by finding jobs for people
work out
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to calculate an answer, amount, price etc.
work out well
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if a situation works out in a particular way, it happens in that way
work out phrasal
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to make our body fit and strong by doing exercise
work out phrasal
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to think carefully about how you are going to do something and plan a good way of doing it
worked up
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to become very upset or excited about something
work around something
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to arrange or organise something so that you avoid problems that may stop you from doing something
litter
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waste paper, cans etc. that people have thrown away and left on the ground in a public place
security camera
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a camera that takes photographs of people in buildings or public places
criminal
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someone who is involved in illegal activities or has been proved guilty of a crime
deal with
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to take the necessary action, especially in order to solve a problem
firefighter
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someone whose job is to stop fires burning
unemployed
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without a job
actually
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used to add new information to what you have just said, to give your opinion, or to start a new conversation
accuse
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to say that you believe someone is guilty of a crime or of doing something bad
apologise
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to tell someone that you are sorry that you have done something wrong
advise
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to tell someone what you think they should do, especially when you know more than they do about something
deny
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to say that something is not true, or that you do not believe something
explain
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to tell someone about something in a way that is clear or easy to understand
offer
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to say that you are willing to do something
recommend
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to advise someone to do something, especially because you have special knowledge of a situation or subject
suggest
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to tell someone your ideas about what they should do, where they should go etc.
warn
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to tell someone that something bad or dangerous may happen, so that they can avoid it or prevent it
brief
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continuing for a short time
interviewer
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the person who asks the questions in an interview
memorise
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to learn words, music etc. so that you know them perfectly
prospective
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someone who is likely to do a particular thing or achieve a particular position
specific
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a specific thing, person, or group is one particular things, person or group
sacrifice
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when you decide not to have something valuable, in order to get something that is more important
primitive
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belonging to a simple way of life that existed in the past and does not have modern industries and machines
exotic
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something that is exotic seems unusual and interesting because it is related to a foreign country
surgery
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the place where a doctor or dentist gives treatments
blood pressure
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the force with which blood travels through your body
stretch somebody
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to make someone use all of their skill, abilities, or intelligence
apply
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to make a formal request, usually written, for something such as a job, a place at a university, or permission to do something
the bush
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wild country that has not been cleared, especially in Australia or Africa
snake bite
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the bite of a poisonous snake
travel bug
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a sudden strong interest in travelling, or a stong need to keep travelling
administrative
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relating to the work of managing a company or organisation
backpacking
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the activity of travelling for pleasure, usually without very much money, and carrying a backpack
stumble across
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to find or discover something by chance and unexpectedly
blog
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a web page containing information or opinions from a particular person or about a particular subject, to which new information is added regularly
burst
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to have a lot of something or be filled with something
graphic designer
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someone who combines pictures, words, and decoration in the production of books, magazines etc.
redundant
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if you are redundant, your employer no longer has a job for you
hit on the idea
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to have an idea or discover something suddenly or unexpectedly
lifestyle
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the way a person or group of people live, including the place they live in, the things they own, the work they do, and the activities they enjoy
freelance
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working independently for different companies rather than being employed by one particular company
agonising
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very unpleasant to experience, especially because of involving a difficult choice or a long wait
correspondent
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someone who is employed by a newspaper or a television station etc. to report news from a particular area or on a particular subject
issue
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a subject or problem that is often discussed or argued about, especially a social or political matter that affects the interests of a lot of people
settle in
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to begin to feel happy and relaxed in a new situation, home, job or school
enormity
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the great size, seriousness, or difficult of a situation, problem, event etc.
previously
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before a particular time
frustrated
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feeling annoyed, upset, and impatient, because you cannot control or change a situation, or achieve something
survival
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the state of continuing to live or exist
be faced with
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if you are faced with a situation, it is going to affect you and you must deal with it
runway
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a long, specially prepared hard surface like a road on which aircraft land and take off
iceberg
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a very large mass of ice floating in the sea, most of which is under the surface of the water
blow somebody's mind
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to make somebody feel very surprised and excited by something
enrol
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to officially arrange to join a school, university, or course, or to arrange for someone else to do this
salary
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money that you receive as payment from the organisation you work for, usually paid to you every month
teenager
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someone who is between 13 and 19 years old
fingers crossed
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if you keep your fingers crossed, you hope that something will happen the way you want
vacancy
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a job that is available for someone to start doing
engineering
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the work involved in designing and building machines, roads, bridges etc.
journalist
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someone who writes news reports for newspapers, magazines, television, or radio
journalism
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the job or activity of writing news reports for newspapers, magazines, television, or radio
musician
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someone who plays a musical instrument, especially very well or as a job
creation
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the act of creating something
create
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to make something exist that did not exist before
advice
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an opinion you give someone about what they should do
adviser/advisor
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someone whose job is to give advice because they know a lot about a subject, especially in business, law, or politics
tourism
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the business of providing things for people to do, places for them to stay etc. while they are on holiday
tourist
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someone who is visiting a place for pleasure on holiday
application
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a formal, usually written, request for something such as a job, place at university, or permission to do something
applicant
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someone who has formally asked, usually in writing, for a job, university place etc.
representation
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when you have someone to speak, vote, or make decisions for you
representative
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someone who has been chosen to speak, vote, or make decisions for someone else
childhood
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the period of time when you are a child
politics
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ideas and activities relating to gaining and using power in a country, city, etc.
politician
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someone who works in politics, especially an elected member of the government
confide
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to tell someone you trust about personal things that you do not want other people to know
permit
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to allow something to happen, especially by an official decision, rule, or law
permit
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an official written statement giving you the right to do something
licence
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an official document giving you permission to own or do something for a period of time
code
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a set of instructions that tell a computer what to do
recent
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having happened or started only a short time ago
position
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a job
demonstrate
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to show or prove something clearly
crisis
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a situation in which there are a lot of problems that must be dealt with quickly so that the situation does not get worse or more dangerous
resign
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to officially announce that you have decided to leave your job or an organisation
the press
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people who write reports for newspapers, radio, television etc.

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