Unit 5 - Work

Word

Example

by the time

By the time she arrived at the party, everyone was already dancing

for ages

They had been waiting for ages for the bus to arrive

for a while

Let's sit here for a while and enjoy the view

in no time

With his help, we'll finish the project in no time

just moments earlier

He had been here just moments earlier, but now he was gone

up to that point

Up to that point, everything had been going smoothly

advance

He made an advance payment for the concert tickets

entrepreneur

She's always had dreams of becoming an entrepreneur and starting her own business

part-time

She works part-time at the bookstore while studying in university

reinvent

The company needed to reinvent itself to stay competitive in the market

retrain

After losing her job, she decided to retrain in a new field

set up

They plan to set up their own catering business next year

start out

He started out as a waiter and worked his way up to become the manager

switch

She decided to switch careers and pursue her passion for photography

accountancy

She studied accountancy at university and now works as an accountant

agriculture

His family has been in agriculture for generations, farming the land

banking

After graduating, she landed a job in investment banking

construction

The construction of the new office building is almost complete

consultancy

He runs his own consultancy firm, offering expert advice to businesses

journalism

She's always been passionate about journalism and dreams of becoming a reporter

medicine

After completing medical school, she pursued a career in medicine

publishing

She works in publishing, editing manuscripts for a publishing house

research

He spends most of his time conducting research in the laboratory

social work

She decided to pursue a career in social work to help those in need

be frozen

The lake was frozen solid, so they went ice skating on it

chat box

The chat box on the website allows customers to ask questions in real time

delay

There was a delay in the train schedule due to signal problems

echo

The echo in the empty room made it feel eerie and unsettling

get in

He managed to get in touch with the organizers of the event

host

She volunteered to host the dinner party at her house

internet connection

The internet connection was slow, making it difficult to stream videos

invite

They decided to invite their friends over for a barbecue

link

The link to the article was shared on social media

on mute

Please put your microphone on mute to avoid background noise

unmute

Don't forget to unmute yourself when you want to speak

volume

Can you turn up the volume on the TV?

curiosity

Her curiosity about the world led her to travel to many different countries

take a peek

Can I take a peek at your notes to see what you've written?

reverse

He had to reverse the car out of the parking space

crunching

The sound of crunching leaves underfoot signaled the arrival of autumn

swallow up

The company's expansion plans threatened to swallow up smaller competitors

turn out

It turned out that the missing keys were in his jacket pocket all along

reassure

She tried to reassure him that everything would be okay

wander around

They spent the afternoon wandering around the historic city center

stairwell

She tripped and fell down the stairwell, injuring her ankle

trap

The mouse was caught in the trap and couldn't escape

disgrace

His behavior brought disgrace upon the entire family

intruder

The security alarm went off, alerting them to the presence of an intruder

laugh off

She tried to laugh off the embarrassing mistake, but it still bothered her

rapidly

Technology is advancing rapidly, changing the way we live and work

branch out

The company decided to branch out into new markets to increase its revenue

determined

She was determined to succeed no matter what obstacles came her way

share accomplishments

It's important to share accomplishments with others to celebrate success

bounce ideas off of other people

He likes to bounce ideas off of his colleagues to get different perspectives