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1. career: a job or profession for which one is trained and which one intends to follow for the whole of one’s life
Examples:
There are many more careers open to women now than fifty years ago.
Florence Nightingale made nursing her career.
2. refer to: 1) send (someone or something) to (usually someone else) for decision or action
Examples:
The Local Court has referred the whole case to the High Court.
The dispute between the two countries was referred to the United Nations.
2) mention; speak about
Examples:
Don’t refer to the matter again.
The speaker referred to his past experience.
3. criteria: (pl.) an established rule, standard, or principle, on which a judgment is based
Examples:
What criteria do you use when judging the quality of a student’s work?
There are several criteria of a good school.
4. salary: fixed (usually monthly) pay for regular work
Examples:
My father draws his salary at the end of every month.
Don’t spend all of your salary. Try to put something away each month.
5. resident: a person who lives ( in a place) and is not just a visitor
Examples:
The local residents were angry at the lack of parking spaces.
The residents of the town are proud of its new library.
6. come across: meet or discover, especially by chance
Examples:
I have just come across a beautiful poem in this book.
She came across some old letters in the course of her search.
7. curious: eager to know or learn
Examples:
The boy was curious about everything he saw.
Miss Matfield threw a curious glance at her.
8. fill out / in: put in (whatever is needed to complete something)
Examples:
After Tom passed his driving test he filled out an application for his driver’s license.
The policeman filled out a report of the accident.
9. fill up: make or become completely full
Examples:
The room soon was filled up with people.
The rain has filled up the ditches again.
10. available: able to be got, obtained, used, etc.
Examples:
A limited number of seats are still available.
There were no tickets available for Friday’s performance.
11. elevate: make better, higher, or more educated
Examples:
The clerk was elevated to a managerial position.
The government is trying to elevate the living standards of the people.
12. scan: look through quickly
Examples:
He scanned the newspaper while having his breakfast.
He scanned the articles that might give the information he needed.
13. procedure: an action or set of actions necessary for doing something
Examples:
Writing a check is quite a simple procedure.
We have worked out a new set of procedures for using this machine.
14. spot: pick out, recognize, see (one person or thing out of many)
Examples:
He was the first to spot the danger.
We spotted the winner of the beauty contest the moment she appeared.
15. variety: number or group of different things
Examples:
Everyone arrived late at the party for a variety of reasons.
The college library has a wide variety of books.
16. potential: that can or may come into existence or action
Examples:
Although this area is very poor now, its potential wealth is great.
We should always be on the lookout for potential dangers.
17. learn of: become informed of
Examples:
How did you learn of our product? Was it through our advertisement?
I learned of your new address from your parents.
18. via: by means of; using
Examples:
I’ve read this French play via an English translation.
I sent a message to Mary via her sister.
19. annual: of one year
Examples:
The annual farm output was to be increased by 4 to 5 percent.
Mr. White’s annual income is $36 000.
20. financial: connected with money
Examples:
In that case they would receive financial aid from the state.
They are now confronted with a serious financial crisis.
21. current: of present time
Examples:
They suggested measures to overcome current difficulties.
In some schools children study current affairs as a subject.
22. flash: show for a moment
Examples:
The news flashed on television.
He flashed a $10 note at the man by the door.
23. detailed: with a lot of facts given
Examples:
He gave me a detailed account of his work.
He kept a detailed diary of the meetings. |
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