3. Work

Question 1

executive

Answer 1

someone in high position

Question 2

effective

Answer 2

successful or achieving the results you want

Question 3

efficient

Answer 3

working quickly in an organised way

Question 3

redundant

Answer 3

unnecessary, more than needed

Question 4

headhunt

Answer 4

persuade sb to leave their job by offering another job

Question 5

the sack

Answer 5

get fired from a job

Question 6

be snowed under

Answer 6

have so much work you have a problem dealing with it

Question 7

prospects

Answer 7

possibility of being successful

Question 8

lay someone off

Answer 8

stop employing someone

Question 9

wind down

Answer 9

end gradually / in stages

Question 10

press ahead

Answer 10

doing sth in a determined way though it’s difficult

Question 11

knock off sth

Answer 11

stop, finish work

Question 11

tide someone over

Answer 11

to help sb through a difficult period, usually by lending money

Question 12

knuckle down

Answer 12

start working

Question 13

lie ahead

Answer 13

be in the future

Question 14

while sth away

Answer 14

spend time in a relaxed way

Question 15

beaver away

Answer 15

work hard for a long time

Question 16

explain sth away

Answer 16

justify

Question 17

hammer away

Answer 17

work without stopping

Question 18

plod away

Answer 18

working long without enthusiasm

Question 19

slave away

Answer 19

working really hard

Question 20

for hours/years on end

Answer 20

for hours/years without stopping

Question 21

any day now

Answer 21

very soon

Question 22

in this day and age

Answer 22

at the present time

Question 23

in the course of sth

Answer 23

durning a specific time

Question 24

course of action

Answer 24

sth that is done in order to get particular result

Question 25

in due course

Answer 25

at a suitable time in the future

Question 26

donkey's years

Answer 26

very long time

Question 27

in the nick of time

Answer 27

at the last possible moment

Question 28

at the drop of a hat

Answer 28

immediately

Question 29

on the spur of the moment

Answer 29

sth done suddenly without any plan

Question 30

a stitch in time

Answer 30

dealing with problems immediately

Question 31

outlast

Answer 31

live / stay determined longer than another person

Question 32

periodically

Answer 32

repeating sth after a particular period of time

Question 33

counterintelligence

Answer 33

secret action taken by a country to prevent another from discovering its secrets

Question 34

countermeasures

Answer 34

action taken against sth unwanted

Question 35

counterbalance

Answer 35

to prevent sth

Question 36

counteroffensive

Answer 36

set of attacks that defend against enemy attacks

Question 37

counterpart

Answer 37

a person that has the same purpose as another one

Question 38

counterculture

Answer 38

groups that reject normal social values

Question 39

momentous

Answer 39

very important, has future effects

Question 40

antiquated

Answer 40

old-fashioned

Question 41

untimely

Answer 41

sth bad that happens unexpectedly / in a a bad moment

Question 42

make up

Answer 42

to invent sth

Question 43

dive in

Answer 43

start doing sth in a very enthusiastic way

Question 44

kick off

Answer 44

to start

Question 45

take on

Answer 45

to accept

Question 46

put an end to

Answer 46

to stop

Question 47

type away

Answer 47

type for a long time

Question 48

make a start

Answer 48

to begin

Question 49

you're on

Answer 49

accept a challange

Question 50

on a course of

Answer 50

to flow