WORK AND BUSINESS

Question 1

a person who gives jobs

Answer 1

EMPLOYER

Question 2

a person employed for wages

Answer 2

EMPLOYEE

Question 3

all the people employed by a particular organization

Answer 3

STAFF

Question 4

a paid position of regular employment

Answer 4

JOB

Question 5

activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result.

Answer 5

WORK

Question 6

an occupation undertaken for a significant period of a person’s life and with opportunities for progress.

Answer 6

CAREER

Question 7

obtain (money) in return for labour or services.

Answer 7

EARN

Question 8

acquire or secure as a result of a contest, conflict, bet, or other endeavour

Answer 8

WIN

Question 9

obtain or secure (something wanted or desirable).
* … experience

Answer 9

GAIN

Question 10

increase the amount, level, or strength of.

Answer 10

RAISE

Question 11

move from a lower position to a higher one; come or go up.

Answer 11

RISE

Question 12

gotten money in a WEEK

Answer 12

WAGE

Question 13

gotten money in a MONTH

Answer 13

SALARY

Question 14

gotten money in a year

Answer 14

PAY

Question 15

travel some distance between one’s home and place of work on a regular basis. (vozač)

Answer 15

COMMUTE

Question 16

bring and hand over (a letter, parcel, or goods) to the proper recipient or address

Answer 16

DELIVER

Question 17

leave one’s job and cease to work, typically on reaching the normal age for leaving service.

Answer 17

RETIRE

Question 18

voluntarily leave a job or office.

Answer 18

RESIGN

Question 19

dismiss (an employee) from a job

Answer 19

FIRE

Question 20

dismiss from employment, when you did something wrong

Answer 20

SACK

Question 21

to dismiss (a person who is no longer needed) from a job (too few german students, so the german teacher is no longer needed)

Answer 21

MAKE REDUNDANT

Question 22

time worked in addition to one’s normal working hours.

Answer 22

OVERTIME

Question 23

the act or fact of being raised in position or rank

Answer 23

PROMOTION

Question 24

a regular payment made by the state to people of or above the official retirement age and to some widows and disabled people.

Answer 24

PENSION

Question 25

a commercial business with ITEMS

Answer 25

COMPANY

Question 26

a commercial business with SERVICE

Answer 26

FIRM

Question 27

a person's regular occupation, profession, or trade, samostojni podjetniki

Answer 27

BUSINESS

Question 28

the action of joining together, sindikat, varovanje pravic delavcev

Answer 28

UNION

Question 29

the voluntary giving of help, typically in the form of money, to those in need, donate small % of salary

Answer 29

CHARITY

Question 30

decide not to do something you agreed to

Answer 30

BACK OUT

Question 31

produce and start to sell a new product

Answer 31

BRING OUT

Question 32

stop operating (for companies)

Answer 32

CLOSE DOWN

Question 33

continue (or help to continue) to the end of something unpleasant or difficult

Answer 33

SEE THROUGH TO

Question 34

deal with

Answer 34

SEE TO

Question 35

start doing something in a determined or enthusiastic way

Answer 35

SET TO

Question 36

start working on something in order to achieve an aim

Answer 36

SET OUT

Question 37

start (a business, organisation etc)

Answer 37

SET UP

Question 38

decrease speed

Answer 38

SLOW DOWN

Question 39

increase speed

Answer 39

SPEED UP

Question 40

do somebody's job for them while they are not available

Answer 40

STAND IN FOR

Question 41

start to employ; accept (work or responsibility)

Answer 41

TAKE ON

Question 42

take control of (a business)

Answer 42

TAKE OVER

Question 43

not accept

Answer 43

TURN DOWN