Erweiterter Wortschatz für den TOEFL - Berufsleben und Berufe

to stop a meeting, trial, or game in order to resume it sometime later

unterbrechen, vertagen

to meet or bring together a group of people for an official meeting

einberufen, versammeln

requiring vigorous effort, particularly on a continuous basis

mühsam, anstrengend

involving or done by two or more parties working together toward a shared goal

kollaborativ, zusammenarbeitend

extremely tiring, challenging, and demanding strenuous effort and perseverance

anstrengend, ermüdend

extremely busy and chaotic

hektisch, chaotisch

repeatedly starting and stopping, in short, irregular intervals

intermittierend, unregelmäßig

(of work) not requiring special skills, often considered unimportant and poorly paid

einfältig, unbedeutend

requiring a lot of effort and time

mühevoll, sorgfältig

performed alone, without the involvement or companionship of others

einsam, einsamkeit

(of a plane, ship, or boat) hired for a special purpose

gechartert, charter

a skilled craftsperson who creates objects partly or entirely by hand

Handwerker, Kunsthandwerker

an officer in a court of law whose responsibility is to keep order, watch prisoners, etc.

Gerichtsvollzieher, Rechtsdienstleister

a person whose responsibility is to manage the finances of a school, college, or university

Schatzmeister, Finanzverwalter

an official appointed by a government to represent that government in a foreign city

Konsul

‌a person, especially an official, whose role or job is to kill convicted people as a means of punishment

Henker

a person whose profession is to kill certain types of animals or insects that are not wanted in a place

Exterminator, Schädlingsbekämpfer

a person whose job is to find and approach skillful people that fit a specific job and persuade them to take a higher position

Headhunter, Personalvermittler

a person whose job or task is to collect money for a charity, cause, or an organization

Spendenwerber, Fundraiser

a person whose job is to train or coach someone important, especially an athlete

Trainer, Betreuer

someone who operates a machine, especially an industrial one

Maschinist, Maschinenführer

a skilled craftsman who works with stone, brick, or concrete to build structures such as walls, buildings, etc.

Maurer, Steinmetz

a person, particularly a woman, whose occupation is helping a woman during childbirth

Hebamme, Entbindungspflegerin

someone who prepares dead bodies for burial or cremation and arranges funerals as their job

Bestatter, Leichenschau

(in the US) a person who works as the head of an urban police department

Polizeipräsident, Leiter der Polizei

an executive officer whose rank is just below the rank of the president of a country and who can act in place of the president in certain cases to fulfill presidential duties

Vizepräsident, Vizepräsidentin

the minimum number of people that must be present for a meeting to officially begin or for decisions to be made

Quorum

an association of people who work in the same industry or have similar goals or interests

Gilde, Verband

a reduction in one's rank, position, or status, often as a form of punishment

Degradierung, Herabsetzung

a person who works compulsively and finds it hard to stop working to do other things

Workaholic, Arbeitssüchtiger