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Total English - Upper-intermediate - Unit 4 - Reference

Here you will find the vocabulary from Unit 4 - Reference in the Total English Upper-Intermediate coursebook, such as "attitude", "resign", "career", etc.

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Total English - Upper-intermediate
journalist

someone who prepares news to be broadcast or writes for newspapers, magazines, or news websites

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firefighter

someone whose job is to put out fires and save people or animals from dangerous situations

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social worker

someone who is employed to give advice to or provide help for those with family or financial problems

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nursery

a room in an apartment or house that a baby sleeps in

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nurse

someone who has been trained to care for injured or sick people, particularly in a hospital

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surgeon

a doctor who performs medical operation

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career

a profession or a series of professions that one can do for a long period of one's life

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labour of love

something that is done only for the sake of pleasure and not for any rewards of any kind

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satisfaction

a feeling of pleasure that one experiences after doing or achieving what one really desired

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listener

a person who listens attentively to others, often with the intention of understanding or empathizing with their perspective

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attitude

the typical way a person thinks or feels about something or someone, often affecting their behavior and decisions

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initiative

the willingness to take action and start new things without being prompted or directed

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to meet a deadline

to complete a task or project before a specific time or date that has been agreed upon or set as a requirement

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under pressure

stressful or anxious due to having too many tasks or responsibilities to handle within a limited time

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to commute

to regularly travel to one's place of work and home by different means

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employment

a paid job

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flexible

capable of adjusting easily to different situations, circumstances, or needs

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voluntary

working without pay

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to spend

to pass time in a particular manner or in a certain place

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to waste one's time

to spend one's time doing things that are useless or unnecessary

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to kill (the) time

to spend or use time in a way that does not achieve anything or have a particular goal

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spare

(of time) available for hobbies and not taken up by activities or tasks

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full-time

done for the usual hours in a working day or week

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to pass

(of time) to go by

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to run out of time

to reach the point when there is no more time available to complete a task or achieve a goal

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interested

having a feeling of curiosity or attention toward a particular thing or person because one likes them

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modest

not boasting about one's abilities, achievements, or belongings

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keen

having the ability to learn or understand quickly

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to consist of

to be formed from particular parts or things

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passionate

showing or having enthusiasm or strong emotions about something one care deeply about

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different

not like another thing or person in form, quality, nature, etc.

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to apply

to formally request something, such as a place at a university, a job, etc.

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to resign

to officially announce one's departure from a job, position, etc.

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to insist

to urgently demand someone to do something or something to take place

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to prepare for

to make the necessary arrangements or take the necessary steps before an event or situation, in order to be ready for it

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to believe in

to firmly trust in the goodness or value of something

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to complain

to express your annoyance, unhappiness, or dissatisfaction about something

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to pay for something

to give money or something else of value in exchange for goods or services

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to depend on

to be determined or affected by something else

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to succeed

to reach or achieve what one desired or tried for

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