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against the odds -
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to do something despite the difficulties
scrape through
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to deal with a difficult situation
master's degree
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a university degree that you can get by studying for year or two after your first degree
Shadow
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to follow someone closely to watch what they are doing
Against the odds
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to do something that was not likely to happen, because of some difficulties
Half hearted
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to do something without putting much effort into it
Take something in your stride
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to do not let something or someone embarrass you
CV
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a short document that includes your previous jobs and schools, that you give to employer in order to get a job
Foresee
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to know that something will happen in the future
Networking
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getting to know different people that do the same work as you in order to help and support each other
Portfolio
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a flat case to carry documents
Take something personally
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to get offended by what someone says, because their behavior is directed to you
Make the best of something
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to accept a situation that is not very good and to do everything to make the situation better
Take no for an answer
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to accept that someone refused you
Hand in your resignation
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to officially say that you resign
Be taken aback by
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to be surprised or shocked by something
Take no notice of
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not paying attention to something or someone
Take pity on
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to feel sorry for someone and to treat someone with sympathy
Take advantage of
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to act unfairly in order to get what you want
High salary
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a huge amount of money that you get for your job
Main priority
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a thing that is the most important to you
Tight deadlines
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a time or date by which you have to do something
Heavy workload
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a huge amount of work that has to be done by some person or organization
Have an impact
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to have influence on a situation
Stand someone in good stead
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to be useful when someone needs it
Snap something up
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to buy something very quickly especially because it is cheap
From all walks of life
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all positions in society
Part and parcel
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to be a necessary feature of something
Crop
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when a problem crops up it appears suddenly and in an unexpected way
Favourable
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favourable reaction or opinion means that you agree with someone and that you support that person
Feasible
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a feasible plan is a plan that is most likely to happen
Slouch
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to stand sit or walk with a slouch
Fidget
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to move your foot or hands especially because your nervous
Long winded
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to speak for a very long time and use too many words in a boring way
Moderate
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not very high or very low, very cold or very hot etc.
Mumble
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to speak quietly in a way that other people can not understand you
Payoff
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to give someone all the money you owe them
Ramble
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to speak or write in a way that makes other people bored
Safety Margin
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an additional amount of work or money, that you put into something, to make sure that you achieve what you wanted
Vital
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energetic
Wide variety
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many different things or activities that you can choose from

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