Unconventional career advice (Prof. Galloway)

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wind down
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to gradually relax after doing something that has made you tired or worried
workforce
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the group of people who work in a company, industry, country, etc.
unsolicited
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not asked for
resonate
an idea that resonates with many voters
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if something such as an event or a message resonates, it seems important or good to people, or continues to do this
CFO
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chief financial officer
differentiate
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to recognize or express the difference between things or people SYN distinguish
variance
be at variance (with somebody/something)
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the amount by which two or more things are different or by which they change
string sth together
He was so drunk he could hardly string two words together
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to manage to say or write something that other people can understand
zip code
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in the US, a series of numbers that forms part of an address, used to help organize post so that it can be delivered more quickly
rally
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1) a large public meeting, especially one that is held outdoors to support a political idea, protest etc; 2) a continuous series of hits of the ball between players in a game such as tennis
lousy
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especially spoken of very bad quality SYN awful, terrible
compound interest
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interest that is calculated on both the amount of money invested or borrowed and on the interest that has been added to it
pay off
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if something you do pays off, it is successful or has a good result
aggregate
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the total after a lot of different figures or points have been added together
grit
also: very small pieces of stone or sand
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informal determination and courage SYN guts
luncheon
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formal lunch
accountrements
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the equipment needed for a particular activity or way of life
work sb’s ass off
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to make someone work very hard
decent
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of a good enough standard or quality
wig
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a covering of artificial hair worn on the head to hide a loss of hair or to cover your own hair

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