Words (Units 1-4)
intern
a student or recently qualified person who works in a job in order to get experience
an exercise involving running, climbing and jumping, used in military training
assault course
reluctant
not willing to do something
preventing you from concentrating on something
distracting
cope with
to deal successfully with a difficult situation or job
twenty something
refers to the age of someone who is between twenty and twenty-nine
a person or company who searches for good staff and tries to persuade them to leave their jobs and go to work for another company
headhunter
sustainable
capable of continuing for a long time at the same level
unofficial information that may or may not be true
rumour
controversial
opinion or decision is one that people disagree about or do not approve of
provocation
the act of doing or saying something deliberately in order to make somebody angry or upset
something that could cause harm
threat
hazardous
dangerous, especially to people's health or safety
a piece of land that has never been built on before
greenfield site
BOGOF
abbreviation buy one, get one free
quibble
a complaint or criticism about something that is not important
a curved piece of metal for hanging things on; a method for getting people interested and attracted to something
hook
deteriorate
to become worse
giving the wrong idea or impression and making you believe something that is not true
misleading
drop calls
to fail to connect incoming calls
tangible
important and noticeable
a drawing that shows how to build something
blueprint
pitch
an oral proposal designed to persuade someone to buy your product or support you
a piece of information that a computer program finds for you
hit
ASAP
abbreviation as soon as possible