Some vocabulary for Changing JobsA. = Adjective ADV. = Adverb IDM. = Idiom N. = Noun V. = Verb
to be bought out V. to be purchased, taken over by another company
to be laid off V. to lose your job because the company wants to reduce the number of employees
competitive A. 1) liking competition, always competing with other people used to describe personalities 2) having intense competition used to describe markets, industries or businesses
dedicated A. 1) very loyal 2) working hard for a person, company or idea
to downsize V. to reduce the number of employees in a company in order to lower costs
to get rid of V. to throw away, remove, eliminate something or someone
outdated A. too old, antiquated
to retrain V. to reeducate someone for a job, train again
to streamline V. 1) to form into a smooth shape which can easily move through air or water 2) to improve the performance of something 3) to simplify a process
to update V. to make more modern
an update N. the latest information or news
Papildyta: Halloween Halloween N. a holiday celebrated on October 31 in which people dress in scary costumes
to carve V. to cut with a large knife
pumpkin N. a large, orange vegetable associated with Halloween
jack-o-lantern N. Americans traditionally cut out scary faces in pumpkins and put a candle inside. These pumpkins with faces are called "jack-o-lanterns."
Jack-o-lanterns are made to scare away evil spirits on Halloween.
costume N. scary clothing or disguises worn on Halloween
trick or treat On Halloween, children go from house to house and say "trick or treat." This phrase means "give me candy or I will play a trick on you." Families usually give the children candy. If the children don't get candy, they sometimes play mean tricks like breaking the house's jack-o-lantern or putting soap on its windows.
a costume party N. a party where everyone dresses in scary costumes
bobbing for apples This is a traditional Halloween game. You put apples in a barrel of water, and people try to take the floating apples out of the water using only their mouths.
a skeleton N. a body of nothing but bones
a ghost N. the spirit of a dead person which appears again
a ghoul N. an evil spirit which takes bodies from graves and eats them
a goblin N. an unkind spirit which plays tricks on people
a witch N. a woman with magic powers (usually evil)
a warlock N. a man with magic powers (usually evil)