Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• pay gap: The difference between the average earnings of different groups of people (e.g., men and women) in a workforce.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• at least: As a minimum
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• paid work: Employment for which one receives payment; a job.
• above all: Most importantly; more than anything else.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• from home: Working or operating from one's residence.
• in short supply: Not available in sufficient quantity; scarce.
• as a consequence of: Because of; due to something that happened before.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• in hand: In one's possession or control.
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• consequence: Importance of a person or thing
• amount: Quantity of something
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• guilty: Responsible for doing something wrong
• adequate: Enough; good enough for what is needed
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• notorious: Being famous or publicly known for something bad
• ethic: Set of moral principles; rules of behavior
• seek: To ask someone for help
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• flexible: Bending easily
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• respect: To follow the established rules
• gender: State of being male or female
• attitude: Way you act, think and feel about something
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• request: To ask for, usually politely and formally
• organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• astronomical: Extremely large or high
• beneficial: Giving an advantage, having a helpful effect
• sector: Part that a place is divided into
• fill: To make something full
• negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
• minimum: Smallest degree or level that is acceptable
• quota: Specific number you must make or are allowed
• bureaucracy: Governing system with many rules and officials
• assimilate: To adapt and become part of a new culture
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• internship: Period of time when a person works as an intern
• fresh: Clean; not used or dirty
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• workload: Work you are expected to do in a specified time
• workplace: Place where work is done
• overtime: Extra time in a sports game
• gen: (UK old-fashioned, informal) Information about a particular subject
• unpaid: Yet to be paid