10 terms

Finding a Job Vocabulary, C1

against the odds

____________ (despite many difficulties), our team, which is considered the weakest, won the championship.

You will have to send your _______ (resume) to the company, if you want them to take notice of your previous work.

foresee

I can't ________ (predict) what will happen tomorrow since I am not a fortune teller.

half-hearted

How can you be so ___________ (indifferent) when watching this movie? I cried for hours.

master's degree

The ___________ (advanced university diploma) will be the award for my efforts.

networking

Firms that deal with ________ (shared computer communication) and telecoms have had an increase in the number of users in the past 10 years.

portfolio

The artist presented his ________(collection of works), and everybody was impressed.

scrape through

I have never liked school. I always just _________ (barely pass) the exams.

shadow

The skyscrapers hide the sun and __________(screen from light) the busy streets of New York.

vital

He broke a couple of ribs and his arm in the accident, but luckily all of his _________ (essential) organs are untouched.