All work & careers phrases, by level
Every work & careers phrase in the bank — 262 in total — laid out from B1 to C2 so you can climb at your own pace.
B1Everyday essentials — start here130
customer service
deal with
fill in
find a job
hard work
make a decision
set up
Tell me about yourself
work on
accept responsibility
achieve success
apply pressure
attend a meeting
bright future
bring forward
busy schedule
call off
Can I just add something?
career path
career prospects
carry out
catch up on
change jobs
clear goal
clear instructions
close down
close the meeting
come prepared
come up
come up with
complete a task
cover for
create a plan
create opportunities
daily schedule
develop skills
do business
dress down
earn a living
earn respect
essential skill
face a challenge
fall behind with
family business
final decision
find a solution
flexible schedule
follow instructions
follow up
fully prepared
fully qualified
gain experience
get down to
get off
get through
give a presentation
give permission
go through
great effort
great opportunity
hand out
hand over
hard worker
high standard
hold a meeting
I'd be a good fit
improve performance
job interview
keep up with
kick off
long-term plan
look into
look over
main focus
major change
make an effort
meet expectations
meet requirements
meet someone's needs
mess up
narrow down
offer a job
organize an event
personal development
personal goal
practical experience
pull out
put off
reach a conclusion
reach a goal
reach an agreement
regular customer
run smoothly
run through
save time
school staff
set a goal
set priorities
Shall we get started?
shut down
slip up
soft skills
stable job
stand by
stand out
stick to
strong leader
successful business
take a risk
take down
take on
take over
take responsibility
temporary solution
think ahead
think over
think up
tight schedule
tough competition
turn down
understand instructions
valuable experience
Where do you see yourself in a few years?
wind up
work overtime
work towards
working environment
write up
written instructions
keep at
B2Going further — once the everyday feels easy57
come through
come up against
creative solution
cut out for
draw on
draw up
drop off
equal opportunity
fall apart
fall through
fill in
get along
get around
get on
get on with
go ahead
heavy workload
high level
highly effective
iron out
lay off
lay out
make up
meet a deadline
overcome obstacles
professional advice
put together
raise standards
rule out
run by
set aside
set back
significant improvement
single out
sort out
split up
step down
successful career
take off
take off
take on
take over
take steps
throw away
tie up
bring forward
call back
call in
carry forward
carry over
come off
dress down
head off
hold down
phase out
set out
turn over
C1Advanced nuance — sound natural75
a calculated risk
a concerted effort
a crucial role
a key driver
a pivotal role
a steep learning curve
account for
an integral part
branch out
break down
bring in
cut out
drag on
factor in
in practice
run into
sift through
stand out
tap into
a daunting task
a driving force
a feasible option
a glaring error
a glaring omission
a pressing concern
a pressing matter
a realistic prospect
a root cause
a stumbling block
a tangible benefit
a viable alternative
bear the brunt
bow out
burn out
call on
churn out
drum up
flesh out
follow up
get in
go ahead
go through
hammer out
hand in
hand over
hash out
have a bearing on
hinge on
hold back
hold off
hold out
in light of
keep up
map out
nail down
open up
paper over
pull off
put forward
ramp up
rein in
run up against
scale back
sound out
stack up
stick out
strike a balance
thrash out
to that end
wade through
weed out
with regard to
wriggle out of
zero in on
write up