2) To stop doing something, especially something that is bad or annoying:

The majority of smokers say that they would like to quit the habit. Quit that! You're driving me crazy. I quit taking the pills because they were making me put on weight.

to apply - to apply for a full-time job (a well-paid job, a teaching position), to apply in writing

application - a formal, usually written, request for something such as a job, place at university, or permission to do something:

an application form, to help with the application, a job application process, to fill in an application form, to request (send) an application form, a request for an application form;

We receive hundreds of job applications each year. I filled in the application form and sent it off. He received a letter saying that his application had been rejected. Thank you for your letter of application, which we received yesterday. Since I left university I've sent off nearly fifty job applications.

an applicant - someone who has formally asked, usually in writing, for a job, university place:

a successful (unsuccessful) applicant (=someone who is accepted or not accepted for a job etc)

He was one of 30 applicants for the manager's job. Ten women were selected from over 30 applicants. All applicants will be interviewed.

option - a choice you can make in a particular situation:

a much better option;

He had two options. This was not the only option open to him. She had the option of staying for an extra year. What other options do I have? Working full-time may not be your best option. I have no option.

to work in / at / for - You work at or in a place or institution. In is more often used when referring to a type of place, and at when referring to a particular one: e.g. People who work in an office. I worked at the local bakery. You work for a company or organization.

to work in - to do a job that you are paid for:

to work in advertising (television, publishing, the media, electronic publishing, the industry, the tourist industry, the service industry, other services).

to advertise – 1) to tell the public about a product or service in order to persuade them to buy it:

to advertise (something) on television (in a newspaper);

They no longer advertise alcohol or cigarettes at sporting events. "How did you find out about the new software?" "It was advertised on TV."

2) to make an announcement, for example in a newspaper or on a poster, that a job is available, an event is going to happen etc:

I see they're advertising for a new Sales Director. The concert was advertised in all the national newspapers. There was a big poster advertising a well-known brand of cola.

advertisement (ad, advert) - a picture, set of words, or a short film, which is intended to persuade people to buy a product or use a service, or that gives information about a job that is available, an event that is going to happen etc:

a newspaper (television, radio) advertisement, a full-page (half-page, two-page) advertisement, to put (place, take) an advertisement in a newspaper, to answer (reply) to an advertisement ;

The Sunday papers are full of advertisements for cars. She saw an advertisement for a ski vacation in Vermont. They put an advertisement in The Morning News, offering a high salary for the right person. The organizers of the concert had taken out (=arranged for) a full page advertisement in The New York Times.

to attach – 1) to fasten or connect one object to another, synonym fix:

to attach something to something, the attached form/cheque/leaflet etc ;

Attach a recent photograph to your application form. Full details are shown in the attached leaflet. You will see from the attached resumé that I have a considerable amount of experience. A copy of my resume is attached to this letter.

skill - an ability to do something well, especially because you have learned and practised it:

Reading and writing are two different skills. Many jobs today require computer skills.

self-employed – not to work for others.

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ID card - a card with your name, date of birth, and photograph on it, that proves who you are.

a graphic designer- someone who combines pictures, words, and decoration in the production of books, magazines etc.

to promote – 1) to help something to develop or increase:

A balanced diet promotes good health. They're trying to promote Dubai as a tourist destination.

2) to give someone a better, more responsible job in a company, opposite demote:

to promote somebody to something, to promote to manager, to be promoted to the position;

Helen was promoted to senior manager.

3) to help sell a new product, film etc by offering it at a reduced price or by advertising it:

She's in London to promote her new book. Meg Ryan is in Europe to promote her new movie. To promote their new shampoo, they are selling it at half price for a month.

promotion – 1) a move to a more important job or position in a company or organization:

to have no chance for promotion;

I want a job with good prospects for promotion. Your promotion to Senior Editor is now official. She got a promotion last year. What are my chances of promotion if I stay here?

2) an activity intended to help sell a product, or the product that is being promoted:

a winter sales promotion.

a range – 1) a number of people or things that are all different, but are all of the same general type:

a range of services, a wide (broad, full) range of something, a narrow (limited) range of something;

2) the limits within which amounts, quantities, ages etc vary:

age (price, temperature) range, toys suitable for children in the pre-school age range, a salary in the range of $25,000 to $30,000

3) a set of similar products made by a particular company or available in a particular shop:

a new range of kitchenware.

to fancy doing - to like or want something, or want to do something, synonym feel like:

Sorry, but I don't fancy going out tonight. I really fancy going for a swim.

to be exhausted – to be extremely tired, synonym to be worn out:

You look absolutely exhausted. I was exhausted by the journey. I was exhausted every day when I first started teaching, but I'm used to it now. We had been walking for over 20 miles, and we were completely exhausted.

exhaustion - extreme tiredness:

nervous exhaustion (=when you become ill because you have been working too hard or have been very worried), to suffer from exhaustion;

He collapsed with exhaustion.

Dictionary Corner

to make sb do - to cause sb do sth:

to make sb to rewrite everything;