Matching Pairs VocabularyOnline version Vocabulary b1/b1+ by Ana Cecilia Romero 1 An increase in salary or wages. 2 To employ someone or pay someone to do a particular job. 3 To leave a job or a place, or to stop doing something. 4 To need something bigger, more modern, better, etc. than what you have at the present time, for example, because you have become more successful, skilled, etc. than you were previously. 5 To make a decision that puts you in a less good place in your career. 6 To force someone to leave their job. 7 Having more knowledge, skill, experience or training than is needed for a particular job. The company is confronted not only with many qualified applicants, but also with applicants who look OVERQUALIFIED. I’ve just been FIRED from my job, so I'll have to look for a new one immediately. We HIRED a magician to entertain the children during the birthday party. His resume shows what looks like a REGRESSIVE CAREER MOVE: he went from marketing executive down to officer in a small company. My boss said he's giving me a pay RAISE next month from usd 7 per hour to usd 9. Last year, she QUIT her job as an assistant to be at home with her kids. I realized that I had OUTGROWN my old high school friends and we don't have anything else in common.
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