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(16 words)
out of a job
without a job:
do the job
informal
If something does the job, it performs the piece of work you want to be done and achieves the result you want:
do/make a good/bad job of sth
to do something well/badly:
hold down a job
to manage to keep a job for a period of time
joint
noun [ C ]
a place in your body where two bones are connected:
journal
noun [ C ]
a written record of what you have done each day, sometimes including your private thoughts and feelings:
judge
noun [ C ]
a person who has the knowledge to give an opinion about something or is able to decide if someone or something is good or bad:
verb [ I or T ]
to express a bad opinion of someone’s behaviour, often because you think you are better than them:
judgment
noun also judgement
[ U ] the ability to form valuable opinions and make good decisions:
juggle
verb
[ T ] informal to succeed in arranging your life so that you have time to involve yourself in two or more different activities or groups of people:
juicy
adjective
[ before noun ] informal used to describe information that is especially interesting because it is shocking or personal:
jump at sth
to accept something eagerly:
three, eight, etc. years sb’s junior
three, eight, etc. years younger than someone:
the jury is (still) out
If the jury is (still) out on a subject, people do not yet know the answer or have not yet decided if it is good or bad:
do justice to sb/sth; do sb/sth justice
to treat someone or something in a way that is fair and shows their or its true qualities:
justifiable
adjective
If something is justifiable, there is a good reason for it:
justification
noun [ C or U ]
a good reason or explanation for something: