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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: