employment work | the occupation for which you are paid, he is looking for employment, a lot of people are out of work |
use usage utilization utilisation employment exercise | the act of using, he warned against the use of narcotic drugs, skilled in the utilization of computers |
| employment engagement | the act of giving someone a job |
employment contract employment agreement | contract between employer and employee |
job interview employment interview | an interview to determine whether an applicant is suitable for a position of employment |
employment agency employment office | an agency that finds people to fill particular jobs or finds jobs for unemployed people |
| employment agent | someone who runs an employment agency |
employment employ | the state of being employed or having a job, they are looking for employment, he was in the employ of the city |
| full employment | the economic condition when everyone who wishes to work at the going wage rate for their type of labor is employed |
stay remain rest | stay the same, remain in a certain state, The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it, rest assured, stay alone, He remained unmoved by her tears, The bad weather continued for another week |
take the count remain down | be counted out, remain down while the referee counts to ten |
| remain | be left, of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc., There remains the question of who pulled the trigger, Carter remains the only President in recent history under whose Presidency the U.S. did not fight a war |
stand remain firm | hold one's ground, maintain a position, be steadfast or upright, I am standing my ground and won't give in! |
stay stay on continue a remain | continue in a place, position, or situation, After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser, Stay with me, please, despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year, She continued as deputy mayor for another year |
| persist remain stay | stay behind, The smell stayed in the room, The hostility remained long after they made up |