noun
1 job
ADJECTIVE
▪ full-time
▪ current
▪ main
▪ dangerous , hazardous
▪ female , male
▪
Agricultural work is traditionally seen as a male ~.
▪ managerial , professional , technical
▪ skilled , unskilled
▪ manual , non-manual (both esp. BrE )
▪ blue-collar , white-collar
▪ service
▪
service ~s such as cleaning and catering
▪ civilian
▪
He left the army in 1999 and chose a civilian ~.
VERB + OCCUPATION
▪ choose , find
▪ follow ( BrE )
▪
The people interviewed followed a variety of ~s
PHRASES
▪ list sb's ~ as sth
▪
Her ~ is listed as ‘homemaker’.
▪ a range of ~s
▪
The college provides training in a wide range of ~s.
2 control of another country
ADJECTIVE
▪ foreign
▪ continued , continuing
▪ military
▪ post-war
▪ colonial
▪ brutal
▪ illegal
VERB + OCCUPATION
▪ begin
▪ end
▪
The invaders have ended their ~ of large parts of the territories.
▪ maintain
▪ fight , resist
▪ oppose , protest
▪ support
OCCUPATION + VERB
▪ begin , end
▪ continue
OCCUPATION + NOUN
▪ force
PREPOSITION
▪ during the ~
▪
During the ~, the church was used as a mosque.
▪ under ~
▪
Part of Britain was under Roman ~.
▪ ~ of
▪
the ~ of territory
3 living in a room, house, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ land
▪ illegal , unlawful ( BrE )
▪
illegal ~ of the building
▪ exclusive ( BrE , law )
▪ multiple ( BrE , law )
▪
the conversion of big old buildings to multiple ~
VERB + OCCUPATION
▪ take up ( BrE )
▪
You can only take up ~ once the tenancy has been signed.
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~ of ( BrE , law )
▪
He intends to remain in ~ of the building for as long as possible.
PHRASES
▪ ready for ~ ( esp. BrE )
▪
The houses will be ready for ~ by March.