I.
noun
1 series of jobs that a person has
ADJECTIVE
▪ long
▪ brief , short
▪ brilliant , distinguished , glittering ( esp. BrE ), illustrious , stellar ( esp. AmE ), storied ( AmE ), successful
▪
He had a distinguished ~ as a diplomat.
▪ promising
▪ lucrative
▪ prolific
▪
She had a long and prolific ~ as a director.
▪ rewarding
▪ flagging ( esp. BrE )
▪
The movie revived his flagging ~.
▪ chosen
▪
She achieved a lot in her chosen ~.
▪ academic , diplomatic , journalistic , literary , medical , military , political , teaching , writing
▪ coaching ( esp. AmE ), playing , pro ( informal , esp. AmE ), professional , sporting
▪ basketball , football , gymnastics , etc.
▪ acting , film ( esp. BrE ), Hollywood , movie ( esp. AmE ), musical , recording , singing , stage
▪
the album that launched his recording ~
▪ solo
▪
All four band members went on to have successful solo ~s.
VERB + CAREER
▪ build , carve , carve out , forge , have , make , pursue
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He made a good ~ for himself in football.
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She pursued a successful ~ in medicine.
▪ begin , choose , embark on , launch , start , start out on
▪
young actors just starting out on their ~s
▪ devote to sth , spend
▪
She has spent her entire ~ in education.
▪ advance , boost , further , jump-start
▪ abandon , give up
▪ jeopardize , risk
▪ cut short , derail , end , finish , ruin , wreck
▪
a car crash which wrecked his ~
▪ resume
▪ rejuvenate , resurrect , revitalize , revive
▪ change
CAREER + VERB
▪ last sth , span sth
▪
Her stage ~ spans sixty years.
▪ begin , start , take off
▪ be over , end
CAREER + NOUN
▪ break
▪
a ~ break to have children
▪ advancement , development , ladder , path , progression
▪
a move higher up the ~ ladder
▪ change , choice , move
▪
a smart ~ move
▪ opportunities , prospects , structure ( esp. BrE )
▪
The profession has no clear ~ structure.
▪ high , highlight (both AmE )
▪
His performance as Al in the movie was a ~ high.
▪ earnings ( esp. AmE )
▪
the first golfer to surpass $2 million in ~ earnings
▪ civil servant ( esp. BrE ), diplomat , soldier
▪ girl ( old-fashioned ), woman
▪ counselor ( AmE )
▪ counseling ( AmE )
▪ ~s advice , ~s guidance , ~s information (all BrE )
▪ ~s adviser , ~s officer (both BrE )
▪ ~s service ( BrE )
PREPOSITION
▪ during sb's ~ , throughout sb's ~
▪
She won many awards during her acting ~.
▪ ~ in
▪
a ~ in computers
▪ ~ with
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a brilliant ~ with the San Francisco Ballet
PHRASES
▪ the height of your ~ , the peak of your ~
▪
She was at the peak of her ~ when she injured herself.
▪ a change of ~
2 period of your life spent working/doing sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ chequered/checkered , colourful/colorful , turbulent , varied
▪
He has had a somewhat chequered/checkered ~.
▪ college ( esp. AmE ), school , working
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She started her working ~ as a waitress.
VERB + CAREER
▪ have
▪ start
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ wildly
▪
A sudden gust caught her hat and sent it ~ing wildly down the road.
▪ around
▪
children ~ing around the playground
PREPOSITION
▪ down , into , off , through
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The bus ~ed off the road and hit a tree.