Vocab. development

He is retiring next year
I already find that I can 1)farm out tasks I used to do myself. I'm slowly 2)easing off now so that I can 3)step aside next year knowing I've left everything in good hands.

1)give work to other people instead of doing it, yourself
2)starting to work less or do things with less energy
3)leave a job or position, especially so that someone else can do it.

She tries to stop a strike
We never like to 1)call people out on strike, but when we do, we have to be determined to see it 2)through to the end. We have to keep talking constructively and try not to get 3)bogged down in lengthy negotiations which only prolong the strike.

1)order workers to strike
2)continue doing a job until it is finished, especially when it is difficult
3)(informal) become so involved in the details of something that you cannot achieve anything

He hates his job
My job is monotonous(boring/routine work). I just 1)slog away day after day. People like me 2)get passed over for promotion. I often feel like 3)packing this job in and finding something else. One day I will just hand in my notice and go.

1)(informal)keep working very hard, usually for a long time
2)are not given a higher position because it is givin to someone else
3)(informal)stopping doing something, especially a job

She is a hard worker
In this job you just have to 1)fling yourself into your work and 2)beaver away to get things done each day. I spend a lot of time running round(work hard) helping other people. It's not a bad job, and some days I can 3)get off early if the boss isn't around.

1)start to spend a lot of your time and energy doing something
2)(informal)work hard at something for a long time, especially something you are writing
3)leave the place where you work, usually at the end of the day

Ambitious man
I decided to go in for research, as I wanted to do something exciting. I don't think I'm 1)cut out for teaching. University was fun, but nothing. I've got to 2)knuckle down(or buckle down) and build my career.

1)have the right qualities for something, especially a job
2)start to work or study hard, especially if you have not been working very hard before

Hopeless lady
In this job you just 1)plug away and hope the day will pass quickly. If I have to write a report, I do what I can do 2)cobble something together but I don't ever feel that I achieve anything worthwhile. Most people in my position just 3)coast along and dream of the summer successful.

1)(informal)work hard at something for a long time
2)make something quickly and not very carefully
3)do only thethings that you have to do without trying to go faster or be more successful