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VOCABULARY
hot-desking
system where office workers do not have their own
personal desk but use any
available
desk on a day-by-day basis
nine-to-five
work which begins at 9am and ends at 5pm - the normal Monday to Friday office
working
hours
montage
a piece of work made up by putting together
several different items, often in
interesting
combinations
sense of familiarity
feeling of knowing something or someone so well that you feel close, comfortable,
and
relaxed around them
worn out
so old or damaged from continual use that it cannot be used any more
hard graft
(slang)
hard work
