1.opposite number /workmate/ establish a good rapport with/socialize with / talk shop
2.9-to-5 job/ work fixed hours/ clock, in out / work flexi-time/ shift work/ freelance/ self-employed/ stuck behind a desk
3. adj:（un）glamorous , irregular ,never-ending , demanding, potentially dangerous ,indispensable , monotonous, varied, machenical, antisocial, dead-end
4. n. bodyguard, lifeguard, refuse ˈref.juːs/ collector, supermarket check-out assistant , social worker ,aid worker , private eye ,
其他： working relationship/
hierachical, work from home/
teleworker /assembly-line worker /
knock off/
manual work /
highly-trained/
unpredictable/intense/sensitive/mind-numbing/ soul-destroying /hectic/rewarding /low-paid /unpleasant /stress levels high/heavy workload /
in∙ten∙sive
◙adj.
1. involving a lot of work or activity done in a short time
•短时间内集中紧张进行的；密集的:
»an intensive language course
速成语言课程
»two weeks of intensive training
两周的强化训练
»intensive diplomatic negotiations
紧张的外交谈判
sensitive
■A sensitive subject, situation, etc. needs to be dealt with carefully in order to avoid upsetting people（话题、形势等）敏感的，须谨慎对待的
•Sex education and birth control are sensitive issues.性教育和计划生育都是敏感的话题。
•The stolen car contained military documents described as very sensitive.被盗的汽车里有据称非常敏感的军事档。
If you describe an activity as intense, you mean that it is very serious and concentrated, and often involves doing a great deal in a short time.
1.STOP WORK
knock off (something)to stop working and go somewhere else:
There was no one in the office because they’d all knocked off for lunch.
Do you want to knock off early today?
We usually knock off work at about twelve on Saturday.
ˈpecking ˌorder noun[singular]
a social system within a group of people or animals in which each member knows who has a higher or lower rank than themselves:
