ADJ
- long
- brief, short
- brilliant, distinguished, glittering, good, great, successful
- He had a distinguished career as a diplomat
- promising
- flagging
- He did a film for Hollywood to boost his flagging career
- chosen
- She achieved a lot in her chosen career
- academic, acting, diplomatic, literary, medical, military, musical, political, sporting, teaching
- playing, professional, recording, stage
- the album that launched his recording career
VERB + CAREER
- build, carve out, have, make, pursue
- He made a good career for himself in football. She pursued a successful career in medicine
- begin, embark on, launch, start (out on)
- young actors just starting out on their careers
- boost
- abandon, give up
- cut short, end, ruin, wreck
- a car crash which wrecked his career
- resume
- change
CAREER + VERB
- last sth, span sth
- Her stage career spans sixty years
- start, take off
- be over, end
CAREER + NOUN
- careers advice/guidance/information, careers adviser/officer, careers service
- break
- a career break to have children
- advancement, development, ladder, path, progression
- a move higher up the career ladder
- choice, move
- a smart career move
- opportunities, prospects, structure
- The profession has no clear career structure
- civil servant, diplomat, soldier
- girl, woman
PREP
- during/throughout your ~
- She won many awards during her acting career
- ~ in
- a career in computers
- ~ with
- a brilliant career with the Royal Ballet
PHRASES
- the peak/height of your career
- She was at the peak of her playing career when she injured herself
- a change of career
ADJ
- chequered, colourful, turbulent, varied
- He has had a somewhat chequered career
- school, working
- She started her working career as a waitress