achievement (n)
/əˈtʃiːv.mənt/

something very good and difficult that you have succeeded in doing

recognition (n)
/ˌrek.əɡˈnɪʃ.ən/

agreement that something is true or legal

promote (v)
/prəˈmoʊt/

to move someone to a job at a higher level

productive (a)
/prəˈdʌk.tɪv/

resulting in or providing a large amount or supply of something

obvious (a)
/ˈɑːb.vi.əs/

easy to see or understand

merit (n)
/ˈmer.ɪt/

excellence, high quality

loyal (a)
/ˈlɔɪ.əl/

faithful, believing in something or somebody

look to (phrasal verb)
/lʊk tuː/

to depend on, to rely on

look forward to (phrase)
/lʊk ˈfɔːr.wɚd tuː/

to anticipate, to be eager for something to happen

dedication (n)
 /ˌded.ɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/

the large amount of time and effort that someone spends on something

contribute (v)
 /kənˈtrɪb.juːt/

to give something, especially money, in order to provide or achieve something together with other people

value (v)
/ˈvæl.juː/

to state how much something is worth

pension (n)
/ˈpen.ʃən/

an amount of money paid regularly by a company or government to someone who is considered to be too old or too sick to work

career ladder (n)
/kəˈrɪər ˈliː.dər/ 

a series of jobs from the lower paid with less responsibility to the highest paid with the most responsibility within a company or particular profession

dismiss (v)
/dɪsˈmɪs/

to officially remove someone from their job

retirement (n)
/rɪˈtaɪə.mənt/

the act of leaving your job and stopping working, usually because you are old

excellent (a)
/ˈɛksələnt/

extremely good

dedicated (a)
/ˈded.ɪ.keɪ.tɪd/

believing that something is very important and giving a lot of time and energy to it

award (n)
/əˈwɔrd/

a prize such as money, etc. for something that someone has done

KPI (n)
/keɪ pi ɑɪ/

abbreviation for key performance indicator: a very important indicator that shows how well an economy, company, stock, project, etc., is doing