1. When someone "brings something to the table", it means that they have something to offer.
2. Sandra has been made redundant from her clerical job.
3. My son's at university at the moment doing a degree in industrial design.
4. Google is one of Apple's main competitors
5. It's pretty hard to compete against big, established companies.
6. Pepito changed jobs last year.
7. Pepito, I need your input on this. What do you think of this design?
8. I thought you did a really good job with the Wilkinson account.