noun

an occupation undertaken for a significant period of a person’s life and with opportunities for progress.

he seemed destined for a career as an engineer like his father

profession,occupation,vocation,calling,employment,job,day job,line,line of work,walk of life,position,post,sphere,métier

verb

move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way.

the coach careered across the road and went through a hedge

rush,hurtle,streak,shoot,race,bolt,dash,speed,run,gallop,stampede,cannon,careen,whizz,buzz,zoom,flash,blast,charge,hare,fly,wing,pelt,scurry,scud,go like the wind,belt,scoot,scorch,tear,skedaddle,zap,zip,whip,burn rubber,go like a bat out of hell,bomb,bucket,shift,hightail,clip,boogie