Vocabulary

• of a kind: Unique; not like anything else
• back to work: Returning to one's job or professional duties after a period of absence.
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• level out: To become flat or even; to make something flat or even.
• all at once: Suddenly; at the same time
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• from the top: From the beginning.
• going on: To continue doing something
• get back to: To get in contact with someone again
• in debt: State of owing money to a person or institution
• rule in: To make an official decision in favor of someone in a legal case.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• have to: Must do
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
• break off: To end a relationship, engagement etc.
• set up
• on ice: Kept cold or preserved by ice.
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
• depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• consider: To think carefully about something
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• recession: Act of moving backward gradually
• parade: Large group walking in a public celebration
• retail: Business of selling products to the public
• tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
• sink: To push something down into the ground
• foam: Mix of a liquid and air to form a mass of bubbles
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• unleash: To release or let an animal go
• ethical: Morally right; following principles of goodness
• coronavirus: Any of a group of RNA viruses that cause a variety of diseases in humans and other animals.
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• profitable: Being useful; benefiting someone or something
• personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• avid: Very eager (fan, collector of something, etc.)
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• glory: State of having respect, honor or pride
• retailer: Merchant/store who sells goods at retail
• public: Owned by the government
• branch: Part of a family related to the same members
• reception: Front desk area of an organization or building
• commerce: Buying and selling of goods and services; trade
• fortress: Military buildings providing protection
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• uncertain: Feeling doubt about a person, place, or thing
• rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
• business: A company formed for making profit
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• motto: Short sentence/phrase expressing aims of a group
• partner: One you have a business/personal relationship with
• nationwide: Including or existing in every part of a country
• store: To put things in a place for later use
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• bankruptcy: State of having no money and unable to pay debts
• famous: Excellent
• showcase: Cabinet to display objects or goods for sale
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• penny: Person's name
• stay: To keep trying without giving up
• paint: To make a picture with colored liquids
• barber: Person whose job is to cut men's hair, shave them
• revamp: To repaint or redecorate in a new design scheme
• sear: To use high heat to quickly burn the surface of
• costly: Being very expensive, often wasteful
• glacial: Being extremely and especially cold
• frosty: Without warmth or enthusiasm; unfriendly
• adaptable: Having the ability to change to new conditions
• partnership: Shared business relationship with someone
• shipment: Delivery of goods, e.g. carried by a large vehicle
• shutdown: Termination of operations