Vocabulary

• fall from grace: To lose respect, status, or favor from others.
• show in: To lead someone into a room or building.
• in charge: To be responsible for
• slow in: Being late or delayed in doing something.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• shift in: A change or alteration in something.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• come under fire: To be subjected to criticism or attack.
• under fire: Being heavily criticized.
• charged with: To be officially accused of something
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
• acquire: To get or earn something by thinking or working
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• shift: To change in position or direction
• recession: Act of moving backward gradually
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• pleasant: Causing a good feeling
• robust: Having physical vigor or energetic good health
• comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
• stumble: Failing to do something well, e.g. giving a speech
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• drastic: Serious, severe or extreme
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• institute: Organization studying science, engineering etc.
• respond: To answer something or someone
• dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
• internal: Being or happening in the body
• apparel: Clothing
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• apologize: To say sorry because of a mistake or injury
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• empower: To give someone a power or ability
• narrator: Person or character who tells a story
• miracle: Amazing, seemingly impossible thing that happened
• grace: Dignified polite behavior, as when things go badly
• prefer: To like something better than something else
• retailer: Merchant/store who sells goods at retail
• roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
• execute: To kill someone, usually as an official punishment
• provocative: Causing anger/sexual interest, e.g. deliberately
• specialty: Skill or a dish that a person, business is good at
• resign: To leave a job because you want to
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• harassment: Continually bothering someone in an unfair way
• resignation: Reluctant acceptance when a thing can't be avoided
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• transgender: Involving a partial or full reversal of gender
• pad: Object that is thin, flat, and usually soft
• competitor: Someone taking part in race, business, etc.
• cleavage: The narrow space between a woman's breasts, that is seen when she wears a piece of clothing that does not cover the top of them
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• erase: To remove data in computer memory, tape, etc.
• showcase: Cabinet to display objects or goods for sale
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
• price: Person's name
• vogue: Fashion, a popular item
• lingerie: Women's underwear and nightclothes
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• underwear: Clothes worn next to skin/under outer clothes
• manager: Person who controls and runs a business or group
• mid: At (or near) the middle point
• mall: Large public area often covered with grass
• vie: To fight or compete against to win or get a thing
• spinoff: New additional thing based on successful film, etc.
• bra: Woman’s undergarment worn to support the breasts
• longtime: Concerning for a long duration
• swimwear: Tight-fitting garment worn for swimming