Vocabulary

• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• have to: Must do
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• allow for: To take into consideration
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• content: Being happy or satisfied
• guarantee: To promise to repair a broken product
• plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• acquire: To get or earn something by thinking or working
• exclusive: Being available only to people with a lot of money
• impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
• category: Groups of things that are similar in some way
• stake: Share/interest in the success of a business, etc.
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• mature: Behaving like an adult
• huge: Very very large
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• comparison: Act of comparing things
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• entertainment: Act or process of providing service for someone
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• scroll: To move up and down a computer screen
• stream: To send a constant flow of data over the internet
• bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
• ramp: Path that increases in height as you walk up it
• combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• distribution: Dividing or spreading out to others
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• punch: Alcoholic drink made from wine and fruit, etc.
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• bleach: Chemical that disinfects and whitens
• own: To have something as your property
• negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• marvel: Something that causes wonder or astonishment
• psycho: Person affected by psychosis; unbalanced person
• march: To force someone to walk somewhere
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• globe: A round object, e.g. like the earth; sphere
• anime: A form of Japanese animation
• mob: A secret criminal organization
• slim: Being thin in an appealing way
• arc: Smoothly curving line or movement
• genesis: Beginning of something important
• neon: Gaseous element used in electric lamps and signs
• partnership: Shared business relationship with someone
• alchemist: Person seeking using chemicals to live longer
• gen: (UK old-fashioned, informal) Information about a particular subject