Vocabulary

• above and beyond: More than what is expected or required; exceptional.
• per year: For each year; annually.
• bad idea: An unwise or imprudent course of action.
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• for short: As a shortened form of a name or phrase.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• for the better: Resulting in improvement; to a more favorable condition.
• under the radar: Without being noticed; avoiding attention.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• red hot: Extremely hot; heated to a point of glowing red.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• have to: Must do
• all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
• phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
• ultimate: Basic; original; most significant
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• evolve: To develop certain features
• purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• myth: Popular belief that is false, unsupported by fact
• recession: Act of moving backward gradually
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• grind: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• productivity: Rate at which people or machines produce
• fade: To cause to lose brightness of color
• retain: To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• hustle: To make someone move quickly by pushing them
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• disruption: When a disturbance stops an activity in progress
• millennial: Concerning a millennium (a thousand years)
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• great: Very good; better than before
• quit: To leave a job
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• supervisor: Someone in charge of a task, place, or person
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• tsunami: Huge sea wave often caused by an earthquake
• resignation: Reluctant acceptance when a thing can't be avoided
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• slack: Condition of being looser or not tight
• chart: Drawing showing information in a clear way
• part: Division of a book
• burn: To destroy with fire
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• quiet: Hidden, or done in a private way
• startup: A company just starting its operations
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• disadvantage: A negative point; a downside; difficulty
• datum: Item of factual information
• downturn: Worsening of business or economic activity
• radar: Radio device used to find the location of objects
• overtime: Extra time in a sports game
• reset: To return to the original start or formation
• quitter: Person who gives up too easily
• ping: To make a high sharp sound, as bullet hitting rock
• tang: Sharp, slightly sour taste or smell
• gen: (UK old-fashioned, informal) Information about a particular subject