Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• read for: To read aloud on behalf of someone else.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• at scale: In large quantities; with significant reach or impact.
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• start off: To begin or commence something.
• turn into: To change to become something else
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• aside from
• negotiate with: To discuss something formally in order to make an agreement.
• even once: At least one time; even a single time.
• deal with
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• push on: To continue with some effort; persevere
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• vegetable oil: Oil derived from plants, used in cooking.
• behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
• thaw out: To become unfrozen; to melt.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• obsession: Irrational motive for performing certain actions
• ritual: Performed as part of a ceremony
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• metaphor: Imaginative use of words to reveal a similarity
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• association: Organization of people with the same interest
• messy: Being complex or difficult to fix
• huge: Very very large
• nerd: Intelligent but single-minded expert in a field
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• controversy: Strong public disagreement about something
• hone: To improve or perfect (abilities or skills)
• clip: A metal holder used for keeping things together
• cure: Something that solves a problem or makes it better
• source: Piece of information; a person giving information
• chemical: Basic substance produced by mixing elements
• breakthrough: Important discovery in doing something difficult
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• preparation: Cream or substance applied onto the skin
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• chemistry: The study of the structure of substances
• recall: (Company) asking for the return of faulty goods
• crisp: To make or become dry and crisp, as with heat
• efficiency: Working well; producing something without waste
• taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
• mansion: Very large, expensive home
• warehouse: Large building for storing goods, e.g. grain
• founder: Person establishing an organization, school etc.
• basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
• pricey: Expensive; dear; costly
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• product: Item that can be bought
• calorie: Unit for measuring the amount of energy in food
• devise: To think of and plan something
• disgust: Strong feeling of dislike for something
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
• insurmountable: (Of difficulties) impossible to deal with
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• thaw: When ice melts because of increased warmth
• incarnation: Representation of something in a clear way
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• study: To focus on learning something usually at school
• ship: Large boat
• memoir: Written collection of memories someone has
• whopper: Something big or impressive, e.g. a very big lie
• ad: Public notice or advertisement
• checklist: List of tasks and things to be checked
• logistic: Concerning planning and organizing a large project
• salesman: Person whose job is to sell things