Vocabulary

• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• best known: Most widely or popularly recognized, famous, or familiar.
• at least: As a minimum
• paid off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
• on the telephone: Engaged in a phone call.
• trade in: To give something as part of the payment for something else.
• grow into: To be able to wear clothes that were too big
• at length: In detail; fully
• left out: To forget; omit
• hilarious: Extremely amusing; very funny
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
• urge: A strong desire for something
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• stake: Share/interest in the success of a business, etc.
• prominent: Being important or well known
• firm: Company that sells goods or services
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• compound: Series of buildings that are walled or fenced off
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• vice: used as part of the title of particular positions. The person who holds one of these positions is next below in authority to the person who holds the full position and can act for them
• mutual: Shared between two or more people
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
• purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
• substantial: (Of a meal) able to satisfy your hunger; filling
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• disgusting: Having a very bad taste
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• annual: Happening once a year, or every year
• profit: Benefit from doing something
• compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
• limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
• own: To have something as your property
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• daily: Happening every day
• shrewd: Clever at understanding and making judgments
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• business: A company formed for making profit
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• lousy: Very poor or bad; disgusting
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• conglomerate: Combination of several businesses; large company
• humor: Quality that makes something funny
• sucker: Part of an animal used for holding onto surfaces
• partnership: Shared business relationship with someone
• mid: At (or near) the middle point
• formally: In a formal manner; officially
• musk: Strong sweet-smelling substance used in perfume
• chairman: A man in charge of a meeting
• buffet: Meal where eaters select from many various dishes
• warren: Large network of connecting rabbit burrows
• grandfather: Your mother's or father's father
• coca: Type of South American plant used to make cocaine