Vocabulary

• full picture: A complete and comprehensive understanding of a situation or issue.
• in a row: One after another without a break.
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• on the market: Available for sale.
• connected with: Related to; associated with.
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• opening up: Revealing one's thoughts and feelings; becoming more communicative.
• in the red: Operating at a loss; in debt.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• at a cost: Involving loss or sacrifice.
• flash in the pan: A sudden success that is not repeated.
• interact with
• strike against: To take action, especially a strike, in opposition to something.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• by half: Indicates something is at 50% or to a large but incomplete extent.
• made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
• old school: Traditional or old-fashioned in style, behavior, or attitude.
• at odds: In a state of conflict or disagreement
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• per year: For each year; annually.
• taken over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• on the news: Reported or broadcasted as part of a news program.
• build up: To increase the amount; collect something
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• shake up: To completely rethink or reorganize something
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• prioritize: To rank things in importance
• gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• shrink: To become smaller
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• vision: Ability to see; eyesight
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• consolidate: To combine into one; make bigger or stronger
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• attribute: (Of books, art, music) to say it was composed by
• click: To work well with someone or something
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
• merchandise: Goods for sale
• template: Shape that is used as a pattern to make something
• profit: Benefit from doing something
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• junk: Something that is old, useless, or has no value
• quarter: 25 cents
• compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• margin: Edge of an area
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• transaction: An exchange in business usually involving money
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• staff: Employees of a company
• public: Owned by the government
• clash: To have a disagreement or fight over something
• stationery: Paper for writing letters
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• comply: To obey; follow a rule, another's wishes etc.
• applaud: To clap the hands together to express support
• arena: Place to watch sports, performances, entertainment
• fluke: Lucky shot or event that is purely accidental
• outsource: To obtain goods or services from outside suppliers
• guild: Association of people with same job/interests
• marketplace: Place where a public market is held
• handmade: Made by hand or a hand process
• ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer
• longtime: Concerning for a long duration