Vocabulary

• to an extent: Partly or in some degree.
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• build out: To expand or develop something, such as a business or system.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• back onto: To reverse a vehicle so it stops at a particular place.
• on the back of: As a result of or following something.
• in the running: Having a chance of winning; still in contention.
• for the foreseeable: Referring to a time period that can be predicted or expected in the near future.
• extent to which: The degree to which something is true or likely to happen.
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• artificial: Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
• executive: A senior manager in a business or organization
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• whopping: (Informal) huge; very big
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• extent: Point, level or limit to which something reaches
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• stunning: Causing amazement, e.g. because so very good
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• existence: State of being present, alive or real
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• valuable: Being useful or important
• remarkable: Interesting and unexpected, worthy of notice
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• comparison: Act of comparing things
• account: An advantage
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• optimism: Condition of having a positive outlook or belief
• dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• cautious: Careful about avoiding danger, problems
• soar: (Of prices, etc.) to increase a lot in a short time
• fold: To bend one part of something against another
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• justify: To give good reasons for something
• alphabet: Letters, symbols, characters of a written language
• programme: A plan or schedule of events
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• own: To have something as your property
• founder: Person establishing an organization, school etc.
• chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• indefinitely: Without limit or end
• fidelity: Loyalty
• dot: To place small amounts/things in various places
• kit: Set, collection of tools, supplies, for a purpose
• unstoppable: Not capable of being stopped
• foreseeable: That can be predicted in the future
• valuation: Price of something, determined by expert
• punchy: Having a big or noticeable effect
• heavyweight: Professional boxer in a greater weight class