Vocabulary

• apart from: Except for; not considering
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• get a hold: To make contact with someone
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• share in: To participate in something; to have a part or interest in something.
• have to: Must do
• restaurant chain: A group of restaurants owned by the same company and operating under the same brand name.
• experience in: Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
• over the top: More than what is considered normal or suitable; exaggerated.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• ramp up: To increase the level or amount of something sharply.
• on the market: Available for sale.
• under the radar: Without being noticed; avoiding attention.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• grow into: To be able to wear clothes that were too big
• such as: For example; like
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• enormous: Huge; very big; very important
• eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• amount: Quantity of something
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• diverse: Being varied or different from each other
• heritage: Traditional beliefs or customs of a culture
• leverage: An advantage which gives you influence or power
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• dramatically: In a sudden or extreme manner
• purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
• defy: To refuse to obey; be resistant to
• request: To ask for, usually politely and formally
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• extravagant: Going beyond what is normal or proper
• ramp: Path that increases in height as you walk up it
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• debut: First performance, appearance, e.g. of opera star
• important: Having power or authority
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• staff: Employees of a company
• outlet: Place in a wall to supply electricity to a device
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• business: A company formed for making profit
• expansion: Making or becoming larger
• reproduce: To make a copy of something
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• bubble: A small ball of air inside of a liquid
• restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
• globe: A round object, e.g. like the earth; sphere
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• radar: Radio device used to find the location of objects
• cautiously: In a manner to avoid risk or danger
• juggernaut: Unstoppable force, campaign, movement, or object
• centralize: To locate efforts, energy into one place or thing