Vocabulary

• per year: For each year; annually.
• cash cow: A business, investment, or product that generates a consistent profit.
• slap on the wrist: A mild or lenient punishment or warning.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• saying goes: An expression or proverb that is commonly known and used.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• critical to: Extremely important or essential.
• split off: To become separated or detached from something.
• at least: As a minimum
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• play out: To use up or exhaust
• kill off: To eliminate or destroy completely; to cause to die.
• to the death: With the greatest effort or until the very end, often deadly.
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• evolve: To develop certain features
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• spectrum: The wavelengths of colors from red to violet
• manifest: List of cargo on a ship
• doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
• motivation: Reason behind why someone did something
• split: No longer married or in a relationship
• confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
• default: Automatic setting when no indicated preference
• crush: Strong attraction to someone
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• financial: Involving money
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• foundation: Base or important starting point
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• register: To record your name on an official list; sign up
• dominance: Having more power, success than others
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
• absolute: Complete; total; pure; not limited in any way
• monopoly: Complete market control for a service or product
• promote: To try to encourage popularity/sales of a product
• profit: Benefit from doing something
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• margin: Edge of an area
• illegal: Not allowed by the laws or rules
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• alphabet: Letters, symbols, characters of a written language
• violate: To abuse, damage or disrespect
• hyper: Very excited or active
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• browse: To look around for things, e.g. in a bookstore
• nourish: To cause an idea, belief, or feeling to develop
• bundle: A group of things that are tied/fastened together
• greed: Wanting too much of something
• dwarf: Person of short stature, due to medical condition
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• hipster: Cool person; one following the latest styles
• embarrassment: Shame you feel when you did something wrong
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• backfire: (Vehicle) to explode fuel in the muffler
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• software: Computer applications and systems
• safari: Tour to watch animals in their natural environment
• report: Account of the necessary facts and information
• garbage: Waste material that has been thrown out
• watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
• arc: Smoothly curving line or movement
• moat: Water-filled ditch surrounding a castle
• ad: Public notice or advertisement
• chrome: Shiny metal often found on car bumpers