Vocabulary

• direct to: To show or tell someone how to get to a place.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• on a mission: Having a clear and important goal or purpose.
• in half: Divided into two equal parts.
• cut in: To interrupt someone's conversation
• board member: A person who serves on the board of directors of a company or organization.
• tech executive: A high-ranking manager or leader in a technology company.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• ahead of the game: Being well prepared or in an advantageous position.
• double down: In gambling, to double one's bet, typically in exchange for taking one more card.
• in store: About to happen in the future
• seek out: To look for and find someone or something, especially when it is not easy to find.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• go shopping: To go to stores to buy things
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• in the running: Having a chance of winning; still in contention.
• pull back: To move to a safer area; retreat
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• sell on: To resell something, often at a higher price.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• turn around: To change your body to the opposite direction
• in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
• come from behind: To win after being in a losing position initially.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• on the ball: Alert, quick to understand and respond to things.
• obsession: Irrational motive for performing certain actions
• eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• shift: To change in position or direction
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• innovation: Process of creating new ideas or inventions
• excess: Amount that is more than necessary or over a limit
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• expertise: The special knowledge that an expert has
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• veteran: Person experienced through long service
• retail: Business of selling products to the public
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• resonate: (Of ideas) to have a big impact for a long time
• budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
• digital: Using electronic signals or computers
• previously: At an earlier time
• annual: Happening once a year, or every year
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• quarter: 25 cents
• compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
• inventory: List of items stored at a place
• margin: Edge of an area
• important: Having power or authority
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• great: Very good; better than before
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• person: Man, woman or child
• business: A company formed for making profit
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• product: Item that can be bought
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• stride: To make progress on something such as a project
• grapple: To engage in close hand-to-hand combat
• rotate: To regularly change people who perform a role
• internally: On or from the inside
• marketing: To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise
• wholesale: Concerning the selling of goods in large amounts
• zoom: Camera lens used to magnify images
• chairman: A man in charge of a meeting
• online: Connected to the internet
• slowdown: Act of slowing down or falling behind
• ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer