Vocabulary

• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• have to: Must do
• to order: To give an instruction or command.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• restaurant chain: A group of restaurants owned by the same company and operating under the same brand name.
• fast food chain: A company that operates many fast food restaurants.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• next to: Being located along side another
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• got to: To arrive at some place
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• of interest: Relevant or important to someone or something.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• go public: To offer shares of a company to the public on the stock market for the first time.
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• associate: Partner in professional work, e.g. in law
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• recipe: Conditions likely to create a particular result
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• initial: First letter of your given name
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• financial: Involving money
• passive: Allowing things to happen with quiet acceptance
• foundation: Base or important starting point
• franchise: Right to run a business using name of a company
• require: To demand that someone does something
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• pleasure: Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• extensive: Large; full or complete
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• noble: Being admirable and honorable in character
• decipher: To uncover the meaning of something hard to read
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• important: Having power or authority
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• attract: To make something move closer using magnetic force
• chain: To feel to be bound or tied to
• public: Owned by the government
• founder: Person establishing an organization, school etc.
• success: Achievement of a desired purpose or goal
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• great: Very good; better than before
• attend: To take care of someone in need
• business: A company formed for making profit
• footprint: Mark left by a foot of an animal or human
• focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
• flagship: Chief one of a related group
• startup: A company just starting its operations
• toast: Bread grilled to make it brown and crisp
• location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
• mumbling: To speak without being clear or loud enough
• franchisee: Person or company who buys a franchise
• mask: To hide something so that it cannot be seen
• upstream: In the direction opposite the flow of river/stream
• recreate: To make a past situation exist again
• shroud: To hide, as with secrecy; make it difficult to see
• headquarter: Main office of a company or organisation
• gay: Happy and bright
• grandfather: Your mother's or father's father