Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• for instance: As an example.
• on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• on the stock: Present or available in inventory or storage.
• have to: Must do
• on the whole: Considering everything; generally.
• extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• instance: An example of something; case
• significantly: In a way that is important or noticeable
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• shift: To change in position or direction
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• admire: To feel respect or wonder toward someone
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• dominant: The strongest; most powerful
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• account: An advantage
• retain: To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
• slump: To sit, lean or fall down because tired or ill
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• plummet: To fall quickly, as from the sky
• attribute: (Of books, art, music) to say it was composed by
• dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• trace: To make an outline to determine a shape
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• inventory: List of items stored at a place
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• founder: Person establishing an organization, school etc.
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• weak: Not having a strong character
• hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
• anecdotal: Relying on stories, experiences, rather than fact
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• upgrade: To improve something in terms of quality
• involvement: Act or process of joining in a particular activity
• blip: Minor problem, delay that does not last very long
• twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
• quantify: To find or calculate the quantity of something
• musk: Strong sweet-smelling substance used in perfume
• birthplace: Place where someone was born
• headquarter: Main office of a company or organisation
• uptake: Process of being taken in by a living organism