Vocabulary

• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• on the stock: Present or available in inventory or storage.
• stick with: To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
• break it down: To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• slice of the pie: A share of money, profits, or benefits from something valuable.
• publicly traded: Having shares that are traded on a stock exchange.
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• over the counter: Denoting a security traded directly between two parties, not on an exchange.
• forget about: To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• by the book: According to the rules; strictly
• crucial: Extremely important or necessary
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• integrity: Quality of being honest, fair and honorable
• exclusive: Being available only to people with a lot of money
• confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• initial: First letter of your given name
• venue: Place, area where an event is held or takes place
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• authority: The power to give orders to people
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• mutual: Shared between two or more people
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• huge: Very very large
• section: A part of a whole
• regulate: To control something with rules or laws
• glamorous: Attractive in a sexy way; exciting; alluring
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• retail: Business of selling products to the public
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• public: Owned by the government
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• business: A company formed for making profit
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• hedge: To select words to avoid saying something directly
• behalf: As a representative of someone or a group.
• part: Division of a book
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• lightning: Flashes of light in the sky caused by a storm
• bustle: To move energetically or busily
• innovate: To introduce or create new things or make changes
• newfound: Newly discovered
• appraisal: Evaluation of how good something/someone is
• lemonade: Drink that has a lemon flavor
• marketplace: Place where a public market is held
• brokerage: Stock broker's business
• pie: Baked food with a filling encased in pastry
• institutional: Being related or similar to an institution