Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• go on: To continue doing something
• back in the day: In the past; in former times.
• take it away: To remove something.
• have to: Must do
• in the hope of: With the expectation or desire for something to happen.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
• break it down: To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
• in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• phrase: Common expression or saying
• scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
• recap: Brief description of something that had been said
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• urge: A strong desire for something
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
• dynamic: Always active or energetic; getting things done
• combat: To fight someone or something physically
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• clever: Funny in a way that shows intelligence
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• motivate: To give someone a reason, the will to do something
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• disposable: Being available to be used or spent
• movement: Part of a piece of classical music
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• tidy: With things in their proper place; not messy
• auction: To sell to a person offering the highest price
• bid: To propose an amount you want to pay for something
• committee: Group of people who do or decide something
• programme: A plan or schedule of events
• adjective: A word that describes a noun, e.g. happy
• connect: To associate a thing with something else
• successful: Having the desired effect or result
• great: Very good; better than before
• verb: Word that expresses an action or state
• business: A company formed for making profit
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• borrow: To take and later return something from another
• noun: The subject or object of a sentence
• audit: To examine (finances) carefully for accuracy
• headline: To be the main performer at a show
• bulletin: (Sudden or urgent) news piece
• reusable: Able to be used or got again; sustainable
• zeitgeist: Characteristic spirit of an age or generation
• levy: Money which must be paid to the government, etc.
• latte: Espresso coffee filled up with hot milk
• whiz: To move fast, making whistling or whoosh sound
• whoosh: Sound made when something moves quickly past you