Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• tv show: A television program.
• hot air: Meaningless or exaggerated talk; empty rhetoric.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• featured on: To appear or be highlighted in a particular media outlet.
• start in: To begin a job or activity.
• have been around: To have a lot of experience in life.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• got to: To arrive at some place
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• at scale: In large quantities; with significant reach or impact.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• in the scene: Present at the location where something is happening or has happened.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• under control: Being managed or restrained; not out of hand.
• pull the plug: To stop or end an activity or project.
• cut costs: To reduce expenses or spending.
• the whole story: The complete and unabridged account of something.
• in a series: Arranged or happening one after another.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
• have to: Must do
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• fast and furious: Done with great speed and energy; full of excitement and intensity.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• go for it: An expression of encouragement or approval.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• deal in: To buy and sell a particular product or products.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• as with: In the same way that something happens or is true of something else.
• on camera: While being filmed or recorded.
• happen on: To find or discover by accident.
• tip of the iceberg: A small visible part of a much larger problem.
• much anticipated: Eagerly awaited; greatly expected.
• have a heart: Show mercy or compassion to someone.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• write off: To cancel a debt; to recognize as a loss.
• diet coke: A sugar-free version of Coca-Cola.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• in hand: In one's possession or control.
• go hand in hand: Two things closely related or connected, usually occurring together.
• at least: As a minimum
• trade off: Exchange that occurs as a compromise
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• content: Being happy or satisfied
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• script: Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• prominent: Being important or well known
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• huge: Very very large
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• vision: Ability to see; eyesight
• agency: Business that provides some service for others
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• plug: Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• integration: Act of bringing things together into a whole
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• vertical: (Of a line, etc.) going up and down; not horizontal
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• business: A company formed for making profit
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• product: Item that can be bought
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• paramount: More important/significant than all other things
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• marvel: Something that causes wonder or astonishment
• part: Division of a book
• balloon: Thin bag of rubber filled with air, used as a toy
• placement: Act of putting something in a place or position
• ad: Public notice or advertisement
• unpaid: Yet to be paid
• coca: Type of South American plant used to make cocaine