Vocabulary

• as well as: Also; in addition to
• make up: To invent or create a story
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• in operation: Currently working or functioning as intended.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• due to: Because of; owing to
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• buy in bulk: To purchase goods in large quantities, typically at a lower price per unit.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• start in: To begin a job or activity.
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• consistent: Agreeing with or being similar to another part
• acquire: To get or earn something by thinking or working
• implement: To start to do something you plan to do
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• gradually: Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• innovation: Process of creating new ideas or inventions
• corporate: Concerning (usually large) companies
• bulk: Most of something; majority of
• dominant: The strongest; most powerful
• expertise: The special knowledge that an expert has
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• retail: Business of selling products to the public
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• rival: Matching the quality, skill, et. of others
• ambition: Desire to win or be successful in life, work
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
• excitement: When people feel very happy and enthusiastic
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• distribution: Dividing or spreading out to others
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• gourmet: Person with a taste for good food and drink
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• pilgrimage: Journey to a sacred place
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• retailer: Merchant/store who sells goods at retail
• proposal: Act of asking someone to marry you
• deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• empire: Group of countries controlled by one government
• part: Division of a book
• municipal: Concerning a city or town government
• automate: To make automatic by using machines
• globally: Throughout the world
• takeover: Change of ownership of a corporation
• excellence: Extremely high quality
• standardize: To change to make everything the same level