Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• rake in: To earn a lot of money quickly and easily.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• make of: To understand or have an opinion about something
• swing back: To move backward in a swinging or curved motion.
• spit on: To show contempt for someone by spitting towards or onto them.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
• in charge: To be responsible for
• pendulum swings: The movement of a pendulum from one extreme to the other.
• above and beyond: More than what is expected or required; exceptional.
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
• embrace: Act of holding someone closely
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• executive: A senior manager in a business or organization
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
• conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
• corporate: Concerning (usually large) companies
• diversity: Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
• crawl: To move very slowly or cautiously
• prey: To hunt (other animals) in order to eat them
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• ally: Someone who supports, helps, or defends you
• breed: Kind of / sort of
• ashamed: Feeling of shame or guilt
• strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
• drag: To reluctantly move or go somewhere
• theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
• fiber: Basic character and nature of a person
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• pride: Sense of your own importance and worth
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• merchandise: Goods for sale
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• analysis: Careful study to better understand something
• cringe: To crouch or move back suddenly, as in fear
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• sponsor: Person that supports the passage of a new law
• closet: Small room or cupboard used for storing things
• trendy: In the latest style; up to the minute
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• despicable: Deserving contempt; causing strong disapproval
• business: A company formed for making profit
• bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• regain: To get something back that had been lost
• ascend: To rise, go up to a higher level
• equity: Condition of people being treated the same
• bud: Small part of a plant that will be a flower
• quiet: Hidden, or done in a private way
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• pendulum: Weight on chain/cord swinging from a fixed point
• full: Containing all the parts; complete
• dead: Not alive
• ledger: Book containing accounting records
• rake: Tool used to gather leaves or break up soil