Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• on air: Being broadcast on radio or television.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• cash cow: A business, investment, or product that generates a consistent profit.
• write in: To add text to a document or form.
• across the board: Broad in scope or content
• equate to: To be the same as or equal to something else.
• off the air: Not currently being broadcast on television or radio.
• pointing at: To aim (gun, etc.) at someone or something
• pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
• reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• financial: Involving money
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• chill: State of being a little cold
• franchise: Right to run a business using name of a company
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• talent: Natural ability of a person to do something well
• tribute: Something that is said or done to show respect
• trend: Current style or fashion
• discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
• dismiss: To consider that something is at an end
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• vary: To change something and make it different
• altogether: All things considered
• bully: a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable
• insist: To demand that someone do something
• punch: Alcoholic drink made from wine and fruit, etc.
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• bribe: Payment of money so you can do something dishonest
• approve: To formally accept something or grant permission
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• dictator: Ruler who decides everything, and enforces it
• paramount: More important/significant than all other things
• equate: To consider things to be equal or the same
• undoubtedly: With certainty; without question; for sure
• pirate: To copy or sell a product illegally
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• cite: To officially order someone to appear in court
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• ransom: Money demanded for the release of a prisoner
• favorable: When a good result or positive outcome is likely
• bogus: Not genuine; false
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• journalism: Profession of writing or reporting news
• linear: Made of lines
• merger: Combination of two or more companies into one
• run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
• fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
• number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
• monstrous: Abnormally large or bad
• speak: To be able to use a certain language
• pay: To give money for goods or work done
• television: Device that broadcasts programs, movies or show
• decimate: to kill a large number of something, or to reduce something severely
• incoming: Coming toward a place or position; arriving
• fascist: Person advocate an authoritarian government
• ad: Public notice or advertisement
• abc: First letters of the Roman alphabet