Vocabulary

• in need: Not having the necessary things, such as food
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• walk over: To treat someone badly, as if they had no rights
• out of this world: Extremely good or impressive; extraordinary.
• double down: In gambling, to double one's bet, typically in exchange for taking one more card.
• off the shelf: Readily available; not custom-made.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• in hand: In one's possession or control.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• relevant: Having an effect on an issue; related or current
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• entrepreneur: Businessperson who develops new businesses
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• compelling: To force someone to do something
• hygiene: Cleanliness; being clean
• awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
• foremost: Being the best or most important
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
• firm: Company that sells goods or services
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• component: One of the parts that something is made up of
• toll: Sound that a big bell makes, when it is rung
• abuse: To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
• desperately: In a way that shows you don't have much hope
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• acquisition: Process of acquiring; thing that is acquired
• require: To demand that someone does something
• sanitation: Water systems that protect people's health
• agency: Business that provides some service for others
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• important: Having power or authority
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• conscientious: Careful to do things as you know you should do
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• quit: To leave a job
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• land: Region or country
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• beg: To ask someone in an emotional way for something
• fragrance: Sweet, enjoyable, often flowery or fruity smell
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• rocket: Powerful engine that releases hot gases
• donate: To give money, etc. to charity, party, etc.
• bulb: A round electronic device that produces light
• authentically: In a manner showing it is real and not a copy
• plead: To ask or beg for something in an urgent way
• datum: Item of factual information
• lobby: Main entrance and waiting room of public building
• ugly: (E.g. of a situation) bad; likely to turn nasty
• shampoo: Substance used to wash the hair
• baton: Short stick used by a music conductor
• fingerprint: Generic term for any identifying characteristic
• automotive: Concerning cars
• discontinue: To put an end to an activity or practice
• jockey: To compete for position, success or space