Vocabulary

• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• in the business of: Engaged in a particular commercial activity or profession.
• written in stone: Impossible to change or alter; fixed and permanent.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• right for: Suitable or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.
• long list: An extensive or detailed enumeration of items, names, or details.
• bring down: To destroy (government, etc.) forcefully
• in case of: If something happens; in the event of.
• at fault: Responsible for something negative or undesirable; deserving blame.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• way to go: An expression of encouragement or approval.
• for certain: Definitely; without a doubt.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• squeeze out: To remove an object by pressing something firmly
• shop around: To search around for a better job deal price etc.
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• have to: Must do
• at least: As a minimum
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• routine: Happening or done regularly or habitually
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• consider: To think carefully about something
• squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
• financial: Involving money
• status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
• automatically: In a way not requiring control by a person
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• personality: Way someone is or reacts to life or other people
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• require: To demand that someone does something
• premium: Having a higher than normal quality
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• caveat: Warning or caution in a legal document
• responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
• reckless: Being dangerous and not caring about the results
• incident: Event, usually unusual or important; accident
• insurance: Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
• patron: Person buying products or services of a business
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• gender: State of being male or female
• bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
• invasion: Entry into a place to cause harm
• demographic: Group of people with similar characteristics
• personally: By a specific person, and not by anyone else
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• agent: Chemical with the power to make chemical reactions
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• peel: Outer covering, or skin, of a piece of fruit
• limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• opt: To choose one thing rather than other choices
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• prefer: To like something better than something else
• usage: Amount something is used
• clause: Part of a sentence that has its own verb
• accident: Sudden unplanned event causing damage, injury etc.
• expense: Money you have to pay to do part of your job
• own: To have something as your property
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• liability: Something that is owed to someone else, e.g. debt
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• shell: Hard outer cover of an egg, fruit, nut, or seed
• minimum: Smallest degree or level that is acceptable
• spam: To send (someone) unwanted email
• defensive: Protecting something, yourself from attack
• marital: Concerning marriage
• proprietary: Protected by trademark, patent or copyright
• sue: Person's name
• garnish: To add salad, etc. as decoration to food
• calculus: Branch of math dealing with rates of change, etc.
• bro: Shortened form of 'brother'
• info: Shortened form of the word 'information'
• auto: Car; a road vehicle with four or more wheels
• deductible: Acceptable as a deduction (from tax that is due)
• middleman: Someone who buys many goods and resells to others
• downgrade: To rate lower; to lower in value or esteem