Vocabulary

• in terms of
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• opening up: Revealing one's thoughts and feelings; becoming more communicative.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• serious money: A large or significant sum of money.
• stand out
• blend of: A mixture of different things combined together.
• of the century: The most notable or important in a hundred-year period.
• symbol of: Something that represents or stands for something else, especially an object representing an abstract idea.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• per year: For each year; annually.
• to scale: In proportion; maintaining accurate relative dimensions.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• straight shot: A direct route or path.
• pop up: To appear suddenly.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• next door: Living in the house next to the one mentioned
• have to: Must do
• on the strength of: Based on or because of something.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• drive down: To cause something to decrease or become lower.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• on the front foot: Being confident and proactive in an activity or situation.
• roll it: To prepare a marijuana cigarette.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• lean into: To bend or move your body closer to something, often for support or to get a better view.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• drag on: To last longer than expected, in a boring way
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• at pace: With speed; rapidly.
• intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• category: Groups of things that are similar in some way
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• initial: First letter of your given name
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• innovation: Process of creating new ideas or inventions
• franchise: Right to run a business using name of a company
• huge: Very very large
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• standard: Official unit of measuring something
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
• rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• debut: First performance, appearance, e.g. of opera star
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• chewy: (Of food) needing a lot of chewing; tough
• flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• great: Very good; better than before
• land: Region or country
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• business: A company formed for making profit
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• bubble: A small ball of air inside of a liquid
• closure: Feeling of accepting a death, divorce etc.
• tier: One of the rising rows of seats, e.g. in a stadium
• globally: Throughout the world
• franchisee: Person or company who buys a franchise
• profitability: Degree to which money can be made in business
• robotic: Concerning mechanical robots
• playback: Act of reproducing recorded sound
• auntie: A nickname for your aunt