Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• back then: At that time in the past.
• without price: So valuable that no price can be set; priceless.
• run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
• in person: Physically present; not by proxy or remotely.
• flew out of: To leave a place quickly by flying.
• on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
• full picture: A complete and comprehensive understanding of a situation or issue.
• no limit to: Without any restriction or boundary.
• spend more time: To dedicate a greater amount of time to a particular activity or person.
• have to: Must do
• follow suit: To do the same thing that someone else has done
• dial back: To reduce or lessen something, such as intensity or amount.
• cap on: An upper limit or restriction on something, such as spending or quantity.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• beverage: A drink other than water
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• authority: The power to give orders to people
• afford: To make available, to provide
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• premium: Having a higher than normal quality
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• retail: Business of selling products to the public
• survey: Broad view or general description of something
• district: Area of a country, city, or town
• dwell: To live in a certain place
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• century: Period of 100 years
• gourmet: Person with a taste for good food and drink
• enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
• concession: Special right granted, as by someone in authority
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• snack: Small amount of food eaten between meals
• own: To have something as your property
• great: Very good; better than before
• minimum: Smallest degree or level that is acceptable
• business: A company formed for making profit
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
• complain: To say something is wrong and should be changed
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• cap: Covering for the end or top of something
• expensive: Costing a lot of money
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• port: City where ships can shelter during a storm
• profitability: Degree to which money can be made in business
• lax: Not careful about your work or attitudes; sloppy
• mall: Large public area often covered with grass
• yogurt: Custard-like food made from curdled milk
• airport: A place where passenger planes land and take off
• airplane: A machine that flies through the air
• hometown: Town (or city) where you grew up or where you live