Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• check out
• for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
• scale up: To increase in size, number, or extent.
• touch on: To briefly discuss
• edge in: To insert oneself into a group or conversation gradually.
• level with: To be honest and straightforward with someone; to tell someone the truth.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• look up to: To respect or admire someone
• technically speaking: According to the precise meaning of something; in a strict or literal sense.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• break in: To wear new (shoes, etc.) to make them comfortable
• on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
• cash in: To sell asset to get money back
• for the most part: Generally; mostly; on the whole.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• at least: As a minimum
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• in stock: Available to buy in a store
• of late: Recently; lately.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• guarantee: To promise to repair a broken product
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• barrier: Difficult situation preventing something happening
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• financial: Involving money
• contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
• leverage: An advantage which gives you influence or power
• currency: Widespread acceptance
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• account: An advantage
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
• expire: To breathe out
• technically: In an exact and particular manner
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• yield: To bend or break because of a strong force
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
• speculate: To take risks that might lead to big profits
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• vary: To change something and make it different
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• maintenance: Keeping (a machine) working by checking and fixing
• margin: Edge of an area
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• tick: To function properly or normally
• crude: Lacking manners or finesse; rude
• sponsor: Person that supports the passage of a new law
• daily: Happening every day
• portfolio: A list of the financial assets held by someone
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• subscription: Regular payment for a service, magazine etc.
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• entry: Act of entering a room, building, party
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• jigsaw: Cut up picture on card that you fit back together
• broker: Person who acts to buy or sell shares in companies
• micro: A prefix meaning 'very small'
• brokerage: Stock broker's business
• analytic: Of the process of detailed reasoning
• nano: Concerning 1/1000,000th
• mini: Small British car