Vocabulary

• taste good: To have a pleasant flavor.
• at least: As a minimum
• in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• against all odds: Despite having very little chance of succeeding.
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• teamed up with: To form as a group to work together on something
• despite the fact: In spite of; notwithstanding.
• game over: The end of a game or a situation.
• first three: The initial three items or elements in a series or sequence.
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
• name for: To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• looking out: To take care and watch something carefully
• publicly traded: Having shares that are traded on a stock exchange.
• hold the line: To wait on the telephone.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• off the cuff: Without preparation or advance thought; extemporaneously.
• go public: To offer shares of a company to the public on the stock market for the first time.
• filed a lawsuit: To officially submit a legal claim or complaint to a court.
• buy out: To buy all the stock, shares, rights of a company
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• speed up: To move more quickly
• got to: To arrive at some place
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• pull in: To arrest person and take them to police station
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• stake: Share/interest in the success of a business, etc.
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• decade: Period of 10 years
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• nostalgic: Feeling sad, but positive about memories/the past
• strategic: Concerned with strategy; well thought out
• bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• ounce: Unit of weight equal to 1/16 pound or 28 grams
• public: Owned by the government
• consumer: Person who buys goods or services
• taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
• tweak: To make a small change or adjustment
• traditional: Involved in a custom or event common to a people
• aluminum: Very light silvery-white metal used to make cans
• great: Very good; better than before
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• loyal: Always showing support for; faithful
• business: A company formed for making profit
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• battle: Military fight between armies
• reportedly: According to information heard from some sources
• intimidation: Being made to feel afraid or timid, as by threats
• tag: Child's game in which one person chases the others
• nest: Home, e.g. of twigs, made by a bird, insect etc.
• nestle: To be sheltered or protected by e.g. trees, hills
• cherry: Small, round fruit with a red or black skin
• chairman: A man in charge of a meeting
• lemon: Badly made or poorly functioning product
• watermelon: Large oblong or roundish melon with a green skin
• bestseller: Book or other product selling in large numbers
• salesman: Person whose job is to sell things
• buyout: Acquisition of a company by purchasing its stock
• mango: Tropical fruit with yellow flesh and a big stone
• ginseng: Aromatic root of ginseng plants
• stockholder: Someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation
• coca: Type of South American plant used to make cocaine