Vocabulary

• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• have to: Must do
• watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
• back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
• in store: About to happen in the future
• aside from
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• paying off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• leg up: Assistance given to someone by lifting or pushing them up.
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• out of the gate: At the very beginning of an event or process.
• as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
• per year: For each year; annually.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• name for: To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
• bump up: To increase something, often by a small amount.
• shake out: To empty something by shaking it.
• to order: To give an instruction or command.
• on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• in ways: In a manner or by methods that.
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• aggressive: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• decade: Period of 10 years
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• heritage: Traditional beliefs or customs of a culture
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• dairy: Concerning or made from milk
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• consolidate: To combine into one; make bigger or stronger
• rural: Concerning the country as opposed to the city
• honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
• competitive: Being strongly driven to win or be better than
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• urban: Concerning a city; located in a city
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• annual: Happening once a year, or every year
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
• debut: First performance, appearance, e.g. of opera star
• cult: Small extreme religious group
• limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• great: Very good; better than before
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• loyal: Always showing support for; faithful
• expansion: Making or becoming larger
• mobile: Able to be moved or able to move
• jersey: Shirt worn as part of a sports uniform
• methodical: Done in an organized and thorough way
• headquarter: Main office of a company or organisation
• homework: Work that a student is given to do at home
• customization: Act to make, change according to the user's needs