Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• claim to fame: A characteristic or achievement someone is famous or known for.
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• on and off: Intermittently; not continuously.
• thankful for: Feeling or expressing gratitude; appreciative.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• work out
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• walk the talk: To demonstrate through one's actions what one advocates in one's words; to practice what one preaches.
• in exchange for: Given or done as an equivalent or substitute for.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• quarantine: To isolate ill people to prevent disease spreading
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• afford: To make available, to provide
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• impair: To damage or weaken something
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
• dominance: Having more power, success than others
• respect: To follow the established rules
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• grateful: Feeling or showing thanks; thankful
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
• niche: Small part of a market representing an opportunity
• solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
• hail: To speak of something with admiration/excitement
• contest: Struggle or competition between rivals
• founder: Person establishing an organization, school etc.
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• bliss: Great joy or happiness
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• tan: A light brown color
• business: A company formed for making profit
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• mobile: Able to be moved or able to move
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• dispatch: To send (people or objects) somewhere
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• iron: Heavy metal device heated to smooth clothes
• startup: A company just starting its operations
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• ventilation: Act of supplying fresh air to get rid of bad air
• seed: A person's children; offspring
• automobile: Car; a road vehicle with four or more wheels
• tether: To restrain with a rope; tie down; tie up
• canister: Container, usually cylindrical and made of metal
• southeast: Location in the southeastern part of an area
• weld: To bring things together in close association
• shin: Front part of the lower leg, beneath the knee
• institutional: Being related or similar to an institution
• alleviation: Act of lessening the severity of something
• ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer
• grandfather: Your mother's or father's father
• unnamed: Being or having an unknown or unnamed source