Vocabulary

• due to: Because of; owing to
• such as: For example; like
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• in recent times: During the period of time that has most recently passed; lately.
• fall under: To be included in or classified as part of a specific category or jurisdiction.
• in the long run: Eventually; over a long period of time.
• deal in: To buy and sell a particular product or products.
• per annum: By the year; each year
• thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• appreciate: To rise in value (of property or belongings)
• material: Cloth; fabric
• initiative: Ability to come up with solutions by yourself
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• implement: To start to do something you plan to do
• conduct: Your behavior
• disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
• precisely: In an exact and accurate manner
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• prompt: Message on a computer requiring attention
• compensate: To give (money) to as a form of correcting a loss
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• virtual: Existing only on the internet or on a computer
• adopt: To legally take a child into your family
• witness: To see the signing of an official document
• due: When something is required or expected
• halt: To stop, or cause something, e.g. a car, to stop
• raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
• source: Piece of information; a person giving information
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• communication: Talking to people; giving information to people
• distribution: Dividing or spreading out to others
• assemble: To put parts together to make a complete unit
• inventory: List of items stored at a place
• scarcity: Very small or limited amount of something
• domain: A field of knowledge, thought or influence
• delivery: Way someone acts when speaking publicly
• storage: Act of storing something; a depository for goods
• representative: Typical example of a particular category
• intrigue: To make someone interested or curious
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• inception: Beginning or start of (institution or business)
• overly: To a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
• worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
• warehouse: Large building for storing goods, e.g. grain
• chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
• sleek: Having a smooth and appealing shape or surface
• product: Item that can be bought
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• doorstep: Wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway
• offshore: (Of tax avoidance schemes) not in your country
• plan: Drawing of how something should be done or made
• ship: Large boat
• producer: Company producing or growing a certain product
• listen: To carefully consider what someone is saying
• party: Social event often with food, drinks and dancing
• book: (Police) to officially record someone's crimes
• wait: To delay or not do something until later
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
• outsourcing: To obtain goods or services from outside suppliers
• logistic: Concerning planning and organizing a large project
• hz: Unit for measuring the frequency of sound waves