Vocabulary

• in my book: According to my personal opinion or belief.
• of a kind: Unique; not like anything else
• have to: Must do
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• get at: To criticize someone, often personally
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• lead to: To result in some action
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• social networking site: An online platform where users can create a profile, share content, and connect with others.
• go against: To disagree with or challenge someone
• in the business of: Engaged in a particular commercial activity or profession.
• talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
• on the inside: Having a position of authority or influence within an organization or system.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
• talked out of: To persuade not to; dissuade; or to persuade into
• suffer from: To experience pain or distress; to be badly affected by.
• little bit crazy: Slightly mad or eccentric; somewhat irrational.
• bad idea: An unwise or imprudent course of action.
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
• around the corner: Very near; close by.
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• in retrospect: Thinking back on what happened
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• in the west: Located in or towards the west.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• few steps: A small number of steps; a short distance.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in reverse: In the opposite direction.
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
• enormous: Huge; very big; very important
• tremendous: Very good or very impressive
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• prone: Lying flat with your head facing the ground
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• intellectual: connected with or using a person’s ability to think in a logical way and understand things
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• conventional: Following the common attitudes and practices
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• paradigm: A set of ideas for understanding or explaining
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• wisdom: Knowledge gained from experience in life
• permanently: For a long time; always
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• monopoly: Complete market control for a service or product
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• leave: To go away from; depart
• aim: Act of pointing something at a target
• narrow: Not wide; short from one side to the other
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• chemistry: The study of the structure of substances
• ferocious: Very fierce or intense
• discover: To find something new that was not known before
• axis: A line about which a rotating body turns
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• geography: Study of the earth and its natural features
• implicitly: Without doubting or questioning
• cone: A 3D shape with a circular base and pointed top
• entrepreneurship: Starting up of new businesses
• dichotomy: Difference between two completely opposite ideas
• silicon: Mineral used in making steel and computer parts
• globalization: International spread of something, e.g. company
• unhappy: Not feeling happy; sad or worried