Vocabulary

• in store: About to happen in the future
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• go away: To go on vacation
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• have to: Must do
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• lean: To balance against or on something for support
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• stack: A large number or amount of something
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• require: To demand that someone does something
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
• seek: To ask someone for help
• rival: Matching the quality, skill, et. of others
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• stiff: Slang term for a dead body
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• narrow: Not wide; short from one side to the other
• quirky: Odd or unusual; strange
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• quarter: 25 cents
• distribution: Dividing or spreading out to others
• inventory: List of items stored at a place
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• cult: Small extreme religious group
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• staff: Employees of a company
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• expansion: Making or becoming larger
• streamline: To make smooth or more efficient
• lawsuit: A proceeding in law courts to get a legal decision
• complain: To say something is wrong and should be changed
• assortment: Collection of different things some similarities
• allege: To state without proof
• location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
• datum: Item of factual information
• arch: Curved part of a structure (e.g. on a bridge)
• cardboard: Lightweight paper board
• refresh: To refill a person's glass with a drink
• coincide: To occur by chance and without planning
• infringement: Act that disregards an agreement or a right
• online: Connected to the internet
• grocer: Merchant selling foodstuffs and household supplies
• supermarket: Self-service store selling groceries etc.