Vocabulary

• in terms of
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• on the real: Honestly or truly; speaking sincerely.
• at least: As a minimum
• under construction
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• think on: To consider something carefully before making a decision.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• going on: To continue doing something
• forget about: To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
• on the strength of: Based on or because of something.
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• executive: A senior manager in a business or organization
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• mortgage: Long-term loan from a bank for buying property
• shift: To change in position or direction
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• robust: Having physical vigor or energetic good health
• expertise: The special knowledge that an expert has
• define: To explain the meaning of words
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
• asset: Thing that has value to you
• estate: A large piece of land, usually with a large house
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• cautious: Careful about avoiding danger, problems
• peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• diligent: Showing care, continued effort and hard work
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
• lease: Contract renting land, buildings, etc. to another
• absorption: Process of being absorbed e.g. liquid, attention
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• thesis: Long paper presenting original research and ideas
• historical: Connected with the past
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• metro: Underground railway or subway
• institutional: Being related or similar to an institution
• affordability: Cheap enough to buy something you want
• underwrite: To guarantee financial support or responsibility