Vocabulary

• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• come around: To eventually change your opinion or be persuaded to agree with someone else's.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• full picture: A complete and comprehensive understanding of a situation or issue.
• in principle: In theory; as a general idea, though not yet in practice or detail.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• fall apart: To suffer a nervous breakdown
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• in the business of: Engaged in a particular commercial activity or profession.
• once upon a time: A conventional phrase used to begin fairy tales and other stories.
• upon a time: An introductory phrase used to begin a story, typically a fairy tale.
• up and running: Fully operational; functioning correctly.
• from scratch: From the very beginning; from nothing.
• forget about: To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
• have to: Must do
• at a loss
• break even: To neither make a profit nor a loss
• tall order: A task or request that is difficult to achieve.
• concern about: To worry about something.
• down memory lane: A nostalgic journey into the past, recalling pleasant memories.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• to the dot: Exactly at the specified time, precisely on schedule.
• with respect to: In relation to; regarding.
• in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• amount: Quantity of something
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• financial: Involving money
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• stack: A large number or amount of something
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• expertise: The special knowledge that an expert has
• facility: Piece of equipment or buildings with a special use
• huge: Very very large
• principle: Moral rule or belief governing a person's behavior
• pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
• burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• fiber: Basic character and nature of a person
• utility: Public services such as gas, water, or electricity
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• textile: Referring to something made of cloth
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• alphabet: Letters, symbols, characters of a written language
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• crystal: A solid formed by the solidification of a chemical
• format: Form, design, or arrangement of something
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• rack: A frame, stand, hook on which things are hung
• proposition: General claim or theory
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• hamper: to prevent somebody from easily doing or achieving something
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• bubble: A small ball of air inside of a liquid
• precarious: Not secure; likely to fall over/off; dangerous
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• vanish: To disappear in a sudden and mysterious way
• backbone: Strength and determination
• circular: Shaped like a circle or part of a circle
• symbiotic: In an interdependent relationship
• wager: To bet money on the result of a game or race
• oracle: Wise person who tells the future
• multibillion: Many billions