Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• going on: To continue doing something
• in charge: To be responsible for
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• think back: To recapture the past
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• get back to: To get in contact with someone again
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• make of: To understand or have an opinion about something
• lead through: Guide someone step-by-step in a process or task.
• play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
• in a series: Arranged or happening one after another.
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• of value: Having worth, importance, or usefulness.
• case by case: Considering each case individually, rather than applying a general rule.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• hold off: To delay doing something; postpone.
• take some time: To allocate or dedicate a period to a specific activity or purpose.
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
• practical: Relating to what is sensible, real or useful
• associate: Partner in professional work, e.g. in law
• aggressive: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
• foremost: Being the best or most important
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• leverage: An advantage which gives you influence or power
• momentum: Speed or force that is gained when something moves
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• dilemma: Position in which you must make difficult choices
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• retail: Business of selling products to the public
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• role: Character played by an actor
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• stressful: Worrying; causing tension
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• inventory: List of items stored at a place
• brick: Baked clay block used to build houses, walls
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• delivery: Way someone acts when speaking publicly
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• retailer: Merchant/store who sells goods at retail
• navigation: Act of finding and following the correct course
• blank: Showing no emotion or understanding
• warehouse: Large building for storing goods, e.g. grain
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• great: Very good; better than before
• illuminate: To supply light to something
• business: A company formed for making profit
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• mortar: Stone bowl for crushing substances with a pestle
• leadership: Quality of being able to guide or influence others
• ugly: (E.g. of a situation) bad; likely to turn nasty
• bless: To make something holy by saying a special prayer
• online: Connected to the internet
• warren: Large network of connecting rabbit burrows
• eve: The time just before something happens
• ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer