Vocabulary

• per year: For each year; annually.
• have to: Must do
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• cut costs: To reduce expenses or spending.
• moment of truth: A critical point, especially in a difficult situation, when one's fate or success is determined.
• word of mouth: Information spread by people telling each other.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• at that time: During a specific point in the past.
• in fairness: Used to indicate honesty or justice in judgment.
• behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• in charge: To be responsible for
• in areas: Located or occurring within specific regions or locations.
• in glass: Kept inside glass containers or greenhouses for protection or display.
• from top to bottom: Completely or thoroughly; in every part.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• deal with
• walk through: To show someone carefully how to do something
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• symbol of: Something that represents or stands for something else, especially an object representing an abstract idea.
• by hand: Done manually; not by machine.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in store: About to happen in the future
• by itself: Alone; without help or assistance.
• store credit: Credit that can only be used at a specific store.
• stock up: To accumulate a supply of something.
• stand by: To keep to an agreement
• do the right thing: To behave in a morally correct or proper way.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• sum up
• driven by greed: Motivated or controlled by an excessive desire for wealth or material possessions.
• in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• carry over: Accounts to move an entry to later column
• has over: To invite someone to your house.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• in detail: Thoroughly and completely; giving full particulars.
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• decade: Period of 10 years
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• recession: Act of moving backward gradually
• consistency: Quality of behaving or meaning the same
• humble: Being lower in quality or status
• bulk: Most of something; majority of
• signature: Something that represents a person's work or style
• premium: Having a higher than normal quality
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• retail: Business of selling products to the public
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• loyalty: Complete and sustained support for person, thing
• respect: To follow the established rules
• honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
• prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
• manipulation: Act of controlling to gain an advantage
• affordable: Cheap enough that it can be paid for
• digital: Using electronic signals or computers
• credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
• annual: Happening once a year, or every year
• fake: Not real; made to look like something real
• profit: Benefit from doing something
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• delivery: Way someone acts when speaking publicly
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• staff: Employees of a company
• soul: Central or basic part of something
• warehouse: Large building for storing goods, e.g. grain
• simplicity: Being easy to understand or use
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• pharmacy: Shop where medicines are prepared and sold
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• expansion: Making or becoming larger
• business: A company formed for making profit
• product: Item that can be bought
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• part: Division of a book
• leadership: Quality of being able to guide or influence others
• membership: Being a member of a group; joining a group
• turnover: the rate at which employees leave a company and are replaced by new people
• combo: A small number of things that are combined or used together.
• flashy: Bright and fancy, but not tasteful
• ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer