Vocabulary

• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• cash flow
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
• stand for: To support a particular idea, e.g. in politics
• bad habits: Negative or harmful routines or behaviors that are difficult to stop.
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• distraction: Something drawing your attention away from
• eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
• constant: Happening frequently or without pause
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• shrink: To become smaller
• momentum: Speed or force that is gained when something moves
• ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• expertise: The special knowledge that an expert has
• require: To demand that someone does something
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• intention: Aim or purpose
• chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• performance: Act of doing something
• clarity: Being easy to be seen through, heard or understood
• regularly: At the usual time each day, week, or month
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• delegate: Person attending a meeting
• niche: Small part of a market representing an opportunity
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• optimize: To make as effective as possible
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• daily: Happening every day
• afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
• business: A company formed for making profit
• expansion: Making or becoming larger
• mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
• refine: To change slightly in order to improve it
• overhead: Located above your head or in the sky
• proactively: So as to head off anticipated future problems
• stabilize: To make stable/consistent, with no major changes
• marketing: To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise
• partnership: Shared business relationship with someone
• bottleneck: Become narrow, like a bottleneck
• unclear: Not easy to understand; not obvious