Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• going on: To continue doing something
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• in any case: Whatever happens; regardless of what has happened or may happen.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• lean on: To depend on someone for support or help.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• on a dime: Very quickly or within a very small space.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• red flag: A warning sign or signal of danger or a problem.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• in half: Divided into two equal parts.
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• prioritize: To rank things in importance
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• aggressive: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• appetite: Feeling of hunger or desire for something
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• integrate: To combine together; make into one thing
• commodity: Something useful or valuable, usually for sale
• conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• dictate: To speak while someone writes down your words
• volatile: Able to easily become a gas at a low temperature
• accumulate: To gather or acquire so that you have more of it
• mature: Behaving like an adult
• premium: Having a higher than normal quality
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• retail: Business of selling products to the public
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• slam: To criticize sharply
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• intermediate: Between; in the middle; moderate
• harbor: Area of water protected by land and used by ships
• fossil: Plant or animal that became rock after many years
• spiral: A continuous curve round a central point
• quarter: 25 cents
• tailor: To make or alter to fit a certain purpose
• insist: To demand that someone do something
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• amplify: To increase the effect of something
• threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
• replace: To use instead of something else
• point: An item to be discussed
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• backdrop: Contextual meaning or background
• forecast: Prediction of some future thing, e.g. the weather
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• dummy: Being a cover for or serving as a front for
• flare: To become angry or excited suddenly
• income: Earned money from work, investments or business
• pivot: Point on which something turns or balances
• dime: Coin worth 10 US cents
• diversify: To make or become more varied
• saw: To cut with a metal tool with sharp teeth
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• benchmark: Standard by which other similar things are judged
• volatility: Changing from a solid or liquid to a gas
• climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
• raft: Pieces of wood tied together as a kind of boat
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• playbook: Notebook with diagrams of the plays of a team
• call: A order or request for action