Vocabulary

• on the market: Available for sale.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• edge in: To insert oneself into a group or conversation gradually.
• in depth: Thoroughly and carefully; in detail.
• at least: As a minimum
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• land with: To bring an aircraft down to the ground.
• above and beyond: More than what is expected or required; exceptional.
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• shy of: A little less than; just under a certain amount.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• very top: The highest point or part of something.
• under the hood: Beneath the bonnet of a vehicle.
• first off: To begin with; firstly.
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• in terms of
• on to: Toward something; forward
• neck and neck: So close in a race or competition that it's difficult to tell who is winning.
• bow to: To bend the head or body as a sign of respect or greeting.
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• any sort of: Any kind of; any type of
• in power: Having control of a country or organization.
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• on the whole: Considering everything; generally.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• nothing to write home about: Not particularly interesting, good, or noteworthy.
• regardless of
• phone number: A sequence of digits assigned to a telephone subscriber, used to make a call to that phone.
• in the game: Still involved or active in a competition or situation.
• check out
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• consider: To think carefully about something
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• frame: To make a person that is not guilty appear guilty
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• core: To take out the central section of a fruit
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• productivity: Rate at which people or machines produce
• ally: Someone who supports, helps, or defends you
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• performance: Act of doing something
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• dominance: Having more power, success than others
• application: Software program, e.g. for smart phone
• convention: Official agreement between two or more countries
• slash: Line ( / ) used in writing
• preference: Something that is liked/wanted more than another
• depth: Distance below a surface
• curve: Smooth rounded line that is not straight
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• efficiency: Working well; producing something without waste
• optimize: To make as effective as possible
• podium: Small raised area you stand on to give a speech
• score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
• sponsor: Person that supports the passage of a new law
• chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
• mere: Just enough of something
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• land: Region or country
• binary: Having two parts; using only 2 numbers, 1 and 0
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• ultra: Prefix that denotes a lot of something; extreme
• fare: Money people pay to travel on buses, taxis, boats
• bummer: Irritating or disappointing experience
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• arrow: Symbol used on road signs to show direction
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• cage: Box made of wire or metal bars, e.g. for a bird
• blender: Electrically powered mixer
• marketing: To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise
• refresh: To refill a person's glass with a drink
• warranty: Promise to repair a product that was purchased
• workload: Work you are expected to do in a specified time
• playbook: Notebook with diagrams of the plays of a team
• waterproof: That keeps water out, as of clothes
• lineup: People arranged by police for identification
• screwdriver: Cocktail made with vodka and orange juice
• hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
• optimization: Efforts to make as effective as possible
• neo: A prefix meaning 'recent' or 'new'