Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• being driven by: Currently being motivated or controlled by a particular factor or force.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• in the west: Located in or towards the west.
• of interest: Relevant or important to someone or something.
• account for: To explain the cause or reason for something
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• build on: To develop or expand something; to use something as a foundation for further progress.
• only from: Exclusively originating or sourced from a particular place or entity.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• on to: Toward something; forward
• closer to home: Nearer to one's place of residence or origin.
• cover up: To hide something bad; conceal
• acquire: To get or earn something by thinking or working
• firm: Company that sells goods or services
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• retain: To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• affluent: Having plenty of money and possessions
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• ecosystem: Types of plants and animals in an specific area
• wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• phase: Different stages of the moon from new to full
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• debut: First performance, appearance, e.g. of opera star
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• public: Owned by the government
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• success: Achievement of a desired purpose or goal
• exceed: To be greater in number, degree than something
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• business: A company formed for making profit
• ultra: Prefix that denotes a lot of something; extreme
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• empire: Group of countries controlled by one government
• diversify: To make or become more varied
• allocate: To distribute or set apart for a plan or purpose
• rank: To rate or class things
• succession: Act of officially taking over someone's position
• percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
• renewable: Being able to be replaced naturally
• affiliate: Organization that is associated with another
• volatility: Changing from a solid or liquid to a gas
• equity: Condition of people being treated the same
• startup: A company just starting its operations
• cite: To officially order someone to appear in court
• heir: Person to receive power or money when someone dies
• successor: Person who takes over the position of another
• leadership: Quality of being able to guide or influence others
• inheritance: Past ideals, styles still important in the present
• allocation: Sharing out of work/resources for some purpose
• globally: Throughout the world
• cusp: Pointed part where two curves meet, e.g. in arches
• oversee: To check on or manage the work of others
• cohort: Group of students studying something together
• governance: Way a government is run; function of a government
• destabilize: To make unstable or unpredictable
• biotech: Shortened form of biotechnology