Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• paid off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• major in: To specialize in a particular subject at college or university.
• on the job: While working; during the course of employment.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• lead to: To result in some action
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• news article: A written report in a newspaper or magazine, or on a website, presenting news or information.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• such as: For example; like
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• decide on: To choose something, especially after thinking carefully about several possibilities
• side with: To support one person or group against another in a disagreement.
• from start to finish: Covering the whole process from beginning to end.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• casual: Being careless or having little thought or effort
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• require: To demand that someone does something
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• survey: Broad view or general description of something
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• syllable: Part of a word containing a vowel
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• degree: Amount or extent of something
• colleague: Person you work or cooperate with
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• durable: Able to stay in good condition for a long time
• viable: Being capable of living, growing, and developing
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• singular: Form of a word referring to only one person/thing
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• phrasal: Concerning or consisting of a phrase
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• preposition: Word such as 'at' 'on' etc. showing position/time
• workforce: The total number of working people
• itch: Something you are desperate to do
• adequately: Well enough; fairly good; not too bad
• synthesize: To combine different things into a new form
• infinitive: A verb in its base form, e.g. 'to run'
• grammatically: Correctly; as expected in correct grammar
• journalism: Profession of writing or reporting news
• gerund: Noun formed from a verb (such as the '-ing' form)
• comma: Mark showing a pause or list in a sentence
• ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer