Vocabulary

• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• shift in: A change or alteration in something.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• direct to: To show or tell someone how to get to a place.
• on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
• for instance: As an example.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• go public: To offer shares of a company to the public on the stock market for the first time.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• have to: Must do
• relevant: Having an effect on an issue; related or current
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• acquire: To get or earn something by thinking or working
• hygiene: Cleanliness; being clean
• legacy: Literature, arts etc. from previous generations
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• shift: To change in position or direction
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• financial: Involving money
• acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
• gradually: Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• immense: Very great in size or amount
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• premium: Having a higher than normal quality
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• retail: Business of selling products to the public
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
• dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
• fit: Good looking; physically attractive
• aim: Act of pointing something at a target
• fundamentally: In a basic and important way
• digital: Using electronic signals or computers
• deodorant: Substance applied to the skin to hide body smells
• erode: To destroy something gradually; be destroyed thus
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• retailer: Merchant/store who sells goods at retail
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• public: Owned by the government
• execute: To kill someone, usually as an official punishment
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• point: An item to be discussed
• founder: Person establishing an organization, school etc.
• discern: To be able to tell differences, see shapes, etc.
• diaper: Towel/paper for baby's bottom for urine/feces
• portfolio: A list of the financial assets held by someone
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• business: A company formed for making profit
• product: Item that can be bought
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• behalf: As a representative of someone or a group.
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• mount: To attach something to something else
• razor: Tool with a sharp edge used to shave beard or hair
• capability: Means, ability, or potential to do something
• efficacy: Ability to produce a desired outcome
• seismic: Of earthquakes
• wellness: State of being happy, healthy or prosperous
• playbook: Notebook with diagrams of the plays of a team
• engineering: The practical application of science to industry
• mammoth: Large extinct animal resembling a hairy elephant
• unrelated: Not related; not connected
• zeitgeist: Characteristic spirit of an age or generation
• playback: Act of reproducing recorded sound
• flamingo: Large pink to scarlet web-footed wading bird
• newcomer: Person who arrives, often with a promising future