Vocabulary

• at the helm: In a position of control or leadership.
• at stake: At risk; that can be lost if something is not successful
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in little: To a small extent; insignificantly.
• out of this world: Extremely good or impressive; extraordinary.
• per year: For each year; annually.
• at a loss
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• goes well: To happen in the way desired
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• stake: Share/interest in the success of a business, etc.
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• financial: Involving money
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• contrast: To compare; to show clear, obvious differences
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• require: To demand that someone does something
• generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• value: Importance you attach to something
• retain: To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
• deficit: Amount less than what is needed or required
• vision: Ability to see; eyesight
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• expectation: Belief or hope that something is going to happen
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• satellite: Device sent into space that aids communication
• hype: Advertising, writing, or talk to spark interest
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• astronomical: Extremely large or high
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• public: Owned by the government
• piece: A counter in a board game
• worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
• dimension: Number of planes (X, Y, Z axes) an object has
• founder: Person establishing an organization, school etc.
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
• quantum: The smallest unit or amount of energy
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• expansion: Making or becoming larger
• visionary: Thinking about the future in an imaginative way
• rank: To rate or class things
• rocket: Powerful engine that releases hot gases
• crown: To put a crown on to make someone a king/queen
• realization: Act of noticing something not noticed before
• datum: Item of factual information
• twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
• musk: Strong sweet-smelling substance used in perfume